The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.
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Did Queen Elizabeth attempt to warn her nation that "2017 will be a year of slaughter the likes of which we haven’t seen since World War 2“?
According to stories spreading through social media, as well as some webpages (for example this article: Queen Elizabeth Placed Under ‘House Arrest’ After Christmas Message) that Queen Elizabeth attempted to warn the Britons during her 2016…
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Was singer Taio Cruz's birth name Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere?
Singer Taio Cruz has a web page that lists his full name as follows:
Jacob Taio Cruz (Pronounced as ‘Tie’ ‘O’)
In several other places, his birth name is listed differently:
Music Brainz
Legal name: Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere, Jacob Milan Taio…
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Have 'upland farmers' struggled to protect livestock from foxes since the fox hunting ban in the UK
The Daily Mail reports plans to repeal the fox-hunting ban.
At present it is legal to hunt with two hounds to flush a fox to a gun. If the proposed change went ahead, the exemption would cover using as many hounds as were necessary for wildlife…
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Are the UK and Sweden in violation of international law with respect to detaining Julian Assange?
According to https://freeassangenow.org/faq and https://justice4assange.com/:
Why do the UK and Sweden disobey international law?
There is a conflict between the United Kingdom’s obligations to the 1951 UN refugee convention and its obligations…
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Did the Britons stop growing crops in the time between 3300BC & 1500 BC?
It has been suggested to me more than once by amateur historians on forums, that in the time between 3300BC and 1500 BC the Britons stopped farming crops, and instead only kept livestock and…
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Is sadomasochism more prevalent in England than in other countries?
In an interview Keira Knightley talks about her film A Dangerous Method which features sadomasochistic scenes:
I did think about turning it down because of the two scenes of a sadomasochistic nature and I thought it's all going to come out and all…
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Is it probable that the UK COVID-19 death count will eclipse China's?
The BBC News on March 25 cited a "best case" projected death-count for COVID-19 as 20,000:
it is hoped the steps which have been taken, which are essentially about suppressing the virus, will limit deaths to 20,000.
In an appearance before the…
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Were elderly patients denied dialysis in the UK during the 70s?
During a news broadcast by the Israeli public channel on March 15th, prof. Jonathan Halevy, the manager of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center said:
לבריטניה יש היסטוריה עם בעניין הזה. בשנות ה-70 לא עשו דיאליזה באנגליה לחולים מעל גיל 70
Britain has…
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Has austerity caused the death of over 130,000 people in the UK?
On BBC Question Time, Thursday 13 June 2019, Francesca Martinez said:
Austerity has caused the death of over 130,000 human beings in Britain. That is absolutely outrageous. That is 130,000 mums and dads, sons and daughters, aunts and uncles who…
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Do UK background checks successfully ‘prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups’?
When working with children in the UK, it's common to hear griping about the restrictions and administrative overhead imposed by compliance with the Disclosure & Barring (DBS) regime. Despite this criticisms, however, it's generally accepted that it…
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Did Whiskey taxation make up 30%-50% of England's revenue?
In this article it is claimed that (1st paragraph):
Especially in England and Ireland, it became the drink of choice, and through taxation, came to contribute 30%-50% of the nation’s revenue.
This must be a historical figure because it doesn't…
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Are firefighters forbidden from talking about Grenfell Tower?
According to this Mirror article:
One firefighter, who did not want to be named, told the Sunday Mirror: “We’ve been told by our management don’t speak, ideally. The coroner has said it could obstruct the investigation. I don’t know how it can –…
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How true are the claims about the dairy industry in this poster?
I came across the following image via social media. It depicts a poster placed in the window of a British cafe. The text of the poster reads:
This Is Why We're Ditching Dairy...
In celebration of Mothering Sunday, and so, in celebration of all…
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Did the Rotherham rapists shout Allahu Akbar at their sentencing?
The Rotherham scandal is a case of widespread organised child sexual abuse in the city of Rotherham in England. Over a period of years, more than 1,400 girls, many of them pre-teens, were raped and trafficked by a loose consortium of men. The men…
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Are there more than 20 million pieces of art in London's galleries?
This video claims that there are more than 20 million pieces of art in London's galleries.
The video is an attempt to see all the art in London in a single day. The protagonist in the video got to sample 13 galleries out of 92. The story reports the…
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