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蔡天鳳案續審　鑑證警員稱雪櫃左側驗出鄺港傑指紋

名媛蔡天鳳（Abby Choi）涉遭鄺氏三父子謀殺肢解案（HCCC 198/2025），案件今(28日）在高等法院續審，鑑證科證人作供，並透露在客廳雪櫃發現鄺港傑的指紋。三名被告：前大伯鄺港傑（35歲，司機）、前家翁鄺球（69歲，退休人士）、前夫鄺港智（32歲，無業），三人被控於2023年2月21日，在香港謀殺蔡天鳳，並在同月21至23日阻止合法埋葬蔡天鳳的屍體。

屯門便利店職員截停懷疑盜竊男子　片段指涉貨物約值500元

網上流傳多條片段，拍攝到一名身穿印有「YLK」字眼灰色衫的男子，被一名便利店職員捉住阻止其離開，期間職員高呼：「有人偷嘢啊！報警唔該！

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屯門黃金泳灘女子疑遇溺　送院搶救後不治

一名女子10月16日傍晚在屯門黃金泳灘對開水域懷疑遇溺，昏迷送院後證實不治，警方正調查事件。

臺日電梯評級曾獲90至99分　被捕董事過往主打「價廉物美」

臺日電梯捲入升降機門框漏裝事件後，資料顯示公司過去一年服務質素評級為90至99分；一名被捕董事過往受訪時稱公司重視高質量與價廉物美。

臺日電梯三人涉欺詐被捕　機電署另揭39幢私人樓漏裝門框組件

臺日電梯一名董事及兩名註冊升降機工程師涉嫌在公共屋邨工程虛報完成安裝被捕；機電署巡查另39幢私人樓宇，全部發現有升降機欠缺指定門框組件。

city’super澳門節登陸四店　非遺美食與三大工藝工作坊同步亮相

「2026香港city’super澳門節——澳門尋味之旅」由10月15日至31日在香港四間門市舉行，活動集合澳門老字號、五項非物質文化遺產及三個手作體驗。

'Under attack' from fragrance, Hanoi prunes its famous blossoms

The star-shaped white blossoms of Hanoi's milkwood trees have inspired songwriters and lovers, but city authorities began cutting them back Friday after an outcry from residents over their "overpowering" fragrance.

Ailing UK director Mike Leigh wishes he could make '100 more films'

British filmmaker Mike Leigh told AFP Thursday he regretted he could not make "another hundred films" because of ill health, as he attended the London premiere of his prize-winning latest work.

Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman

At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world's oldest woman -- or even persuading Albanian pension officials that she is not dead.

US actor Selma Blair charged with assault after alleged flight altercation

US actor Selma Blair was charged with assault on Monday after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City, according to court documents.

US actress Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation

US actress Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City that left two cabin crew members injured, authorities said Monday.

Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven

Four hundred years after monks transformed a patch of marshlands in northwest Italy into rice fields, farmer Alice Cerutti has restored a third to their natural state, prioritising biodiversity over crop yield.

World leaders urged to 'course correct' as UN nature goals fall short

Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's UN biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.

Conservation groups alarmed at marine mammals' deaths in Spain

Conservation groups on Sunday condemned the death of a dolphin transferred from France to a Spanish marine park, saying it added to the deaths of other sea mammals recently moved to Spain from Canada.

Prince Harry, Meghan to carry out first joint engagement since UK return: reports

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will on Thursday carry out their first joint engagement since returning to live in the UK in August, according to media reports.

Prince Harry booed at English rugby match

Britain's Prince Harry was booed by a section of the crowd as he watched Leicester play Gloucester in an English Prem rugby match on Friday.

US announces sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

The United States on Friday announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal's operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court.

Anne Carson's Nobel literature prize 'a proud moment for Canada': PM

Canadian poet Anne Carson winning the Nobel prize for literature is a "proud moment" for the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.

Argentina friendlies no fairy tale for African footballers

When Benin and Burkina Faso flew to Buenos Aires for friendlies against Argentina -- including superstar Lionel Messi's swansong-- it would have seemed like dreamland for players who rarely if ever rub shoulders with the aristocrats of the 'Beautiful Game'.

Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson for her modern twists on Greek mythology and antiquity that have inspired new forms of contemporary writing, the Swedish Academy said.

Anne Carson: modern takes on Greek classics

Canadian-born poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her unclassifiable writings about love, desire and despair.

Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz

This year's Nobel literature prize could go to a Latin American or Caribbean woman when it is awarded on Thursday amid efforts to diversify an award that has most often gone to male, European authors, literary critics say.

As species decline, green turtles offer glimmer of hope

The palm-sized green turtle hatchling flailing through the sand on a Malaysian island may seem vulnerable, but its species has emerged as a symbol of hope for wildlife conservation.

Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union

An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections died on Wednesday, a tenants' union said.

Climate change strips island's title of largest penguin colony: study

A remote island near Antarctica is no longer home to the world's largest penguin colony as climate-driven changes to ocean food chains likely devastated its once-thriving inhabitants, a new study said Wednesday.

Nobel physics winner's pride at pioneering AI role

Nobel Prize for physics winner Francis Halzen spoke with pride on Wednesday about his early promotion of artificial intelligence in his research on neutrinos.

Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize

Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday.

Nobel physics prize honours work on 'ghostly messengers' from outer space

Belgian physicist Francis Halzen on Tuesday won the Nobel physics prize for groundbreaking work using South Pole ice to capture neutrinos originating in the distant cosmos, providing insight into the far reaches of space.

Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

In optogenetics, scientists control neurones by stimulating them with light -- potentially unlocking breakthroughs for conditions such as dementia, depression and blindness.

US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for illuminating the brain

The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work in the neuroscience field of optogenetics.

US-German trio win medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics

The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.

Fresh protests to hit Spain after housing measures defeated

Fresh protests over housing are due to take place in Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday, a day after parliament rejected two government measures to strengthen protection for tenants.

King Charles to evoke colonial 'darkest days' on Caribbean tour

King Charles III will acknowledge the "darkest days" of colonial rule and slavery while touring Caribbean countries on a visit beginning this month, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Friday.

Nepal's grim DNA puzzle to identify flood dead

Clutching a photograph of his missing son, Rajesh Ram is pinning his hopes on DNA testing -- like thousands of others desperately seeking relatives swept away by Nepal's catastrophic Himalayan floods.

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