Three people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to open a bank account in Hong Kong and depositing nearly 2,000 counterfeit bonds, each with a face value of HK$500 million (US$64 million). The suspects, two men and a woman aged between 65 and 75, were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of using false instruments. They…
Bill Pallot had an unparalleled passion for 18th-century French chairs that he turned into a lucrative career consulting with museums, galleries, collectors and the Palace of Versailles. He became a fixture in Parisian society and a celebrity in the art world, until he was felled by a former student who had become so steeped in…
Among the requirements for those seeking permanent residency or citizenship in Britain is a 24-question test designed to assess applicants’ knowledge of their adopted home, covering topics including rugby, the country’s first curry house and the War of the Roses. The test is supposed to prove that applicants have “sufficient knowledge of British values, history…