An inspiring woman from Bradford has been awarded an honorary fellowship from Bradford College, for her contributions and service to the community on a local, regional and national level.
Sunrise Radio’s chief executive Usha Parmar received the prestigious honour from University Centre Bradford College at graduation ceremonies at St George's hall on Tuesday 26th...
The University of Bradford will honour eight national and international figures with honorary degrees at its forthcoming graduation ceremonies.
The ceremonies take place on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 December, in the Great Hall of the city campus, where Chancellor Kate Swann and Vice-Chancellor Professor Shirley Congdon will present the honorary degrees.
Cardiac research in Sheffield has received a major boost from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in the form of an £800,000 award to develop a new gene therapy to treat cardiovascular disease (CVD).
The BHF has awarded £799,778 to Professor Paul Evans at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease...
A gift to Manchester of a bronze statue of the iconic spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled outside Manchester Cathedral in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.
VIPs included Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, Sir Richard Leese, Leader, Manchester City Council, the Right Reverend Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester and Pujya...
November has seen a marked escalation in violence in Syria, with teams on the ground receiving round-the-clock reports of attacks on towns and villages.
The latest such attack, on Sunday 24th November, hit and completely destroyed a maternity hospital in southern Idlib.
The attack comes less...
Jeremy Corbyn, Dawn Butler and Diane Abbott will launch Labour’s Race and Faith Manifesto tomorrow (Tuesday 26 November) at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham.
Dawn Butler, Labour’s Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary launched the Race and Faith consultation at Labour Party conference, which has received over 1,700 online responses. They have held...
Opinion piece by Abbas Salihu - Vice Chair of the Armed Forces Muslim Association
Before I joined the Army, I was unsure that I would fit in as a black man.
I had always wanted to join the army, ever since I was a young boy. I loved the idea...
A lorry driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in Essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration. 25-year-old Maurice Robinson pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration. Robinson is accused of being part of a larger plot to bring people into the UK illegally. Mr Robinson...
Uber has lost its license to operate in London after 'repeated safety failures' Transport for London (TfL) has said.
The taxi firm will not be granted a new licence. Regulators say the taxi app was not "fit and proper" as a licence holder. Uber said it has made a number of positive changes...
Yes, yes… we know it looks like a prop off a sci-fi movie set. But this is the all-new Tesla Cybertruck – designed to have the utility of a truck and the performance of a sports car.
The vehicle’s an angular, stainless-steel-bodied utility vehicle with bulletproof glass claims a towing capacity in excess of...
A hero charity worker from Bradford has just marked the milestone achievement of crossing £200,000 in his mammoth fundraising efforts.
Nazim Ali, a school careers advisor who works at three inner-city schools, has devoted time off working voluntarily for several charitable causes. He's run countless marathons, completed mountain treks, and incredibly even run 10k...
As a nation, our personal lives are taking a hit, as money worries make us 12 times more likely to have troubled relationships with friends and family. Spending ages dealing with money issues? You’re not alone.
People in Leeds are among the most worried about money in the whole country, according to a nationwide...
Winter is coming and seasoned drivers will know how difficult it can be to maintain their vehicles, but for some it’s more difficult than others due to lack of experience.
So when parents of children who attend Heaton St Barnabas C of E primary school requested a ladies-only basic car maintenance workshop, Naveed...
A high-street store security guard who forced teenage girls into performing sex acts so they would escape shoplifting charges has been jailed for 14 years.
27-year-old Zia Uddin, who worked at Primark, raped one 15-year-old schoolgirl and pressured three others into sex acts after he accused them stealing from the budget clothing chain’s Kingston...
The jailed former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has been flown by air ambulance to the UK after Imran Khan's government let him to seek medical treatment abroad.
The three-time prime minister flew to Qatar and then London after his doctors said he had become "dangerously ill". He is currently serving a seven-year...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning millions of Self Assessment customers to be aware of fraudsters in the run up to the 31 January deadline.
Over the last year, HMRC received nearly 900,000 reports from the public about suspicious HMRC contact - phone calls, texts or emails. More than 100,000 of these were...
Right-wing commentator and former reality TV personality Katie Hopkins has been forced to sell her £1million home after she lost a humiliating libel case. She has now moved onto rented accommodated after the court case wiped out her finances.
Hopkins, from Devon, rose to fame on ‘The Apprentice’ then went into the jungle on...
A further 21 people have been charged by police investigating the supply of Class A drugs in Bradford District.
The charges follow a series of arrests last week, which saw drugs and cash seized as officers carried out warrants at addresses across Bradford and Kirklees.
