We introduce a method to calculate and store approximately 1.2 million surname distributions calculated for surnames found in Great Britain for six years of historic population data and 20 years of contemporary population registers compiled from various consumer sources. We subsequently show how this ...
The western of the two new authorities lies entirely within Cumberland and it would seem entirely appropriate if this area used ‘Cumberland’ within its name. However, only 77% of Cumberland lies in this new authority’s area, although it does contain 90% of the population of the historic c...
In July of this year, general elections were held in Britain. The Conservatives were severely defeated, and the Labour Party regained power. The new prime minister is Keir Starmer, the chancellor of the Exchequer is Rachel Reeves, and the portfolios for justice and education went to two impres...
The area of the new Cumberland Council does at least lie entirely within the real Cumberland and it does contain 90% of the population of the historic county. However, 23% of the historic county, including Penrith and Alston, does not lie in the Cumberland Council area. ‘West Cumberland Co...
(when considering live births, stillborn and terminated pregnancies)9and, assuming similar population demographics, it can be expected that these genetic disorders occurred at the same rates in past human populations14. Hence, probabilistically, researchers could not have reasonably expected to find ...
Practically no trace now remains of Belvidere Hospital, a large housing estate having been built on the site. The Belvidere once played a key role in protecting the population of Glasgow from the ravages of infectious diseases, including smallpox. The hospital was built on the most up-to-date...
1719 – Ireland declared inseparable from Britain by the British Government. Siege of Gibraltar 1727 1727 – War broke out between Spain and Britain, resulting in the siege of Gibraltar by the Spanish. In the same year the Quakers raised the subject of the abolition of slavery in the colonies...
The ancient Mingary Castle is situated on the coast about a mile to the east of the village Kilchoan, the most westerly village on the island of Great Britain - population, 150. Kinloch Castle, built in 1897 with red sandstone, is located nearby on the Isle of Rum, while Ardtornish Ca...
Whole-genome sequencing for routine pathogen surveillance in public health: a population snapshot of invasive Staphylococcus aureus in Europe. mBio. 2016;7(3):e00444–16. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Glaser P, Martins-Simões P, Villain A, Barbier M, Tristan A, Bouchier...
"Brexit has not only resulted in huge political upheaval and public anger but is already having a negative impact upon the UK's, and therefore Scotland's, economic outlook," he told Xinhua. "The UK government's position does not in any way reflect the views of the Scottish population." ...