9 h. ago Japan waves goodbye to its last giant pandas amid China rift

Many spectators wore panda hats and waved flags as the pandas departed

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9 h. ago BrewDog to close Aberdeenshire distillery as brand exits spirits market

The Scots brewing giant will close its distilling side of the business after 10 years.

Economics

9 h. ago Why Starmer’s China trip has come at the worst possible time

Keir Starmer is the first PM since Theresa May to visit China, but political editor David Maddox explains why a trip to Beijing now – amid faltering relations with the US and speculation about a leadership challenge at home – leaves the prime minister exposed

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9 h. ago Why visiting one of Japan's most popular tourist sights could be even cheaper this year

Cherry blossom is a popular sight to witness in the Asian country, and the flowering season brings in lots of visitors from March to April. But it could be cheaper this year.

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9 h. ago Chinese company on US forced labour watchlist to buy Canadian gold mining firm

Zijin Gold’s parent company has been placed on US administration’s Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act Entity List

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10 h. ago How China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ hackers are waging war on West as Downing Street spying op exposed & Starmer heads to Beijing

SPIES from China are understood to have hacked the mobile phones of senior officials in Downing Street for several years. Aides close to Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak were targeted for three years, between 2021 and 2024, when all three served as Prime Ministers, before the operation was exposed. One source said the...

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10 h. ago ‘She narrowly escaped three bullets’: Pakistan’s trans community shaken by attacks and killings

A wave of violence has left transgender people afraid to go out, as experts say the global rise of far-right ideology is fuelling transphobiaIt was past midnight but Zehrish Khanzadi and Bindiya Rana were still up, drinking tea, when the doorbell rang. Within seconds of Rana unlocking the door remotely from the kitchen, three shots rang out. “The men fled and she narrowly escaped all three bullets,” Khanzadi says of her colleague and housemate.Both trans women work for the Gender Alliance Interactive (GIA), an organisation that advocates for transgender rights, Rapa as its head and Khanzadi as a rights activist. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago First ever package holiday for Cheltenham launched in Benidorm

On the Beach has launched the world's first Cheltenham Festival package holiday, letting racing fans watch every race live on giant screens from a poolside in Benidorm for just £330

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11 h. ago Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C

Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave

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11 h. ago William Hill owner confirms store closures after gambling tax shake

The owner of betting giant William Hill has confirmed it is closing high street shops after the Government hiked taxes on gambling firms in last year’s Budget. Evoke previously warned it could close up to 200 stores if the tax raid went ahead.

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11 h. ago Carol Kirkwood’s statement in full as she quits BBC after 25 years on air

CAROL Kirkwood has revealed she has quit the BBC in an emotional statement, saying that it "hadn't been an easy decision to make". The much-loved weather presenter, 63, joined the Beeb in 1998, and is best known for her work on BBC Breakfast - but now she is waving goodbye to the show. Revealing her...

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11 h. ago UK supermarket giant launches ‘middle aisle’ offers to take on Lidl and Aldi

Morrisons is gearing up to take on Aldi and Lidl with a new strategy aimed at winning back shoppers. The chain is copying the German rivals’ famous bargain middle aisles as competition heats up.

Economics

11 h. ago China’s biggest sportswear brand to buy Puma stake for $1.8 billion

Anta Sports Products will buy a 29.06 per cent stake in Puma, the Chinese sportswear company has announced

Economics

11 h. ago Keir Starmer warned 'do not get naked' and 'change in bed' as Chinese spies will be watching

Keir Starmer is facing a nude threat on his trip to China after Theresa May - the last British Prime Minister to visit the superpower - was advised to get dressed under her bed covers

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11 h. ago Tourist mauled at Chinese ski resort after trying to take selfie with wild snow leopard

Authorities ask visitors to strictly follow safety instructions and avoid approaching wild animals

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12 h. ago Nipah outbreak in India sparks worry in China ahead of Lunar New Year travel season

Public anxiety spreads on social media despite experts saying transmission risk remains low

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12 h. ago David Beckham pays tribute to Victoria amid ongoing rift with Brooklyn

The fashion designer was honoured by the French Ministry of Culture.

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13 h. ago China 'hacked the mobile phones of senior officials in Downing Street for years'

State-backed hackers compromised senior officials’ communications, according to The Telegraph

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13 h. ago EU car sales grow 1.8% in 2025 with electric cars surging but Tesla loses market share – business live

Sales at Elon Musk’s carmaker plummet nearly 38% in 2025 as it loses ground to China’s BYD; gold continues to riseGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.Sales of new cars in the European Union rose by 1.8% last year, with electric cars making up a bigger share of the market, while Tesla sales plummeted as it lost ground to China’s BYD. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return?

Fifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on the streets. But the authorities and some locals want people to move backNorio Kimura pauses to gaze through the dirt-flecked window of Kumamachi primary school in Fukushima. Inside, there are still textbooks lying on the desks, pencil cases are strewn across the floor; empty bento boxes that were never taken home.Along the corridor, shoes line the route the children took when they fled, some still in their indoor plimsolls, as their town was rocked by a magnitude-9 earthquake on the afternoon of 11 March 2011 which went on to cause the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chornobyl. Continue reading...

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