Monthly Archives: July 2016
Leeds’ Children’s Heart Unit SURVIVES!
Campaigners’ delight at NHS announcement
After years of protests against the closure of Leeds’ Children’s Heart Surgery, campaigners were able to celebrate this week after...
World’s largest tropical forest in peril
Recent drought completely shut down the Amazon Basin’s carbon sink
The most extensive land-based study to date, led by researchers at the Universities of Leeds...
Brothers on the beat
Sheryar and Syed Shah are used to serving the public after a career in retail - but now the pair have swapped High Street...
Wakefield councillor urges victims to report hate crimes after suffering racist abuse
I voted ‘leave’, not ‘racism’
The Conservative leader of Wakefield council, who this week has been targeted by racial slurs, has urged communities to stand...
A top citizen: Bradford man heads to the capital for awards ceremony
A community stalwart from Bradford, who has dedicated over 25 years of his life to helping children in the city, has been awarded a...
A family’s dignity: Suits donated to hospital in memory of daughter
A bereaved family, whose daughter sadly passed away last year following a month long fight with a rare illness, have donated a number of...
‘Xploding’ with pride: Khalil and Saeed collect Queen’s award for voluntary service
Two exceptional volunteers from Bolton, in Greater Manchester, collected a prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service this past week at a special ceremony at...
Policeman said he wanted to ‘bomb curry mile’
Officer accused of racism in Manchester
A disciplinary hearing in Manchester has heard how a police officer, responding to reports of unlawful electricity usage in...
An undercurrent of disaster
Global fish consumption hits record high
United Nations data has shown Global per capita fish consumption has hit a record high, passing the 20kg per...
Making ‘waves’ in the community
Wakefield Iftar welcomes guests from all backgrounds
Over 100 people gathered at Wakefield’s Lightwaves Leisure Centre last week as the city’s first so-called ‘community Iftar’...
Aamir Khan paranoid about death
Aamir Khan is indeed a perfectionist, and is well-known for outputting just one film per year, his daily emergence in the role of his...
Shoaib Akhtar wants Salman to play him in biopic
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as 'Rawalpindi Express', says it is for his fans and filmmakers to decide whether a film based...
“Thriller genre is evolving”
Actress Vidya Balan, who has featured in thrillers like "Kahaani" and "TE3N", says the genre is evolving.
The Indian multi-award-winning actress will soon be seen...
Singer Mika Singh accused of molestation
An upcoming model has filed a complaint of molestation against Bollywood playback singer Mika.
The model told the police that she knew Mika for...
Tiger Shroff the “Smooth Criminal”?
The ‘hit’ actor director of Tiger Shroff and Sabbir Khan is back and this time it’s bigger and better making the dance-move-maestro Michael Jackson...
Amitabh Bachchan the “Big Friendly Giant”
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has always expressed his desire to work with the younger stars, and now it seems like his concupiscence is coming...
Ileana D’Cruz: “Fitness is a priority for me”
Actress Ileana D'Cruz, who has been lauded for being one of the fittest celebrities in Bollywood, says that fitness has become an integral part...
Penalties for term-time holidays
Parents receiving steep fines for taking their children out of school
According to research, around 90,000 parents have been fined a total of £5.6 million...
Man admits Glasgow shopkeeper murder
Tanveer Ahmed has pleaded guilty to killing Ahmadi Muslim
On 24th March 2016, a Glaswegian shopkeeper - Asad Shah - was murdered outside his...
Report falls short of labelling former PM a war criminal despite protests
Blair slammed in Chilcot report
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, says he had the country in his ‘best interests’ when opting to take military...
