Sudan tops the league table of sex offence arrests by nationality, ‘disturbing’ analysis suggests. Data laying bare the scale of such alleged crimes by foreigners in England and Wales places Afghanistan second. Eritrea, Iran and Iraq rounded out the top five, out of a total of 155 named countries. Police made 8,500 arrests of foreign nationals for…
Chinese bosses reportedly tried to enter key areas of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant only hours before a crunch debate that could bring the furnace under government control. Police were called to the scene and forced bosses of British Steel owners Jingye to leave after they were prevented from accessing core areas of the plant, according…
A Hong Kong pilot union has expressed “serious concern” over Cathay Pacific executives’ pay hikes as the flagship carrier still “struggles with severe staff shortages, rising ticket prices, and diminishing service quality.” Aircraft near the Cathay Pacific building. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. “Despite nearly HK$10 billion in profits, frontline workers, including pilots, cabin crew, and other…
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has admitted he is “disappointed” Donald Trump has slapped tariffs on the UK. He told LBC: “No country in the world has been exempted from the initial decisions, and that’s a decision that the President clearly wanted to take. “We have, I believe, the prospect of a really significant and interesting…
Sir Keir Starmer said there was “nothing patriotic” about Reform UK’s attitude towards Vladimir Putin as he launched Labour’s local election campaign with a promise to “bring change to Britain”. The Prime Minister accused the party of “fawning over” the Russian president and mocked the size of its parliamentary ranks, saying its four MPs could…
Nigel Farage blasted Labour for “panic lies” over Reform UK in a speech at a rally tonight. The Reform UK leader warned that the establishment is “getting very scared” of his insurgent party ahead of the local elections on May 1. He told the audience at the Kent event: “I can tell that the establishment…
How do you solve a 15-million-square-foot empty office space problem in Hong Kong, a size larger than all the space in existing prime office buildings in the city’s main business district in Central? This is the dilemma facing Hong Kong office landlords and asset managers, given the current vacancy rates and future supply of new…
Question Time was thrown into chaos last night as protesters disrupted filming at the end of the BBC show. Host Fiona Bruce was forced to deliver her closing monologue over sirens and loud disturbance as protesters at the University of Reading where the episode was being filmed attempted to drown her out. The show focussed…
A group of Chinese construction workers was hung from a gate by their harnesses at a building site as a training exercise after they forgot to wear safety gear at work. A video of the “training” that many onlookers saw as a punishment and public shaming had 7.5 million views online after a passer-by filmed…
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:20 GMT, 20 March 2025 | Updated: 14:20 GMT, 20 March 2025 Kemi Badenoch vowed lower taxes and better services by Conservative councils as she launched the party’s local election campaign today – with a swipe at Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK. Ms Badenoch admitted that the…