There are now more ways than ever to take control of your health and access NHS services quickly, easily, and on your terms. For example, visiting your local Pharmacy for a minor illness, using NHS 111 for urgent advice or contacting your GP surgery online.
One of the...
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A group of Coventry-based volunteers have shared their stories of British South Asian culture as part of a major exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.
‘Stories That Made Us – Roots, Resilience, Representation’ traces more than 50 years of South Asian life in the UK through...
Police warn predators are exploiting AI, encrypted apps and social media to target children - as 1,000 suspects are arrested every month
Britain’s top policing leaders have issued a chilling warning: child sexual abuse is growing more severe, more complex and more accessible than ever before - fuelled...
Anum Ayub is studying BSc Computer Science at the University of Bradford as part of the Rani Scholarship supported by the University’s Chancellor, Anita Rani. (Image: University of Bradford)
A University of Bradford student is hoping to inspire a new generation of women to pursue careers in technology after receiving a scholarship supported by the...
A Bradford beauty salon owner has sparked an important conversation about masculinity and self-care after posting a video challenging the stigma men, particularly South Asian men, face when seeking skincare treatments.
Prity Farooq, who runs a beauty salon in Bradford, used her latest weekly video diary to address the...
A Rochdale footballer with roots in Lancashire’s youth football system has taken a major step in his career after competing at professional level in Pakistan’s national cup competition.
Muhammad Abdur Rahman, 24, a former Burnley FC youth talent, travelled to Karachi to feature in the PFF 2026 National Challenge...
Belle Vue Girls’ Academy in Bradford has been praised by Ofsted for creating a school culture where inclusion, equality and personal development sit at the centre of daily life - with inspectors awarding the academy the coveted ‘Strong’ standard for Personal Development and Well-being.
The judgement, reserved for...
Bradford 2025
Bradford Culture Company has set out its plans for 2026, pledging to build on the momentum and national profile created by Bradford’s landmark year as UK City of Culture.
After welcoming more than three million people to events across the district in 2025 - from city centre venues...
Riz Ahmed has finally taken on one of the most intimidating roles in theatre history - and he’s done it with a sharp modern edge.
In a bold new screen adaptation of Hamlet, the Oscar-winning actor plays the Prince of Denmark as a contemporary man unraveling inside the...
Cllr Alex Ross-Shaw Bradford Council's Executive Member for Regeneration at Solly's Fruit and Vegetables stall at Darley Street Market
Bradford’s Darley Street Market has been named Britain’s Best Food Market, just six months after opening - and traders like Solly’s Fruit and Vegetables are a big reason why it’s thriving.
A student who tried to fleece desperate university applicants out of nearly £50,000 has been jailed after investigators uncovered a cold and calculated scam that preyed on young people chasing a better future.
Sibtain Hussain, 32, from Bradford, targeted international students applying to UK universities - bombarding them with...
Students from the Bradford-Renduchintala Centre for Space AI celebrate winning joint first prize (Picture: University of Bradford)
Students at the University of Bradford have been named among the global winners of a major international satellite engineering competition - becoming the only UK team ever selected in the challenge’s history.
The...
Bradford humanitarian Nazim Ali BEM is preparing for his 20th overseas deployment, travelling to poverty-stricken Sindh, Pakistan this month to deliver hundreds of Ramadan food parcels to families facing extreme hardship.
Nazim will visit Sindh from 14th to 17th February 2026, on the eve of Ramadan, working in partnership...
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Based on harrowing everyday news, Anubhav Sinha’s ASSI is a film that makes us confront the uncomfortable truth we often run away from. The film is set to hit the big screen on 20th February 2026.
After creating intrigue with its compelling motion poster, the makers of ASSI,...
The partial opening of the Rafah border has created a sense of disappointment across Gaza with families and children in urgent need of medical evacuation being left in limbo waiting for news, Save the Children said.
The crossing will allow only 150 people to leave and 50 to...
Nominations are now open for the BPA Empowering Women Awards 2026, with organisers urging entries from across all sectors and backgrounds. Nominees do not need formal titles or senior roles. Impact, influence and commitment remain the core criteria.
The awards gala dinner event, which takes place on 25...
Three men have been charged over a violent assault on two elderly Sikh taxi drivers outside Wolverhampton railway station, an incident that sent shockwaves through the Sikh community and reignited fears over racially motivated attacks.
The attack, which took place in broad daylight, was captured on video and widely...
Bradford is set to turn up the volume once again as one of its most influential musical exports prepares a landmark celebration - and the city is invited.
Fresh from being awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Bhangra Awards in December, legendary group Anjaana will host a...
Nasreen with her son Dhanyal, who passed away at 32
In the quiet moments, Nasreen Karim still wakes believing everything is normal. For a split second, the world feels intact. Then reality rushes back in.
“The first few months were like Groundhog Day,” she says.
“I would...
One in three children is arriving at school without the basic skills needed to learn, socialise and thrive - and nowhere is the scale of the failure more starkly exposed than in Bradford, where deep inequalities mean a child’s chances are still shaped long before their first day in the classroom.
