About 1960s
The 1960s was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 1960, and ended on 31 December 1969. The term "1960s" also refers to an era more often called the Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends around the globe.
Dick Van Dyke crashes his car into a gate in Malibu
... Although the peak of his career climaxed in the 1960S - when he starred in Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - last month Dyke appeared on TV screens yet again as the oldest contestant ever to perform on Fox s singing contest, The Masked Singer...
Winnie the Pooh horror film won't be shown in Hong Kong or Macau
... But Disney - which bought some licences in the 1960S - still owns certain rights...
New Year Honours 2023: Brian May and Lionesses on list
... Dame Mary Quant, 92 - the fashion designer widely credited with popularising the mini skirt in the 1960S - joins the elite Companions of Honour...
Jet Black: 'Inspirational' drummer for the Stranglers dies aged 84
... Despite the indolent, youthful rage associated with the genre, Black - a semi-professional drummer in the late 1950s and early 1960S - was in fact by then a successful businessman in his mid-30s...
Kenya tree felling sparks anger over Nairobi's new highway
... Ornamental palm trees - some of them planted soon after independence from British colonial rule in the 1960S - have not been spared either...
Government borrowing falls in September
... 5% of the UK s gross domestic product (GDP), and the highest level recorded since the early 1960S...
Coronavirus: Could the drive-in cinemas in the UK?
... Not so, says Bruce McPherson Lucas, who served at the RAF Mildenhall base commander, the driver during the 1960S...
Tim Brooke-Taylor: Cleese, Fry and more pay tribute to Comedy 'heroes'
... Cleese, who co-starred with Brooke-Taylor in the 1960S and 70s, said he was a great artist and companion ...
Government borrowing falls in September
Government borrowing fell in September compared with a Year earlier as the economy continued to recover from coronavirus lockdowns.
Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax Income - stood at £21. 8bn, which was £7bn less than in September 2020.
But the figure was still the second-highest for September since monthly records began in 1993.
Borrowing hit record levels during the pandemic.
The government spent billions of pounds on emergency measures to protect wages, such as The Furlough scheme, which wrapped up last month.
As a result, Government Debt has been pushed up to More Than £2. 2 trillion at The End of September this Year - About 95. 5% of the UK's gross domestic product (GDP), and the highest level recorded since the early 1960S .
Source of news: bbc.com
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