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Parents join search for Amelia Bambridge, who was last seen at a party on Koh Rong island The father of Amelia Bambridge, the British woman missing on Koh Rong island in Cambodia, has said he is losing hope that his daughter will be found alive.The 21-…
Case of two teenagers taken in by social services reaffirms plight of young people attempting to escape povertyIn the Vietnamese community it is known as the “VIP” route – an illegal entry into the UK on a flight using someone else’s passport or a doct…
Relatives of those thought to have perished in Essex face a terrible wait for newsThroughout the day, prayers for the dead rang out over loudspeakers. Residents, their heads bowed, could be seen walking solemnly through Yen Thanh’s rain-soaked streets….
Amelia Bambridge, 21, from Sussex, was last seen in early hours of Thursday at beach party on Koh RongPolice and volunteers in Cambodia are searching for a missing British woman last seen by friends in the early hours of Thursday at a beach party on th…
British authorities criticised by nationalist paper as country voices shock at truck fatalitiesChinese citizens have expressed shock, anger and outrage over the deaths of 39 people found in a lorry in the UK and believed to be Chinese nationals, in a c…
Demonstrators surround government complex, throwing rocks and molotov cocktailsA peaceful rally in Hong Kong has descended into chaos as police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who hurled petrol bombs, set fires, and clashed with residents…
Campaign accused of ignoring colonial abuses when setting out maritime industries’ futureHistorians and academics have labelled a new government campaign “tone deaf” and “historically illiterate” for using images of ships used for slavery and colonisat…
Archbishop says sorry ‘in the name of Christ’ over killing of 379 unarmed protesters in 1919The archbishop of Canterbury has apologised “in the name of Christ” for the 1919 massacre at Amritsar in India, when hundreds of people were shot dead by Britis…
Teargas canisters made in the UK have previously been used on protesters in the territoryHong Kong is no longer sending a delegation to next week’s DSEI arms fair in London, a month after it emerged that the UK government had invited representatives fr…
After 1997 UK replaced passports giving right of abode with visa-free travel documents with no work rightsCalls for the UK to restore the right of abode to people in Hong Kong are growing as the political crisis in the former British colony escalates.A…
Retailer’s target is part of aim to use 100% sustainable cotton in all product categoriesPrimark has announced plans to improve its sustainability credentials by training 160,000 cotton farmers in India, Pakistan and China in environmentally friendly f…
Simon Cheng is back in Hong Kong, say relatives and friends, after weeks of detention in mainland ChinaA staff member at the British consulate in Hong Kong who was detained in mainland China has been released, his family said on Saturday, ending an ord…
Devices may be examined at crossings to mainland China, Foreign Office saysHong Kong latest: protesters join hands in 30-mile human chainBritish travellers heading to Hong Kong have been told their electronic devices could be checked at the border with…
The 100th anniversary of its independence from Britain should remind us of our long history with the country and our obligations, says Simon Diggins Simon Tisdall (Trump’s peace plan is a gross betrayal of Afghanistan, Journal, 20 August) is completely…
Allegation directed at employee of consulate in Hong Kong is often used by Bejing authorities to smear criticsChinese state media has accused a worker at the British consulate in Hong Kong who is detained in mainland China of visiting prostitutes – an …