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THE QUEEN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY: Things you need to know about Her Majesty

Her Majesty marked her 90th birthday by meeting some of the thousands of well-wishers with the Duke of Edinburgh by her side on Thursday...

Super Subhaan

KBW continue year of success Dewsbury’s growing reputation on the national boxing scene took another huge stride forward last weekend after Subhaan Mohammed clinched the...

Olympic torch lit!

Famous flame brought to life at the site of the ancient Games The official countdown to this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics began on Thursday...

Death toll rises in India after heatwave

Crops have shrivelled up, rivers and lakes are dry and locals are becoming desperate Officials have reported that weeks of scorching temperatures, after a year’s...

All the world’s a stage!

Pupils at Samuel Lister Academy take on Shakespeare 400 years after playwright William Shakespeare’s death, local school children from Samuel Lister Academy, in Cottingley, Bradford,...

School ‘bowled over by’ community spirit

Boccia Tournament brings Dewsbury together Educating Yorkshire’s Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury had a visit from charity organisation ‘Kumon Y’all’ on Wednesday, who arrived armed...

Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Fan’ sets new box office record in Pakistan

Shah rukh khan madam tussauds An official for Geo films which has distributed the film in Pakistan claimed the collections for the first three days...

NAMASTE: India’s Prime Minister meets his own wax figure

“What Lord Brahma does normally is what the artists there are doing,” says Modi on the work of Madame Tussauds It seems that Indian Prime...

JANAN: Brilliance at whole new level

New lines and new appearances at Janan Janan’s flagship Bradford store is getting bigger and better in 2016, with extended walls and extended lines giving...

‘India will make all possible efforts to get back the Koh-i-Noor’

A priceless diamond that is part of the Queen Mother's Crown was given to Britain and not stolen, India's government has told the Supreme...
DEVOTED DAD: Manminder Singh Saundh, pictured here with his four-year-old son, Harman

Tributes to a ‘one in a million father’

Family man suffers shock fatal heart attack at the age of 35 A loving dad, who, despite being in full health died suddenly whilst caring...
HOLY MONTH: Muslims around the world will observe Ramadan for one month before the Eid-al-Fitr celebrations

Muslims prepare for Islamic holy month

50 Days to Ramadan! The countdown to Ramadan has officially begun with less than 50 days until four of the most important weeks in the...
READY TO GO: Ranjit and his colleage, Sarah, have been training hard since January

Run Ranjit run! Car crash can’t stop Flying Sikh’s Marathon dream

On Sunday 24th April, Ranjit Uppal, from Huddersfield, will lace up his running shoes once more and take his first steps of 26.2 miles amongst...

Bradford turns orange for Vaisakhi celebrations

Punjabi New Year sees thousands turn out for holy parade Thousands of Sikhs dressed in orange made their way through Bradford on Sunday for the...
COOKING TIME: Sandy Docherty and Titus Salt student, Aishah, cook up a treat in the kitchen

Titan tastes at Titus Salt

Food project aims to get children eating well Students from a Bradford Sixth Form have been brushing up on their cooking skills this past...

March of the medics

NHS protest in Leeds sees thousands take to the streets In one of the biggest demonstrations Leeds has seen in years, thousands of people took...

Beware of Hajj fraud

Authorities team up to tackle fraudulent travel companies Police forces across the UK have this month launched a new campaign, aimed at raising awareness of...

ZEDZ DETAILING: A keen eye for detail

Super cars deserve a super service and for drivers in Bradford there is only one place you need to pull up. Zedz Detailing, just off...

Mughals Sweet Centre and Restaurant

Sweet tastes and sweet treats in Bradford For almost three decades, Bradford’s iconic Leeds Road has been serving up sweet treats to the city’s residents,...

Leeds’ flavourite chicken and chips at Shahjahan

A lot has changed in Leeds over the past 25 years, from the landscape of the city to the opening and closing of hundreds...

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