The motorway junction was built in 2019 but remains unopened The M49 ghost junction near Bristol(Image: National Highway (formerly Highways England)) Opposition Conservatives have accused South Gloucestershire Council’s Lib Dem-Labour administration of ‘failing to provide leadership’ over the M49 ghost junction debacle. Last week National Highways, which finished most of the construction work seven years…
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday defended the country’s technological advancements as an opportunity for the world rather than a threat. Li also said the country’s heavy state subsidies were not the main reason for the rapid rise of its high-tech industries, at a time when Western officials have complained that…
The e-commerce giant says that the US government’s claims that it is affiliated with the Chinese military have ‘no basis in fact or law’. Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026 The Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Defense for labelling the retailer a “Chinese military company”….
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday appeared to try and get U.S. President Donald Trump on board with Canada’s plan to import a limited number of Chinese electric vehicles during the G7 Summit in France. Ahead of a working lunch between the world leaders, which was focused on overcoming global crises, Carney walked over to…
The parliamentary hopefuls faced questions at a hustings at Winstanley College The M.E.N’s Makerfield by-election hustings(Image: M.E.N.) With a week to go before the Makerfield by-election, five of the candidates faced questions from students and residents at Winstanley College. The Manchester Evening News hustings event saw the Jake Austin (Lib Dem), Andy Burnham (Labour), Rob…
Last week, as the World News Media Congress kicked off in Marseille, there was a sense among the audience that something big was about to happen. This is an annual event where editorial and tech people congregate; those accused of being “resistant to change” sit alongside those accused of “ruining our civilisation”. This year’s keynote…
Xi flew to the capital Pyongyang on Monday in his first visit there in seven years. During their summit later in the day, Xi expressed China’s willingness to expand cooperation in a wide range of areas including trade, agriculture, construction and technology, while Kim said the two countries will maintain their friendship as “the most…
A general view of the office building of Baidu is in Pudong, Shanghai, on Feb. 9, 2026. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Pentagon added a slew of Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group, Baidu Inc and carmaker BYD, to a list of entities it believes have aided the Chinese military, complicating the fragile…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit that experts say is likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. During a two-day trip, his first visit to North Korea in seven years, Xi…
Residents of St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, were told not to leave their homes after a “large-scale” Ukrainian drone attack targeted the city Saturday morning, local officials said, underscoring Kyiv’s growing ability to hit deep inside Russia. St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov advised St. Petersburg residents not to go outside and warned of possible disruptions…