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…
Reform is set to take control of Doncaster, where Energy Security Ed Miliband is an MP, from Labour at the local elections in May, according to a recent poll. The poll, conducted by Electoral Calculus for The Telegraph, predicts that Reform will take control of eight councils in less than seven weeks’ time, with the Conservatives…
A government scheme to lure top-notch talent has brought no losses to Hong Kong, the labour minister has reiterated amid concerns that the system is being abused, saying authorities will reveal more details of the visa renewal by mid-2025. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han defended the scheme on Wednesday, weeks after former…
A company in China has been told off by officials after it issued a notice threatening to fire its single and divorced employees if they remain single by the end of September. The Shuntian Chemical Group in eastern China’s Shandong province, which employs more than 1,200 people, announced a policy that vows to boost the…
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 13:32 GMT, 28 January 2025 | Updated: 13:35 GMT, 28 January 2025 Ministers have rejected demands for a blanket ban on mobile phones in classrooms amid fears they are damaging educational standards. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has rejected a Tory call for tougher action to limit…
The UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter of 2024, falling short of the 0.2% growth forecast by economists and marking a slowdown from the 0.5% increase recorded in the second quarter. The latest GDP figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed weakening momentum in the UK’s dominant services…
Hong Kong’s labour minister has urged former staff of the now-defunct Physical gym chain to ensure their interests are protected if they sign contracts with a new investor that has said it has retained about 200 of the workers. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Saturday his department had received…