Lee Milne sentenced to eight years in landmark case after being found guilty of culpable homicide of Kimberly Milne A man convicted of killing his wife, who took her own life after repeated domestic abuse, has been jailed for eight years in case seen as a significant legal milestone. Kimberly Milne, 28, died when she jumped from a bridge in July 2023. Her estranged husband, Lee Milne, was found gu...
Lee Milne sentenced to eight years in landmark case after being found guilty of culpable homicide of Kimberly Milne A man convicted of killing his wife, who took her own life after repeated domestic abuse, has been jailed for eight years in case seen as a significant legal milestone. Kimberly Milne, 28, died when she jumped from a bridge in July 2023. Her estranged husband, Lee Milne, was found guilty of culpable homicide last month after a trial at the high court in Glasgow. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org Continue reading...
A Hong Kong independent bookstore owner has been fined HK$32,000 (US$4,085) for holding a Spanish class in his shop after a court ruled the course took place at an unregistered school. Pong Yat-ming, 52, was convicted on Friday of violating the Education Ordinance by organising a Spanish course in April last year at Book Punch, a bookstore he founded in Sham Shui Po in 2020. Kowloon City Court ear...
A Hong Kong independent bookstore owner has been fined HK$32,000 (US$4,085) for holding a Spanish class in his shop after a court ruled the course took place at an unregistered school. Pong Yat-ming, 52, was convicted on Friday of violating the Education Ordinance by organising a Spanish course in April last year at Book Punch, a bookstore he founded in Sham Shui Po in 2020. Kowloon City Court earlier heard Pong’s defence at his trial, where he testified that he held the basic language course to...
The case was the first prosecution of its kind in Scotland, in that Lee Milne was responsible for killing his wife even though she jumped to her death.
The case was the first prosecution of its kind in Scotland, in that Lee Milne was responsible for killing his wife even though she jumped to her death.
RHJ/iStock via Getty Images Valterra Platinum Limited ( ANGPY )( AGPPF ) is essentially a bet on PGM prices. While there was a boost to PGM prices in our last coverage due to more formalized venues for trading PGM derivatives, the Iran War and general pressures on the market have been reflected in PGM prices ultimately driven by ICE demand. We note that the threat of these energy crises, perhaps t...
RHJ/iStock via Getty Images Valterra Platinum Limited ( ANGPY )( AGPPF ) is essentially a bet on PGM prices. While there was a boost to PGM prices in our last coverage due to more formalized venues for trading PGM derivatives, the Iran War and general pressures on the market have been reflected in PGM prices ultimately driven by ICE demand. We note that the threat of these energy crises, perhaps the fact in particular that Iran may persist in its control of the Strait of Hormuz with tolls, is possibly going to drag forward the immediate demand boost to EVs that some reports have been showing further into the future as a household hedge against higher prices at the pump, which is a threat to PGM prices as it may bring forward the date after which the PGM market is in surplus. With demand destruction risks also an issue for markets dependent on leveraged purchases like cars, we are also cautious of Valterra and PGM price direction. Result and PGM Commentary On the PGM market, the conflict between Israel and Lebanon remains a sticking point in a true end to the supply issues with the conflict. While apparently more traffic was moving through the Strait than expected , risks for tankers are still exceptionally high, and Iran is levying tolls that put a high floor on oil prices . As part of a possible ceasefire deal, Iran is trying to make the tolls a permanent fixture for Hormuz passage to finance reconstruction. So even if the conflict ends, which it hasn't really yet, oil prices could remain high, though the oil futures curve has pared back bets that it will for now. With a starting point that the issues continue, we want to highlight some initial anecdotal data that some European dealerships are seeing considerable surges in EV demand relative to ICEs, though we'd expect inflation to be a threat overall to any leveraged purchases of durables. Therefore, both by share erosion and also deferral risks on big purchases like cars, we question the demand curve for PGMs. In...
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma ’s Yunfeng Capital Co. and alternative-asset manager Hillhouse Investment are among key investors planning to buy shares in the Hong Kong listing of Victory Giant Technology Huizhou Co. , according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be among the city’s largest maiden share sales this year. The firms are planning to participate as cornerstone investors, wh...
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma ’s Yunfeng Capital Co. and alternative-asset manager Hillhouse Investment are among key investors planning to buy shares in the Hong Kong listing of Victory Giant Technology Huizhou Co. , according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be among the city’s largest maiden share sales this year. The firms are planning to participate as cornerstone investors, which get guaranteed allocation in a deal in exchange for holding the shares for a period of time, the people said, asking not to be identified to discuss a private matter. Deliberations are ongoing, and details of the deal including the cornerstone investments may change, the people added. Founded in 2006, Victory Giant makes printed circuit board products that are the intricate electronic backbone for artificial-intelligence servers. Its shares are already traded in Shenzhen. The Guangdong-based company is set to start taking investor orders as early as Monday for the listing, which may raise about $2 billion, the people said, barring any last-minute snags. It is aiming to list shares later this month, they added. Other potential cornerstone investors in the deal include South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities Co. and a Morgan Stanley entity, the people said. Victory Giant, Yunfeng, Hillhouse, and Morgan Stanley didn’t respond to requests for comment. A representative for Mirae was unable to comment when reached by Bloomberg. Victory Giant had 19.3 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in revenue in 2025. Analysts polled by Bloomberg expect the company’s revenue to rise about 70% this year. The Shenzhen-listed shares of the company have more than quadrupled over the past year, along with the surge in AI-related stocks. Hong Kong recently notched its best quarter in five years for new listings, but the deal flow now faces fresh snags. The mood has soured as regulators warned over staff shortages and the quality of paperwork, Beijing rolled out restrictions on some Chinese companies seeki...
undefined Surging exports of Chinese passenger vehicles in the first quarter of 2026 provided a crucial bright spot to the country’s automakers as domestic sales slumped amid waning subsidies and rising costs. The widening divergence underscores the growing reliance of Chinese car manufacturers on overseas markets to sustain growth, accelerating their push to localize production globally as domest...
undefined Surging exports of Chinese passenger vehicles in the first quarter of 2026 provided a crucial bright spot to the country’s automakers as domestic sales slumped amid waning subsidies and rising costs. The widening divergence underscores the growing reliance of Chinese car manufacturers on overseas markets to sustain growth, accelerating their push to localize production globally as domestic demand cools. China’s Auto Exports Continue to Surge Domestic retail sales of passenger cars dropped 17.4% year-on-year to about 4.2 million units in the first quarter, while exports soared 61.4% to about 1.8 million units, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
Despite a raft of absences, world champions have such depth they will begin the 2026 tournament as firm favourites If there isn’t a conspiracy theory out there about England having a factory that churns out world-class players then there should be. The Red Roses squad will be without at least eight Rugby World Cup winners because of injury, pregnancies and retirements for the Women’s Six Nations b...
Despite a raft of absences, world champions have such depth they will begin the 2026 tournament as firm favourites If there isn’t a conspiracy theory out there about England having a factory that churns out world-class players then there should be. The Red Roses squad will be without at least eight Rugby World Cup winners because of injury, pregnancies and retirements for the Women’s Six Nations but they are still overwhelming favourites for a grand slam. For others, a squad so depleted would throw their campaign into chaos, but not for England. Abby Dow has retired? The brilliant Claudia Moloney-MacDonald can be brought in. The captain, Zoe Stratford, is pregnant? World Rugby player of the year nominee Meg Jones steps up to take the armband. The seemingly endless conveyor belt of generational stars at England’s disposal is why they have been able to dominate the world stage for the past few years. That and bringing in full-time contracts before anyone else. Continue reading...