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English. Germanic (West Germanic) Throughout the United Kingdom. UK (2021 data): 91.1% (52.6 million) of usual residents, aged three years and over, had English (English or Welsh in Wales) as a main language (down from 92.3%, or 49.8 million, in 2011) [21] Scots (Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland) Germanic (West Germanic) Scotland (Scottish ...
The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by its combined nations' history; its historically Christian religious life, its interaction with the cultures of Europe, the individual cultures of England, Wales and Scotland and the impact of the British Empire. The culture of the United Kingdom may also colloquially be referred to as British ...
Retained EU law (REUL) is a category of law in the United Kingdom created at the end of the transition period following the UK's withdrawal from the EU. REUL includes EU legislation which was "cut and pasted" into domestic law, along with certain domestic laws whose role was to implement EU regulations and directives.
BBC. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927.
The Liberal Democrats were the third largest party until the 2015 general election when they were overtaken by the Scottish National Party in terms of seats and UK political party membership, and by the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in terms of votes. House of Commons chamber. House of Lords chamber. The UK's first-past-the-post electoral system ...
Durham University. Durham University (legally the University of Durham) [6] is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It was the first recognised university to open in England for more than 600 years, after Oxford and Cambridge, and is thus ...
Lewis Palmer. Also Baron Lucas (1663) in the Peerage of England; known as the Lord Lucas and Dingwall. The Lord Napier. 1627. Francis Napier, 15th Lord Napier, 6th Baron Ettrick. Sophie Napier, Mistress of Napier (daughter) also Baron Ettrick in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, 1872; known as the Lord Napier and Ettrick.
The campaign was launched on eBay by Education Africa. [134] Law, alongside Judi Dench, helped save St Stephen's Church in Hampstead. They supported the campaign, which raised £4.5 million to refurbish the Victorian church in North London. The building reopened in March 2009 as an arts and community centre. [135] [136]