VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities invests in mobile phone distributor - VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities becomes a major shareholder in FPT Retail, the second largest mobile phone distributor in Vietnam. As part of its divestment strategy, FPT Group (HSX: FPT) is spinning-off its retail distribution unit, and is selling 35% of the shares in FPTR to a few institutional investors of which VOF is one of the largest. VOF has invested USD11 million in this offering. As part of the conditions of the sale, FPT...

Snakes lose their stripes the nearer they live to man - because of pollution, suggests a new study. Researchers monitoring turtle-headed seasnakes living on coral reefs in the Pacific noticed something unusual about the snakes' colour patterns. Seasnakes living in more pristine parts of the reef were decorated with black-and-white bands or blotches. But those in places with more human activity - near the city or military activity - were black. This is a photograph of a turtle-headed seasnake.  The...

A look at where most footballers live in North London.

Labour have warned today of a major rise in the amount of NHS land being put up for sale as the Tories’ mismanagement of NHS finances leaves hospitals struggling to cope. Labour have today published new research showing: · The amount of NHS land under consideration for sale has more than doubled in the past year, to over 1300 hectares. · The Government have refused to make public details for more than half of the available area in their annual...

A prototype house which will be used in Scotland's first village for the homeless was unveiled today. The village will include 10 homes for people who are currently living in mostly unsupported temporary accommodation, shelters, and B&Bs. Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn with Prototype house for Scotland’s first Social Bite village for the homeless IS unveiled in St Andrew’s Square, Edinburgh. And work has already begun on the 1.5-acre site in the Granton area of Edinburgh, with the first residents...

Sheep look towards Ben Lomond and the Trossachs, from the Campsie fells, near Fintry, Stirling, in the early morning Sheep look towards Ben Lomond and the Trossachs, from the Campsie fells, near Fintry, Stirling, in the early morning. August 09 2017. Mist at sunrise in the early morning near Fintry, Stirlingshire. August 09 2017.

A couple on a bizarre mission to visit every train station in the UK have arrived in Scotland for the final leg of their trip. Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall are making an online documentary about their journey and have won fans across the country with their regular social media updates. Vicki, who works for the London Transport Museum, and video editor and transport blogger Geoff - who has held the record for visiting all London Underground stations in the...

The RSPCA are hunting a cruel thug who shot dead a fox - with a PLASTIC ARROW. The animal was discovered by a member of the public with the arrow sticking out of his back left leg on Sunday (6/6). The charity were called but when the officer arrived at the scene on Spout Lane in Stoke-on-Trent, the fox had died from his injuries. A shocking image taken by the RSPCA officer shows the dead creature sprawled on the ground...

Mogwai have shared the video for new single ‘Party In The Dark’, taken from forthcoming album Every Country’s Sun. Directed by Craig Murray and inspired by 80s sci-fi and horror movies, the practical effects film was created using silicone moulded sculptures, which were cast in wax and then melted. The video was filmed over 10 days a combination of stop motion, regular and time-lapse filming. Mogwai begin their massive world tour in Oslo on 10 October, taking in dates in...