'National treasure' Brighton pier put up for sale
Brighton Palace Pier is now on the market after warnings of "difficult" trading in previous years.
21 held in Hong Kong over renovation bid-rigging, including HK$33 million deal
Twenty-one people have been arrested in a crackdown by Hong Kong’s anti-graft agency on a triad-linked corruption syndicate accused of manipulating renovation projects at two residential estates in Kwun Tong, with one contract valued at HK$33 million (US$4.2 million).
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Friday that the 15 men and six women, aged between 30 and 81, apprehended last week, included core members of the corruption ring.
Among those detained were...
Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark moment for Wales'
The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.
Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark moment for Wales'
The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.
Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark moment for Wales'
The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.
2,000-year-old machine found in western China tomb could be a binary computer: authorities
The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations automatically and produces results.
By this fundamental definition, China’s ancient ti hua ji, or figured loom – dating back more than two millennia to the Western Han dynasty – may well be recognised as the world’s earliest computer, according to the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST).
Unearthed in 2012 from a tomb dated around 150BC in Chengdu, this...
‘Best travel buddy’: China kitten famous for riding with truck driver owner, holding handrail
A travelling cat in China has been humorously likened to a bus conductor after videos of him riding with ease with a truck driver went viral.
The driver from northern China’s Hebei province, nicknamed Xiangzi, describes his eight-month-old tuxedo cat Jiaozi, which means “dumpling”, as his “best travel buddy”.
In December, video clips of Jiaozi comfortably sitting alongside the truck’s front window with its paws on a handrail went viral on mainland social media.
The two most popular videos on...
'Are they OK?': desperate search for the missing after Swiss fire
Teenagers Eleonore and Elisa started the year with a frantic search for friends who have been missing since a deadly fire tore through a bar in a neighbouring Swiss town.
One of Switzerland's worst tragedies left about 40 people dead after a fire in an Alpine resort bar
A New Year’s party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, mostly seriously
King tides could bring more coastal flooding Friday through Sunday
King Tides expected in the next two days may cause additional coastal flooding, especially with chances of showers extending through the weekend, the city of San Diego warned Thursday.
'Breaking my neck on Harry Potter hasn't changed me as a person'
Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes describes living in a wheelchair and his hopes for the future.
'Breaking my neck on Harry Potter hasn't changed me as a person'
Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes describes living in a wheelchair and his hopes for the future.