Daily Archives: 16/12/2015
First official UK astronaut Tim Peake shoots into space
Rocket man Tim Peake is setting his sights on fantastic view of Earth
UK astronaut Tim Peake has made his landmark flight to the International...
Leeds kids dig Digitech
Budding young designers encouraged to be stars of the future in project launched at Leeds Beckett University
Yorkshire school pupils were challenged to design a...
Costs can be recovered in the small claims court
Where a claim is for a value of £10,000 or less it is typically allocated by the Court to what is known as the...
David Cameron delivers Christmas promise to Syrian refugees
Government hits target, resettling around 20,000 people
The Prime Minister has today announced that the UK has delivered on its promise of resettling 1,000 vulnerable...
Beeston boxing teen becomes national champion
Ismail Khan fights his way to the top
As British boxers continue to dominate sport headlines around the world this month, a local Leeds fighter...
A top Fellow: Prestigious award presented to Union chief former bus driver
A former Bradford College student, who became the first Asian and Muslim representative to be elected President of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), saw...
Inspirational father seeks closure over son’s murder
‘Celebrating Success’ Awards recognise charity work of the Haroon Jehan Foundation
A man whose son was killed in the Winson Green riots in Birmingham was...
Carer slams council for refusing disability facilities
Bradford man needs stair-lift for elderly mother but local authorities refuse to pay
A full-time carer from Bradford claims he has become ‘invisible’ to the...
Bringing a smile to children in hospital
Gift donation is the ‘right thing to do’ for local business
Spending Christmas in hospital is hard for any child, yet for young patients at...
Social enterprise takes the shame out of periods. Period.
Women in developing countries need access to better sanitary care
It is often the case that women in the developing world do not have access...
School shooting victims remembered
British High Commissioner to Pakistan offers condolences on anniversary of Peshawar school massacre
The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Philip Barton CMG OBE, has offered...
India’s gender gap still needs addressing
UN Report reveals women still not seen as equal to men
Far more needs to be done in India to smash the glass ceiling and...
Shaker Aamer is not looking for retribution after Guantanamo torture
Newly-freed and safe on British soil; Mr Aamer reveals the torment he experienced
The last British resident held at Guantanamo Bay has said he does...
Councillor joins officers in late night City Centre patrol
Asghar Khan gets the lowdown on what happens on the streets of Leeds once the sun sets
Leeds City Councillor, Asghar Khan (Labour, Burmantofts and...
