内容摘要：Chancellor Rachel Reeves's stance on ruling out borrowing more money and not raising taxes again has led to strong speculation spending cuts will be made.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves's stance on ruling out borrowing more money and not raising taxes again has led to strong speculation spending cuts will be made.

The changes can be felt everywhere. A 16-minute high-intensity bhangra competition in California would be impossible without high performance sneakers. And basement bhangra nights in Berlin are enjoyed in crop tops and deconstructed pants.Punjabi music itself, high on volume and energy - with lyrics packed with the names of cities and global luxury brands - has become a subculture.

It's not just Dosanjh - several other Punjabi musicians have also influenced the region's style game.Not long ago, Punjabi-Canadian singer Jazzy B's rings, often the size of a cookie, along with his plus-sized Kanda pendant and silver blonde hair tints, were trending.More recently, the yellow tinted glasses worn by singer Badshah; the baggy hoodies sported by Yo Yo Honey Singh; and AP Dhillon's Louis Vuitton bombers and Chanel watches have been hugely popular with Punjabi youth.

But even though their influence was significant, it was restricted to a region. Dosanjh and a few others like him, however, have managed to mount it to a global level, their style speaking to both the Sikh diaspora as well as a broader audience. For instance, the t-shirts, pearls and sneakers Dosanjh wore to his world tour last year were sold out in a matter of hours. Dhillon's style statements at Paris Couture Week have created aspiration among Punjabi youth.Cultural experts say that this reinvention, both in music and fashion, has its roots in Western pop-culture as most of the artistes live and perform in the West.

"Punjabi men are inventive. The region has been at the forefront of fusion, it believes in hybridity. This is especially the case with the Punjabi diaspora - even when they live in ghettos, they are the showmen [of their lives]," says art historian, author and museum curator Alka Pande.

Over the years, as the Punjabi diaspora community grew, a new generation of musicians began mixing modern hip-hop sounds with elements of traditional Punjabi aesthetics."I have never seen that kind of floods before in my life, but I am grateful that my family survived it," 65-year-old Ramat Sulaiman said.

Ms Sulaiman's house was completely destroyed, rendering her family homeless.She said 100 children who used to sleep in a Quranic school two blocks from her house "all got washed away".

"It was a painful sight for me. The children cried for help, but no one could do anything. As their cries got louder, their building sunk and flowed away."Her son, Saliu, has been left homeless and broke.