Good morning. European futures gain on optimism over a US pause to consumer tech tariffs. Euro-area inflation expectations dip slightly. And central London has lost 11,000 workers. Listen to the day’s top stories. European stock futures rose after Donald Trump paused additional import duties on consumer electronics, though he later said the US will place…
A British MP has been refused entry to Hong Kong and bundled onto a flight home – after flying halfway across the world to meet her newborn grandson for the very first time. Wera Hobhouse, 65, who has represented Bath for the Liberal Democrats since 2017, was left devastated after her emotional family trip turned…
Style tribes have inspired fashion trends for decades, many weaving in and out of fashion, some becoming iconic over time. On April 11, 1977, WWD’s page one story, “Watch Out for the New BP” (short for WWD’s “Beautiful People” in society coverage) noted that British punkers were more than scenic — they were the next…
This is the shocking moment a defenceless woman carrying her shopping was targeted by a brazen phone thief in broad daylight. In a clip caught on CCTV the woman can be seen making her way home in Newham, London, with a man following close behind her. The thug, sporting a Nike backpack, black clothes and…
London, Two teenagers were on Tuesday found guilty of manslaughter in relation to the death of 80-year-old Bhim Sen Kohli, who died following an “unprovoked” assault while out walking his dog in a park near Leicester, eastern England, last September. 2 teenagers guilty of manslaughter in Indian-origin elderly man’s death in UK A 14-year-old boy…
Thousands of people marched against US President Donald Trump and his policies, on Saturday, in major cities in the US. PREMIUM TIMES reports that protests were also held against the American president outside the US, in cities such as London, Paris and Berlin. The ‘Hands Off’ protests in the US were held across the country’s…
Young Hong Kong musicians are recreating the “lost music” of ancient China through unique compositions and have performed the pieces in the West for the first time with groundbreaking concerts in London and Paris. The recent tour by the Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble is part of wider efforts by the city to forge cultural…
British comedian Russell Brand has been charged with rape and assault by police in the U.K. The 50-year-old actor, known for his work in R-rated comedies including “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek,” was charged with single counts of rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan…
London, A 49-year-old Indian-origin drug dealer who masterminded the import and sale of cocaine and heroin worth more than 4 million pounds has been jailed for 18 years, after National Crime Agency investigators identified him from secret phone messages. Indian-origin drug dealer jailed for 18 years in UK Heemal Vaid, of Cheam, used EncroChat –…
THE true scale of payment fraud in the UK is eight times higher than previously thought, a shocking report claims. Financial regulators previously believed fraud through Authorised Push Payments cost Brits £380m a year but a new study puts the losses at £3billion. 1 The new report will say banks must do more to prevent…