This is why we need a new sewer network in London. Arrow pointing rightwards then curving downwards The Thames Tideway has reached the half way point in construction. ⬇️
The Thames Tideway Tunnel will be a 25 km (16 mi) tunnel running mostly under the tidal section of the River Thames through central London to capture, store and convey almost all the raw sewage and rainwater that currently overflows into ...
Gideon Rachman: British foreign policy has long rested on two pillars, membership of the EU and a ‘special relationship’ with the US. Having kicked away one pillar, you would expect Boris Johnson to strengthen the second. But that is not what is happening.
For most of the century since Ireland gained independence from Britain, control of the country has alternated between two parties. On February 8th that duopoly was smashed apart, when Sinn Fein got the largest share of first-preference votes in the republic’s general election. The party, with links to the Irish Republican Army (ira), which bombed and shot its way through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, won with a left-wing platform that included promises to spend more on health and housing. Yet it did not hide its desire for something a lot more ambitious. “Our core political objective”, its manifesto read, “is to achieve Irish Unity and the referendum on Unity which is the means to secure this.”
Scottish independence has grabbed headlines since Brexit, but it is time to recognise the chances of a different secession from the United Kingdom. Sinn Fein’s success at the election is just the latest reason to think that a united Ireland within a decade or so is a real—and growing—possibility. Already signed up?Log in
New regulations in the UK will allow the government to quarantine people in England against their will, if necessary, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The Fat Controller also appears in the television series Thomas & Friends, adapted from the books. On television he was usually portrayed in the form of a static figure, but has been portrayed using CGI from the twelfth season onward.
The name of "fat controller" has since been adopted in various contexts in the English language, beyond the sphere of the original stories.
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Commuting by rail in Britain is often a miserable experience. But the fat controller is returning to the network
