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Homicide, fraud, gambling dens: Why did China execute 11 members of a family?

Eleven members of the powerful Ming family, involved in large-scale scam centers and gambling operations in Myanmar, have been executed in China. Sentenced for crimes including homicide and fraud, their downfall signifies a major outcome of China's crackdown on cross-border criminal networks. The family's operations generated billions and led to…

The Times of India

45 Years Ago, An Iconic Space Opera Wasted Its Potential With A Fatal Mistake

Is the 1980 'Flash Gordon' a cult classic? Let's take an honest look and see how this film stacks up against its golden age origins.

Inverse

Ming Campbell was only Liberal who looked like he could run country – Tim Farron

MPs have paid tribute to former Liberal Democrat leader Baron Campbell of Pittenweem

Evening Standard

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China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family-run Myanmar scam operations

Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and illegal gambling worth $1.4bn

The Guardian - AU

Tributes paid to ‘guiding light’ Lord Menzies Campbell

The former Liberal Democrat leader and veteran politician has died aged 84.

Evening Standard

Menzies Campbell death: Former Lib Dem leader dies aged 84

Lord Campbell – known as Ming – was a ‘dedicated public servant’ and ‘true Liberal giant’, Sir Ed Davey said

The Independent UK

Menzies Campbell, former Liberal Democrat leader, dies at 84

Campbell was North East Fife MP for nearly three decades before becoming a peer, and once held UK 100m record

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‘Women’s bodies exploited at an unprecedented scale’: Chinese censors failing to deal with deepfakes and hidden cameras, say activists

Secretly filmed images of women are spreading online, yet the authorities seem more focused on censorship than punishing the perpetrators, critics say

The Guardian - AU

10 Odd and Entertaining Comic Book Character Team Ups

Sometimes comic book companies will publish odd character team-ups that don’t make sense but might make money. For example, Marvel and DC will publish two comics featuring Deadpool and Batman in September and November 2025. As a traditionalist comic book fan, it does not make much sense to me. Still,…

Personal Finance Advice

A 16th-century Chinese writer spoke of workplace burnout, leaving a blueprint for radical acts of rest

We are in the middle of a global workplace burnout epidemic — aptly named the “burnout society” by Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han.

The Conversation

High Potential episode 4 recap: Morgan’s latest case hits close to home

In High Potential episode 4, Morgan and Karadec search for a missing sisters, which leads them deep into the California woods.

WhatToWatch

Improving people’s lives should be Labour’s first priority. Not that Ming vase

Britain is angry about poverty and austerity but Keir Starmer seems more worried about Tory criticism

The Guardian - UK

This timid ‘Ming vase’ strategy won’t turn Labour into a dynasty

Caution is understandable, but, if elected, Starmer and Reeves will need to make bold decisions on investment and Europe

The Guardian - UK

Mandarin Oriental Mayfair review: inside London's most luxurious new hotel

Unashamedly opulent — Harriet Addison checks into London’s newest £1,000 per night hotel

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Keir Starmer expected to make it to No 10 despite his low personal popularity

The Labour leader has mirrored Blair’s highly cautious ‘Ming vase’ approach, and it has paid off so far

Evening Standard

OPINION - Do Labour realise they're in their honeymoon period already? It won't last

Screw the Ming vase, Keir. If you can’t enjoy 20-point leads — and that’s on a bad day — then you have no business being in politics. We get it, power is the point (a concept that must be patiently re-explained to Labour Party members every general election defeat). Yes,…

Evening Standard

Best books to spark queer joy in 2024

From queer cannon classics to coffee table crowd-pleasers, these books speak to the beauty of queer love in all its forms

GamesRadar

Genshin Impact 4.4 release date and time - When the Xianyun and Gaming banner starts

Here's when Genshin Impact version 4.4 launches

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OPINION - The Standard View: Can Keir Starmer’s Labour fix the challenges Britain faces?

In the run-up to the 1997 General Election, Roy Jenkins famously compared an ever-cautious Tony Blair to a man “carrying a priceless Ming vase across a highly polished floor.” More than a quarter of a century on, the same line has been thrown repeatedly at Sir Keir Starmer. But today,…

The Guardian - UK

Three convicted after Met police sting operation recovers £2m Ming vase

Detective from force’s specialist crime unit says cross-border operation was the result of four years’ work

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore and Bellies by Nicola Dinan.

Zenger

Rare Chinese Rosewood Table From Ming Dynasty To Spark Bidding War

400-year-old Ming Dynasty table found in UK house set to fetch $127k at auction

Wales Online

The 400-year-old table set to sell for £100K found in two-up two-down home

The Chinese Ming table is worth half as much as the Derby house where its owners live

The Guardian - UK

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review – the fizz of first love

The complex layers beneath interpersonal relationships are closely observed in this moving debut of friendship, transitioning and first love

Los Angeles Times

Russell Simmons' daughter insists he's 'completely changed,' and it's been 'terrifying'

Russell Simmons' daughters and ex-wife have taken to Instagram with claims that the music mogul has been emotionally abusive and increasingly volatile.

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