Astonishing £850,000 raised in one night
The British Asian Trust hosted its 4th Annual Dinner at Guildhall in London. The night proved to be extremely successful with distinguished guests turning out to support the charity and raising an astonishing £850,000 to support the Trust and its projects in South Asia.
The British Asian Trust Founder and President HRH The Prince of...
More than 200 new jobs in deal worth £100 million to the UK’s economy
Luxury carmaker McLaren have confirmed that it will bring its advanced carbon-fibre chassis production to Sheffield, in an investment that will create 200 new jobs in deal worth £100 million to the UK’s economy.
The investment of nearly £50 million pounds will be the firm's first purpose-built...
This past weekend it was a privilege to watch Britain’s hottest boxing prospect, Sheffield’s Kid Galahad (Abdul Barry Awad) in boxing action as he moved up in weight to the featherweight division to secure a win against late replacement Leonel Hernandez.
Galahad displayed his great arsenal of boxing skill and tremendous power to retire Harnandez at the end of round...
It’s a common problem - finding the pair of heels of your dreams, but also finding that they hurt after a mere few minutes. In a case like this, many of us comfort our minds by telling ourselves that ‘pain is beauty’.
But a shoe consultant (yes… there is such a thing) talks of the practicalities of wearing stilettos all...
Star Cast: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby
Director: Denzel Washington
Cert: 12A
Release date: 10/02/2017
Denzel Washington stars and directs this compelling drama about a black family in 1950s Pittsburgh.
In 1950s Pittsburgh, Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player.
Nowadays, he’s a sanitation worker with a wife and a teenage son, who dreams of playing...
Health professionals across West Yorkshire and Harrogate are inviting people to share their views on how stroke services across the area could be further improved to ensure they are fit for the future, whilst making the most of latest technology, such as mechanical clot retrieval thrombectomy, staff skills and maximising a person’s opportunity of a good recovery.
The work, led...
For Andre Russell, the rest of this year will feel like forever.
In the prime of his cricketing life at the age of 28, and with his value in the lucrative T20 format of the game increasing significantly following a phenomenally successful 2016, the Jamaican all-rounder is now cast into the wilderness, banned from the sport in which he has...
Unlocking Britain-India tourism potential
About 2.5 million passengers fly direct between the UK and India each year, with 88 scheduled services per week in each direction between the two nations.
Tourism from India makes an important contribution to the UK economy.
In 2015, there were 422,000 visits from India to the UK, bringing more than £433 million to the country.
Now, the UK...
The chief executive of Leeds-based housing association has spoken of his pride on the organisation’s achievements and future plans as it prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary next year.
Unity Homes and Enterprise was set-up as a community housing association in 1987 to address the needs of black and minority ethnic communities in Leeds.
The initial focus was on Chapeltown, where...
The face of a man who is accused of kicking an eight-month pregnant woman in the stomach, which caused the death of her unborn twins, has been revealed.
David Gallacher, 37, is accused of carrying out a racially-motivated assault on a Muslim mother-to-be by kicking her in the stomach, outside a Co-op store in Bletchley, Milton Keynes last August.
The sickening...
Double-murder cabbie guillty
A taxi driver from Bradford who fled to Pakistan after ferociously murdering his wife’s lover and a friend has been given a life sentence.
Mohammed Zubair was given a minimum term of 32-years for the murders of Shahbzada Muhammed Imran and Ahmedin Sayed Khyel, whose bodies were found in New Lane, Tong in May 2011.
Mr Zubair’s wife,...
Fastest bimmer loaded with monstrous V12 engine designed for “split personalities”
Those of you hoping this was BMW’s M7 need to look away now. Although this may be the fastest BMW the carmaker has ever made, if you’re after a fire-breathing, full-blooded M car, the M760Li is not quite what you may think.
Though it’s still got that fabled tri-colour badge...
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has taken a major step forward in preparing Britain for leaving the EU by publishing proposals for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
A national public consultation begins today into one of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects which will help build a Global Britain.
The planning policy proposals show this Government is not only making the...
This lady is on a mission to teach the nation to cook Indian and believes that her book 'Parveen The Spice Queen' is her secret weapon - well not that secret really as it’s available to buy!
Proud of her culture and cooking, a tumour-defying local mum brings together the flavours of Asia with a huge dollop of Yorkshire common...
Liverpool-based car manufacturing brothers who made the world’s fasted single-seater formula-style-car, continue to take the world by storm.
Providing a visceral and exhilarating driving experience, the Mono, since it’s launch in 2011 it has been going from strength to strength and is now sold in several markets around the world.
Now the British manufacturer behind the Mono - Briggs Automotive...
British energy supplier npower will raise its dual-fuel annual energy bills by an average of 9.8 percent, or 109 pounds, from 16th March.
Innogy-owned (IGY.DE) npower said the increase is equivalent to an average rise of 4.8 percent for gas and 15 percent for electricity, adding that it is the company's first increase since October 2013 and will affect about...
The Jewish community of a small Texas town generously handed Muslim worshippers the keys to their synagogue after their 16-year-old mosque was destroyed in a fire.
The fire at Victoria Islamic Centre started at around 2am on Saturday 28th January and took firefighters four hours to bring under control. Luckily no one was injured, but the cause of the fire is being investigated...
Cast as the only British actor in an Indo-British co-production, a 21-year-old from the Midlands is set to appear in a feature film starring legendary Naseeruddin Shah.
Antonio Aakeel, from Birmingham has this month wrapped up filming ‘The Hungry’ - adapted from Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, a feature film debut from Bornila Chatterjee.
Aakeel who has starred in British TV dramas ‘Skins’,...
Leading genocide education charities have come together to condemn Donald Trump's executive order banning Muslims from seven countries from entering the United States.
Remembering Srebrenica, who work to educate people about the lessons to be learned from the genocide in Srebrenica, say that the order is discriminatory and will lead to further dehumanisation of people based on their religion.
Dr Waqar...
Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott is to join tens of thousands of protestors on Saturday who will be marching on Downing Street from the US embassy. They will be opposing Trump’s Muslim ban and demanding Theresa May withdraws her offer to the US President to come to Britain.
Recent days have seen massive protests across the world with over 100,000...
