I assume it’s named after Dame Nellie Melba.

Half of the last eight countries in the World Cup are pretty small:

Uruguay: 3.5 million
Croatia: 4.1 million
Sweden: 10 million
Belgium: 11.4 million

So deserve respect.

A little bit of Japan that’ll be forever Canada.

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Mid-winter average nightly minimum in London is +2.4C. Summers are dodgy here but winters are mild.

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Will it be one of those serene, contemplative Japanese gardens?

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Well done. Take the World by storm.

Good.

Well done. It ought to be customisable.

Some arse three doors up has erected a flag pole in his front garden and flown a large England flag from it. The pole has a gold knob on top of it, which is appropriate. I’m just glad I can’t see it from my window or garden, because I’d be annoyed.