Bad bromance: Trump slams Mayor Zohran Mamdani and claims he’s ‘destroying’ New York with tax policies
President unexpectedly goes after Democrat, baselessly claiming that people are ‘fleeing’ his hometown
UK’s Starmer faces calls to resign as Mandelson scandal reignites
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced mounting pressure to quit on Friday over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as envoy to Washington, after it emerged the veteran politician had failed security vetting.
The affair has haunted Starmer for months amid growing anger over Mandelson’s 2024 nomination to the top diplomatic post despite his close ties to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Mandelson, a long-time insider with Starmer’s ruling Labour Party, has held multiple ministerial posts since...
'Unbelievable adventure': Artemis II crew describes journey
The crew held its first press conference since splashing down from their historic 10-day mission around the Moon.
Reeves backs further North Sea drilling to boost Britain’s oil and gas supply
Chancellor says government working with energy companies to open up tie-back sites in the North Sea
Avengers reassemble and Top Gun flies back - Hollywood studios preview their new movies
Some of the most hotly anticipated new films of the next couple of years are previewed at CinemaCon.
Avengers reassemble and Top Gun flies back - Hollywood studios preview their new movies
Some of the most hotly anticipated new films of the next couple of years are previewed at CinemaCon.
Debunking the myth of the lonely, isolated Hong Kong retiree
Earlier this week I stumbled on a fascinating piece of research led by geography professor Becky Loo at the University of Hong Kong and soon to be published in the Nature Cities journal.
Fascinating not just because of its scale – an analysis of 200,000 household travel surveys covering Boston, Chicago, London, Sao Paulo and Hong Kong – but because of its focus on daily mobility and social mixing.
Its key finding? That people aged over 66 have more encounters with a broader cross-section of...
Iranian footballers granted asylum vow to rebuild their sporting careers in ‘safe haven’
Concerns over the Iranian players' safety surfaced after several players did not sing the national anthem
Hong Kong to scrap fax messaging between police and fire services for emergencies
Hong Kong’s security chief has pledged to replace emergency fax messaging between police and firefighters with a digital system and to increase phone lines at call centres, after an inquiry into a fatal Tai Po fire revealed that residents had waited up to 15 minutes for call referrals.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung’s remarks on Friday at a Legislative Council Finance Committee meeting followed evidence that emerged from an independent committee’s hearing that revealed a bottleneck...
Three charged with arson on Persian media offices
Two teenagers and a 21-year-old man are due in court charged with arson with intent to endanger life.
Poetry, rhyme and rhythm saved my life
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have depression, a charity backing tailored support says.
Quiz: Name every team to have been promoted to the Premier League
Forty-one teams have been promoted into the Premier League, can you name them all?