Apart from playing one of the best Test knocks from a young visiting batter on Australian soil, Jacob Bethell has also shown up most of his batting colleagues. Don’t call it Bethellball but hope this is the blueprint for England’s batting. Build the future around him #Ashes
Jofra Archer bowling 150k+ late on day four, chasing balls all the way to the fence, having got through 25 often frustrating overs in the first innings. Lots of chatter about his effort/attitude, and it just feels very wide of the mark...
The PM and Chancellor rolled the pitch for big tax rises by telling the public there was a massive black hole in the nation's funding.
All the time they were doing this, they **KNEW** it wasn't true, but did it anyway. Bloody hell.
@malcolmconn@ECB_cricket They should pay for the flights of anyone who flew out from Britain(and beyond) to watch day 3 onwards. Disgraceful showing. As an England fan I am struggling to find a more total and humiliating defeat. Which, sadly, is saying something. Well played Travis Head btw.
@PeteBrownBeer Excellent article. Especially as I am very much someone who pops into Waitrose after my Aldi shop for a few treats. Beer often one of them. In fact always one of them.
London. A meaningful and warm meeting with Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer.
During our talks, we discussed the challenges facing Ukraine and all of Europe, coordination with partners, concrete steps to strengthen Ukraine’s position, and ending the war with a just peace, along with robust security guarantees.
A principled statement of support from the Prime Minister and an important decision: today, in our presence, Ukraine and the United Kingdom signed a Loan Agreement. This loan will enhance Ukraine’s defense capabilities and will be repaid using revenues from frozen Russian assets. The funds will be directed toward weapons production in Ukraine. This is true justice – the one who started the war must be the one to pay.
I thank the people and government of the United Kingdom for their tremendous support from the very beginning of this war. We are happy to have such strategic partners and to share the same vision of what a secure future should look like for all.
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Benjamin Franklin wearing a coonskin cap while being received by the French court. "Proper" attire at the time would have been a powdered wig, but Franklin enjoyed playing up his "rustic" American identity. On these trips, he asked for military support for newly independent US.
When we Americans talk about Canada it would be only right and correct to note that we have fought and died with them in a couple of World Wars and their valor is every bit as legendary as our own. Good luck finding a better friend.
"Forming a Customs Union with the EU is the single biggest thing we can do to turbocharge our economy in the medium and long term.
"But an agreement to work towards one would unlock big economic benefits for the UK now and start tearing down those damaging Conservative trade barriers this year. It would be a win-win for our country."
@EdwardJDavey
The Patriots wanted a wide receiver in the second round. But when Ladd McConkey was there, they opted against picking him, effectively trading McConkey to LAC for Ja'Lynn Polk and Javon Baker.
McConkey has 1,000+ yards and 6 TDs.
Polk + Baker have 87 yards.
It’s lucky we have a famously competent state, a well-funded health service, & courts with plenty of time on their hands, or I’d be worrying that this is a terrible decision
Today’s column was about how my mother’s long illness shaped my view on assisted dying, but perhaps not in the direction you’d assume.
https://t.co/mE7E6yJoeQ
The Jag ad, the Guardian, accusations that GCSEs are ‘too middle class’… ordinary people in Britain with decent values are being insulted by the same craven lefty Kamala Harrisite shit that gifted America to Donald Trump. We CANNOT let that happen here.
https://t.co/YxsKlcsLnX