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Mother jailed for 6 years for taking child to Syria
Daesh sympathiser sentenced at Birmingham court
A 26 year-old British mother, described previously as a bright former college student, took her toddler son to Syria...
Defender goes defunct
End of the road for the classic off-roader
On Friday, the last classic Land Rover Defender rolled off the production line - 68 years after...
Zika virus may turn into a pandemic
Countries in the Americas have already declared a state of emergency
Thousands of babies are being born with underdeveloped brains in Brazil and South America...
Daesh detonates in Damascus
Death toll reaches 70 after suicide bombing
The Sayeda Zeinab district in Damascus, home to Syria's holiest Shi'ite shrine, was targeted by Daesh on...
Crisis and closures on the cards for hospitals
Accident and Emergency units ‘on the edge’
NHS bosses are warning that hospitals are being pushed to the limits after a ‘sharp rise’ in demand...
MPs gather evidence from young people to use in their ‘Prevent’ strategy
Extremism is now Bradford’s ‘Big Conversation’
A roundtable discussion - involving MPs, local people from Bradford, young people aged 16-25, social workers, police and youth...
Charitable chief bags community award
Fantastic work by Hamara Centre is recognised by the National Centre for Diversity
The chief executive of Leeds’ largest ethnic minority organisation in the voluntary...
Dangerous driver behind bars
Victim would have survived if car was travelling at speed limit
A 31-year-old man from Stourbridge, whose reckless driving resulted in the death of an...
Brilliant Bilal’s Black Belt
Kickboxing champ sets sights on second Dan
A martial arts ace from Bradford is celebrating this week after clinching his black belt following a gruelling...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Restrictive Covenants Revisited
Restrictive covenants are commonly used in employment contracts to control the activities of an employee during the course of his employment and post-employment. For...
Charity group overcome freezing temperatures to raise funds for the homeless
Tough volunteers sleep rough in Bradford
A team of frosty fundraisers from Bradford tackled temperatures of up to minus three degrees Celsius last week, as...
Bradford Muslims say no evidence linking mosques to extremism
‘No radicalisation in British mosques’
Young Brits travelling to fight with extremist groups such as Daesh are not being radicalised in madrassas and mosques in...
Dewsbury headteacher nominated for prestigious Diversity Award
Head of the year
Bradford-born head teacher, dynamic and daring Rizwana Mahmood, has had a magnificent year.
Not only has she been knocking down walls...
Huddersfield Professor wins book prize
Book on food crime is ‘arrestingly’ good
A University of Huddersfield Professor has received international acclaim for his latest book, looking at the growing complexities...
A warming welcome for the city’s young homeless citizens
Christmas curry cheer
Bradford’s homeless population were offered a warming invitation this Christmas from a local restaurant, aiming to spread the festive spirit amongst some...
Dragons can’t extinguish Sajida’s hopes of business success
No grey hairs for cosmetics queen following den disaster
A businesswoman from Leeds, whose appearance on Dragons’ Den sadly resulted in no investment from...
Local bobby PC Ash Razzaq named on the Queen’s Honours List
A local police officer from Leeds is preparing to swap the streets of Harehills for the red carpet of Buckingham Palace later this year,...
Paying the penalty
English law is traditionally very clear on penalty clauses – where a Claimant is seeking a financial payment from the Defendant that is over...
Bradford kids get a foot up with Futsal style football sessions
Innovative soccer school gets kids off the street and on to the pitch
A Bradford based voluntary organisation - which provides young children with Futsal...
Professor’s book shortlisted for a top award
‘Hotly anticipated new text’ examines diversity in the workplace
A professor from the University of Huddersfield, Jawad Syed, has co-edited a book that is set to...
