Birmingham will see hi-tech shuttles arrive in the region next year
A £2.3 million funding package which will bring state-of-the-art driverless cars to Birmingham has been given the green light.
The ‘INSIGHT’ project, an industry and academia partnership, will see autonomous vehicles pull into city centre streets after the cash was secured from the government’s £100 million Intelligent Mobility Fund - aimed at developing autonomous...
Students ensure late classmate from Bradford will be remembered
A water well is being built in Nepal in memory of a Bradford College student who died unexpectedly last summer.
Suresh Ram, who was studying for a degree in Ophthalmic Dispensing, died suddenly in his sleep at the age of just 21.
His college friends were determined to do something positive in his...
Mum and dad sent money to Syria so that son could buy glasses
The parents of a British man, who purportedly travelled to Syria to join Daesh, have revealed they were arrested by police.
Jack Letts, 20, from Oxford, who has been labelled ‘Jihadi Jack’ by some media outlets has OCD, a severe mental health disability.
It is reported that he left...
President Obama has a clear message for American Muslims
After seven years in office, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, has finally set his foot inside a mosque on US soil.
On Wednesday, he told people who had gathered at the Islamic Society of Baltimore that he refused to accept political rhetoric against Muslim-Americans from Republican presidential candidates.
Obama described...
World Curry Festival jets off to Malaysia
For the second year running, the Bradford-born World Curry Festival has once again cooked up a storm on the international scene, with a return to Malaysia for the International Halal Expo.
Running from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st January in the heart of Penang, the festival celebrates foods from around the world with...
Birmingham father-of-four shot dead by masked men
Detectives have launched a major investigation after a man was shot dead during an attempted robbery at a warehouse in Digbeth on 3rd February.
Officers were called to Direct Source 3 Ltd, at 66 Rea Street South, just before 6.40pm on Wednesday, after receiving reports that several masked men were robbing the premises.
Response officers...
One of the exclusively created and very special DB10 Bond cars built for the ‘Spectre’ film by Aston Martin will be auctioned off at the London auction house of Christie’s for charity.
The sale, in aid of Médecins Sans Frontières, will take place on 18th February and is expected to raise around £1m.
The auction celebrates the release of the 24th...
Kirkstall legend Azram opens up about his closed restaurant
It was 5.30pm on Boxing Day last year, and Azram was serving his beloved customers at Azram’s Sheesh Mahal Restaurant – a bastion of Asian cuisine in Kirkstall.
It wasn’t long before water was gushing through the restaurant from the horrendous floods that hit Leeds.
Asian Express decided to revisit the popular eatery...
Places still available for Halifax to Bradford fundraiser
In 2014, they raised £2,000, in 2015 it was £7,000, and now, with just weeks to go until the 2016 Halifax to Bradford charity run, the organising team are hoping to break all records and smash their five-figure target.
Open to all ages and abilities, the Islamic Relief-backed run challenges fundraisers to...
Ammunition amnesty
A weapons amnesty across West Yorkshire has meant that an enormous haul of guns and knives have been handed over to police.
This included two AK47 assault rifles, 80 guns and 150 ‘bladed and offensive weapons’.
The 12-day surrender campaign was backed by 51-year-old school teacher Vincent Uzomah, who was stabbed in the stomach in his classroom by a pupil...
Bake Off’s Nadiya rises to the top once more
On Tuesday, in the heart of the capital at London’s City Hall, Great British Bake Off champion, Nadiya Hussain was crowned the most influential British Bangladeshi.
Celebrating its fifth year of success, the British Bangaldeshi Power and Inspiration (BBPI) list held a prestigious awards ceremony for a wide spectrum of the British...
“If you move, I’ll stab you!”
Police are appealing for any information regarding a horrific robbery last month at the , in Newell Carr Road, Otley.
On Sunday 17th January, at around 8.45pm, three robbers struck the family-owned business, kicking a 33-year-old member of staff to the ground and stealing over £1,500 in cash from the till.
Tandeep Singh Saggu, who was the...
Pharmacists ‘devastated’ at proposed cuts
With junior doctors preparing to stage their second walk out in as many months next week, a separate group of healthcare professionals are worrying for their futures as further government cuts threaten thousands of jobs.
Independent pharmacies across the UK could be hit by a six per cent funding cut as soon as October, equating to...
Langar tackles hunger in Leeds
As homeless figures continue to rise in the UK, and the need for foodbanks grows every year, one West Yorkshire community ventured out last weekend to offer up free food and drink to our county’s most vulnerable people.
Sikhs from gurdwaras in Leeds and Bradford gathered at Dortmund Square, on The Headrow, on Sunday to dish...
Amir Khan returns to middleweight action in May
In the city of angels - Los Angeles - two of boxing’s most popular and powerful forces will come to loggerheads in what is deemed to be a sell-out match of high intensity action.
During the ‘Cinco De Mayo’ weekend, Amir ‘King’ Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) will make his first in-ring appearance...
If you’re looking for a fresh, locally sourced, tasty and reasonably priced lunch then why not consider trying Bradford College’s Grove Restaurant.
This restaurant is tucked neatly inside the award winning David Hockney Building with views over the urban plaza and impressive menus that change with the seasons to utilise the best local produce available.
We cater for all tastes, whether...
‘Not producing champions in the ring, producing champions in life’
A new boxing gym, aiming to educate young members of society both inside and out of the ring, opened its doors for the first time in Bradford last month.
The Lion Gym, in Greengates, is the result of years of hard work by police community support officer and boxing coach, Khalil...
‘Own direction’ was always on the cards for Zayn
Bradford-born singer Zayn Malik - a former member of pop superstars ‘One Direction’ - has revealed he did not want to be in the band from the outset.
The band, which was put together on ITV’s The X Factor – and initially finished in third place back in 2010 - has become...
Drummond Mill fire AFTERMATH
Bradford’s landscape may never be the same after a massive blaze fire ripped through of one of the city’s most iconic mills last week.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews worked through the night to contain a fire at Drummond Mill, on Lumb Lane, Manningham, on Thursday 28th January after a fire began at around 11am.
Around 100...
£££Kerr-ching: HEROES!!!
The much-coveted Forbes lists grab international attention every year, and this year is no different. Its list of the highest paid actors from around the world, and has just released its rankings for 2015.
This year’s top dog has not yet been dethroned - for the third year in a row, veteran actor Robert Downey Jr. has held onto...
