Despite the ongoing war and escalating humanitarian crisis in Yemen, this year has seen a spike in the number of arrivals of East African refugees and migrants to Yemen.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) - a leading inter-governmental body, estimates that 18,320 refugees and migrants arrived in April 2019 and 18,904...
The promoters of the 'Junoon: The Comeback Tour' at the First Direct Arena in Leeds have just announced that the concert due to be held on bank holiday Monday (26th August) has been cancelled.
It seems that ticket sales for the Leeds show had been very slow, with...
Public Health England has released its report showing the trends in numbers of hospital admissions as a result of intentional self-poisoning in young people across England, revealing that there were over 25,000 hospital admissions with children as young as 10 being admitted last year.
The report shows that in 2017/18, there were...
A Batley man has been jailed for life for causing the death of a man after he viciously assaulted him with a hammer.
The incident happened on 3rd January this year after a man was found with a serious head injury at Highfield Court in Batley.
The victim, 46-year-old Firoz Ibrahim...
Police investigating the attempted murder of a family in Heckmondwike have made new arrests as enquiries continue.
The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team have said they are continuing to appeal for information as they continue to investigate an arson attack on a house on Stonedene Court, Heckmondwike on at about 4.13am on Sunday August...
It’s the ultimate shopaholic’s break – but it will cost you £26,000 BEFORE you even hit the stores.
The package lets those in search of retail therapy live out their wildest shopping dreams in Dubai, browsing the aisles in Gucci, Dior, Armani and Chanel in one of the world’s biggest malls.
The shopping trip for two includes:
• First class return flights...
Gulshan Grover is busy doing what he has always relished on the Bollywood screen.
He has a packed date diary, with upcoming biggies, but more importantly, he says is happy to be playing the antagonist once again.
Grover feels being part of such mega films gives him a sense of...
Pakistani superstars, Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf, have been announced as international ambassadors for Barnardo’s – the UK’s leading and largest children’s charity.
The announcement was made on Wednesday 7th August at an exclusive event at Twitter HQ, where the actors took part in a panel discussion with Barnardo’s Chief Executive, Javed...
A Unity and Respect cricket match was played between players of different faiths, the police and Bradford Council Stronger Communities staff as part of the week-long Cricket Festival run by Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The match, at Bradford Park Avenue, was between two teams comprising of Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh faiths, plus...
A 26-year-old from Calverly, who has been quickly rising in the ranks as a special effects whizz, has been working on not one, but two major productions namely ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Star Wars Episode 9’.
How, we hear you ask?
Umar Hussain, a former...
Police are releasing the image of a man they wish to trace in connection with a serious sexual assault in Southwark.
The offence happened at around 00:20hrs on Tuesday, 6 August at Cotham Street, SE17.
The victim, a woman in her 30s, was walking along Walworth Road into Larcom Street, when...
A man who knifed his housemate in a late night row over noise after turning up at 3am with a bunch of teenage girls, may face deportation back to Afghanistan.
Samiullah Abdulkhel, now 20, knifed Khaled Behbodi, 20, in his abdomen in a vicious attack at their shared home in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, last year.
This week students across the country anxiously opened their A-Level results. And whilst many teens will be looking forward to heading off to university, NICEIC, the UK’s leading name for registered electricians, is reminding school and college leavers to consider other viable alternatives.
This A-level results day, NICEIC wants to encourage more young entrants...
PC Rob Ruston, attached to the Central East Command Unit, was arrested and charged with theft on Wednesday, 14 August.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 15 August where he pleaded guilty to theft.
He was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months.
Now...
Bradford man delivers aid to the scorching That Desert in east Pakistan. He says he prefers to go out and personally distribute his charity funds rather than give to this party organisations.
