China was branded ‘weak, bullying and petulant’ today as it refused to allow Hong Kong citizens to leave using British passports amid a furious row over UK plans to grant residency to thousands of people. The communist regime’s foreign ministry today said it would not recognise the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document. … Read more
Around 300,000 people are expected to leave Hong Kong for Britain using a new visa route which opens on Sunday, it was revealed today. Boris Johnson said the move – which was announced in the wake of Beijing’s national security law being imposed on Hong Kong last year – honoured the ‘profound ties of history … Read more
A Kim Jong Un impersonator has been arrested on ‘trumped-up gun charges’ in Hong Kong after mocking the Chinese government as part of his act. The lookalike, who also goes by the name ‘Howard X,’ said he was arrested by ten police officers who raided his home in October 2020. Howard X, who was born … Read more
A Kim Jong Un impersonator has been arrested on ‘trumped-up gun charges’ in Hong Kong after mocking the Chinese government as part of his act. The lookalike, who also goes by the name ‘Howard X,’ said he was arrested by ten police officers who raided his home in October 2020. Howard X, who was born … Read more
Dominic Raab blasts ‘mercenary’ British barrister for agreeing to prosecute pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong David Perry QC is acting against pro-democracy campaigners in China Nine activists include newspaper proprietor Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee Mr Perry’s friends have said that he is just following legal ‘cab rank’ principle By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: … Read more
A group of wealthy women from Barnes, west London who usually spend £18,000 each on glamorous holidays were shocked to discover how much ‘fun’ they can have on a budget after swapping trips with a trio of struggling mums from Harlow, Essex in the latest episode of Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday, which returns to Channel … Read more
The SOS signal that saved two international students who were lost in the outback for two days without food or water after getting their car bogged – as their tale of survival is told for the first time The students bogged their car in outback in a remote part of South Australia Pair etched ‘SOS’ … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has made working from home a key fixture in the new-normal for countless Britons. And, when you can afford a luxury eight-digit property to house your home-office space, the world is your oyster. Here, we round up some of the most-expensive properties on the market in the world’s richest locations: London, New … Read more
Pledge allegiance to China if you want to keep your job: Hong Kong civil servants swear oaths of loyalty under new rules brought in by Beijing to stop democracy protests Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam watched public officials take the pledge Civil servants must vow loyalty to the financial hub’s Beijing-backed government It comes … Read more
Pall Mall club gets taxpayers’ cash to furlough its staff until March despite £3.5 million in reserves The Oxford and Cambridge Club in Pall Mall used furlough money to pay staff Accused of ‘milking’ the taxpayer by continuing to charge full fees while closed Wealthy members offered set up fund to help pay staff, but … Read more