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EXCLUSIVE: Editor Andleeb Hanif speaks with Prime Minister David Cameron at Asian Express offices in Leeds

“We need to unite to make a clear & loud definition between Islam &...

“We need to unite to make a clear and loud definition between Islam - a religion of peace and Islamist extremism” says Prime Minister The...
FOOTBALL: Kai Petty, Haleema Hassan and Madia Sadiq all took part in the school’s penalty shootout competition, organised in line with the 30th anniversary of the Valley parade fire

Score one for charity

Penalty shoot-out remembers Valley Parade tragedy Budding football stars from a Bradford school shot past the goal of raising £600 for a local charity last...
REPRESENTATIVE: Respect MP, George Galloway, labelled the Labour party as ‘in shambles’

Labour candidate steps down after 72 hours

Bradford West prospective MP pulls out of race The contest to hold the parliamentary seat in Bradford West took a bizarre twist last week...
RUNNERS: Around 30 people took part in the challenging 10km run last week in aid of the Islamic Relief charity

Winter runners

Fundraisers defeat the elements to conquer 10km challenge A group of fundraisers, aged from six to seventy-six-years-old, battled wind, rain and snow last weekend to...
EXPENSIVE: Local cabbies and operators have said the rise in fees will have a big effect on their trade (l-r) Mohammed Sajaad, Emily Halliday, Simon Bull and Naveed Ahmed

Frustration over new LBA parking charges

Parking costs rise at local airport The cost of parking at Yorkshire’s largest airport increased 50 per cent last week leaving drivers ‘disappointed’ with the...
PLANTS: The youths gave up their own time during half-term last week to take part in the latest project

Bulbs brighten up residential garden

Green-fingered youth sowing seeds of friendship The relationship between Dewsbury’s young Muslim population and a residential home in the area is ‘blossoming’ following the latest...
JAILED: Wakar Akhtar began his 17-year prison sentence last week and will return to court this month on charges of fleeing the country

17-years for fleeing rapist

Akhtar behind bars after successful extradition A Bradford man, who left the country part way through his trial, has returned to the UK and now...
RECOVERY: Nine-year-old Weam was hit by a rocket and had to have her lower left leg amputated under the care and supervision of British doctors

Gaza doctors return

Volunteers complete selfless work in war-stricken region A group of UK-funded NHS surgeons have returned from treating war-wounded patients in Gaza six months after the...

Corrupt Cop

Officer jailed on ‘BLACKMAIL’ charges A former Police Community Support Officer (PSCO) who blackmailed women in Newham whilst on duty, was sentenced last week to...
TRADITION: Sikh Soldier fought with the British Army in the 19th century as well as in World War One and the Second World War

Sikh regiment could return to UK

Army chief ‘looking into’ possibility of return A minister in the House of Commons says Britain’s army chief should look into re-introducing a Sikh regiment...
UNMASKED: The infamous ‘Jihadi John’ has been named as Brit Mohammed Emwazi

Jihadi John ‘UNMASKED’

Londoner behind mask of IS killer One of Islamic State’s most wanted men, dubbed ‘Jihadi John’, has been identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British...

Calls to end non-stun slaughter

British Veterinary Association presents findings at Parliamentary debate which could effect the halal meat industry The debate around the halal slaughter of animals was heard...

2016 model Range Rover Evoque previewed

Land Rover has just revealed the first glimpse of the 2016 model year Range Rover Evoque, previewing a striking new headlamp signature for the...

Emotional plea for return of dead daughter’s passport

‘It may be worthless to you, but it’s priceless to us’ A family from Bradford, whose young daughter sadly passed away from a genetic condition,...

Amir Khan fights homelessness in Leeds

St George’s Crypt visit proves a knockout success Two-time world champion Amir Khan was fighting in the corner of society’s most vulnerable earlier this week...

Masjid close to completion

Just ten weeks have passed since the construction of Leeds’ latest mosque began, and due to the dedicated work of Ontime Constructions and the...
SIGNED UP: Students currently on work placements in the catering sector celebrate with Stafflex and Kirklees College staff, (l-r) Jude Flatley, KC Works project manager for Kirklees College; student Humairaa Ghazan; Maggie Netherwood Stafflex business development manager; student Mercy Dengure; Linda Kitson, HR manager for Polyframe

Cooking up success

Work experience scheme launches at local college Kirklees College have joined forces with employment experts, Stafflex, to provide students with a platform to gain valuable...

Oxbridge awaits

17 offers for grammar school’s intellectual elite The chance to study at one of England’s most prestigious universities is not a common occurrence yet for...

Different cultures, same message

Pakistani Youth Forum lead on Holocaust Memorial Day Young members from Huddersfield’s Pakistani community led a touching tribute to victims of world genocides last month...

Championing Anti-racism

Stephen Lawrence week teaches about all cultures A primary school in Bradford, which has previously been commended for its work on promoting anti-racism, held a...

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