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The Great Pokemon Go Debate

Growing up all I ever wanted to do was one of two things. Turn my cap backwards, pull a red and white poke ball...
UNACCEPTABLE: 'More must be done' to tackle unemployment rates among Muslims

Muslim women job shame

Muslims twice as likely to be jobless as the rest of the population A landmark Commons report has discovered that more than 10 per cent...
EXCITED: The team at Visit Bradford, along with some of the participating restaurateurs in this year's competition, along with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford

Can Bradford make it six years running?

Curry Capital of Britain competition is back Curryhouses from Bradford are joining forces to cook up some fantastic food...it can only mean one thing –...
TRAUMATISED: Sisters, Sienna, Sophia and Aniyah, from Bradford, were amongst 11 family members forced to leave a plane last month

“We went on the plane but it didn’t fly!”: Family left ‘distraught’ when the...

A family from Bradford have recounted the moment they were forced to leave a plane due to a boarding pass mix up, leaving group...
SHALE GAS: Fracking is a process which involves drilling down into the earth and injecting shale rock with a high-pressure mixture to release the gas inside

Big shale bonanza

Households could get fracking payments under government plans Prime Minister Theresa May has changed the Shale Wealth Fund proposals to include the option to give...
TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT: Shafakat Bashir receives his award

Halifax engineer lands top university award

Student who received highest mark in his year is recognised A dedicated and gifted student from Halifax has been awarded with the prestigious award at...
EUROPEAN DEBUT: Khalid Ayub fought for the first time in Croatia last week as an English representative in the Schoolboys European Boxing Championships

Schoolboy champion

European debut for teen boxer Boxing on the big stage is becoming somewhat of a regular occurrence for a local boxer from Batley who last...
MISSING: Iqbal was one of nine children, aged between three and 15, who are believed to have been taken to Syria to join Daesh

“Open the door of jihad in their land”

Bradford Daesh teen urges Muslims to wage terror on UK A 15-year-old schoolboy from Bradford - believed to be fighting with Daesh in Syria- has...
HIGH PRICES: If you live in an area with a majority of ethnic minority residents, you may hefty prices for your car insurance

Racism on the roads

Motorists receive ‘ethnic penalty’ A recent study has suggested that motorists living in areas with a high proportion of ethnic minority residents face higher prices...
DAY TO CELEBRATE: Pakistan Independence Day is celebrated around the world every year on 14th August

Pakistan Independence Day: 69 years of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

In 1947, history was made as Pakistan became its own independent nation, separating from the old Indian subcontinent. With the newly established country officially founded...
PAINTING PHENOMENON: Amandeep Singh is becoming one of the art world’s hottest stars

Painting in the moonlight: Ink’quisitive’s art is out of this world

Maths and art don’t tend to go together, but 30-year-old Amandeep Singh has a creative career that’s best explained when it’s broken down into...

#PalestineIsHere: Row over Google maps omission of Palestine

Over 250,000 signatures have been gained this week for an online petition, demanding Palestine be labelled and bordered in Google Maps. Over the last few...

8-year-old sports-ace qualifies for largest junior Golf Championships

Whilst most eight-year-olds are busy spending their summer holidays relaxing with friends and family, one youngster from Leeds is working ‘full swing’ out on...

Three convicted of fraud at Bradford free school

It was supposed to be the flagship school which paved the way for other institutions to follow the free school initiative. Instead, Kings Science Academy...

“Sex and marriage, both have not happened in my life” – Salman Khan

Trust Salman Khan to be at his wittiest when it comes to questions he doesn't want to answer, especially when it comes to the...

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan set to rock the arena

Qawwali maestro ready to enthral audiences at the O2 London this weekend Pakistan’s most famous Qawwali singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Khan, the nephew of the...

“Yes, we all are fake, we all are artificial”: Karan Johar

Karan Johar is not just a successful director and producer, but also a designer, much loved chat show host and even a reality show...

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