Numbering the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Zara and Peter Phillips among its alumni, £41,250-a-year Gordonstoun can lay claim to more royal connections than any other public school of the modern era. But that has not insulated it from complaints by former pupils who are ‘horrified’ and ‘staggered’ by its plans to … Read more
Beijing warns Britain it will ‘pay the price’ for treating China like a ‘hostile country’ as its ambassador to the UK accuses MPs of ‘clamouring for a Cold War’ Liu Xiaoming today warned the UK will ‘pay the price’ for its China foreign policy Chinese Ambassador said UK must ‘bear the consequences’ for Huawei decision … Read more
A Hong Kong property tycoon is making a bid to build a new city for 50,000 Hong Kong residents in Ireland to help them escape China’s new security law. Ivan Ko has pitched his plans to Ireland officials in light of Hong Kong’s controversial new legislation which has left many residents considering immigrating to the … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic is ‘easily the most severe’ emergency that the WHO has ever declared, the agency said today as global cases surged past 16million. The global tally has risen by a million in just four days, led by massive outbreaks in the United States, India and Brazil which are each piling up tens of … Read more
A leading Chinese disease-control expert has confirmed that Wuhan’s officials did cover up the scale of the initial outbreak. Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, who visited the former coronavirus epicentre in January to help diagnose cases, told BBC that local authorities destroyed physical evidence and provided ‘slow’ response to clinical findings. ‘I do suspect that they have … Read more
Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections, as the World Health Organisation warns there is no return to the ‘old normal’. The rate of cases has been rapidly increasing in the United States, Brazil, India, Japan and Australia, among others. Hong Kong, Bolivia, Sudan and Ethiopia have also seen rises in … Read more
London is the third-most monitored city in the world and the only one in the top 10 outside China, a new study says. The UK capital has nearly 630,000 surveillance cameras, or 67 cameras for every 1,000 people – a higher level of monitoring than in Beijing, Shanghai or Hong Kong. Only the Chinese cities … Read more
Whether they’re in China, Hong Kong or Japan, they’ve become a familiar sight: men with giant cylinders on their backs spraying everything around them. Lampposts, train carriages, classrooms, railings, restaurants, bars, shops, airports, entrances to hospitals, schools, government buildings – they are all targets. And it seems to have paid off in the fight to … Read more
Black belt Dominic Raab was in tough guy mode: HENRY DEEDES watches Foreign Secretary taking on Beijing By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:47 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 20 July 2020 With a stiff-board back and a pronounced tone of defiance, Dominic Raab announced to the Commons he was … Read more
Virgin Atlantic resumes flights from Heathrow to Hong Kong, New York and LA but warns passengers ‘it’s essential travel only’ Virgin Atlantic will fly to Hong Kong tonight, with New York and LA tomorrow The airline giant expects to run three round trips to the cities each week Flights will leave from Terminal 2 until … Read more