Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has pledged to upgrade its internet capacity after scores of travellers, many of whom were mainland Chinese, were stuck at a border station struggling to generate their QR code tickets with an overloaded network during the Labour Day “golden week” holiday. Passengers at Lok Ma Chau station spent…
UK doctor Dr Karan Rajan, an NHS surgeon and content creator, posted an Instagram video on May 1, in which he reacted to a woman who shared her experience and warned people against taking vitamin supplements. Before we find out what Dr Rajan said about how supplements can potentially affect liver health, let’s find out…
Martin Heath BBC News, Northamptonshire Reporting fromBenham Sports Arena, Northampton Martin Heath/BBC Reform supporters have been celebrating victory at West Northamptonshire Council Reform UK has taken control of both of Northamptonshire’s councils following local elections. The two unitary authorities had previously been run by the Conservatives. Reform UK’s leader in North Northamptonshire, Martin Griffiths, said…
The expansion of the loophole for tariff-free shipments of goods nearly a decade ago gave rise to Temu, Shein and other low-cost online retailers offering items straight from Chinese factories at unfathomable discounts. It also unleashed something else — a cascade of billions of dollars of digital advertising that provided a windfall for Meta, Alphabet…
A senior judge who worked for the United Nations as well as Uganda’s High Court has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison after she was convicted of enslaving a young woman to work as a maid in the United Kingdom.The Oxford Crown Court found that Lydia Mugambe had taken “advantage of…
It’s nearly time for the Metropolitan Museum of Art to roll out the carpet for the 2025 Met Gala. The dress code for this year’s star-studded fundraiser for the Costume Institute is “Tailored For You” in conjunction with the spring exhibition’s theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” The 2025 Met Gala is co-chaired by actor Colman…
Published on May 03, 2025 09:23 AM IST Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party won a parliamentary seat in a by-election. The Reform UK party also won the mayoralty and several local council posts on Friday. Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage said it is a huge victory. Farage also declared that the party was now…
JACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) — Students at East Elementary in Jackson got a colorful lesson in nutrition during this week’s Field Trip Friday. Mrs. Brune’s second grade class welcomed nutrition expert Hannah Schellman, who led a session on the importance of healthy eating and how the right foods fuel both the body and mind. Schellman…
Summary Prada Group reported 13% revenue increase in Q1 2025 year over year, led by Miu Miu‘s 60% jump in sales. Elsewhere, adidas warned of future price increases on US goods, despite beating forecasts by reporting net income jumping 155% in Q1 2025. G-Star Raw has tapped Botter co-founders Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh, who…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has stepped into the financial market again to rein back the local currency, which had been pushed above its trading band against the US dollar amid the recent influx of capital in the city’s bourse. In its first market intervention in two years, the city’s de facto central bank…