UK born and raised creative entrepreneur, Shivrani Somaia, composes and sings debut single.
‘Maai-ri’ is a dedication to all mothers across the globe, to pay homage to the unique role that they play in the life of each individual.
Shivrani was born in London to a family of musicians and from the age of four has been studying, practising and...
A Muslim celebration of music and dance in the Sufi tradition is set to become a permanent feature on Bradford's cultural calendar.
Saif-ul-Maluk is an allegorical book of poetry from one of the best-loved sufi saints – Mian Mohammad Bakhsh.
This year the third Saif-ul-Maluk Festival is all set to take place at the beautiful Alhambra theatre over two days, and...
Churches, mosques, gurdwaras and temples can apply today for the second round of funding under the Government’s Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme.
Places of worship have until 29th May to apply for funding, which can be used to pay for security measures such as CCTV, alarms, external lighting and perimeter fencing.
In order to qualify, places of worship must show...
Over 70 women from across Leeds, from all walks of life, came together to identify the priorities to make Leeds the best city for women and girls.
The Forum was organised by Women’s Lives Leeds (WLL) and is a unique partnership of twelve women and girls organisations from across Leeds.
Between them they have specialist individuals working for various...
There’s been a lot of publicity in recent years around the art of threading as a beauty treatment. It seems every single high street pharmacy has a ‘threading bar’ just waiting to get at unruly brows and there are even shops devoted to the craft that offer 15-mins lunch-time-fixes.
Whilst convenience is great for some things; food, drink, travel...
Boxing booms in Bradford
It feels like Bradford is synonymous with boxing with boxing legends Roberto Duran coming to Bradford in May and Floyd Mayweather making a stop off in the city this month, it’s a hotspot for UK-based boxing events.
This makes Bradford a natural home for one of the country’s best boxing outlets. Zahbro Sports Ltd based at St...
Part 36 is a provision in the Civil Procedure Rules that creates a certain type of settlement offer which can carry significant costs and/or interest penalties if it is not accepted by the opposing party and that party then fails to beat the offer at trial. Part 36 Offers are made on a “without prejudice save as to costs”...
The three-month-old baby had 38 separate rib fractures, bruising to his head, shoulder, back and burns to his left leg, injuries to his limbs, eyes and neck
Pathologist described the injuries as “similar to those usually seen in a car crash or a fall from a great height.”
A mother and father have been jailed for their involvement in the death...
Stars of television’s Emmerdale and pupils from Rose Court nursery and pre-prep school in Headingley are playing their part in World Autism Awareness Week.
To mark the week, which runs from 27 March to 2 April, both the cast of Emmerdale and children at Rose Court, which is part of The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL), are donating clothes to...
Strong progress in tackling TB is continuing in Yorkshire and the North East, with numbers of cases continuing to fall, figures released to mark World TB Day show.
The latest data shows there were 440 cases of TB reported in Yorkshire and the Humber during 2015 (an incidence rate of 8.2 cases per 100,000 people in the population) with 129...
Star Cast: Morgan Freeman, Michale Caine, Alan Arkin
Director: Zach Braff
Cert: 12A
Release Date: 07/04/2017
Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin team up for this heist movie with a difference! OAPs Willie (Morgan Freeman), Al (Alan Arkin) and Joe (Michael Caine) are all living unremarkable lives, when one day they decide to spice things up a bit – by robbing a...
Star Cast: Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin
Director: Tom McGrath
Cert: U
Release Date: 07/04/2017
DreamWorks Animation and the director of Madagascar invite you to meet a most unusual baby. He wears a suit, speaks with the voice and wit of Alec Baldwin, and stars in the animated comedy, DreamWorks' The Boss Baby.
The Boss Baby is a hilariously universal story about how...
• More than 2 million of the UK’s lowest paid workers to benefit from a pay rise
• Full-time workers (38 hours) aged 25 and over on the National Living Wage will see a pay rise of just under £600 per year
• Those aged 24 and under on the National Minimum Wage receive their second pay rise in six months
•...
Medic with magic fingers
After a 29-year-old woman’s face was melted off in an acid attack by her jealous friend, a transplant surgeon travelled at his own expense from Britain to Pakistan to assist a team reconstructing this young woman’s face.
Kanwal Qayyum from Karachi, who was all set to begin her career as an air hostess, was doused in sulphuric...
Being a British Muslim for the past decade or so has been a brutal affair. How did this state of affairs come to pass? What are the lessons and challenges for the future - and how will the tale of Muslim Britain develop?
Sayeeda Warsi draws on her own unique position in British life, as the child of Pakistani...
Singer/songwriter Jay goes solo on this song marking the first time there has been no feature on a single by him since 'Where You Are' back in 2013.
‘Do You Love Me’ is a fresh, bouncy, future-pop type track and delivers a 'New Jack Swing' feel in the drop.
The song has been written by the man himself with production supplied...
With the auspicious occasion of Vaisakhi fast approaching, Musical Storm Records are proud to present ‘Kalgidhar De Singh’ a dharmik track by Punjabi vocalist JS.Kay.
This project sees JS.Kay fulfilling his lifetime ambition to record and release a dharmik song.
He says: “Before I got into the Punjabi music industry it was always a dream of mine to record a dharmik...
The IPCC can now confirm that 15 current and former officers and civilian staff from Bedfordshire Police are under investigation for gross misconduct for their roles in a case of internal racial discrimination.
The eleven officers and four staff are being investigated for their handling of the case of Harmit Bahra. Ten are now retired or no longer serving with...
Buying a brand new car is something that many dream of. Although “running in” a car is not so critical today as it was in times gone by, there are a few things to bear in mind as you drive your shiny new pride and joy away from the showroom.
Allow the brakes to bed in. Start driving...
A man from Bradford has been instrumental in raising over £24,000 for charity.
Kamlesh Patel has participated in a number of fund raising events, many of them physically challenging, and he’s showing no signs so slowing down.
Marie Curie is a charity that is very important to Kamlesh, so much so that he’s helped to raise over £9,000 for hem.
“Marie Curie...
