An Australian journalist who kept a diary of the coronavirus pandemic has been arrested in China with no reasons given. Cheng Lei, an English-language presenter with the state-owned China Global Television Network since 2012, wrote withering Facebook posts about the Communist Party. The Beijing-based business journalist, who studied in Brisbane and Melbourne, mocked the earlier lockdown … Read more
Man, 62, is arrested at Heathrow and taken to Belfast as he becomes 10th suspect detained in major campaign against New IRA terror group The man, aged 62, lives in Scotland and has been taken to Belfast for questioning He was arrested by detectives at Heathrow Airport under the Terrorism Act Ten people have been … Read more
Man, 62, is arrested at Heathrow and taken to Belfast as he becomes 10th suspect detained in major campaign against New IRA terror group The man, aged 62, lives in Scotland and has been taken to Belfast for questioning He was arrested by detectives at Heathrow Airport under the Terrorism Act Ten people have been … Read more
Four Hong Kong ‘students’ aged 16 to 21 are detained for ‘urging independence’ from China in the region’s first arrests under its controversial national security law Three males and one female, aged 16 to 21, were arrested across Hong Kong The youths were charged with inciting secession from the Chinese state Police said the group … Read more
Four Hong Kong ‘students’ aged 16 to 21 are detained for ‘urging independence’ from China in the region’s first arrests under its controversial national security law Three males and one female, aged 16 to 21, were arrested across Hong Kong The youths were charged with inciting secession from the Chinese state Police said the group … Read more
Five cruise ships have been detained in UK docks after trapped crew went on hunger strike over unpaid wages amid coronavirus. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency boarded six ships docked in Bristol and Essex on Friday amid reports of late pay and expired contracts. Athens-based Global Cruise Lines limited own the five ships that were … Read more
Five cruise ships have been detained in UK docks after crews went on hunger strike over unpaid wages while being trapped on board amid coronavirus. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency boarded six ships on Friday amid reports of late pay and expired contracted on board ships docked in Bristol and Essex. Athens-based Global Cruise Lines … Read more
A woman who was arrested after a seven-year-old girl was stabbed to death in a park in front of her parents has been detained under the Mental Health Act. Police were called to Queens Park, in Bolton, on Sunday afternoon following the ‘totally unprovoked and random’ attack. The girl had been out with her family … Read more