A Succession-like feud has engulfed one of Singapore’s richest families as property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng accused his son of plotting a boardroom takeover. Mr Kwek says he has filed court papers accusing his son Sherman of trying to take control of the real estate firm City Developments Limited (CDL). He is seeking to fire […]
Zac Sherratt BBC News, South East Hudgell Solicitors Laura Winham was found dead at her flat in Woking in May 2021 A council has apologised after one of its tenants lay dead in her Surrey flat for more than three years. Laura Winham, 41, was found dead in her flat in Woking by her mother […]
LOS ANGELES — Amid all the chaos and disruption of the past month-plus for the Los Angeles Lakers, they have firmly established themselves as among the best teams in the league. Since Jan. 15 — their first win after the Los Angeles wildfires — the Lakers have the league’s best record at 15-4. They rank […]
“They have very good rare earth” Ukraine has finally struck a deal to share revenue from mineral sources with the United States, following weeks of sometimes tense negotiations punctuated by insults and threats by President Trump. What Trump proclaimed as a “very big deal” is indeed noteworthy — both in terms of how his administration […]
Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images There has been growing public anger about sewage spills into waterways The public, environment groups and investors are being asked for their views about how the water sector can be changed by a body set up by the UK government. The head of a new independent commission […]
Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans’ streak of five straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT. The result was a measure of revenge for first-time winner Japan, which lost […]
The founding family of 7-Eleven’s Japanese parent company has failed to secure the money to buy it out, the company said Thursday, months after they launched a bid worth over $50 billion to fend off a foreign takeover. Seven & i Holdings, which sits atop a vast network of 85,000 convenience stores, primarily in Asia […]
Sean Dilley, Molly Stazicker and Esme Stallard BBC Transport and BBC Climate & Science PA A second runway would be fully operational by the end of the decade if plans are approved, Gatwick says A decision is expected later on whether Gatwick airport can expand to two simultaneously functioning runways. The airport wants to move […]
Tuesday night, Lionel Messi did what he usually does. On a Champions League stage, he delivered a sensational highlight and helped his club advance, with Inter Miami dismissing Sporting Kansas City (4-1 on aggregate) to move to the Concacaf Champions Cup last 16. But hours earlier, Messi was in less familiar territory, having received his […]
School-aged child dies in Texas amid outbreak concentrated among followers of Christian sect. The United States has reported its first measles death in a decade after an unvaccinated child fell ill amid an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Texas. The school-aged child died overnight after being hospitalised in Lubbock, northwest Texas, the state’s […]