Border of Belgium & Netherlands. Two countries, one road.
At Baarle-Hertog-Nassau, the border between Belgium and the Netherlands is not a simple line on a map. It runs across streets, gardens, and even buildings.
The area is made up of 30 interwoven pieces of Belgian and Dutch territory, including 22 Belgian enclaves and 8 Dutch ones.
One step can literally take you from Belgium to the Netherlands.
@CllrLukeEvans@Telegraph You do know that if he has breached the rules, and if he gets a criminal record, it would not be fantastic for optics for him to remain in Westminster, or to run again for the seat.
@Telegraph The Tories are finished so they literally are clutching at straws! Nigel hasn't done anything wrong but even if a by election was triggered he would win it with an even bigger mandate. If it looks and feels like a witch hunt it is a witch hunt!
Preparations have begun for a by-election in Clacton in the event that Nigel Farage is found to have breached parliamentary rules.
The Reform UK leader has been accused of failing to declare financial support from a convicted criminal, raising the prospect of an investigation that could ultimately lose him his seat ⤵️
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…
@archeohistories A very dignified and respectable hand over. A credit to Beijing and London. Hopefully the handover of Taiwan will be just as dignified. At long last, the motherland of China will be whole again.
The historic Hong Kong handover ceremony on July 1, 1997, marking the official transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom back to the People's Republic of China after 156 years of British colonial rule.
The transfer of Hong Kong from British to Chinese sovereignty at midnight on July 1, 1997, marked the end of one of the last major chapters of the British Empire. Britain had acquired Hong Kong Island in 1842 following the First Opium War, later expanding its control to Kowloon in 1860 and leasing the New Territories for 99 years in 1898.
The handover ceremony, attended by Prince Charles, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and newly appointed Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, implemented the terms of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. Under the agreement, Hong Kong would operate under the principle of "one country, two systems," maintaining its own legal system, currency, and economic structure for 50 years after the transfer.
At the time of the handover, Hong Kong was home to approximately 6.5 million people and ranked among the world's leading financial centers, accounting for roughly 18% of China's GDP despite comprising less than 0.01% of its land area.
The British flag was lowered and the Chinese flag raised at exactly 12:00 a.m. local time on July 1, 1997, in a ceremony watched by an estimated global television audience of more than 300 million people.
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@archeohistories It’s interesting such a tiny territory representing 18% of China's GDP changed hands at the stroke of midnight.
It marked the end of an era, especially knowing we’re more than halfway through that 50 year agreement now.
Dear @FA, can we invite Mexico for a Wembley friendly, please? Outside Azteca, England fans swapping shirts with Mexicans, England fans and Mexicans drinking and singing together. Mexico been wonderful hosts. Be great to see them and their fans at Wembley. Not been since 2010.
This is really very sad.
Mexico fans are making a massive noise in the middle of the night outside the hotel where the England team are staying in an attempt to keep them awake at night.
I really hope that England thrashes Mexico.
@iMiaSanMia Fair - but when defenders are holding attackers and preventing them from moving, then it surely must be a penalty?
In this case, Germany should have gotten at least two penalties against Paraguay - for holding on Goretzka and Pavlovic:
ourvar.ai/match/108
FIFA referees chief Pierluigi Collina issued an explanation for Jonathan Tah's disallowed goal against Paraguay:
"To increase the tempo of the match, referees were recommended not to punish normal football contact and to pay attention to some specific situations which may occur in relation to the tactics of certain teams.
An example is when attacking players try to prevent defending players from moving. Although keeping a position is not a foul per se, when an attacking player is not interested in the ball and deliberately moves, even marginally, with the clear intention of obstructing opponents’ movement and prevents him from defending, then referees, and VAR when needed, should carefully analyse the incident and intervene. This is especially the case when the tactic aims to prevent the opposing goalkeeper from being able to defend the goal.
Coaches and players were informed so it should come as no surprise that referees will punish these fouls."