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India’s regional parties seal alliance ahead of elections
India regional parties met on Tuesday to declare a political alternative to the two main national parties, the ruling Congress and the main opposition...
Asiana Airlines fined $500,000
US regulators have fined Asiana Airlines $500,000 (£300,000) for failing to help victims of a flight crash last year at San Francisco's airport.
Three people...
A helping hand
Prospective Muslim homebuyers will now be able to use a Shari’a compliant alternative to mortgages following an announcement made by the Treasury.
Paying interest to...
10 Most Wanted
Police appeal to public to identify drug dealers
Pakistan announces first ever counter-terror policy
Pakistan this week unveiled its first ever counter-terrorism policy after battling a home-grown Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, announcing that every act...
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...
