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Daily Archives: 04/03/2014

EXTREME!

Vauxhall to unveil turbo-engined street-legal race sibling With over 300PS generated from its 2.0-litre turbo engine, the Astra VXR Extreme will be the most powerful...

Ex Guantanamo Bay inmate held for suspected Syria terrorism offences

A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner was among four Britons arrested on Tuesday 25th February on suspected terrorism offences related to Syria, police said. Moazzam Begg,...

EC Ambassador praises language classes for migrants

The Bradford-based organisation, QED-UK, has been praised by a European Commission Ambassador for its work delivering English language classes to third country national women,...

A Poet and he knows it

A 17-year-old published writer from Cambridge is getting ready to launch his latest book which will include a special poem about his Asian background. Aukash...

Bradford University students call for Imran Khan to be sacked as Chancellor

Serious discontent has grown among students of the University of Bradford over the constant absence of its vice chancellor Imran Khan. Khan has been so...

Surgeon investigated over deaths

Sudip Sarker had double the death rate of other doctors

Hilly task conquered

A team of fundraisers from across England took on a mammoth challenge earlier this week as they conquered the hilly route from Halifax to...

Leeds curry house set for closure

Plans for a new high-end hotel project in central Leeds could spell the end for one of the city’s most well-known curry houses. Akbar’s Restaurants...

Award recognition for Leeds Imam

A Leeds-based imam has been awarded for his outstanding contribution to the welfare and integration of minority communities into mainstream British society. Imam of Makkah...

Balochistan govt to set up 2,000 capacity girls school with Unicef help

The Balochistan government has decided to establish a 2,000 capacity girls schools across the province with the technical and financial support of the United...

Dreamworks’ ogre Shrek to star in London attraction

Dreamworks Animation's green ogre Shrek will star in a family entertainment attraction that will open in London in the summer of 2015, the first...

David Ward’s Business survey shows 84% of Bradfordian Businesses say staying in EU is...

Bradford East MP, David Ward, has surveyed over 2,500 businesses in Bradford and discovered that a significant 36.22 per cent thought that leaving the...

‘A year to prove myself’

After back-to-back defeats at the end of 2013, Adil Anwar’s flourishing boxing career took a huge body blow, yet now, with a full year...

UK women are ‘fattest in Europe’

The UK has more obese women than any other country in Europe, according to European Union figures. Data agency Eurostat, which looked at 19 countries,...

IPL set for new lands

The Indian premier League may be the highest-profile format of cricket in the world yet the future of the games seems likely to be...

J3 Sports Academy

A professional footballer turned coach has set up a one-of-a-kind sports academy in Yorkshire as he hopes to pass his love of sport onto...

Leeds Bradford broadband connection voucher scheme launched

Connection vouchers worth up to £3,000 are now available to small and medium-size businesses across Bradford and Leeds to cover the cost of upgrading...

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