Badenoch apologises for local election results as Reform warned there are ‘no simple answers’ – UK politics live | Politics

Badenoch apologises for local election results as Reform warned there are ‘no simple answers’ – UK politics live | Politics

Badenoch apologises for local election ‘bloodbath’ in op-ed Kemi Badenoch has apologised for the “bloodbath” of the local elections in an op-ed piece on Saturday for the Telegraph. The Conservative party leader wote: After last year’s historic defeat, and with protest votes cutting across every ballot box, we knew Thursday would be hard. I’m deeply…

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Father of US-based pro-democracy activist reportedly arrested by Hong Kong police

Father of US-based pro-democracy activist reportedly arrested by Hong Kong police

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Hong Kong police reportedly arrested the father and brother of pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok for allegedly attempting to handle her finances. This is the first time the city’s national…

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五一黃金周|長假期首三日 澳門酒店入住率逾九成

五一黃金周|長假期首三日 澳門酒店入住率逾九成

【Now新聞台】不少旅客選擇到澳門遊玩,當地旅遊業界指,內地和香港旅客都錄得雙位數增長,酒店入住率亦逾九成。在澳門傳統旅遊景點官也街,下午人頭湧湧,手信店和小食店都逼滿人。佛山遊客盧小姐:「挺好玩,除了大三巴以外,還有這官也街,吃的也挺不錯。之前去過香港,澳門之前也來過,但更喜歡來澳門。」也有旅客指會「一程多站」,一次過到訪不同地方。上海遊客刑先生:「沒想到當地(澳門)旅遊環境非常友善,對我們內地過來的非常友好,一點隔閡都沒有。機票非常難訂,我們前天到廣州,在廣州待一天,昨天(周五)下午到這邊,順道去香港待兩個晚上,從深圳回去。」牛雜和豬扒包等特色小食非常受歡迎,商戶特意預備更多食材。小食店店員陳小姐:「人流多,人流比平時假期多約一半。這三天都會多,較平日假期多三分一生意。做不停,一開工做到收工。」當局預計五一黃金周期間,官也街每日會有四萬人次到訪,所以劃分一個行人專用區,以便疏導人流。澳門旅遊業界指,長假期首三日酒店入住率超過九成,過夜客主要是非廣東省旅客。澳門旅遊業議會會長胡景光:「看到(黃金周)首兩日旅客數字創新高,內地和香港市場都錄得雙位數增長,六成旅客會即日來回模式來澳門旅遊 Source link

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