See Shaan: Live in Concert. The Bollywood singer will perform best-known songs from a variety of genres as part of Abu Dhabi Summer Season and in celebration of India's independence day. Hits include Roop Tera Mastana, Loveology and Tanha Dil. Tonight, 8pm, from Dh145, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, www.platinumlist.net.
Enjoy a new season of live performances at Hard Rock Cafe Dubai as four resident bands take the stage six nights a week. Hear The Distillers tonight perform high-energy party music, including covers of top rock and pop songs. Tonight, 8.30pm, free entry, Hard Rock Cafe Dubai, Dubai Festival City Mall, Dubai, reservations at 04 232 8900, www.hardrock.com/dubai.
Take the kids to Qix Club, where toddlers to pre-teenagers can play and learn in a creative atmosphere, while parents shop at The Dubai Mall. The children's club focuses on comfort, nutrition, and safety, with space for different age groups to enjoy arts and crafts, storytelling, games and much more. Open 10am to 10pm, Dh50 per child per hour, The Address Dubai Mall, Dubai, 04 438 8888, www.thedubaimall.com.
Register your children for Flamenco for Kids and Teens at Bodytree Studio. Classes are led by dancer Flor Amory, who will teach rhythm patterns and foot and fan techniques through energising choreographies. Starting September 6 with a free intro class, then Tuesdays, 3.30pm to 4pm for ages 7 to 10, Dh50; 4pm to 4.45pm, ages 11+, Dh60, Bodytree Studio, Abu Dhabi, 02 443 4448, www.bodytreestudio.com.
Have some fun at The Laughter Factory. This month's line-up includes the left-field observations of Tom Wrigglesworth, the surrealist and deadpan Marlon Davis and Christian Schulte-Loh, who is known as The German Comedian. Tonight, 9pm, Dh140, ages 21+ only, Mövenpick Hotel, JBR, Dubai, 04 355 1862, www.platinumlist.net.
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WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull
2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight
3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge
4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own
5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed
Milestones on the road to union
1970
October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
1971
March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
