14.9 C
Leeds
Sun, Sep 20
Home Blog Page 129
Whether you’re a fan of juicy chicken manchurian, slippery noodles or mouth-watering pepper wings, you’ll be sure to find something to satisfy your oriental food cravings at Roundhay Road’s latest instalment of an Indo-Chinese cuisine eatery. Fusion food specialists, Noodle Shack, opened it’s doors this month in Leeds after a major overhaul of the former unloved site on Roundhay Road. The...
Should you register your Nikah? Important questions you should ask What is the difference between Religious law and English law and how does this affect you? These are two questions you may wish to consider as a Muslim couple getting married in England. The basic principle is that when you enter into a “Nikah” ceremony in England you will be married under...
Food outlets should list all ingredients in order to protect customers with allergies, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has proposed. The FSA has recommended ministers adopt strict new rules, which include highlighting the 14 major allergens. The proposals follow the death in 2016 of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who had eaten a sandwich from Pret a Manger. Pret a Manger has already started rolling...
Finding the right solicitor for a job can be a daunting prospect for many, but YHM Solicitors who have over a collective 25-years experience in immigration, family law including Khula and Islamic divorce, personal injury and civil litigation matters, are more than equipped to do the job. Led by Saher Tariq, a woman who is one of a handful of...
Professional boxer and WBU Super flyweight champion Tasif Khan takes on two back-to-back runs whilst fasting! Partaking in a charity run for many is a wishful hope - one that's on a long list of inspiring things to do, so to take on two runs back-to-back seems rather exasperating.  But one 35-year-old Bradford man made it seem like it was a...
After hearing that 1500 children under the age of six-years-old had died within five years in the arid Thar desert in Pakistan, a Bradford man decided he wanted to help. Father-of-two and successful 39-year-old businessman Naveed Khan, fondly known as Nav, says that he’d reached a point in his life where he urged to physically help make a change to...
Police in the Netherlands say they stopped a Tesla driver after he appeared to have fallen asleep at the wheel while using the car's autopilot feature. Authorities described how the driver failed to notice officers as they drove close to his vehicle on the A27 near the city of Eemnes. "When we came alongside, the driver appeared to have fallen asleep,"...
There isn’t a day that goes by where “Brexit” is not in the news. It is therefore unsurprising that a tenant has attempted to use Brexit as a reason for terminating a lease early claiming that it has been frustrated by Brexit. The legal doctrine of frustration enables a contract to be brought to an end when something unforeseen happens...
The Great British Spring Clean An army of a thousand smiling and eager volunteers, including young children, from mosques across Dewsbury joined the Keep Britain Tidy Spring Clean and organised intensive litter-picks around the town. The Dewsbury Mosques Alliance (DMA), known for uniting various mosques and their volunteers, so that they can together deliver regular social action projects in the local...
A new campaign is urging smokers in the Bradford district and Craven to quit now and cut the risk of a fatal smoking-related disease - for the sake of themselves and their family. Bradford Council and NHS health partners from across the area are backing The Don’t Be the One campaign from the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care...
A convicted money launderer who tried to fly to Dubai with £1.5m in his suitcases has been ordered to hand over the money permanently. Mohamed Imran Khan Sathar Khan, 35, was jailed for three years and nine months last September after admitting two counts of money laundering. On 29 August 2018 he checked four suitcases in at Stansted Airport – each...
An empty shopping precinct in the heart of Batley is in it’s last stages of being transformed thanks to the vision of an Asian Yorkshire businessman. Batley Shopping Centre, on Alfreds’ Way, will re-open in July this year as ‘Batley Plaza’ with 24 retail and food units following a complete redesign of the 40-year-old site. It’s headed by leading businessman Zahid...
Byline: Luke Patel of Blacks Solicitors  Christmas parties are great fun but sometimes can end in tears as occurred in the recent case of Shelbourne v Cancer Research UK. In that case, Ms Shelbourne brought a claim against her employer, Cancer Research UK, after sustaining a back injury at a work Christmas party. The accident occurred when she was picked up...
Scientists are attempting to tackle a virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma, a skin cancer that is common amongst those with HIV. Kaposi’s sarcoma is caused by the virus Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), and it predominantly affects people between the ages of 20 and 49. A new international research consortia made up of the University of Leeds, alongside Rhodes University and KwaZulu-Natal...
A group which has been working with homeless and vulnerable people in Leeds for four years is a lifeline for many living on the streets, who often have nothing more than the clothes they wear. The Leeds Homeless Support Group was founded by David Hedley and Marie Butler who set up a Facebook page to urge people to help the...
Scotland’s political parties have all agreed to adopt a formal definition of Islamophobia in a ‘landmark’ bid to tackle prejudice. The move follows meetings with members of Holyrood’s Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia and Westminster’s All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims, and places Scotland at the forefront of the fight against hatred. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signalled the Scottish...
Police are reminding the public to stay vigilant and keep their possessions safe as hundreds of thousands of spectators prepare to watch the London Marathon on Sunday, 28 April to support the thousands of runners taking part. The Metropolitan Police Service has been working closely with British Transport Police, City of London Police and the organisers of the 2019 Virgin...
In just a few days, on the eve and during Ramadan, a hero charity man from Bradford will be visiting war-torn Mosul in Iraq,  to distribute Ramadan food packs to needy Iraqi refugees Nazim Ali will be travelling with colleagues from the Human Relief Foundation (HRF), an international humanitarian charity, to deliver much-needed aid to some of the 650,000 people...
Making choices about your Islamic Divorce Panel meeting Byline: Sidraa Razaq, Islamic Divorce and Property Solicitor at Winston Solicitors LLP         A recognisable worry After dealing with Islamic Divorce matters for a number of years, I have come to recognise the most common worry for my clients is the thought of attending a “meeting” with the Islamic Divorce panel. Before talking to me, it’s...
A legendary 67-year-old Bradford man, has just completed his 380th race after crossing the finish line in the Greater Manchester Marathon. Grandad Joginder Singh of East Bowling, fondly headlined as “Jogging Joginder” by Asian Express over the years of news coverage, crossed the line in four hours, 48 minutes and 36 seconds. Mr Singh’s prolific running hobby has seen him partake...

ALSO READ