MANCHESTER UNITED have been handed a huge boost in their hopes to build a new 100,000-seat stadium.
The government has backed the proposed project to redevelop the Old Trafford area.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed that she will champion the regeneration project put forward by Man Utd’s stadium task force.
The team, which includes Gary Neville, Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and Lord Sebastian Coe, set out a feasibility study of either redeveloping the current Old Trafford or building a new stadium.
And now Reeves has backed the idea in what the government is describing as a “shining example of the bold pro-development model that will drive growth across the region”.
The project will not only make changes to the Man Utd stadium, but will also lead to new housing, commercial and public spaces.
Man Utd are yet to make a final decision on refurbishing Old Trafford or knocking it down to build a brand new home.
However, it’s claimed by The Mail that United officials are focusing all their energy on a potential 100,000-seat newbuild.
While they also report that the club are hopeful that enabling work could start on the project before the end of the year.
It’s been claimed in the past that the full project could cost the Manchester club north of £2BILLION to pull off.
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United’s task force found that a redevelopment of the existing stadium would be limited to a capacity of 87,000, which is just 12,700 seats more than the current capacity of the ground.
While United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has pushed for a new “Wembley of the north” project that would seat over 100,000 fans.
It’s reported that a final decision will be made before the end of the current season.
The planned project could generate £7.3billion annually for the UK economy and create around 90,000 jobs nationally.
Lord Coe, who is chairing the Task Force, said the plans would act as a catalyst for “one of the biggest regeneration projects ever undertaken in the UK”.
While Mayor Burnham described the proposals as offering “the biggest opportunity for urban regeneration this country has seen since London 2012”,
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BEN O’CONNOR scored a try on his first start for Munster as the Reds grabbed a bonus-point win in Wales last night.
With their Ireland stars away in camp, the visitors picked a fresh-faced XV that claimed six tries in an impressive URC victory.
Diarmuid Kilgallen, Alex Kendellen, O’Connor and Dian Bleuler all crossed in the first half as Munster raced into a 31-0 lead.
The Dragons did score three second-half tries but the comeback was never truly on and Munster got another near the end through John Hodnett.
SCORERS – Dragons: Tries, Coleman, Wilson, Blacker, cons, Evans, Reed.
Munster: Tries, Kilgallen, Kendellen, O’Connor, Bleuler, Hodnett, pen try, cons, Burns 2, Butler.
Meanwhile in Dublin, Dan Sheehan notched two tries on his Leinster return before leaving to join up with Ireland.
Andrew Osborne bagged a brace in the URC clash, with star man Jordie Barrett also getting over the line.
But the day belonged to Sheehan as he made his comeback from a knee injury for his first appearance of the season.
The hooker, captain for the clash, said: “It feels like another debut. I was nervous during the week.
“It’s so nice to be part of this team and when it’s taken away from you for six months, it just makes it all the more special to be back out on the pitch.”
He now flies to Portugal to link up with the Six Nations squad, adding: “I can’t wait.”
SCORERS — Leinster: Tries, Sheehan 2, Osborne 2, Barrett, cons, Byrne 4, pen, Byrne.
Stormers: Tries, Loader, Roos, con, Libbok.
У прагненні уникнути використання хімічних препаратів і отримати відмінний урожай садівники та городники використовують для підживлення найнесподіваніші продукти. Наприклад, хліб. Для цього не обов’язково спеціально купувати буханець, достатньо не викидати зрізані скоринки, запліснявілі і шматочки, що підсохли. Все це в умілих руках перетвориться на найцінніше добриво. Чим корисний хліб Хліб сам по собі не такий […]
THE ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis hosts what is believed to be the oldest ‘Gate to Hell’ on Earth.
It is a passage once used for animal sacrifices to the Greek god of death, Pluto – also known as Hades.
Two thousand years later, it lies in ruins – believed to have been torn apart during the 6th century AD by Christians and later, earthquakes.
Yet visitors should still be wary.
The stone archway is known as Pluto’s Gate, and was discovered amongst ruins by archaeologists in southwestern Turkey in 2013.
It is located in the modern town of Pamukkale, known for its hot springs.
The gate is built into one wall of a rectangular, open-aired arena with raised stone seating and a temple on top.
During their excavation of the site more than a decade ago, archaeologists witnessed several birds drop dead after flying too close to the gate’s mouth.
Their observation corresponded with the ancient writings of the Greek geographer Strabo, who lived between roughly 63 BC and 24 AD.
“This space is full of a vapor so misty and dense that one can scarcely see the ground. Any animal that passes inside meets instant death,” he wrote.
“I threw in sparrows and they immediately breathed their last and fell.”
Even the bulls that were led into it would fall and be “dragged out dead”, while priests would walk out unharmed.
But there are no strange forces at work here.
Researchers in 2018 discovered that the Ploutonion was filled with volcanic carbon dioxide.
Parts of the cave reached levels of 4% to 53% of volcanic carbon dioxide, depending on where you are inside the cave.
The gas has been belched from a fissure running deep beneath the area for centuries.
The lower to the cave floor, the higher the amount of suffocating gas – which is why animals were more likely to succumb to it than humans.
So much gas coats the bottom of the cave that it forms a lethal lake, which animals with noses to the ground breathed in far more of than the humans walking upright beside them.
Though Strabo noted that the priests who entered with their offering would “hold their breath as much as they [could]”.
Francesco D’Andria, professor of classic archaeology at the University of Salento, who led the excavation of the cave, said: “People could watch the sacred rites from these steps, but they could not get to the area near the opening.
“Only the priests could stand in front of the portal.”
According to the archaeologist, the site had once been a place to convene with god by way of animal sacrifices.
Small birds were given to pilgrims, he said at the time, to test the deadly effects of the cave.
There are few pictures inside the grotto, due both to its toxicity and its nature as an archaeological site.
Чому в холодну пору року хочеться їсти набагато більше. Лікарі-дієтологи розповіли, що є кілька причин, чому багато людей їдять більше взимку. Перша причина — фізіологічна, інформує Ukr.Media. У холодну погоду організм витрачає набагато більше енергії, щоб підтримувати нормальний теплообмін. Щоб компенсувати втрату енергії, потрібні калорії. Більше їжі — більше енергії. У холодну погоду температура тіла […]