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According to this story, the total cost of the Lower Thames Crossing will be £10bn, and £450m, or 4.5%, is planning - on.ft.com/4jeSUUK via @financialtimes.com An anonymous source says the planning investment will lower the risk of overruns or unexpected costs.

Britain, a trading nation, now has a vital choice to make about its priority trading partners: - the EU, where agreements are made, kept, reciprocal, based on international norms, & enforced by a court - the USA, where agreements are made, broken, changed & broken again at a whim, with no recourse

#ManUnited are the first team in history to score two goals in the 120th minute of a major European match. While this was also the first game in major European football history to see five goals scored after extra-time. [Squawka]

90 SECONDS BETWEEN THESE TWO MOMENTS ❤️ ONLY FOOTBALL CAN DO THIS TO YOU.

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Glory glory Man united, Glory glory Man united, Glory glory Man united, As the reds go marching on on on! 🥳❤️🤍🖤🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

A comeback for the ages at Old Trafford. Manchester United, who trailed 10-man Lyon 4-2 with six minutes remaining, win 5-4 on the night and 7-6 on aggregate thanks to Harry Maguire's late winner. Have you ever seen anything like that? Incredible.

OH MY GODDDDDDDDD

Is it a coincidence that the Radio 4 have been given a quote about “rats of extraordinary size” in brum, or is a fan of the Princess Bride just having them on?

now *this* is the anecdote of the day

Two years ago today, a road at the heart of the Ebbsfleet development area collapsed. Since then it hasn't been fixed. Instead, nothing has happened. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-landsl...

OK, I’ve got past the schooldays and growing up chapters of the Wendy Richard book, and we’re getting into the philosophy section. “Life is like a jigsaw”, she says, “you pick up pieces along the way”. Pretty sure that is not how jigsaws work. You tend to get the whole lot at once.