9 h. ago Hong Kong responds to damning report by denying it has any political prisoners at all

Hong Kong’s correctional services department denies claims of violence and neglect in prisons

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9 h. ago Ten Years: has the hit film’s dystopian vision of Hong Kong in 2025 become a reality?

In 2015, a scrappy group of film-makers tapped into the ‘anxiety of what the city would become’ under Beijing’s increasing influence. Now screening at the Hong Kong film festival UK, it resonates in new waysA taxi driver struggles to keep working as his native language of Cantonese is sidelined for Mandarin. Petty gangsters do the work of the authorities amid a violent debate about a national security law. Supporters of Hong Kong independence are jailed.In 2015, a scrappy group of Hong Kong film-makers imagined what their semi-autonomous city could look like under the increasing influence of the Chinese Communist party (CCP). Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Female snooker star makes history at English Open with highest break to beat 33

Onyee Ng broke a record that had previously stood for 33 years after Allison Fisher managed a 133 break during the 1992 Dubai Classic qualifiers, with the Hong Kong star hitting 137 but still losing in her English Open first-round clash against Liam Highfield

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39 h. ago Hong Kong criticised for rejecting bill giving ‘bare minimum’ rights to same

Legislative council voted down a bill that was introduced to comply with an order from the city’s top courtHuman rights groups have accused the Hong Kong government of failing to provide the “bare minimum” of rights to same-sex couples after it rejected a bill that was introduced to comply with an order by the city’s top court.The city’s unicameral legislative council (LegCo), on Wednesday rejected the bill by a vote of 71-14 after the second reading, following months of debate in the city between opponents who said it threatened family values and advocates who said the government was out of line with the majority of residents who supported same-sex relationships. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Hong Kong rejects bill that would have given limited rights to same

Only 14 of 86 lawmakers supported the bill, which would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples who married or entered civil unions overseas

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3 d. ago Jimmy Lai’s son gives Hong Kong dire warning: ‘Release my father or see him become a martyr’

Sebastien Lai says international community must send China message that its repressive actions have ‘very real consequences’

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3 d. ago Report points to alarming rates of sexual and physical violence in Hong Kong prisons

Report finds juvenile detainees subjected to rampant sexual violence while in prison

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3 d. ago Hong Kong judge rules in favor of lesbian couple's parental recognition in landmark case

A Hong Kong judge has ruled in favor of a lesbian couple’s parental recognition of their son born through reciprocal in vitro fertilization in a landmark case

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4 d. ago Mapped: Tropical Storm Tapah forces evacuations in China and shuts schools in Hong Kong

Public transport largely suspended, with buses, and ferries halted and trains running at longer intervals

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8 d. ago Comedian Susie McCabe to bring new show to Stirling as part of 2026 tour

The Glasgow comic will hit the road next April and May following her successful run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

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8 d. ago New James Bond Latest Odds: Here are the 13 actors tipped to play 007

We could find out who will play the world’s most famous spy any day now.

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9 d. ago London Film Festival: Glasgow and Edinburgh cinemas to host exclusive Frankenstein screenings during LFF 2025

As partner venues of the London Film Festival, Glasgow’s GFT and the Edinburgh Filmhouse will host preview screenings of Frankenstein.

Culture

9 d. ago London Film Festival 2025 in Edinburgh and Glasgow: All the films getting exclusive screenings at the GFT and Filmhouse

You won’t have to go to London to enjoy advance screening of some huge new films.

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9 d. ago ‘A gilded temple to the new world order’: inside the former US embassy that is now a super

Even the cheap rooms cost £1,400 a night at London’s bling-heavy hangout for high net worth individuals. From mega-basement spa to gaudy rooftop bar, our writer takes a tourRumours have long swirled about what lies beneath the great 1960s fortress of the former US embassy on Grosvenor Square. There have been lurid fables of cold war bunkers, secret service shooting ranges, CIA interrogation chambers and even escape tunnels to Hyde Park. But none of these fictional fantasies quite compare to the underground lair that has now been excavated below the imposing block, in its new incarnation as one of the fanciest hotels in London.Owned by the royal family of Qatar, and operated by an offshore company registered in the British Virgin Islands, belonging to one of Hong Kong’s wealthiest dynasties, this former outpost of US imperialism has become a gilded temple to the new global order. Reborn as the Chancery Rosewood, it is a beacon of luxury designed to attract the cream of the world’s ul...

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1 week ago Tourist dies at Hong Kong Disneyland after passing out on ride

Filipino man, 53, collapses on Frozen Ever After ride

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1 week ago Tourist dies at Disneyland after passing out next to wife on Frozen ride

A 53-year-old man from the Philippines died after losing consciousness while on the Frozen Ever After ride in the theme park's Hong Kong site on Friday.

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2 w. ago Ronaldo remains the face of the Saudi soccer league as the season kicks off

Cristiano Ronaldo remains the face of the Saudi soccer league as the season kicks off

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2 w. ago Indie rockers Wet Leg set to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay festivities

The band from the Isle of Wight will play at the Ross Bandstand in the city’s West Princes Street Gardens.

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2 w. ago Final arguments conclude in Jimmy Lai national security trial

Government-picked judges consider verdict in high-profile case against Hong Kong media mogul and activistFinal arguments have concluded in the national security trial of the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.Government-picked judges are retiring to consider their verdict in the case, seen internationally as a crucial test of the rule of law in the city. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Final arguments conclude in Jimmy Lai national security trial in Hong Kong

Government-picked judges consider verdict in high-profile case against pro-democracy media mogulFinal arguments have concluded in the national security trial of the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.Government-picked judges are retiring to consider their verdict in the case, seen internationally as a crucial test of the rule of law in the city. Continue reading...

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