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Alma Cogan (pictured in 1963) had two songs in the UK top 10 in 1955, including her biggest hit and only number-one single, "Dreamboat", which spent two weeks at the top of the charts in July. The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1955, including singles that reached their peak in 1954 or 1956.
Currys (branded as Currys PC World between 2010 and 2021) is a British electrical retailer and aftercare service provider operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, specialising in white goods, consumer electronics, computers and mobile phones.
Billy Joel (pictured in 2009) scored two top 10 singles this year, including his only UK number-one hit, "Uptown Girl", which became the year's second best selling single. UB40 (band member Astro pictured in 2018) had two top 10 hits in 1983, including " Red Red Wine ", which topped the chart for three weeks and went on to become the third best ...
In November 2017, CeX launched a technology repair service called Tech Centre [21] (formerly called CeX Clinic) in the UK. The service covers the repair of video game consoles. Tech Center offers a 2 year warranty on device repairs and a no fix, no fee promise to customers.
Notable changes to the store estate include the opening of eight new stores in former Woolworths locations following that company's closure in 2009. [7] However the group completed the closure of their flagship store in St Stephens Street, Norwich in late 2012. [8] In 2010, the company opened its first store outside England in Wrexham, north Wales.
National Anti-Fraud Center (NAFC) is a Chinese fraud prevention and reporting mobile application developed by the Ministry of Public Security. It was first published in March 2021. The software claims that it can maintain telecommunications network security, create channels for reporting online fraud and raising awareness for fraud prevention. [1]
There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707.
The proportion of Muslims in the UK prison population rose from 8% in 2002 to 15% in 2016. [209] According to the UK prison officers' union in 2013, some Muslim prisoners in the UK had allegedly forcibly converted fellow inmates to Islam in prisons. [210]