The number of visitors to Hong Kong rose by 12 per cent year on year in July, with long-haul arrivals from countries such as Britain, the United States and France showing the biggest increase of 21 per cent, according to official data. The Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Friday that the city welcomed 4.39…
LONDON — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday in a strong show of support on the eve of a key United States-Russia summit from which Kyiv and its European allies have been excluded. Starmer greeted Zelenskyy with a warm hug and handshake on the…
Adewale Omoniyi, President of the Patronage of Nigerians in the United Kingdom and former Ogun State governorship candidate in the 2019 election, has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to appreciate, honour, and work more closely with their local elected representatives. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Manchester, UK, Omoniyi praised four Nigerian-heritage councillors in Greater…
The British Army command has abandoned the idea of creating a 30,000-strong contingent to protect Ukraine’s ports and cities. Instead, the military is proposing a more realistic mission that includes securing the airspace over western Ukraine, supporting the training of Ukrainian military personnel, and demining the Black Sea. According to the agency, some European countries…
Published on: Aug 13, 2025 05:59 am IST USA’s Aimee Betro, who tried to kill a man at point-blank range in the UK, was on the run for nearly five years before she was extradited from Armenia. An American woman who tried to shoot a man in the UK at point-blank range was found guilty…
More than 100 locations have already closed this year (Picture: PA) A popular arts and crafts retail chain has announced it will close nine more locations as the company continues to go through a restructuring process. Hobbycraft has already shut more than 100 stores across the UK this year, and further closures are expected. Exact…
LONDON — The remains of a British meteorologist who died in an Antarctic expedition in 1959 have been recovered six decades later from a glacier, the British Antarctic Survey said Monday. They were identified by DNA-testing as those of Dennis “Tink” Bell, who died aged 25 when he was working for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey,…
Such demands show Europe is growing more comfortable in putting its positions forward on the resolution of Russia’s war against Ukraine, with views that have recently been more pro-Kyiv than Washington’s under Trump. Chief EU diplomat Kaja Kallas, after an emergency meeting of European foreign ministers on Monday, said that no concessions should be discussed…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center showcased advanced surgical equipment that enables same-day lung cancer diagnosis and treatment Monday morning. The Markey Cancer Center began the combined procedure earlier this year. It closes the gap in lung cancer care as patients usually have to wait weeks or months between diagnosis…
Do you beat the populists or join them when they whip up public outrage over immigrant numbers? That’s the dilemma facing center-left and center-right parties across Europe — and Britain is no exception. Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, is riding high in the opinion polls this summer while campaigning on the…