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Last year over 150 mosques across the UK open their doors to their neighbours of all faiths and none
  “Last year over 150 mosques across the UK open their doors to their neighbours of all faiths and none.” Several MPs celebrated the launch of Visit My Mosque Day 2018 at a prize giving event hosted at Speaker’s House, Houses of Parliament by the kind permission of the Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow MP. Building upon the most recent Visit My...
The Asian business community is a robust, thriving and dynamic part of the British economy. Our business leaders have a reputation for their ambition and commitment to commerce. But, like many privately owned businesses, their success can be restrained by a reliance on equity funding, which is usually sourced from friends and family. While such finance is crucial to...
The new plastic notes, featuring novelist Jane Austen, will start appearing in people’s pockets in the coming weeks after one billion were printed. Like the £5 note already in circulation featuring Sir Winston Churchill, the new £10 banknote featuring Pride And Prejudice author Austen is made from polymer. They’re expected to last around two-and-a-half times longer than the paper versions. The existing...
  Sports stars and politicians take to the crease on Sunday 17th September in aid of White Ribbon UK, a national campaign for the eradication of male violence against women. In conjunction with Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC) and the National Asian Cricket Council (NACC), the event will see two teams, The Lords and Commons XI vs. White Ribbon/NACC XI,...
This is an artist’s impression of what the multi-million-pound development by Jinnah Group could look like
Work has commenced on Jinnah’s development which is set to offer hundreds of jobs and training opportunities in ‘one of its kind’ facility Work has begun on a multi-million-pound development in Bradford which will offer hundreds of jobs and learning opportunities, while offering the city a new unique dining and conference facility.
Individual from Manchester allowed his dog to bite Muslims in racist hate attack Jakub Wendland, has been sent to prison after allowing his dogs attack and bite Muslims, this is after he appeared at Manchester Crown Court, he claims he isn’t a racist. Wendland is a 32-year-old from Poland who has lived in the UK for four years, set his cross-breed...
Indian community in uproar as ‘Vegetarian’ Ganesha shown condoning the consumption of lamb with other religious figures in Australian advertisement The Indian community in Australia is enraged at an advert which has been released in Australia which depicts Lord Ganesha eating Lamb with other religious spearheads. The Tv commercial from industry group, Meat and Livestock Australia, sees a number of religious...
Tommy Sandhu one of at least four Asian Network staff sacked over WhatsApp messages BBC have fired star Asian Network radio host Tommy Sandhu, following a row over racist and sexual slurs which were sent amongst fellow BBC workers. Sandhu 40, who also fronted BBC 1’s Sunday Morning Live, was first suspended last month when it first emerged of these vile...
Hurricane reduced to tropical storm but destruction Hurricane Irma continues to cause devastation across the American coastline. Millions are without power as the death toll rises. Florida has been one of the hardest hit areas, it has been pummeled from coast to coast with winds reaching as high as 130mph. This has caused mass flooding to homes, boats and more...
Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Ian Mckellen, Sylvester Stallone, Danny DeVito Director: Tony Bancroft, Scott Christian Silva, co-directed by Jaime Maestro Gere: Animation Release date: 15/09/2017 What would happen if you bit into an animal cracker and turned into … an animal?A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a run-down circus from being taken over by their...
Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon Director: Stephen Frears Genre: Biographical Drama Release Date: 15/09/2017 The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is...
In a surprising decision to some, the High Court has ruled that a Russian businessman living and working in Russia is domiciled in England and therefore subject to the jurisdiction of the English courts. In the case of Bestolov v Povarenkin, Mr Bestolov brought proceedings against Mr Povarenkin in England seeking repayment of a debt which arose under a joint...
Rubbish has been piling up on the streets of Alum Rock in Birmingham during the dispute between the council and Birmingham bin workers. Now they are expected to resume strike action after the city's council said it was issuing redundancy notices. Now, residents confronting weeks of serve strikes have taken matters into their own hands by getting hold of their own...
Dumped for speaking out The sacking of a high-profiled councillor has triggered a row, with the Manchester Labour party hitting back furiously defending it’s position. Ex-councillor for Hulme - Amina Lone claims she’s been ousted because she’s outspoken and insists she’s been treated unfairly. Ms Lone has been from standing for the party in Manchester again, a decision she blamed on...
Seven-hour mutiny after inmates refused to go back to their cells Prisoners took over a wing at HMP Birmingham in the latest riots to hit a UK prison. Shocking footage showed armed officers sent in after a riot broke out one of the country's biggest prisons after mutinous inmates refuse to return to their cells. The seven-hour stand-off began after a number...
Police have issued CCTV of two robbery suspects and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after a couple with a baby were robbed at knifepoint. At around 15:30hrs on Saturday, 2 September, the two victims, a 31-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man, were approached by two men on a moped in Sprimont Place, Chelsea, SW3. The suspects threatened...
For the first time ever in Britain, fast food giant McDonald’s faced strike action as workers at two restaurants walked out in a dispute over pay and conditions. Staff in Cambridge and Crayford in south-east London voted in favour of a walkout on Monday 4th September, amid concerns over working conditions and the use of zero-hour contracts. The Bakers, Food and...
Cast: Bill Skarsgĺrd, Finn Wolfhard, Javier Botet Director: Andrés Muschietti Genre: Horror Release date: 08/09/2017 New Line Cinema’s horror thriller IT, directed by Andrés Muschietti (Mama), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades. When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids...
Cast: Olivie Cooke, Bill Nighy, Douglas Booth, Adam Brown, Daniel Mays, Eddie Marsan, Amelia Crouch, Adam Brown, Morgan Watkins, Clive Brunt Director: Juan Carlos Medina Genre: Thriller Release date: 01/09/2017 Set on the unforgiving, squalid streets of Victorian London in 1880, our tale begins in the baroque, grandiose music hall where the capital's most renowned performer Dan Leno (Douglas Booth) takes to...
Hailing from the picturesque rolling hills of Yorkshire to the foothills of Penang in Malaysia, the World Curry Festival reaffirmed Bradford’s pole position on the global curry circuit. For six year’s the bosses of the World Curry Festival have been putting on an annual sumptuously delightful week-long showcase for people who have a love of South Asian cuisine. But now...

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