Hong Kong authorities will not cap the monthly number of subsidised trips that eligible elderly and disabled people can take under a revamped transport fare scheme, largely because implementation costs would exceed the savings. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han revealed the decision on Friday, as data showed that an average of only about 450 people took more than 240 trips a month...
Hong Kong authorities will not cap the monthly number of subsidised trips that eligible elderly and disabled people can take under a revamped transport fare scheme, largely because implementation costs would exceed the savings. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han revealed the decision on Friday, as data showed that an average of only about 450 people took more than 240 trips a month under the scheme between May last year and April this year, out of about 2.7 million...
Updates from the second day of the series at Lord’s Sign up for The Spin | Follow us on TikTok | Mail Tanya A thoughtful piece from Andy Bull on Brendan McCullum which contains the killer line – “only two of that team that played [at Lord’s] back in 2022, Ben Stokes and Joe Root, made it all the way through the cycle back to this match.” Mike Atherton and Stuart Broad are in red blazers on Red for...
Updates from the second day of the series at Lord’s Sign up for The Spin | Follow us on TikTok | Mail Tanya A thoughtful piece from Andy Bull on Brendan McCullum which contains the killer line – “only two of that team that played [at Lord’s] back in 2022, Ben Stokes and Joe Root, made it all the way through the cycle back to this match.” Mike Atherton and Stuart Broad are in red blazers on Red for Ruth day at Lord’s. They laud Ollie Robinson. “He moved the ball and in such a dangerous area,” says Broad, “he was immaculate in his length and more importantly in his line.” Continue reading...
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters outside his office at the beginning of the legislative week at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional $70 billion for immigratio...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters outside his office at the beginning of the legislative week at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement and sending it to the House of Representatives for final consideration. The Senate voted 52-47 to approve the legislation, with no support from Democrats. One Republican voted against the bill. Republicans accused Democrats of "defunding" Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, despite the agencies having a combined $100 billion in unspent funds that was part of a larger DHS spending package enacted last year by Republicans. The House is not expected to take up the measure before next week, according to Republican leaders. Extra money for deportation crackdown Much of Thursday's long debate over the bill was overshadowed by efforts from Democrats, and some Republicans, to insert language unrelated to immigration. Those proposals revolved around prohibiting the use of federal funds and even private donations for building the lavish, 90,000 square-foot ballroom on White House grounds that Trump wants. Senators also debated provisions making it illegal for federal dollars to be used for an "anti-weaponization" fund that could compensate Trump's political allies for allegations that the government mistreated them. None of those amendments were approved. The funding provided by the bill would help pay for Trump's controversial migrant deportation crackdown over the next three years and augment about $100 billion in unspent Department of Homeland Security law enforcement money enacted last year by Republicans, who control Congress. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Beautiful, Clean Coal" event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 4...