• Events from the year 1985 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – Elizabeth II Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) January The Fraud Investigation...
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    The 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major industrial action within the British coal industry in an attempt to prevent colliery closures...
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    The United Kingdom is an ethnically diverse society. The largest ethnic group in the United Kingdom is White British, followed by Asian British. Ethnicity...
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    history in the United Kingdom and includes structural discrimination and hostile attitudes against various ethnic minorities. The extent and the targets...
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    throughout the United Kingdom, it is illegal to buy sex from a person under 18 where the perpetrator does not reasonably believe they are 18 or over. In England...
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    of United Kingdom citizens are recorded by regular surveys, the four major ones being the national decennial census, the Labour Force Survey, the British...
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    Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses 69% of the country's land area, employs 1% of its workforce (471,000 people) and contributes 0.5% of its gross...
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    The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 66 times. Its first participation was at the second contest, in 1957, and it has entered...
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    The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at almost 67.6 million people in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a...
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    Sport in the United Kingdom plays an important role in British culture and the United Kingdom has played a significant role in the organisation and spread...
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