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Team UAE’s Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader’s pink jersey during the 21st and last stage of the 107th Giro d’Italia cycling race. Photo: AFP

Tour de France

Tension builds as Tour de France rivals Pogacar, Vingegaard brace for fresh duel

Race gets under way in Florence next weekend with four riders in mix, and tour set up to go down to the wire.

22 Jun 2024 - 1:00PM

Hong Kong society

Letters | If well regulated, assisted dying would ease unnecessary suffering

11 May 2024 - 11:30AM

Hong Kong racing

Purton hits 100 wins for eighth straight season with four-timer at Sha Tin

5 May 2024 - 7:16PM

Art

The story behind Hidden Space, industrial Hong Kong art space

Artist Kay Beadman bought space in an industrial building without a plan for it. Now she and two fellow artists run it as an art space, where they encourage young artists to experiment.

9 Apr 2024 - 11:15AM

Kay Mei-ling Beadman, co-founder of Hidden Space, at her Kwai Hing studio. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Fame and celebrity

Chuck and Blair IRL? Meet Ed Westwick’s Bollywood star fiancée, Amy Jackson

Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick, who played Chuck Bass in the iconic TV drama that ran from 2007 to 2012, just announced his engagement in a joint Instagram post with fiancée Amy Jackson

7 Feb 2024 - 6:00AM

Chinese culture

5 Year of the Dragon stamp sets: better than US’ much criticised design?

Following the furore over the United States Postal Service’s 2024 Year of the Dragon commemorative stamp, we look at rival stamp designs from Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan, Thailand and the Isle of Man.

7 Feb 2024 - 4:11AM

Israel-Gaza war

Yemen Houthis seize ship in Red Sea with link to Israeli company

Hijacking raises fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Gaza war were playing out on a new maritime front.

20 Nov 2023 - 2:21PM

The Galaxy Leader in 2018. File photo: Owen Foley via Reuters

Fashion

Wearing your Rolex or Patek Philippe in Europe? Why you should be worried

Cities in Europe have seen a spike in luxury watch robberies. As thieves become more discerning, the wealthy are less inclined to wear high-end timepieces.

13 Dec 2022 - 6:45PMvideocam

Britain

Horrifying crash injures cyclists and spectators at Commonwealth Games

British Olympic champion Matt Walls was treated in the stands for almost 40 minutes after both he and his bike were flung off the track. He was taken to hospital with another rider, while two spectators received medical attention.

1 Aug 2022 - 12:55AM

Royalty

Watch: Parade kicks off Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee celebrations

Four days of celebrations honouring Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne gets started with a display of British military traditions stretching from the days of horse and cannon to the jet age.

2 Jun 2022 - 5:00PMvideocam

Queen Elizabeth is the longest-serving monarch in British history and this year celebrates her 70th year on the throne. File photo: AFP

Royalty

UK queen’s Platinum Jubilee: a rundown of four days of festivities

Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee will be on a truly royal scale, featuring millions of participants around Britain and climaxing in a TV spectacle expected to be watched by a billion worldwide.

2 Jun 2022 - 11:04AM

Visitors walk along the Mall towards Buckingham Palace ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in central London. Photo: Bloomberg

Fame and celebrity

Meet Joe Locke, the breakout star of Netflix’s new LGBT drama Heartstopper

The 18-year-old Locke landed his role as Charlie Spring without an agent – selected from among 10,000 hopefuls – and dreams of being the first gay Disney prince

4 May 2022 - 1:00AM

Hong Kong courts

Will Hong Kong echo other ex-colonies in casting off the UK’s legal legacy?

One analyst said it was a question of ‘when, rather than whether’ Hong Kong follows sister city Singapore and other former British colonies in removing foreign influence from its judiciary.

23 Apr 2022 - 1:44PM

Tour de France

Cavendish talks epic Tour de France comeback, depression, and cycling for family

‘[Mental health is] not about being strong, or weak, in the head. It’s an illness,’ says Mark Cavendish, who has been nominated for Laureus World Sports’ comeback of the year award.

13 Mar 2022 - 9:30AM

Mark Cavendish after winning the UAE Cycling Tour second stage event from Hudayriyat Island to the Abu Dhabi Breakwater. Photo: AP

Trail running and hiking

Hong Kong 1,500m record still stands after ‘ridiculous’ 50 years

Dave Gibson set the 1,500m record in 1972, running for Hong Kong in Manila, and hopes news of the 50 year anniversary might inspire a young runner to break it

8 Mar 2022 - 11:05PM

The 1972 Goodwill Open Track and Field Championships, where David Gibson (third from left) set the Hong Kong 1,500m record, which was stood for 50 years. Photo: HKAAA Archives