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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...
SUCCESS: Refugees will receive housing, healthcare and education, says David Cameron

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...
BOXING: Khan says he has the ABAs in his sights as he hopes to build up a reputation in the amateurs

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...
EXPERIENCE: Moving to the UK in 1966, Mohammed started working on the buses at 21 and in 2013 became the TUC President

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...
HAPPINESS: Tariq celebrating with Hanif Malik, CEO of the Hamara Centre

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...
PRESENTS: The Auto Prestige team delivered gifts to Bradford Royal Infirmary’s children’s ward (pictured l-r) Arshad, Richard, Terri, Cath Piggott (hospital play specialist), and Kez

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...
INSPIRATIONAL: Manjit Gill (in orange dress) is pictured here talking to women in India about not feeling ashamed about their monthly cycle

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...
VIGIL: Londoners lighting candles last year for the victims of the school massacre in Pakistan

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...
NOT EQUAL: Women fight for their rights

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...
NIGHT PATROL: (Left) Councillor Ashgar Khan joined (Centre) PC Mathew Thirkel and (Right) Paul Rix, Senior Liaison & Enforcement Officer Entertainment Licensing for a night patrol

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...
READY: Zico led Goa FC to the top of the ISL this season and will be hoping for victory in the play-offs

Golden Goa: Full time whistle blows on league as play-offs begin

The second annual Indian Super League (ISL) came to a dramatic close last weekend as Goa FC secured their first league title with a...
POPULAR: Over one million people lined the streets to see the first Tour de Yorkshire earlier this year

Tour de Yorkshire route revealed

Countdown begins to 2016 race The Tour de Yorkshire returns to the county for a second time next year. Cycling fans have begun their countdowns...
IN-FORM: Since returning to the sport at the start of the year, Tasif Khan has recorded three straight wins

‘I’m coming home’: World title fight coming to Bradford

‘Every cloud has a silver lining’ and for Bradford’s boxing ace, Tasif Khan, that is exactly the way he is looking at the latest...

Enticing: McLaren reveals its 675LT Spider

McLaren reveals its 675LT Spider with just 500 to be made world-wide McLaren Automotive has revealed the latest chapter in the history of the iconic...
CHEERFUL: Mazda MX-5 chief engineer Nobuhiro Yamamoto leads his designers, engineers and media team in celebrating the roadster’s car of the year victory

Mazda MX-5 wins car of the year

Mazda MX-5 chief engineer Nobuhiro Yamamoto celebrating car of the year victory In a close battle, Mazda’s MX-5 held onto its narrow lead to beat...

One to watch…

Luxury British car maker heralds as one of the “best and fastest” growing businesses Liverpool-based company, Briggs Automotive Company (BAC), has been picked out as...

Chandelier by Mumtaz

Iconic brand brings new level of Kashmiri cuisine to Leeds There comes a time in every great brand’s life that expansion plans must be considered...

Introducing Amaana Studio: Hair, make-up, beauty and spa treatments all under one roof

For the past nine years, Amaana Spa and Skin Clinic has built up a reputation in Dewsbury as the number one provider of beauty...

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