Built from stone in 1320, it has outlived dozens of kings and queens of England and weathered the Great Fire of London and the Blitz .

Almost 3,300 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats with wait times of less than three years will be offered in the upcoming October sales exercise.In a press release on Sunday (Oct 12), HDB announced that the Shorter Waiting Time (SWT) flats will be offered across four BTO projects in Bedok, Sengkang and Yishun. Among the SWT flats, a variety of flat types will be offered, including 2-room Flexi units, 3Gen flats for multi-generation families and Community Care Apartments (CCAs) for seniors.A total of 9,100 BTO flats will offered during the exercise, with other projects located in Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Bukit Merah, Jurong East, and Toa Payoh.With the upcoming October exercise factored in, the total number of SWT flats launched in 2025 will reach 4,690, exceeding HDB's earlier commitment of 4,500 for the year.«Over the next two years, we will launch another 4,000 SWT flats per year as part of our continued efforts to reduce waiting times and expand housing options for home buyers with more pressing housing needs,» said HDB.

A Vietnam Airlines flight bound for Hanoi from Singapore scheduled to depart on Friday (Oct 10) afternoon only ended up departing the next day, leaving passengers stranded at Changi Airport for nearly 14 hours. According to global travel data provider OAG, flight VNN660 was scheduled to depart Terminal 3 at 1.05pm on Oct 10 and land in Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport at 3.35pm the same day. However, the flight only took off on Oct 11 at 2.54am and landed in Hanoi at 5.05am. Over 100 passengers were affected and the departure time was repeatedly delayed throughout the day, reported Shin Min Daily News on Oct 11. A civil servant surnamed Wei told the Chinese daily that his wife and two relatives were supposed to go to Hanoi for a five-day trip till Oct 14. They had spent $400 on round-trip tickets, with return flights booked on Singapore Airlines. They first learned that their flight had been delayed while waiting at the boarding gate around 12pm on Friday and the staff did not share the reason why. 

Rescue personnel from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) had to be called in after a female drinks stall employee had her hand caught in a sugarcane juicer at a Clementi hawker centre.The incident occurred on Friday (Oct 10) at Block 448 Clementi Avenue 3, according to Shin Min Daily News.In a statement to AsiaOne, a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesperson stated that officers had received a call for assistance at 6.50pm.A person's right hand was found trapped in a sugarcane machine at a stall.«Firefighters and rescue specialists from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) carried out the rescue together with an SCDF paramedic, who administered pain-relief medication and monitored the person's vital signs throughout the operation,» said the spokesperson.An emergency medical team from Ng Teng Fong General Hospital was also deployed on site to provide medical support.The person's hand was subsequently released, and SCDF conveyed the person to National University Hospital, the statement added. 

Dès 7h30, vivez en direct d’Hawaï la prestigieuse Moloka‘i Hoe 2025, la plus mythique des courses de va‘a à 6, diffusée sur Polynésie la 1ère.

La troisième édition de la Tahiti Pride Week a débuté vendredi. Jusqu’au 17 octobre, l’association Cousins Cousines multiplie les événements pour faire reculer les discriminations envers les personnes LGBTQIA+. Samedi après-midi, une trentaine de personnes ont pris part à la marche des fiertés à Papeete.

Search operations continue for 27 missed people

«We received detailed briefings on security, humanitarian aid, and deconfliction efforts,» Steve Witkoff said

«Threatening by imposition of high duties at every turn is not the best way of interacting with China,» the ministry stressed

«Russia has made conclusions for itself long ago in respect of pseudo-neutrality of the confederation,» Sergey Garmonin added

One country has already made such a mistake, «It did not bring any good to this one country,» Dmitry Peskov said

The former girlfriend of paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, Joanne Mjadzelics, has said she is surprised it 'took so long' for the depraved frontman 'to be killed'. 

A Ukrainian drone strike ignited a blaze in a shopping center, resulting in the collapse of the building Read Full Article at RT.com

While being one of the most sought after actresses in the '70s and '80s saw Keaton become romantically entangled with a slew of Hollywood heartthrobs, she ultimately never got married.

Dimanche 12 octobre, dès 8 heures, 111 équipages prendront le départ de la Moloka’i Hoe. Six équipes du fenua tenteront de réaliser un nouveau triplé tahitien à Hawaï. Plus qu’une simple course de pirogue, la Moloka'i incarne le lien ancestral qui unit depuis des millénaires les peuples du Pacifique.

A spate of violence on the border between the two countries adds to rising tensions after Kabul accused Islamabad of air raids Read Full Article at RT.com

Jonathan Powell was at the heart of the Chinese spying row was a member of a secretive network used by Beijing to cultivate Britain's elites.

On Friday, the Duke of Sussex, 41, asked the Home Secretary for increased security but his new plea 'complicates things for the King,' a royal source told The Times .

South Carolina congresswoman Nancy Mace has demanded that the Justice Department step in to investigate and prosecute the murder of .Logan Federico, 22

SINGAPORE - She was close to her only child, a 27-year-old son, but his addiction to etomidate-laced vaporisers, or Kpods, damaged the relationship.It got to a point where her son physically hurt her once when he was high and struggled with withdrawal.Rose (not her real name), 56, then applied for a personal protection order against Ben (not his real name) because as a single parent with little family support, she was fearful that he would hurt her badly.At the height of his addiction, Ben was using up to three pods a day.In November 2024, he attempted to harm himself by climbing out of the window in the living room of their HDB flat, which is on a high floor. When his mother tried to stop him, he yelled at her, choked her and slammed her head against a wall.Rose had to call the police on him for this and another incident.After his second arrest, Ben was admitted to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for suicide ideation, and stayed there for two weeks.It was then that he decided to undergo rehabilitation.He was discharged on Sept 3, 2025.

Some 7,000 gunmen were called on by Hamas to reassert control over areas of the enclave that had been vacated by Israeli forces during the two-year-long war.

In her soon-to-be published second memoir, Finding My Way, getting high for the first time on cannabis unleashed a torrent of suppressed memories for Malala Yousafzai.

The trial of Christopher Berry and Chris Cash, on charges of passing secrets to China between 2021 and 2023, collapsed last month.

Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, 48, has been murdered in jail where he was serving 29 years for child sex offences. 

The Duke of Sussex was decked out in a suit as he entered a car to enjoy the comfortable fall night in Manhattan.

The Head of the Climate Change Section of Transparency International Vanuatu (TIV), Mr. Albert Taufa, welcomed students from Lycée Louis Antoine de Bougainville (LAB), Lycee de Montmartre, Malapoa College, Onesua Presbyterian College (OPC), and youth representatives of the National Youth…

A 20-year-old man has been sent to 5 years in jail for having unlawful sexual intercourse with his 12-year-old niece more than once, making her pregnant.

Seated on mats facing each other in the Malvatumauri Chiefs’ Nakamal, Francophone senior students from Lycée Louis Antoine de Bougainville (LAB) and Lycée Montmartre debated the theme, “Building a Generation of Patriots,” on October 6.

The Supreme Court has awarded the former Parliament Assistant Clerk a severance payment of VT31, 575, 040, a three-times multiplier to her original VT11,607, 064 entitlement due to her unjustified termination.

The Vanuatu Daily Post sincerely apologises to Prime Minister Jotham Napat and our readers for an error in our front-page article titled “PM Transfers DG amid Ongoing Passport Scandal”, published on Friday, 10 October 2025.

At least five individuals were injured and taken to a hospital, NBC News reported

The movement wishes all the victims the soonest possible recovery, official spokesman of Hamas Izzat al-Rishq said