Media mogul and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries on Tuesday. Lai, 76, a known opponent of the Chinese Communist Party, was sentenced to 69 months in prison last month
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai should be released and his “politically motivated prosecution” halted, claims Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron. The move comes before a high-profile trial of the pro-democracy publisher. Lord Cameron condemned the charges against Mr Lai, who faces a
LONDON (AP) — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai met with Britain’s foreign secretary on Tuesday to lobby for the U.K.’s help in securing his release from prison. Lai, the founder of the now-defunct Apple
Jimmy Tarbuck has made a shocking admission that he was involved a crash near his home. Mr Tarbuck, 83, admitted being caught in a hit-and-run crash close to this home in southwest London in May. The former entertainer’s incident was recorded on
Leeds United supporters have urged the BBC to apologise for what they claim are damaging and inaccurate scenes in the recent dramatisation of the Jimmy Savile scandal. Clive Miers, chair of the Leeds United Supporters Network, hit out at the broadcaster for
Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former US president Jimmy Carter, has now joined her husband in at-home hospice care, The Carter Center has announced. Rosalynn, a renowned philanthropist, was diagnosed with dementia earlier this year. Her husband has been receiving hospice care
Jimmy Savile, the infamous now-dead children’s broadcaster who sexually abused dozens of victims, should not have been the subject of a drama by the BBC, Tory MPs have claimed. The Corporation, which employed the infamous broadcaster, who presented shows like Jim’ll Fix
Jimmy Anderson revealed his concern for England players’ safety ahead of the run chase against Bangladesh at the Cricket World Cup. Jos Buttler’s side posted a large total of 364-9 but a dodgy outfield at Dharamsala is a worry heading into the
The BBC is set to release its controversial dramatisation of disgraced TV star Jimmy Savile’s life this evening. The widely famous and once-beloved presenter was unveiled as one of the most prolific sex abusers in history within just a few years of
His death on 5 May was confirmed by HM Prison Service, which said: “As with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has been informed.” A “do not resuscitate” order was in place when he was found unresponsive in bed