Just over two weeks ago, disproportionate figures of Covid-19 victims showed around 35% of patients in Intensive Care Units were from ethnic minority backgrounds, this, despite BAME people making up only 14% of the UK population.
More locally, experts had predicted a stark number of deaths of those from ethnic minority communities.
An update on the potential reopening of Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) has been provided by Leeds City Council.
The council is aiming to reopen its main HWRCs next week. This is subject to further details this week from the government regarding which restrictions must remain in place to tackle Covid-19.
Tech firms are in talks with UK ministers about using facial biometrics to provide a digital certificate, also known as health passport, proving who is safe to return to work.
Though digital identity experts say they are in the “discovery stage” of what could be tailored for the UK government, but developing a type...
Hundreds of local business partnerships across England will share £6.1m of funding to spend on projects that will help their local high streets through the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.
Confirmed by High Streets Minister Simon Clarke MP, the funds will be paid to local authorities and dispersed to Business Improvement Districts (BIDs).
COVID-19 is the singular topic that's dominating everyone’s lives and thoughts worldwide. Each passing day new information is revealed, as more questions arise.
There seems to be great confusion over whether face masks are effective is because people are focusing on whether it protects only the wearer.
Prime Minister Boris...
With heart-wrenching stories unravelling every day about families losing loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Council for Mosques (CfM) urges people to continue observing the holy month of Ramadan at home.
Since lockdown on Monday 23rd March, mosques across the country suspended congregational activities and prayers in a united effort to safeguard not...
The Yorkshire-born World War Two veteran Captain Tom Moore has been elevated to the rank of honorary colonel on his 100th birthday, as it was confirmed he has now raised more than £30m for NHS charities.
Originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, Captain Moore trained as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Army...
With the film fraternity still mourning the death of Irrfan Khan on Wednesday 29th April, within hours it had another blow by losing one of it’s most iconic heroes of yesteryears - Rishi Kapoor.
Rishi Kapoor, 67, became a fixture in Indian cinema during the 70s and 80s and has over 160 credits to...
One of Bollywood's top stars, Irrfan Khan has died at the age of 53 after losing his battle to cancer.
The Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi star was rushed to a Mumbai hospital for treatment and placed in intensive care. However, he died on Wednesday (29 April).
In an industry...
Boris Johnson, 55, and his partner Carrie Symonds, 32, have welcomed their first child together.
The healthy baby arrives just weeks after the PM was discharged from intensive care in hospital where he had been battling coronavirus. Ms Symonds also suffered symptoms of the disease.
A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister...
A Pakistani community club in Bradford says it’s had a magnificent response to its Covid-19 NHS appeal, raising thousands of pounds to help supply masks, goggles and gowns to those working in the healthcare sector.
Basharat Ali, President of Pakistan Club (PC), says they launched the appeal to help with dire shortages of personal...
Almost 5,000 British travellers in Pakistan are to be brought home to the UK following the announcement today of a further nine Government-chartered flights.
These will include the first UK charter flight from Karachi, which will depart on 30th April, in addition to further departures from Islamabad and Lahore.
Around 2,500...
The government has tonight sent out a warm Ramadan message to Muslims celebrating the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
On behalf of Downing Street, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP said: "As we enter the holy month of Ramadan, I want to wish all Muslims participating a very Happy Ramadan.
"I...
Sparkling fairy lights, bright decorations, Ramadan calendars, shimmering crescents and fun-filled treasure hunts are welcoming the arrival of Ramadan in the homes of families with young children.
Social distancing measures and lockdown restrictions during Covid-19 have brought additional challenges for Muslims this year. Ramadan is about communal Iftaars (breaking of the fast), nightly Taraweeh...
Jeremy Clarkson has defeated Hollywood legend Steve McQueen to be crowned screen’s greatest automotive icon.
While McQueen is known as The King of Cool thanks to his effortless style and tough guy persona, Clarkson has been ridiculed over the years for his dedication to stone-wash denim.
But in a head-to-head, it’s...
An inspirational eight-year-old schoolboy from Bradford has constructed his own mosque in his playroom at home during the coronavirus lockdown.
With mosques and schools across the country shut, avid Minecraft player Yahya Murad Hussain had a lightbulb moment when he set eyes upon the large cardboard packaging from a desk the family had ordered.
Since the global outbreak of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), there have been widespread claims that certain foods and supplements can prevent or cure COVID-19.
Though we all want to protect ourselves against COVID-19, there is currently no evidence that eating certain foods or following certain diets will protect you against coronavirus.
Scientists say they have discovered that the Covid-19 virus has mutated 30 times with the deadlier strain infecting Europe.
Researchers from Zhejiang University in China say the killer virus has evolved into multiple different strains since it jumped from animals to humans in December.
And they claim that the most lethal...
The coronavirus pandemic will change how businesses and individuals work forever, says a University of Bradford professor.
Sankar Sivarajah, Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy - an expert in evaluating the use of digital technology by organisations, said the coronavirus outbreak had caused many businesses to reconsider the ways in which they use...
Emotional video footage has emerged of the moment when hospital staff line up to say their last goodbyes to a highly-respected surgeon, who’s coffin was brought into the hospital grounds in a hearse.
Sadeq Elhowsh, 58, was a long-serving orthopaedic surgeon with St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Merseyside, and had...
