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The UK government announces that legislation will be brought forward to ban sex offenders in England and Wales from changing their names to avoid detection. [415] 10 May The UK economy is reported to have moved out of recession, with 0.6% growth between January and March, the fastest rate for two years. [416]
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, pictured at a news conference in Downing Street in September, became Conservative Party leader in October 2022. - Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images
News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament, says UK report dubbed 'a charade' by ex-PM. Elizabeth Piper and William James. June 15, 2023 at 4:09 AM.
The UK's largest toy retailer, Toys "R" Us, goes into administration with a £15,000,000 VAT bill it is unable to pay. [41] One of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, Maplin, goes into administration after talks with potential buyers fail to secure a sale. [42] An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 and depth of 4 km hits Mosser, Cumbria.
July – Further bad news for the economy shows that it contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter of this year – ending 16 years of unbroken economic growth. [29] 11 July – 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election: Former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis retains his seat with a 71.6% vote share. [30] A record 26 candidates contest the by ...
The British government's contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs whether it’s lawful to send asylum ...
London Daily News, short-lived newspaper (24 February – 23 July) Iain M. Banks' novel Consider Phlebas. Iain Banks' novel Espedair Street. William Golding's novel Close Quarters, second of the To the Ends of the Earth trilogy. Paul Kennedy's historical study The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. Penelope Lively's novel Moon Tiger.