Local Bradford school boy set to follow his dream and take part in first fight
14-year-old local schoolboy Zahir Akram is set to follow his dream and take part in his first amateur boxing fight in Bradford on Friday.
The Bradford boy wonder has been fighting for two and a half years, and has been training very hard to...
A BBC report reveals that it pays male staff an average ten per cent more than female, and promises to ban same-sex interview panels to get to grips with a lack of women in senior roles.
Earlier this year, comedian and actor Sir Lenny Henry told MPs that media watchdog OfCom was practising "fake diversity" with its targets.
He said: "Ofcom...
A Warrington fast food takeaway boss, who lied about his shop’s takings as part of a £179,000 tax fraud, has been jailed.
Mehmet Tekagac, 43, of Viscount Road, Padgate, claimed he made around £9,000 a year from the Top Grill Kebab and Pizza House on Warrington Road, Penketh, between January 2012 and October 2015.
But HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators...
Home Secretary announces raft of public protection measures
Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced the Government’s new £600,000 investment in a ground-breaking technology project that will remove indecent images of children from the internet at an unprecedented rate.
Alongside this, Ms Rudd also announced the impending consultation on cracking down on the prevalence and use of offensive and dangerous weapons.
The...
A luxury car dealer, who built a property empire with profits from a VAT scam involving Lamborghinis, Porsches and Mercedes, must repay £2 million.
Sarju Popat, 51, from London, was jailed for five-and-a-half years for fraudulently claiming back millions of pounds of tax on car sales between 2009 and 2011 after an investigation by tax bosses.
Popat has now been ordered...
Candlelighters are excited to announce that their Cottage Campaign has been given a huge helping hand by The Kentown Wizard Foundation.
The Cottage Campaign to raise half a million pounds was launched in May this year by the Lord Mayor of Leeds and will fund the renovation of a cottage, just a stone’s throw away from Leeds Children’s Hospital.
The...
The ringleader of a gang, who laundered more than £107m of underworld cash through their London bureaux de change, has been stripped of property in the UK, France, Sri Lanka and India to repay his criminal income.
Ramanathan Thayaparan, 45, was jailed for nine years in May 2014 after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed organised crime...
The petrol station owner benefited by £247,590.57 from the fraud and ordered the confiscation of his current assets
A Blackburn petrol station owner, who was jailed for selling hundreds of thousands of litres of illegal diesel to unsuspecting motorists, has been ordered to repay £133,660 in stolen taxes.
Nawaz Jan Virmani, 54, was caught by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
Manchester’s cultural institutions has welcomed leading South Asian and British artists of South Asian decent in a celebration of shared heritage and historic connections through a series of exhibitions and performances across the city.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the creation of India, Pakistan and later Bangladesh, eight exhibitions will present both new and seminal works, while inviting audiences...
The young Muslim schoolboy, 15, who was stabbed in the face, head and neck multiple times near a mosque in Small Heath, Birmingham, is still fighting for his life.
Meanwhile, an unemployed 29-year-old man who was arrested within 10-hours of the incident, has been charged with the attempted murder for the attack.
The young victim, who has been named as Syed...
Today marked the beginning of a three-day counter-terrorism exercise which will continue across central and eastern Scotland and the north east of England.
The scenario, involving a vehicle attack, began at the Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters at Gogarburn.
Police Scotland, Northumbria Police, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, North East Ambulance Service, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear...
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My husband recently left me after 18 years of marriage. We have 3 young children but he doesn't seem to care. His friends have told me he is having a mid-life crisis and will come back to me. He has told me he is not coming back and has met someone else. We did not have an English registration only a Nikaah...
Indian music superstar Hans Raj Hans visited the University of Birmingham and found out more about University life when he met students from India.
The hugely popular Punjabi singer is a national treasure in his home country and has millions of fans throughout the world. One of the finest modern-day performers of Sufi songs, Hans Raj Hans is renowned as...
“We decided on a couples only event, because there has been trouble in the past where young men have started fights and this is something that we want to avoid.”
A new style night out has hit Halifax and has gone down a success following its debut in September.
The night is promoted to couples only to enjoy a Bollywood...
London, UK – The winners of the influential 17th annual Asian Achievers Awards were celebrated amid a ray of Bollywood stars, glittering celebrities and high profile dignitaries on Friday September 22ndat London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane. Winners include, Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar for International Personality of the Year (Male); Playwright Tanika Gupta MBE for Achievement in Media;...
The smash-hit of 2016 and 2017, 'Nashe Si Chadh Gayi' song from the film BEFIKRE crosses 300 million views on YouTube making it a first ever for a Hindi song.
This unbeatable song released by YRF Music, continues to strengthen its #1 position as the most-viewed Hindi song on YouTube by becoming the first to surpass a massive view count...
Zee channels are now available to UK homes via Sky’s Original bundle
Zee TV has become a staple part of British Asian TV watching habits. It heralded a sea change in consumers being able to engage with the South Asian diaspora, making it the most popular entertainment South Asian entertainment channel in the UK with over 100,000 subscribers.
Since its launch...
Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing teenager from Bolton.
Before going missing, Sadia Ahmed, 15, was last seen in the Great Lever area at around 7pm on Tuesday 12 September 2017.
It is believed she then travelled to Leeds City Centre where she was seen at around 12:30pm on Saturday 16 September 2017.
She was seen on...
A Bradford man who’s global car-styling company customises vehicles for car enthusiasts, including celebrities, has now contracted an overseas trade specialist to help it create new sales partnerships in China.
Kahn Design, a group of four companies founded by designer and businessman Afzal Kahn, works with some of the world’s best-known car marques. His team specifies, manufacturers and supplies a...
Footage has emerged of England Vice Captain Stokes throwing punches at two men in Bristol
England test vice-captain Ben Stokes and One-day international team mate Alex Hales have been told that will not be selected until further notice, following footage which has emerged showing Ben Stokes punching two men.
The pair will not be considered by England to represent the country...
