‘Failed former Tory MPs’ who join Reform unlikely to be selected as candidates, Zia Yusuf says – as it happened | Politics

‘Failed former Tory MPs’ who join Reform UK unlikely to be selected as candidates, Zia Yusuf says “Failed Tory MPs” are unlikely to be chosen as parliamentary candidates for Reform Uk at... Read more »

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 159 as officials order citywide scaffolding net removal | Hong Kong apartment fires

The death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex fire has risen to 159 as officials ordered all scaffolding mesh in the city to be removed by Saturday. The blaze that last week... Read more »

After the Hong Kong inferno: inside the 5 December Guardian Weekly | Hong Kong apartment fires

Watching with horror from London last week as flames ripped through seven adjacent apartment blocks in Hong Kong, it was impossible not to think back to the Grenfell Tower fire of 2017,... Read more »

Global IP Protection: Why You Need a Strategy, Not Just an Application

When brands think about protecting their intellectual property abroad, they often start with the most visible tasks: filing a trademark application, registering a patent, or sending a takedown notice to deal with... Read more »

Any Lethal Fire Calls for Serious Reflection

The catastrophic fire at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court housing complex last week has been widely discussed on mainland social media. Many commenters mourned the dead as their number climbed past 100,... Read more »

Farewell to a Deleted WeChat Account, “Du Fu of Huanhua Creek”

Late last month, WeChat moderators’ axe fell on “Du Fu of Huanhua Creek,” apparently prompted by a post questioning online comments about Sino-Japanese tensions. On their other account, “History Rhymes,” author “Xu... Read more »

UK government delays decision on China’s super-embassy until January | China

The government has delayed its decision on whether to approve China’s super-embassy in London until January, when Keir Starmer is expected to visit Beijing. Ministers are expected to greenlight the controversial plans... Read more »

Jury trials to be scrapped for cases where sentences are likely to be less than three years, says Lammy – UK politics live | Politics

Lammy says jury trials will be restricted to cases where offenders likely to get sentence of more than three years Lammy says he is going to follow Leveson’s recommendations. Cases where a... Read more »

China Trend Watch: Hong Kong Fire Updates, Nantong’s Viral Moment & Japanese Concert Cancellations

The year is 1990, and the streets of Beijing’s Fangshan District are eerily quiet. You can almost hear a pin drop in the petrochemical town, as tens of thousands of workers and... Read more »

Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires | Hong Kong apartment fires

Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested 13 people on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to last week’s devastating fire, as they face growing criticism from residents over the arrests under national security... Read more »