The US says that China has expanded its programme of land reclamation in the South China Sea.
US officials say China has reclaimed 810 hectares (2,000 acres) since the beginning of 2014.
Eight films to watch in May
Carey Mulligan stars as the headstrong Bathsheba Everdene in this adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel from the Danish director Thomas Vinterberg (The Hunt). David Nicholls (One Day) penned the screenplay for a new take that is inevitably being held up against John Schlesinger’s 1967 version starring Julie Christie. Critics have argued it stands up to comparison, with The Evening Standard admiring Mulligan for “an outstanding performance” that is “far more intense, compelling and modern than Christie, much more intimately filmed”.
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, Rolls-Royce Colours and Materials designer Michelle Lusby has just visited a purveyor of buttons. Not just any button shop. The best, a source that supplies Italy’s most revered couture houses.
“These buttons were the most ordinary things, and yet they were the most beautiful things,” the designer, 27, says. Lusby recently concluded a supplier trip through northern Italy, where she saw, touched and smelled swatches of leather and fabric, gauging their potential for Rolls-Royce’s customisation programme, appropriately called Bespoke. The button shop? It was just a detour on the way to the airport.
Brian Newman guilty of abusing boys at children's home
A man has been convicted of sexually abusing boys at a children's home in Ayrshire after his victims came forward following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
My friend the monster
When I was 10, I believed that all Corvettes were just like the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06. They weren’t.That year, 1980, the 305 California was the newsmaker among Corvettes –
Why is Senegal sending troops to Saudi Arabia?
The decision by Senegal to send 2,100 troops to Saudi Arabia may come as a surprise to many. However, this is not the first time that the "jambars" will set foot in the kingdom.
Windows 'open' for Apple and Android
Microsoft is releasing software tools that make it easier to run popular Apple and Android apps on Windows mobile devices.
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