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Daily Archives: 14/07/2016

GIVING UNWARRANTED STATUS: Labour MP, Andy Burnham, has criticised the BBC’s use of words to describe the jihadist militant group

A matter of expression: BBC should use ‘Daesh’ instead of ‘so-called Islamic State’

Muslim leaders believe the BBC is making it harder for them to counter radicalisation by referring to ‘so-called Islamic State’ when referencing their activities,...
GIFT GIVING: The team delivered Eid gifts to children at the BRI last week, pictured: (back row, l-r) Nurses Emma Walker and Joanna Jacomb; W-Childcare Director, Nazim Ali; W-Childcare Manager, Michaela Yildiz (front row, l-r) Amina Qureshi, Zainab Qureshi

Presents for the poorly: Charitable childcare spread Eid cheer

A team of generous gift givers from Bradford have distributed some extra special Eid presents this month as they aimed to ensure all children...
FAREWELL SPEECH: David Cameron gave his final address outside 10 Downing Street before officially standing down as Prime Minister

Cameron bows out of Downing Street: Looking back at memories of a six year...

Six years, two months and three days after taking office, David Cameron stood outside the steps of 10 Downing Street and spoke for a...
RAISING AWARENESS: If two blue spots had appeared on the tray, Prince Harry would have had to undergo further tests (Pic credit: Terrence Higgins Trust’s Twitter)

Prince Harry raises HIV awareness

Royal tests himself live on Facebook In an effort to raise awareness about HIV and encourage others to get checked out too, Prince Harry has...
TACKLING POVERTY: Sir Fazle Hasan Abed received an honorary doctorate of Education from the University of Bradford this past week

An Honourable Sir: Inspirational philanthropist receives honorary doctorate

A Bangladeshi-born humanitarian, who has spent most of his working life fighting against poverty, has been awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University...

Battle of champions

Brook and Golovkin to face off in Middleweight megafight It is not the all-British encounter many fight fans have been holding out for, yet a...

Theresa May welcomes new role as Prime Minister with rousing acceptance speech

“We will not think of the powerful, but you” Earlier this week, 59-year-old former home secretary Theresa May, became the UK's second female prime minister...
INFLATABLE FUNTIMES: The kids enjoyed jumping on the bouncy castles and were full of the joys of Eid

Eid Gala builds bridges in Leeds

Finishing off Ramadan in style with community fundraiser A number of Leeds mosques came together last weekend to organise one of the city’s largest ever...
KILLER: Tanveer Ahmed will be sentenced for the murder of Asad Shah next month

Killer ‘laughed and laughed’ as shopkeeper lay dying

Update on ‘despicable crime’ of murdered Glaswegian shopkeeper As murdered Glaswegian shopkeeper Asad Shah took his last dying breaths on 24th March, his brother has...

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