Four men who were arrested on Wednesday, 17th May have now been charged as follows after detectives uncovered a UK-wide terror plot.
Umar Ahmed Haque, Muhammad Abid and Abuthaher Mamun, from east London, were arrested as part of a joint investigation by MI5 and the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.
Haque, 24, from Newham was charged with an offence contrary to...
Police Constable Anil Kaul, attached to Hillingdon borough has been formally dismissed from the Metropolitan Police Service following a special case misconduct hearing.
On Thursday, 16th February at Westminster Magistrates' Court PC Kaul was found guilty of failing to provide a sample of blood for analysis. He was fined a total of £1,120, and disqualified from driving for 15 months.
Following...
The man who carried out a suicide attack at Manchester Arena on Monday 22nd May, was "likely" to have not acted alone, Home Secretary Amber Rudd says.
Former Salford University student, Salman Abedi, blew himself up at the Arena killing 22 and injuring 64 people up at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.
Witnesses at the arena described seeing metal...
Following the horrific terrorist attack in Manchester last night, in which 22 people were killed and tens of others injured, the Metropolitan Police Service has increased the number of officers on duty across the Capital.
Whilst all policing operations in London are currently planned to the backdrop of a severe threat level from terrorism, specialist officers from our event planning...
People are being urged to avoid Manchester city centre to allow emergency services to continue to work at the scene of last night’s incident at Manchester Arena.
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins in a statement said: “This has been the most horrific incident we have had to face in Greater Manchester and one that we all hoped we would never see.
“Families...
Manchester Arena Explosion
The suicide bomber has been named as 22-year-old Salman Abedi and a 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the horrifying bomb attack, which killed 22 people, including children, and injured 59 more at the Manchester Arena last night.
The arrest was announced this morning just moments after Prime Minister Theresa May denounced the “appalling sickening cowardice” of...
When one plans a motorcycle ride, it is rarely a journey across Australia, and almost never across eight countries spread over two continents.
But that is exactly what Iyron and Sasha D’Silva, a young couple based in Brisbane, had in mind, when they rode a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle from Australia to India, covering a staggering distance of 25,400 kilometres.
The couple...
Floyd Mayweather protégé Gervonta Davis says he wants to become boxing's next superstar but must first get past Cromer's Liam Walsh.
The 22-year-old from the mean streets of Baltimore will make the first defence of his IBF super-featherweight world title when he steps into a British ring for the first time to take on the undefeated Walsh, live this Saturday...
“I’m from a big Pakistani family and we use food as a way of bringing everyone together.”
To be the MasterChef champion is fantastic and wonderful. Adjectives are not sufficient. This is most definitely the coolest thing that I’ve ever done in my life!Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed
Twenty-nine-year-old doctor, Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed, has become the MasterChef 2017 Champion, it was announced today, becoming the...
Russell Group developing new resources in partnership with teachers in schools with low progression to university
93 per cent of teachers said initiative improved their ability to help students write their personal statements
More than a third of teachers said they are now more likely to encourage students to apply to a leading university
Boosting support for teachers working...
Deafness organisation are urging people to abandon any stereotypes they might have about the 11 million people living with hearing loss in the UK and help bridge the communication gap.
According to the charity Action on Hearing Loss, more than 900,000 people in the UK are severely deaf; 24,000 use sign language as their main language; and due to our...
25% of all young patients receiving life-saving heart surgery in Yorkshire are of Asian background and the charity is calling out for YOUR help
Adam and Usman are two brothers from Bradford. Born two years apart, they both have congenital heart disease. The condition was spotted before they were born, at their 20-week scans and both boys were delivered at...
The average family in Yorkshire and the Humber last spent quality time together with their loved ones more than six weeks ago (6.5 weeks), according to new statistics released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) for its Wear it. Beat it. fundraising campaign.
A new survey by the BHF has revealed the stresses of modern day living are putting...
Research on a ground-breaking new technique for drug analysis has earned University of Huddersfield scientist Dr Muhammad Usman Ghori the top award at an international conference.
Dr Ghori has been working on the use of an ultra-high resolution atomic force microscope (AFM) in order to carry out nano-scale chemical imaging of material surfaces.
The technique – which has been patented...
Powerhouse of all things yummy - Icestone Gelato sets benchmark for desserts with reopening of Bradford site
Parre hatt jao, hatt jao… for the undisputed king of desserts is back in Bradford with luxurious gelatos, crepes, Belgian waffles, hot cookie-dough, sweet ice-cream sundaes and cheesecakes.
After a fire devastated the much-loved Icestone Gelato site last year in Great Horton Road (AKA...
It's been a busy week for the KBW boxing team. The thriving gym based in Savellie town Dewsbury has had a number of its boxers compete over the past week, some boxing at a couple of hours notice.
First up was Lewis Benson who was up against K Scott from Hull Boxing ABC, boxing in his first full amateur...
The Black Prince’ is poised to create a wave of intrigue in India and the UK as the story touches upon the historically significant and priceless Kohinoor diamond, which was purportedly gifted by a young 13-year-old Maharajah Duleep Singh to Queen Victoria in a ceremony held in 1850, at Buckingham Palace, London
The award-winning historic film biopic on the poignant...
The annual Leeds Madrasa's football tournament returned once again for its seventh annual event.
The tournament has been a huge success in previous years with many teams oversubscribed. This year some 600 people came out to cheer on the young players.
Over 25 teams made up of children from ages 7 - 14 years attended the tournament at Thomas Danby...
Bradford’s Dragonboat Festival sees teams battling it out over three-day tournament
Thousands of people from different faiths and cultures descended upon Roberts Park in Saltaire to enjoy the spectacle of the Dragonboat Festival, now in it’s third year.
It’s been estimated that some 15,000 people turned up for the three-day event which ran from Friday 5th May to Sunday 7th May....
Businesses closing at alarming rate
Britain’s small businesses downsizing or stagnating since last election – 65% of small businesses say they’ve either seen negative financial growth or no growth at all since the last election
Over 1.4 million jobs are at risk as 363,000 small businesses plan to stop trading in the next five years, according to new figures.
The research, commissioned...
