Hongkongers who were minors at the time of the 1997 handover to China will be eligible to apply for the British National (Overseas) pathway to UK citizenship independently of their parents, with 26,000 arrivals expected under the expanded scheme in the next five years. The move was a response to the 20-year prison sentence handed…
Japanese police have arrested a 42-year-old man who identified himself as a Hong Kong resident for allegedly molesting a teenage girl on a street in Sapporo, with reports indicating he is suspected of multiple similar offences in the country. The man was arrested on Monday for allegedly hugging and touching the teenager’s lower body just…
Like many long-time reporters in Hong Kong, I had occasional dealings with David Webb, the market transparency and shareholder rights crusader who died this week of prostate cancer at the relatively young age of 60. Almost all of my encounters with him over the years were annoying and slightly unpleasant. But they made me respect…
A World War II British grenade was discovered on Wednesday morning in Aberdeen Country Park, Hong Kong, according to police. The Model 36M grenade, measuring about four inches long and 2.5 inches in diameter, was found by staff from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department as they were filling a hole along a walking path….
The high-speed 6.25pm Doncaster service to London King’s Cross was not scheduled to stop at Huntingdon. Typically an LNER service travelling from Peterborough to King’s Cross passes straight through the station, where there are no fast line platforms. Insiders said there must have been “very swift communication” by the driver to get the signals changed…
Designer and ex-Spice Girl Victoria Beckham describes herself as someone who “desperately wanted to be liked” in a new three-part documentary about her life. In the Netflix series, which debuted on October 9, the 51-year-old once known as Posh Spice recounts her battle to reinvent herself as a fashion designer after the British girl band…
Updated on: Sept 08, 2025 01:56 pm IST A British vlogger praised India in a viral video, saying the country did not deserve the online hate. A British content creator has sparked an online discussion after sharing a video praising India and countering the negativity it often faces on social media platforms. Filmed at Ahmedabad…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways called for police to help remove a passenger who was reportedly intoxicated and behaving in an unruly manner, resulting in a flight delay of nearly two hours. The carrier said on Saturday that flight CX255 from Hong Kong to London, scheduled to depart at 11.15pm on September 4,…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways called for police to help remove a passenger who was reportedly intoxicated and behaving in an unruly manner, resulting in a flight delay of nearly two hours. The carrier said on Saturday that flight CX255 from Hong Kong to London, scheduled to depart at 11.15pm on September 4,…
An anonymous post to the popular Hong Kong YouTube news channel Bastille Post may be considered culturally illuminating. The news report, to which the post responded, said the UK Home Office disclosed that applications and arrivals from Hong Kong people under the BN(O) migration scheme have continued to decline since its introduction in 2021. “Some…