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In case you were wondering where the government intends to invest all that ‘saved’ HS2 funding…
Department for Transport: Government invests £235 million to upgrade and repair roads across London
Allocations for London boroughs to improve capital’s roads announced • long-term investment to make roads safer and smoother using redirected funding from HS2 • according to the RAC, motorists could save up to £440 in repairs caused by poor road conditions.
…Ridicule is nothing to be scared of!
Admiring a stunning rainbow with my better half…
Me: Apparently, the laws of optics have changed… Rainbows didn’t exist until after Noah’s flood. God created them as a promise to the world that He would never flood it again.
Jen: All I can say is He seems to have taken His eye off the ball this morning.
It’s not often I feel any kind of sympathy for the Charles formerly known as Prince, but…
Poor bastard! (But I suppose he could always abdicake and eat it.)
My music-streaming service (Tidal) just recommended some hip-hop to me. The only reason I can conceive it might do this is if the algorithm decided some chap named ‘Chris Carter’ might be my cousin.
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BBC: Climate change could make beer taste worse
Global warming is changing the quality and taste of beer, scientists have warned. A new study reveals that the quantity of European hops, which gives beer its distinctive bitter taste, is declining.
BBC News: Rhodes fires: Planes sent to collect stranded Britons
Flights are due to land on Rhodes later on Monday to bring back holidaymakers left stranded by wildfires which have swept the Greek island.
British tourists have been sleeping at the airport, makeshift rescue centres and on the street, after the flames threatened holiday resorts
Ten years ago this week, I tweeted my first ever #FallFriday link to a video by the Fall. Gruts aside, my ongoing #FallFriday tweets are the closest thing I have to a body of work. #waa!
…says former Prime Minister who failed to turn up at five consecutive Cobra coronavirus meetings.
Guardian: ’It is sad to be leaving … for now’: Boris Johnson’s resignation statement in full
Boris Johnson says he is amazed the privileges committee was proceeding against him.
Meanwhile, in other news…
Guardian: Sunak approves Boris Johnson honours list including aides linked to Partygate
Sunak is likely to face criticism for approving the list while Johnson is facing police and parliamentary inquiries over Partygate.
