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The United Kingdom was a leading Allied Power during the First World War of 1914–1918. They fought against the Central Powers, mainly Germany.The armed forces were greatly expanded and reorganised—the war marked the founding of the Royal Air Force.
Week Weekend End Date Film Total weekend gross (Pound sterling) Weekend openings in the Top 10 Reference(s) 1: 6 January 2019: Mary Poppins Returns [a]: £4,444,023: The Favourite (#2), André Rieu's 2019 New Year Concert from Sydney (#4)
Most national opinion polls do not cover Northern Ireland, which has different major political parties from the rest of the United Kingdom. This distinction is made in the tables below in the area column, where "GB" means Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and "UK" means the entire United Kingdom.
Al Martino was the first person to reach Christmas number one, in 1952. The UK Singles Chart began in 1952 – appearing in the New Musical Express. [5] The positions of all songs are based on weekly sales (from Sunday to Saturday until 2015, then from Friday to Thursday).
9-1-1 is an American procedural drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear. The series had aired on Fox and currently airs on ABC . [ 1 ] The series follows the lives of Los Angeles first responders : police officers , paramedics , firefighters , and dispatchers .
This is a list of United Kingdom general elections (elections for the UK House of Commons) since the first in 1802.The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality (first past the post) voting system, ordinarily every five years.
The international vehicle registration code for the United Kingdom is UK. [2] Prior to 28 September 2021, it was GB. [3] The specification of plates incorporating the UK code was created by the British Number Plate Manufacturers Association, and is seen as the default design by the Department for Transport. [4]