4 h. ago Hong Kong mourns firefighter killed in city's deadliest fire in decades

Hong Kongers have offered flowers and bowed outside a funeral parlor to pay tribute to a firefighter who was among the 160 people killed by the city’s deadliest fire in decades

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13 h. ago Horror moment crocodile mauls boy, 10, to death as he swims with friends

The 10-year-old boy tragically died after being dragged away by a crocodile while swimming with friends in North Maluku, Indonesia - a dramatic search ended with locals chasing the reptile away

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18 h. ago Horror moment killer walks back into Sainsbury's to attack dad over queue row

Demiesh Williams could be seen calmly strolling back towards a Sainsbury's before carrying out a fatal attack on a dad near his home in Beckenham, southeast London

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22 h. ago HSBC's London bankers might be happy the boss has left for Hong Kong

HSBC's London bankers might be happy the boss has left for Hong Kong  eFinancialCareers

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22 h. ago G7 calls for Jimmy Lai’s immediate release as pressure mounts on China

Joint statement expresses concern from likes of US, UK, Japan and Germany at ‘deteriorating rights, freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong’

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42 h. ago Xi Jinping gives ‘strong support’ for Jimmy Lai conviction amid international condemnation

The UK, Australia, New Zealand, the EU and Taiwan have all condemned Lai’s conviction, while Donald Trump says he is saddened by the Hong Kong court’s verdict and that he has raised the case with Xi

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46 h. ago Hong Kong leader says Xi Jinping gave ‘strong support’ for Jimmy Lai conviction

Chinese president endorses British media mogul’s conviction as Keir Starmer prepares for talks in Beijing

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46 h. ago Kiwi Chow’s Deadline banned in Hong Kong over national security concerns

Filmmaker says ruling based on National Security Law is ‘absurd, excessive, crude, and unjust’

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48 h. ago Harrowing moment dangerous driver races down streets before killing dad in horror crash

Robert Nagoda careered a Honda Jazz car into Darrell Dalton on Little Horton Lane in Bradford, West Yorkshire, at an estimated speed of between 56mph and 70mph in the 30mph speed zone

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3 d. ago Woman held at the border for 12 HOURS without food or water in 'horror' Russian holiday

Travel to Russia is not advised by the Foreign Office at the moment - but one traveller shared her 'horror' experience to the country, and discouraged others from visiting too.

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3 d. ago Jimmy Lai's daughter says he'd focus on family, not activism, if he's freed in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released

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3 d. ago Chinese ambassador summoned by Foreign Office over Jimmy Lai verdict

Yvette Cooper says the Foreign Office had summoned China’s top diplomatic representative to the UK to express unhappiness over the guilty verdict

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3 d. ago Yvette Cooper summons Chinese ambassador over 'politically motivated' prosecution of Jimmy Lai as ministers demand British citizen's release from Hong Kong jail

The media tycoon, a British citizen, has been found guilty by a Hong Kongcourt of conspiracy and sedition charges under national security laws imposed by Beijing.

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3 d. ago Love Island star reveals terrifying moment he ran from horror Bondi Beach shooting

Love Island Australia star Josh Moss has emotionally told of the terrifying moment he ran away from Sydney's Bondi Beach when gunmen opened fire at a Jewish festival, tragically killing 16 people

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3 d. ago Hollie Doyle hails ‘unreal’ jockey facilities in Hong Kong but upgrades in Britain ‘very slow’

The top jockey has been impressed by the world class amenities at Sha Tin racecourse which has a brand new gymnasium, cold plunge pools, a kitchen offering meals tailored to jockeys’ dietary needs and an upgraded female jockeys’ room

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3 d. ago Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai facing life in prison after conviction on security charges

Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decadesThe rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itselfJimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of national security and sedition offences, in one of the most closely watched rulings since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997.Soon after the ruling was delivered, rights and press groups decried the verdict as a “sham conviction” and an attack on press freedom. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jimmy Lai’s son accuses China of weaponising the law against his father after activist convicted

Jimmy Lai’s high-profile trial concluded on Monday as he was found guilty on sedition and collusion charges

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3 d. ago Horror dashcam footage shows moment Paul Doyle drives at Liverpool parade

Children were seen jumping out of the way of the car. Doyle could be heard swearing from inside the vehicle as he continued driving.

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3 d. ago Horror dashcam footage captures moment Paul Doyle ploughs into crowd 'in rage'

Liverpool parade crash driver, Paul Doyle was 'prepared to cause those in the crowd, even children, serious harm if necessary to achieve his aim of getting through,' the prosecution said

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3 d. ago Footballer, 20, dies in horror fall from team hotel as club in 'moment of pain'

Tributes have been paid to a footballer who fell from the roof of a hotel he was staying at for a prestigious youth tournament as his club say they have been left in a "moment of pain"

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