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ANSWERS: Saliq’s father, Amjad Malik

Teen in court accused of causing Saliq Malik death

A teenager from Bradford made his first appearance at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court earlier this week, charged with causing the death of 15-year-old...
HAPPY: Last year, the Bangladeshi Community Association Bradford was presented with a cheque for £7,712 to help fund their youth projects

From criminal cash to community grants

Applications open for ‘Safer Communities Funding’ bids Local organisations from across West Yorkshire are being urged to apply for funding in the latest round of...
CYCLE: People of all ages and abilities are invited to jump into the saddle of their bikes later this month and take part in the free Sky Ride Bradford event

Sky Ride Bradford returns

Olympic Gold medallist to lead city cyclists Residents across Bradford and West Yorkshire are being urged to get on their bikes later this month as...
CHAMPION: Tasif Khan met with Lord Mayor of Bradford, Joanne Dodds, earlier this week before his championship fight this weekend

‘A real inspiration’

Lord Mayor praises local boxer ahead of championship With less than one week to go until Bradford’s number one super flyweight boxer, Tasif Khan, faces...
SOFTWARE RISK: WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in February 2014, made its web service available earlier this year

WhatsApp bug could affect millions of users

A bug in the popular messaging service WhatsApp put up to 200 million users at risk. The WhatsApp web app is a mirror version...
WARNING: Zafar Bashir says he was shocked to learn that his daughter-in-law would be charged £500 by her university for a work placement year

Beware of ‘hidden charges’

Concerned parent warns students to know full cost of education The increase in tuition fees for university students across the UK has been a hot...
AMBITIOUS: Universities Minister Jo Johnson hopes to double the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds progressing to higher education by 2020

Universities Minister outlines plan for BME’s

Plans to help university students from disadvantaged backgrounds announced Universities Minister Jo Johnson has outlined Government plans to give students better value for money from...

TAWA’IF: A unique view into a forgotten past of the life and art of...

“Once celebrated by the Mughals for their intellect, talent and beauty, the tawa’if were considered authorities on art, etiquette and culture, yet today, ‘tawa’if’...
MUSIC: Opening the show was renowned singer, Jas Wouhra, who performed a selection of his new compositions

Atif Aslam shines in Birmingham

Historic venue welcomes a new sound Birmingham’s Symphony Hall was alive with music last month as fans turned out in their thousands to hear the...

Birmingham Islamic school teachers jailed for beating 10-year-old boy

A pair of Islamic school teachers from the West Midlands, who brutally beat a 10-year-old pupil, have each been jailed for a year. Mohammed Siddique,...

NAWAZ SHARIF: “Increase in exports will tackle economic challenges”

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that adopting innovative strategies to step up exports is the only way to tackle financial problems facing Pakistan. "The...
TRAGIC: 180 people were killed in the attack in the 2006 train blasts

12 convicted over 2006 Mumbai train blasts

A court has convicted 12 men of planning several blasts on crowded commuter trains in the financial capital of Mumbai in 2006, which killed...

Serena… the new Pied Piper!

The stunning Serena Kern returns with a brand new track 'Pied Piper' taken from her forthcoming EP 'Espionage'. The half-Swiss half-Indian beauty has enjoyed great...
DETERMINED: 23-year-old Kiran Rai stood outside Waterloo Station for four weeks to raise money for his own movie

Aspirations for Bollywood

Striving actor raises staggering £15,000 to fund his own movie in Sri Lanka After standing outside Waterloo station for a month, a 23-year-old prospective actor...

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