A ‘coalition of charities’ will help vulnerable children most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic with online counselling, therapy and face-to-face support for those at risk of criminal exploitation, as part of a Department for Education programme.
More than £7 million will fund the launch of the See, Hear, Respond service, to provide targeted help...
Leeds City Council is allowing taxi and private hire drivers to install temporary safety screens in vehicles in response to the Covid-19 emergency.
The council has a very strict policy on the installation of safety screens in private hire and hackney carriage vehicles. The council usually funds 50% of the cost of installing a...
Facebook and Instagram claim that the hashtag #SIKH was 'mistakenly' blocked on its global platforms.
There was a major outcry of censorship from the Sikh community week as for almost three months after Facebook and Instagram blocked the Sikh hashtag in March, ahead of the 1984 Sikh Genocide remembrance...
A social media promotional poster which attempting to celebrate the city's diverse communities featuring only white staff, has outraged community representatives in the city.
It was part of a #TogetherBradfordCan campaign to help the area recover from the Coronavirus lockdown.
Amid the row, Bradford Council have removed the promotional poster which...
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Safety is at the heart of business thinking. Unless people feel safe, employees won’t return, customers will stay away and the restart will falter, harming livelihoods and public services.
Now new ‘COVID-19 secure’ guidelines are available to UK employers to help them get...
A Muslim woman has made British history by becoming the first hijab-wearing judge in the country.
Raffia Arshad, 40, is a powerhouse with a 17-year career behind her, she says she still encounters discrimination and prejudice ‘sometimes on a daily basis’. But she wants young Muslims to know they can achieve anything they put...
As demands for medical equipment increase during the coronavirus pandemic, Islamic Relief UK is working with CW+, the official charity of the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CWFT), to help support its newly-expanded intensive care facilities, with the financing of new equipment.
Funds donated to the charity’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund will...
Britain’s beauty queen and medic, who returned to England to rejoin her post as an NHS doctor, calls upon the public to join an online event to help children living in the slums of India.
Dr Bhasha Mukherjee, current holder the Miss England, left her charity work in Kolkata to recommence her job...
Inspired by Captain Tom Moore, a 100-year-old Bangladeshi man has raised a whopping £223,000 whilst walking around his communal garden.
The super smiling centennial is Dabirul Islam Choudhury who’s lived in London for the last 63-years.
He's a hundred-years-old walking a hundred laps around his garden whilst isolating; and if...
“It is lawful for a member of the public to visit garden centres, golf clubs, or house-viewings in private homes, but not for the claimant to arrange for socially-distanced communal prayers in a mosque."
A leader from a Bradford mosque has launched legal action against the Government over "unlawful" lockdown restrictions on Friday...
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There is a wide range of financial support available to firms of all sizes.Find here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.
The owner of an award-winning dental practice says he faced dire shortages in funding his business during the Covid-19 pandemic and government-induced lockdown.
Famously known as the place where tawaf (circumambulating or walking in circles around the Kaaba) never ceases, the Kaaba in the centre of the Great Mosque of Mecca was shut down in March. It now sits completely empty of worshippers in efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly COVD-19 virus.
But Saudi Arabia...
Much to the disbelief of the international community, a pigeon is spending life behind bars.
The intrepid bird has been accused by India of being a spy for Pakistan. This isn't the first time India has accused it's neighbour of using pigeons for espionage.
The allegation was made after a resident...
Pakistan may reinforce its lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus, officials have said, amid a spike in infections and deaths three weeks after restrictions were lifted.
Health authorities and regional governments expressed alarm as Pakistan's confirmed coronavirus caseload surged past 56,000, with nearly 1,200 related deaths. The number of confirmed cases...
The restriction on mourners from entering crematoria buildings is to be lifted on funerals due to take place in Bradford from 8 June. The total number of mourners allowed to attend cremations and burials is to increase from 10 to 20.
Bradford Council originally imposed the prohibitions to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (Covid...
Health secretary Matt Hancock said the government will “look at” any fines incurred by families who travelled for childcare purposes during the coronavirus lockdown.
Hancock was responding to a public question in Tuesday’s COVID-19 Downing Street briefing, which came in the wake of the Dominic Cummings controversy.
The prime minister’s aide...
Hundreds of Muslim worshippers gathered together for Eid prayers in an Ikea car park in Germany, in the most awe-inspiring socially-distanced COVID-19 moment to date.
Drone footage from the gathering on Sunday 24 May in Wetzlar, near Frankfurt, shows 700 worshippers praying together from a safe distance, using parking spaces and lanes to ensure...
Police have said that a 19-year-old law student tragically killed in a shooting in Blackburn was an innocent victim.
Aya Hachem, was gunned down whilst shopping with her family on Sunday 17th May.
The teenager was hit by one of several shots fired from a passing car as she walked to...
Actor Sanjay Dutt believes that this is the perfect time to invest in self-growth and relax. But he hasn't completely taken a break from work amidst the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. He says he is enjoying reading some very exciting scripts.
Sanjay reveals he’s been going through a multitude of scripts.
“The...
‘The Big Curry Night In’ initiative encourages the general public to order a curry from their local restaurant or prepare their own curry at home in celebration of the nation’s favourite take away meal.
This is a unique opportunity for the nation to come together to support the struggling hospitality industry in the...
