HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s rail operator reopened part of its metro system on Sunday after an unprecedented shutdown, but kept many typically busy stations closed, as the Chinese-ruled city braces for large demonstrations expected later in the day. Participants in two major protests, one on the island and another on the Kowloon peninsula, […]

Woman who fled Britain after teen’s crash death ‘is wife of American spy’: Grieving parents vow to fight for justice after tragedy outside RAF base Harry Dunn, 19, died after his Suzuki motorbike collided with a Volvo SUV  Police confirmed that a 42-year-old woman under investigation has left country  Revealed that the woman had been driving […]

Career criminals to be given taxpayer-funded supplies of heroin thanks to new scheme championed by head of failing police force Fifteen of the most prolific career criminals will get taxpayer-funded heroin   They will be able to inject the drug three times a day at a special NHS clinic Scheme created by Cleveland Police and Crime […]

Bride is left outraged after looking through her wedding photos and discovering her bridesmaid ‘hijacked’ professional photographer to take 43 pictures of herself and her own family A woman posted to Mumnset on Thursday explaining that she and her husband had just received their professional wedding photos in the mail After looking through the 300 […]

After a female Dr Who, is it now Lady Rumpole of the Bailey? Barrister in classic drama could become latest character to swap genders as it is revived for the 21st century Leo McKern played Rumpole of the Bailey in the classic ITV drama from the 70s  Emily Mortimer, daughter of writer Sir John Mortimer, is […]

Diplomats from the United States and North Korea met Saturday at a remote island resort near Stockholm, Sweden — but after a full day of talks, they couldn’t even agree on how their meeting had gone. “The negotiations have not fulfilled our expectation and finally broke off,” the North’s chief nuclear negotiator told reporters through […]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Clashes between police and protesters killed 11 people in Baghdad on Saturday in a new flare-up of anti-government unrest, as security forces deployed in their hundreds to keep demonstrations away from central squares in the Iraqi capital. Police and medical sources reported the casualties after days of violence around anti-government protests, bringing […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A judge in southern Thailand shot himself in court after delivering a not guilty verdict in the case of five Muslim suspects charged with murder in the predominantly Buddhist country’s restive south. Khanakorn Pianchana shot himself in the chest after acquitting the suspects charged with murder, illegal association and gun-related offences on […]

A randy cat was placed on a glucose drip after mating with at least five females in just one night. Xiaopi, a Russian Blue, was left at a pet hotel by his owners, Mr and Mrs Zhao, in Guangdong Province in South China , on October 1. The cat was exhausted and in need of […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s metro system stayed shut on Saturday, paralyzing transport in the Asian financial hub after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations. Friday’s protests across the Chinese-ruled city erupted hours after its embattled leader, Carrie Lam, invoked colonial-era […]