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Keighley to share £500,000 boost for local growth

Keighley and district is to benefit from more funding for economic growth thanks to Bradford Council’s successful bid for funding from the Leeds City...

UK encourages overseas journalists to apply for South Asia Journalism Programme Fellowship

British High Commissioner encourages journalists to apply for South Asia Journalism Programme Fellowship   The British High Commissioner Thomas Drew is encouraging journalists from across Pakistan...

Birmingham money launderer has three months to repay £480k or go to jail

A convicted money launderer whose family claimed his 123 prize-winning lottery tickets paid for his house, has been ordered to repay the cash in...

Running down dementia

Emdad Rahman successfully completed 100 kilometres to raise awareness of Dementia. The Barking & Dagenham resident finished his course record today and celebrated with tea...

E-cigarette battery explosion

Firefighters yesterday assisted a man suffering burns to his legs, hands and right forearm after an e-cigarette battery exploded in a house. Three crews, two...

Aagrah Group wins national award in London 

The Aagrah Restaurant Group won the coveted Best Asian Restaurant Chain United Kingdom Award at the Asian Food and Restaurant Awards (AFRA) at the...

Bradford’s Broadway shopping centre wins award

The Broadway shopping centre in Bradford has been awarded a certification by the People’s Parking which verifies its capacity to cater for people of...

Historic Park Avenue cricket ground gets 100 ball contest to mark redevelopment

A one hundred ball cricket match was hosted to celebrate Yorkshire Day, and mark the development of Bradford’s Park Avenue cricket ground. The match, played...

Case filed against Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief

Navjot Singh Sidhu, a minister in India's Congress-led government in Punjab, is under attack for hugging the Pakistan Army Chief, by the BJP and...

Kerala Floods: 22,000 rescued so far

Over 22,000 people have so far been rescued from the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala, after monsoon rains finally eased. Military teams as well as...

Imran Khan to be inaugurated as Pakistan prime minister

Imran Khan, 65, Pakistan’s greatest cricket star, bringing fresh political hope for the country, has been elected prime minister of Pakistan in a vote...

Spiral Collection – a bag for everyday and every occasion

Stand out from the crowd with your pick from the colourful collection of bags in array of sequins, rainbow colours, metallic rose gold or...

Pakistan Community Welfare Attaché visits University of Huddersfield

Links between the University of Huddersfield and the Consulate General of Pakistan have been further strengthened by a fact-finding visit from a woman whose...

Bradford bids to host Rugby League World Cup 2021

In partnership with Bradford Bulls RLFC and Keighley Cougars RLFC, Bradford Council has submitted its bid to be part of the Rugby League World...

Freedom march to celebrate Indian Independence Day

A freedom march to celebrate the anniversary of Indian Independence will take place in Cardiff on Wednesday 15th August starting at 9.30am. Hundreds of people...

“IMMORAL”: India rejects patent plea for sex toy

A Canadian company's patent plea in India for a vibrator has been rejected because the patent office deems that sex toys violate "public order...

Westminster Car Crash – Police statement

Statement from Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu in relation to this morning's incident in Westminster   At 07:37hrs a silver Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision...

Manhunt: Manchester man wanted in connection with firearms incident

The National Crime Agency are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Manchester man wanted in connection with a firearms incident. At around 9.30pm...

Boris Johnson to be investigated over ‘Islamophobic’ burka comments

Boris Johnson is to face a Conservative Party investigation over his comments about women who wear the niqab. Tory officials opened the inquiry into the...

Time limit tool to tackle social media addiction

Facebook has announced new tools to tackle social media addiction, available in its app and on Instagram. Users will now have access to an activity...

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