Zhimin Qian fleeced 128,000 people out of money (Picture: Metropolitan Police/Metro) The mastermind behind a multibillion-pound bitcoin fraud operation was finally snared after a police raid on a mansion in leafy Hampstead. Today, Zhimin Qian was jailed for 11 years and eight months after masterminding a scam which led UK police …
Read More »Portrait of the week: Gaza ceasefire, unemployment increases and a Gen Z uprising
Home Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, praised President Donald Trump for the Gaza ceasefire agreement while in India accompanied by a trade delegation of 126. He then flew off to Egypt for the summit at which the peace declaration was signed. Sir Keir asserted that the dropping of a …
Read More »Why Prince Andrew was accused of ‘lacking self-awareness’ and living on ‘Planet Windsor’, according to royal author
With the recent publication of Andrew Lownie’s searing biography of Prince Andrew, the Duke’s reputation has faced further damage as fresh revelations are brought to light. Lownie’s 2025 book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, which the historian spent four years working on, chronicles Andrew’s lavish lifestyle, …
Read More »Royal Navy flexes its military muscles in show of strength to China as HMS Prince of Wales joins fleet of warships from US, Japan and Australia in northern Philippine Sea
Britain’s mighty aircraft carrier strike group has flexed its muscles in a show of strength to China during a major series of military drills with American, Japan and Australia. The Royal Navy’s £3.5billion flagship HMS Prince of Wales – the most powerful warship ever built by the UK – showed …
Read More »Hinkley Point C nuclear plant construction workers take wildcat action against management bullying
Workers at the under construction Hinkley Point C nuclear plant site in Somerset, south-west England, returned to work Thursday after launching a second unofficial walkout in less than a week. The wildcat action last Wednesday, followed by the stoppage which started on Tuesday this week, was triggered by workplace bullying …
Read More »REVEALED: Secret spy dungeon plan for China’s London ‘super-embassy’ in the heart of London – as Starmer is accused of appeasing Beijing by waving through plans for sinister basement rooms and tunnel at old Royal Mint site
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of appeasing Beijing by waving through plans for a new Chinese ‘super-embassy’ in London which will include ‘spy dungeons’ in the heart of the City. Planning documents for the controversial embassy on the site of the Royal Mint buildings include ‘two suites of anonymous …
Read More »How China’s wine culture and museums are keeping Royal Selangor’s pewter relevant in a changing market
China’s growing wine culture has driven demand for pewter wine accessories, leading to a 190 per cent increase in Royal Selangor’s drinkware sales over the past five years. Royal Selangor is expanding into new product categories, including ambient lighting and a dedicated pen collection, while maintaining a balance between modern …
Read More »Chinese ambassador secretly met Prince Andrew at Royal Lodge after car-crash Newsnight interview, court documents reveal
By GLEN KEOGH AND MARK HOOKHAM Published: 17:08 EST, 3 February 2025 | Updated: 17:30 EST, 3 February 2025 The Chinese ambassador was secretly ushered into Windsor’s Royal Lodge for a business meeting with Prince Andrew just weeks after his disastrous BBC Newsnight interview, court documents reveal. Andrew’s closest aide, …
Read More »EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Gordonstoun dinner snub for royal old boy Prince Andrew
Of all the snubs Prince Andrew has had to endure since he stepped back from royal duties in 2019, the latest might hurt the most. I can disclose that King Charles’s brother wasn’t invited to a dinner in honour of his alma mater at Windsor Castle, even though he lives …
Read More »Trump election threatens to torpedo UK Starmer government China policy “reset”
The naming of Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo as a “spy” working on behalf Beijing by anti-China hawks in Britain’s ruling elite has exacerbated the crisis facing the Labour government’s geopolitical strategy. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer came to power criticising the previous Conservative government’s policies on China as “inconsistent”. Labour would …
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