内容摘要：“Regrettably, the colossal financial pressure and a lack of sufficient government support over many years, means the council is forced to make significant cuts to services, otherwise the authority will not be able to set a balanced budget.”

“Regrettably, the colossal financial pressure and a lack of sufficient government support over many years, means the council is forced to make significant cuts to services, otherwise the authority will not be able to set a balanced budget.”

Consent for the station, based on an outline design, was secured in 2020 from Birmingham City Council.HS2's construction partner Mace Dragados Joint Venture revealed proposed "refinements" last September, before a planning application was submitted.

Papers submitted to the council said factors involved in the redesign included value for money, technical complexities, engineering constraints and changes to standards and regulations.Revisions include a change in material from timber to aluminium in the station roof because of recently-tightened fire standards, and the eastern concourse has been replanned.A council officer's report, published ahead of a planning committee meeting on Thursday, recommended the redesign for approval.

"I am satisfied that the revised design and subsequent external appearance of the proposed station building would still be a world class 21st Century landmark building," it said.The report said the station would display "high-quality architecture and provide a world-class passenger experience".

It continued: "It is considered that the impact on the local amenity, heritage assets and surrounding highways would not be any more significant than what was envisaged in 2020.

"Most importantly, the station would contribute to maximising the regeneration and development potential of HS2 in the city centre."He likes the idea of being the guy to bring in a huge land mass," says Mr Heath-Rawlings. "He probably wants the Arctic, which is obviously going to become much more valuable in the years to come."

For Trump, even the US-Canadian border itself is suspect. "If you look at a map, they drew an artificial line right through it between Canada and the US," he said in March. "Somebody did it a long time ago, and it makes no sense."Needless to say, Trump's comments have rankled Canadian leaders, who warn of the president's ultimate designs on their homeland.

In March, Trudeau accused the US president of planning "a total collapse of the Canadian economy because that will make it easier to annex us".The previous month, after Trump first announced new tariffs on Canada, Trudeau had said: "Trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that [annexing Canada] is absorbing our country. And it is a real thing."