Home 2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
Jailed heroin wholesaler ordered to pay back over £740,000 of illicit earnings
A Wolverhampton man who acted as a wholesaler to drug dealers in the West Midlands has been ordered to pay back £742,270 in a...
Honorary Doctorate for first non-white CEO in Barnardo’s 150 year history
One of the leading figures in the UK charity sector has been honoured by the University of Salford.
Javed Khan, Chief Executive of children’s charity...
Majority of Brits plan to swap diesel with their next car purchase
UK motorists look set to go green in the near future, as 55 per cent plan to swap diesel for a more ‘planet-friendly’ alternative...
Man guilty of murdering father-of-seven in ‘brutal’ axe attack
A store worker has been convicted of murdering a father-of-seven with an axe before taking his body in a shopping trolley to a cemetery.
Imran...
Half of students consider studying abroad due to ‘extortionate’ UK tuition fees
Half of students are considering studying abroad - due to ‘extortionate’ UK tuition fees, research has revealed.
A study of 750 students aged 16 and...
Man guilty of planning terrorist attack to kill the Prime Minister
A man is facing years in jail after a joint investigation between the Metropolitan Police, MI5 and FBI foiled his plot to kill the...
Church and charity join forces for diversity
A Yorkshire charity is celebrating 25 years of working with the Church of England to support disadvantaged communities.
In July 1993 the Bishop of Bradford...
Birmingham road-rage attacker has sentence increased
A man who drove over another man in an act of road-rage will spend longer in prison after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC...
Bradford NCP closed after man found with “very serious injuries”
A multi-storey car park in Bradford city centre has been cordoned off by police after a man found with 'serious injuries' and was taken...
INCEST: Bradford pensioner jailed for fathering three children with daughter
A "dishonourable and wicked" pensioner who fathered three children with his own daughter has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Ashraf Khan, now 81, of Kirkburn...
Looking at health inequalities among British Muslims
Born in Bradford (BiB) is gearing up to host a conference which will look at why British Muslims suffer from chronic diseases and childhood...
6-year-old killed whilst on way to mosque prayers
A six-year-old girl who was hit and killed by car had been heading for prayers at a mosque with her father, police have...
‘Super Bolt’: Usain as you’ve never seen him before
New pictures reveal Usain Bolt as you’ve never seen him before – as he unveils his superhero alias, ‘Super Bolt’.
The eight-time Olympic gold medallist’s...
Funnyman Michael Palin has been named the greatest ever Yorkshireman
By Grant Bailey
Funnyman Michael Palin has been named the greatest ever Yorkshireman, according to a study.
A poll of 2,000 Brits saw nearly three in...
9-year ban for restaurant boss after failing to pay correct tax
Director of a restaurant company has been disqualified for 9 years after he suppressed and concealed sales figures to avoid paying the correct amount...
Child abuse chatroom user ‘Satan’ asked other offenders: “Who likes torture”
A man dubbed himself ‘Satan’ and watched child abuse videos on his home computer more than 250 times.
Danny Rowland, 24, from Dorset Road, Newcastle,...
The Perils Of Serving Your Defence Late
In court proceedings there is a mechanism to prevent a Defendant from simply ignoring a claim. This is known as ‘Default Judgment’ and it...
Man who killed young dad for his watch is jailed for life
A man who brutally stabbed a young dad to death for his watch has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that he...
BATLEY: Europe’s oldest girls Muslim high school saved from closure
Following an uproar by parents when it was announced that the Zakaria Muslim Girls’ High School (ZMGHS) in Batley, West Yorkshire was facing closure,...
Bradford restaurateur appointed Deputy Lieutenant
"I’m still struggling to take in the fact that the son of an immigrant textile worker could be asked to help the Lord Lieutenant...
