Paul Quinn convicted in light of DNA evidence from 2003 attack that led to notorious miscarriage of justice• The rape case that became one of Britain’s greatest miscarriages of justiceA man who evaded justice for more than two decades has been found guilty of the 2003 rape for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongfully jailed for 17 years.Paul Quinn, 52, was convicted by a jury on Friday after a fresh forensic analysis found traces of his DNA on the victim. Continue reading...
A man who evaded justice for more than two decades has been found guilty of the 2003 rape for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongfully jailed for 17 years.
Paul Quinn, 52, was convicted by a jury on Friday after a fresh forensic analysis found traces of his DNA on the victim.
Paul Quinn’s conviction, 23 years after the attack, exposes how a victim was repeatedly failed and an innocent man wrongly jailed• Paul Quinn found guilty of rapeOne of Britain’s most shocking miscarriages of justice began before dawn on a summer day in Salford more than 20 years ago.A young woman had walked the darkened streets alone for about five miles when she was honked at, wolf-whistled and was so frightened she hid for a while in undergrowth. Continue reading...
One of Britain’s most shocking miscarriages of justice began before dawn on a summer day in Salford more than 20 years ago.
A young woman had walked the darkened streets alone for about five miles when she was honked at, wolf-whistled and was so frightened she hid for a while in undergrowth.
DJ spent almost three decades working for corporation and was best known for Radio 1 show from 1985 to 2000Andy Kershaw – obituaryThe broadcaster Andy Kershaw, best known for the BBC Radio 1 show he hosted for 15 years, has died aged 66, his family told the corporation.His long career working for the BBC began in 1984 as host of the rock music show The Old Grey Whistle Test. He co-presented the corporation’s television coverage of Live Aid. Continue reading...
The broadcaster Andy Kershaw, best known for the BBC Radio 1 show he hosted for 15 years, has died aged 66, his family told the corporation.
His long career working for the BBC began in 1984 as host of the rock music show The Old Grey Whistle Test. He co-presented the corporation’s television coverage of Live Aid.
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A realtor has been ordered to pay a $3,600 fine after flying a drone into an active wildfire zone in British Columbia, where it distracted a helicopter pilot battling the blaze.
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For a year now, DJI has been issuing notes at the end of its product launch press releases saying that its drones and cameras weren't officially available from its US-based web store. But at the same time, US retailers did still find a way to stock the products. With the Osmo Pocket 4, that changed.
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Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuitsThe actor Pedro Pascal is waging a legal battle against a Chilean pisco merchant who has chosen a cheeky name for his brand of the country’s national spirit: Pedro Piscal.David Herrera registered the brand name with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco in off-licences and restaurants. Continue reading...
Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuits
The actor Pedro Pascal is waging a legal battle against a Chilean pisco merchant who has chosen a cheeky name for his brand of the country’s national spirit: Pedro Piscal.
David Herrera registered the brand name with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco in off-licences and restaurants.
More than 70 advocacy organizations are calling on Meta to halt reported plans to introduce facial recognition technology into its Ray-Ban smart glasses, warning of serious risks to privacy and public safety.
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Only 23 per cent of Hongkongers want children, a survey has shown, with the majority citing economic pressure as the biggest obstacle.
The Hong Kong Women Development Association on April 13, 2026. Photo: The Hong Kong Women Development Association.
The Hong Kong Women Development Association (HKWDA) said at a press conference on Monday that 98.7 per cent of respondents identified economic pressure as the biggest barrier to having children.
Meanwhile, 92.7 per cent mentioned housing
Only 23 per cent of Hongkongers want children, a survey has shown, with the majority citing economic pressure as the biggest obstacle.
The Hong Kong Women Development Association on April 13, 2026. Photo: The Hong Kong Women Development Association.
The Hong Kong Women Development Association (HKWDA) said at a press conference on Monday that 98.7 per cent of respondents identified economic pressure as the biggest barrier to having children.
Meanwhile, 92.7 per cent mentioned housing problems as an obstacle, followed by a busy work schedule at 80.6 per cent.
The group said it surveyed a total of 2,413 people aged 19 to 49 between January 26 and February 23 this year.
The results showed that 33 per cent of those aged 30 to 39 wanted to have children – the highest share compared with other age groups. For the 19 to 29 and the 40 to 49 age groups, the figure was 16 per cent.
The HKWDA said the share of respondents expressing interest in having children was lower than in previous years. Since 2022, the figure had hovered between 24 and 31 per cent.
An infant’s hand. File photo: jianfeng lai, via Pexels.
The survey results come as Hong Kong continues to struggle with declining fertility despite cash handouts and tax relief in recent years to boost childbirth.
The following year, the number of registered births increased to 36,767, up from 33,288.
But it fell again in 2025 to 31,714, a record low.
A newborn baby. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Karen Law, a vice-president of the group and a Sha Tin district councillor, said during the press conference that the rise in births in 2024 was only “surface-level,” boosted by the handouts and the fact that it was the Year of the Dragon, known as an auspicious year to have children.
During the budget address in February, Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced some tax relief measures for families with children, although some lawmakers said this was still insufficient.
Chan did not say whether the HK$20,000 cash handout, initially announced as a three-year scheme set to expire this year, would be extended.
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