A freedom march to celebrate the anniversary of Indian Independence will take place in Cardiff on Wednesday 15th August starting at 9.30am.
Hundreds of people are expected on the parade which will start at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the Wales Millennium Centre and finish at Cardiff Castle with a flag raising ceremony.
The event has been organised by Indian...
A Canadian company's patent plea in India for a vibrator has been rejected because the patent office deems that sex toys violate "public order and morality".
The India's patent office invoked India's obscenity law, saying the law "has never engaged positively with the notion of sexual pleasure".
The patent office said sex toys are considered to be obscene objects and are...
Statement from Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu in relation to this morning's incident in Westminster
At 07:37hrs a silver Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision in front of the Houses of Parliament.
That vehicle collided with cyclists and pedestrians before hitting a barrier and coming to a stop.
Two people have been taken to hospital. One man has been discharged and one...
The National Crime Agency are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Manchester man wanted in connection with a firearms incident.
At around 9.30pm on Saturday 28 July, two men were seen driving a white VW Passat in the area of Allama Iqbal Road in Oldham.
The vehicle was followed but unbeknown to officers a firearm and ammunition was thrown...
Boris Johnson is to face a Conservative Party investigation over his comments about women who wear the niqab.
Tory officials opened the inquiry into the former foreign secretary after receiving complaints about his widely-criticised remarks.
The probe could, in theory, lead to the MP being expelled from the party, although such an outcome appears highly unlikely.
Mr Johnson caused outrage after calling...
Facebook has announced new tools to tackle social media addiction, available in its app and on Instagram.
Users will now have access to an activity dashboard, a daily reminder and a way to limit notifications to help them control the time they' are spending online.
The company said it "developed these tools based on collaboration and inspiration from leading mental health...
A Wolverhampton man who acted as a wholesaler to drug dealers in the West Midlands has been ordered to pay back £742,270 in a confiscation hearing.
Daljinder Bassi, 36, was jailed for 13 years in February this year following an investigation by the National Crime Agency and Met Police Organised Crime Partnership (OCP).
Bassi used various hiding places in his home,...
One of the leading figures in the UK charity sector has been honoured by the University of Salford.
Javed Khan, Chief Executive of children’s charity Barnardo’s, received an honorary doctorate in Business Administration at a ceremony at the Lowry, MediaCityUK.
As a British Pakistani, he is the first non-white CEO in Barnardo’s 150 year history.
At Barnardo’s, Mr Khan leads a staff team...
UK motorists look set to go green in the near future, as 55 per cent plan to swap diesel for a more ‘planet-friendly’ alternative with their next car purchase.
A study of 2,000 motorists currently in the market for a new vehicle found 42 per cent are concerned that they may be taxed more in the near future if they...
A store worker has been convicted of murdering a father-of-seven with an axe before taking his body in a shopping trolley to a cemetery.
Imran Muhammad, 31, had searched terms such as "how to kill a man with a hammer" and "how to kill a man with one punch" on his mobile phone four days before the attack.
He murdered Seyed...
Half of students are considering studying abroad - due to ‘extortionate’ UK tuition fees, research has revealed.
A study of 750 students aged 16 and over found seven in 10 think the cost of higher education at home is ‘too high.’ And three in five are concerned Brexit could increase the cost of UK tuition fees even more.
Amid this, the...
A man is facing years in jail after a joint investigation between the Metropolitan Police, MI5 and FBI foiled his plot to kill the Prime Minister.
As part of his intended attack, Naa’imur Rahman, 20, of north London, sought to detonate a bomb in the vicinity of Downing Street. Rahman planned to use the ensuing chaos to gain access to...
A Yorkshire charity is celebrating 25 years of working with the Church of England to support disadvantaged communities.
In July 1993 the Bishop of Bradford David Smith visited a QED Foundation computer training course aimed at helping people into further education, training and employment. And recently Dr Toby Howarth, who succeeded to the office in 2014, expressed his support after...
A man who drove over another man in an act of road-rage will spend longer in prison after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient.
In July 2017, Shahid Ali, 43, shouted and swore at his victim before deliberately driving over him at a slow speed. Ali blamed...
A multi-storey car park in Bradford city centre has been cordoned off by police after a man found with 'serious injuries' and was taken to hospital.
Police were called to the NCP car park in Hall Ings by the ambulance service at just before 5am today.
Both the car park - which sits next to the Bradford Interchange - and Hall...
A "dishonourable and wicked" pensioner who fathered three children with his own daughter has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Ashraf Khan, now 81, of Kirkburn Place, Bradford, West Yorkshire, admitted three charges of incest dating back to the 1980s.
Ashraf Khan’s twisted secret was only discovered after his victim confessed on her deathbed in the early 1990s. The daughter’s husband, who had DNA...
Born in Bradford (BiB) is gearing up to host a conference which will look at why British Muslims suffer from chronic diseases and childhood obesity at a higher rate than the wider population.
The event, being held at the University of Bradford on September 12, is hoping to attract leading researchers from across the UK.
The academics, clinicians and representatives from...
A six-year-old girl who was hit and killed by car had been heading for prayers at a mosque with her father, police have said.
Jannatul Bakya was hit while crossing Oldbury Road in Smethwick, West Midlands, on Saturday night.
Jannatul’s family have released a photo of her and a tribute issued on behalf of her father reads: “Jannatul, my youngest...
New pictures reveal Usain Bolt as you’ve never seen him before – as he unveils his superhero alias, ‘Super Bolt’.
The eight-time Olympic gold medallist’s costume features the yellow, green and black of the Jamaican flag.
Now retired, 31-year-old Bolt looks to be in great shape in his all-in-one outfit - which also includes a power source on his chest similar...
By Grant Bailey
Funnyman Michael Palin has been named the greatest ever Yorkshireman, according to a study.
A poll of 2,000 Brits saw nearly three in 10 select the Monty Python legend as the best export from the northern region.
Second on the list was gruff actor Sean Bean, followed by Sir Patrick Stewart.
Halifax-born Ed Sheeran came fourth with Jeremy Clarkson rounding...
