This Saturday, Jews and Muslims across the United Kingdom mark the 10th day of this lunar month.
For the strange synchronicity of this day is a time held as sacred by both Muslims and Jews.
For Jews it's Yom Kippur, the solemn day of fasting, prayer, and most importantly “Teshuva” the Hebrew word for atonement and repentance.
For Muslims,...
“We are all one global family and it is our duty to help and look after each ”
The Sant Nirankari Mission in Bradford certainly don’t shy from encouraging voluntary work and have been involved with planting tens of thousands of trees in the district.
Now members of the congregation donated generously to purchase much-needed food items for the Bradford Metropolitan...
Detectives in Kirklees have issued a warning against bogus callers after a woman was targeted by a criminal claiming to be a police officer.
This follows three recent reports where a cold caller has pretended to be a police officer and has approached properties, and said he needs their jewellery or money as part of an ongoing investigation.
In an incident...
Father of Asad Khan speaks at Bradford event marking anniversary of death of son
An anti-bullying event held in Bradford marked a year since the unfortunate death of 11-year-old Bradford school boy Asad Khan.
The youngster had been found hanged in his bedroom in Tile Street, Whetley Hill on Wednesday 28th September last year.
The spectators at the gathering in City...
Paying service charges will be familiar to most people holding flats or houses under a long lease. A leasehold owner owes various obligations to the freeholder (or a management company, where present) including paying ground rent, contributing towards the building insurance and paying service charge, generally the largest component.
Service charge is intended to permit the landlord to act...
A man who stalked his ex-partner and left dozens of threatening messages after she ended their relationship has been jailed.
Pradeep Thomas, 37 (25.10.79), of Townsend Road, Ealing, was sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Wednesday 27 September, to 10 months' imprisonment.
He pleaded guilty to stalking involving fear of violence at Hendon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 15 August.
The victim, aged...
Two further extreme right wing groups banned in UK with up to 10-years in prison for those involved in them
Scottish Dawn and NS131 have been banned after their proscription as terrorist organisations.
An order laid in Parliament today will proscribe Scottish Dawn and NS131 (National Socialist Anti-Capitalist Action) as aliases of National Action, which was proscribed in December 2016.
The...
A police constable has been charged with six counts of rape and one count of indecent assault.
PC Adam Provan, aged 38, attached to the East Area Command Unit based on Barking and Dagenham borough, was charged on Tuesday, 26 September following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service.
He appeared in custody at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 27 September and...
A man from West Yorkshire has been charged with two terrorism offences.
Farooq Rashid, 43, of Soothill Road, Wakefield, is charged with disseminating a terrorist publication and possessing a publication likely to be useful to a terrorist.
He was arrested last October and initially bailed until February, then re-bailed until September. Rashid appeared before Westminster magistrates earlier and was remanded in...
Anti-terror police have arrested 11 men in the early hours of Wednesday 27th September. Two of these men are from Yorkshire.
Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North East and North West, supported by Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit and Wiltshire Police conducted the arrests following several others in connection with the organisation National Action earlier this month.
National Action...
Ifty and Bilal climb Ben Nevis and raise over £4000 for Bradford homeless kitchen
A group of enthusiastic fundraisers decided that it'd be really great fun to do a challenging cardio putting their legs into overtime by climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland.
Abdul Iftikhar, fondly called Ifty and Bilal Hussain decided to get some much-needed funds in for the homeless in...
University academics reveal that one in four young teenage are suffering
More than 230,000 youngsters under the age of 14 are battling depression, with more than two-thirds of sufferers believed to be girls according to researchers. It’s estimated that around 166,000 girls and 67,000 boys of that age across the UK are depressed.
It comes following a recent study by...
Gripping first-hand story of survivor of Peshawar school terrorist attack brings audience to tears at International Peace Day event
A living survivor of the horrific Peshawar School attack in 2014 which killed 141 schoolboys, marked International Day of Peace in Bradford.
Walid Khan who endured eight bullets and a five-week coma spoke at the event organsied by George Majid at the...
Police are appealing for information about a man wanted in connection with burglary offences.
Officers have released an image of Zain Jamil Khan, 30, who is wanted in connection with burglary offences in the Dewsbury and Bradford areas.
He is described as an Asian male, of medium build, 5 ft 9ins tall, with short dark hair, and the last time he...
Generally, insurers are not under a duty to warn policyholders about the need to comply with policy conditions during the claims process. In the case of Ted Baker Plc v Axa Insurance UK Plc, however, the Court of Appeal ruled that in certain circumstances they did and failure to do so could potentially result in them being liable to...
Listers Health a local ladies only gym based in the Historic Lister Mills building in the heart of Bradford has been shortlisted in one of the UK’s biggest fitness awards and are in the running for a prestigious national award.
The club has been shortlisted in the ‘Ladies only gym of the year category’ at the National Fitness Awards,...
Ryanair boss continues to wrestle flight cancellations
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary says he has “firm plans” to make some pilots delay a week's holiday as it wrestles with massive flight cancellations.
The no-frills airline based in Dublin, is Europe's biggest carrier by number of passengers, and is cancelling 2,100 flights over the next six weeks because it "messed up" the allocation...
Research by the University of Sheffield and Chartered Institute of Housing shows councils and housing associations think their work together to tackle homelessness is undermined by welfare policy
Of 106 local authorities who responded to survey, 84 per cent said welfare policy has negatively impacted on partnership working to tackle homelessness while 70 per cent of housing associations...
One of Yorkshire’s fastest-growing businesses played host to His Excellency Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK, during his recent visit to Bradford.
CEO of Regal Food Products Plc Younis Chaudhry, welcomed the High Commissioner to the hub of the bakery. During the visit, His Excellency took in a tour of the new 44,000 square foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing...
Entries for next year's ITU World Triathlon Leeds have opened with an exclusive charity entry window for participants to secure their entry by committing to raise money for Gold Charity Partners, Bloodwise and Bone Cancer Research Trust.
The third edition of the Leeds based event takes place on 9 and 10 June 2018 and the time-limited entry window offers the...
