Children bring their favourite stories to life
Wally was just one of the characters who was a little easier to find this past Thursday as children and staff across Yorkshire got dressed up as their favourite literature characters to mark World Book Day.
From mini Harry Potters, to superheroes and fairy tale favourites, children of all ages donned their fancy dress...
New high-performance sports car celebrates world premiere at Geneva International Motor Show
Blurring, once again, the boundaries between road-going sports cars and race-track cars, comes a vehicle with the maximum degree of motorsport technology currently possible in a street-legal 911, yet retaining supreme suitability for everyday driving.
The new Porsche 911 GT3 RS has undergone extensive modifications to the drive system,...
Mother and lesbian lover found guilty over daughter’s death
A 35-year-old woman and her sadistic lover who created an online fantasy world have been convicted of killing her eight-year-old daughter.
The girl's mother Polly Chowdhury, 35, and lover Kiki Muddar were convicted of her manslaughter, but cleared of murder, and sentenced to 13 years and 18 years in prison respectively on...
Legal challenge dismissed on Britain’s visa law requirement for British half of couple to earn more than £18,600
Almost half the working population of Britain earned less than the required £18,600
The Court of Appeal’s dismissal of a legal challenge to Home Office rules for UK citizens who want their overseas spouses to live with them in Britain, has caused uproar.
Affecting...
A former senior Muslim police officer has described the Government’s anti-radicalisation Prevent strategy as ‘a toxic brand’.
Dal Babu, who retired as a chief superintendent with the Metropolitan Police in 2013, said most Muslims are suspicious of the scheme and see it as something used for spying on them.
With an annual budget of £40 million, Prevent is one of four...
Prime Minister vows to introduce new laws to disrupt Brits flying to join extremists
The search for three British teenagers, who left their London homes last month to join up with the Islamic State in Syria, have crossed the border to the war-torn nation, Sky Sources report.
Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, are believed to be...
Limited production of McLaren 675LT announced at Geneva Motor Show
The McLaren 675LT, which made its global debut at the 85th International Geneva Motor Show, will be the lightest, most powerful and fastest model in the McLaren Super Series, and also the most exclusive: production will be strictly limited to just 500 examples worldwide.
The limited production model, unveiled at the...
Infiniti signalled further intentions to grow in the premium compact segment with the world premiere of the QX30 Concept at the Geneva International Motor Show.
The QX30 concept is Infiniti’s design vision for a new premium compact crossover, targeting at a new generation of individualistic premium customers.
Bringing together the sleek lines of the coupe with the command sitting and all-wheel...
Brand new classic car auction house CCA sold an impressive £400,000 worth of classics, with a 65 per cent sales rate, at its launch sale at Silverstone race circuit.
With a fantastic range of cars displayed in the iconic F1 pit garages, the halls at the legendary venue were packed as Quentin Willson, renowned classic car expert, gave the buyers...
When questioned as to why he doesn’t do much work in Bollywood, he said, “Bollywood to me is very unprofessional. Everything is last minute here. ‘Abhi gana chahiye, kal banake doge?’ is what people want here. That is not how a song is made.”
He went on to add: “Sometimes my team and I take two or three months to...
Heard the latest? Hrithik Roshan, the Greek god of Bollywood who plays main lead in upcoming biggie ‘Mohenjo Daro’ from renowned filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, is expected to go nude for a sequence, a la Aamir Khan in Raj Kumar Hirani’s ‘PK’.
The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that Hrithik Roshan’s act of going for bare minimum may...
After the huge global impact of his debut single 'Sarkara' produced by musical maestro Dr Zeus, Sukhi Sivia is back with his second installment, this time a more mellow approach with 'Canada'.
Sarkara remained in the Asian Download Chart for over 25 weeks and firmly placed Sukhi on the musical map.
Originally from Punjab but now living in the UK, he...
Birmingham Reggae artist Apache Indian is preparing to release his sensational new tune 'Election Crisis'. The song is creating ripples across the country and has caught the ears of many people as it raises issues regarding the upcoming General Election in May and the importance of making the right choices when voting!
Apache who is famously known for his huge...
Tour de Yorkshire official timings announced
The highly anticipated start and finish times for the Tour de Yorkshire were finally announced last week, along with the precise location details of the race starts and finishes.
The major international cycling race will be held between 1st and 3rd May with the routes for the three days taking the event through some of...
Young boxers cement their place at top of sport
Two up-and-coming boxers from Bradford were officially recognised as the county’s ‘best’ this past week after clinching the Yorkshire Championships in their respected categories.
Subhaan Ahmed and Callum Grace, both fighting out of Dewsbury-based KBW boxing club, picked up the titles in the 46kg and 48kg events, overcoming all who stood in...
Karate ace wants greater female participation
A teenage karate enthusiast from Bradford is calling on more girls to get involved with the sport she loves after earning her Second Dan Black Belt last year.
At just 16-years-old, Harleen Kaur is the youngest member at Jason Murray’s Martial Arts to achieve the accreditation adding to her already impressive collection of belts and...
Carl Frampton is a super bantamweight boxer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is 28 years old, 5ft 5inches in height and is currently the undefeated IBF world champion. Frampton boxing record consists of 20 impressive wins with 14 knockout victories and no loses.
Frampton has been in the ring with some very good fighters and beaten them all in a...
Leeds’ Qais Ashfaq continued his impressive career as a British Lionheart last week as he overcame Mexico Guerrero’s Brian Gonzalez with a unanimous point’s decision.
The bantamweight competitor was on top form in a closely fought contest yet edged out his opponent to take his career record as a Lionheart to two wins and a single defeat.
Writing on social media...
Rolls Royce plans to launch high four-wheel drive vehicle by 2018… but don’t call it a SUV!
It seems that Rolls Royce is joining rivals Bentley and Jaguar in catering to demand for upmarket 4x4 models.
The 111-year-old marque, owned by German car firm BMW, said customers had asked it to add the as-yet unnamed vehicle to its existing saloon models...
White Ribbon Trophy to be contested in Italy
Rugby League legend Garry Schofield OBE has accepted the challenge of becoming Director of Rugby for a forthcoming BARA (British Asian Rugby Association) tour of Italy which could involve a meeting with the Pope.
The BARA team will take on a Federation Italian Rugby Football League (FIRFL) XIII in Rome on the 16th...
