Hong Kong is set to nearly double the campus area of one of three university towns planned for the Northern Metropolis to 75 hectares, with space reserved for a second campus for the city’s only public institution specialising in performing arts. According to a paper submitted to North District Council by the Development Bureau and picked up by the media over the weekend, the campus area of Ta Kwu Ling university town – which is part of a 250-hectare zone earmarked for priority development –...

China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has been tasked with uncovering fabricated data using modern technology, according to the latest update to the agency’s responsibilities endorsed by Beijing. On Friday, the State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform published a revised scheme dictating the agency’s functions, internal structure and staffing quotas. The scheme took effect on October 28, according to the notice. The office is a joint Communist Party and state body that finalises...

Plans for a controversial 90-home estate have been approved despite residents' fears their village will face “more traffic chaos”.

The family of a makeup-loving girl who lost her battle with cancer have teamed up with a popular cosmetic brand to launch a product in her name.

Two friends are launching a new bar which will reflect a trendy New York-style spot with cocktails and small plates.

Lisa Nandy lashed out after Brand was last week convicted of raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three women during his showbiz heyday.

Thousands of mourners, including Andy Burnham attending the first service of his premiership, bowed their heads as the Last Post played during an emotional ceremony on Whitehall.

The Royals were in attendance for the annual ceremony on Remembrance Sunday and watched on as the King and Prince William led an emotional service.

James Bailey was strolling through a fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island when he made an extraordinary discovery.

Katy Perry is reportedly set to reveal secrets about her marriage to Russell Brand in a new book and docuseries

Alison Moore had subjected her husband Rob to several violent episodes over a number of months culminating in the disgusting and distressing attack involving excrement.

The UN climate talks get underway in Antalya, Turkey on Monday with Bowen in the role of co-President along with the host nation's Environment Minister Murat Kurum.

Detroit broadcaster Kevin Adell, 59, will likely lose some of his priced vehicles after he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 23 to fend off more than 20 creditors.

A two-minute silence was held in St Peter's Square after the Last Post was sounded

The Library of Congress has previously tried to obtain the map, but was outbid.

Aged just 12, Danny Oakley and his younger brother Ricky appeared on national television. Unfortunately for them it was The Jeremy Kyle Show.

The family of a long-serving firefighter and Army veteran has celebrated his 100th birthday.

She showed strength, resilience, determination and courage - all qualities essential in a good leader and sorely lacking in many of today's politicians.

An Australian helicopter crashed into a river on the island of Borneo during firefighting operations on Sunday.

A prosecutor accused of inappropriate relationships with inmates is facing 12 fresh charges as investigators allege she exchanged sensitive info with underworld figures.

Ernest Cruz, 38, abused the 'barely conscious' victim in a private room at Bournemouth Hospital - going in to see her 12 times over a two-hour period.

Police are investigating a potential arson offence following the fire in Hazel Grove

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A yellow weather warning has been put in place as dense fog is expected to hit the county.

China’s newest land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the DF-61, has made its way into routine military training much faster than earlier ICBMs, according to state broadcaster CCTV. That raises the question of whether the People’s Liberation Army is becoming more efficient at integrating new strategic missiles into its nuclear forces. Shao Yongling, who has worked as a researcher with the PLA Rocket Force, told CCTV on Thursday that the DF-61’s progression from its public debut at a...

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If, as she claims, Albo offered her extra staffers for her vote in the Senate, the PM must resign immediately.

A father who watched his teenage son die in a motorbike crash has launched civil action alleging the boy's own negligence caused the accident that left him with severe psychiatric injuries.

The convicted rapist and his pop star wife were interviewed by a GMTV reporter about the event.

Mistakes that left about 30 columns defective at a Hong Kong railway station under construction were “unimaginable”, lawmakers and engineers said on Sunday, adding that the repairs were expected to be straightforward and unlikely to delay the project. The MTR Corporation was also urged to set up a reporting mechanism that would allow frontline workers to flag problems during construction. The comments came a day after the Buildings Department revealed that about 30 columns at the MTR’s Tung...