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An American style clothes dryer with a rear control panel A European style clothes dryer with a front control panel. A clothes dryer (tumble dryer, drying machine, or simply dryer) is a powered household appliance that is used to remove moisture from a load of clothing, bedding and other textiles, usually after they are washed in the washing machine.
In the past, combo washer dryer capacity was generally smaller than that of full-size washers, and it also took much longer to process a load of laundry. Currently, available washer-dryers are able to wash 11 kilograms (24 lb) and dry 7 kilograms (15 lb) (nominal rating); they are fully comparable to standard washing machines and tumble dryers.
Speed Queen makes a large variety of residential and commercial products, from 25-pound (11 kg)-capacity tumblers to 250-pound (110 kg) washer-extractors, as well as dryers. Its commercial machines are a popular brand for laundromats , apartment buildings, and hotels .
Today, with the American newspaper USA Today as an inspiration, launched on Tuesday 4 March 1986, with the front-page headline, "Second Spy Inside GCHQ". At 18p (equivalent to 67p in 2023), it was a middle-market tabloid, a rival to the long-established Daily Mail and Daily Express.
Tumble (originally Let's Get Ready to Tumble) [2] is a British television show, featuring celebrities taking part in gymnastics to win the votes of the public. Learning sessions were given on the basics of gymnastics to the celebrities taking part. The show was backed by British Gymnastics. [3]
The UK's largest toy retailer, Toys "R" Us, goes into administration with a £15,000,000 VAT bill it is unable to pay. [42] One of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, Maplin, goes into administration after talks with potential buyers fail to secure a sale. [43] An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 and depth of 4 km hits Mosser, Cumbria.
In 2018, Sikh Youth UK’s report claimed similarities between the exploitation of young Sikh women and the Rotherham scandal. [337] However, a 2019 critique from two Sikh academics and a UK government report found the allegations to be false and misleading, lacking solid data and promoting historical tensions "designed to whip up fear and hate".
2 March – New elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are held. The Democratic Unionist Party loses ten seats, while Sinn Féin loses one seat. [13]8 March Philip Hammond delivers the March 2017 United Kingdom budget, his first as Chancellor of the Exchequer.