Chancellor Rishi Sunak meets young people from Wibsey Primary School on their two-day school residential trip at YHA Grinton Lodge
The work of the £2.5million Generation Green project was put under the spotlight recently when Rishi Sunak visited YHA Grinton Lodge in his Richmond (Yorks) constituency recently and met with students from Wibsey...
Author and TV chef Nadiya Hussain MBE has launched a new appeal, ‘Thirst for Knowledge’, to help bring clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to schools worldwide, giving generations of girls the chance to build a better future.
Author and TV chef Nadiya Hussain MBE has launched WaterAid’s new appeal to...
The Met joined police forces across the country in Operation Sceptre, designed to ramp up activity to suppress knife crime and wider violence.
A vast range of activity was carried out by officers across the Met, including targeted patrols in violence hotspots; warrants to target high harm offenders; and weapons sweeps in areas...
People in Leeds are being given extra opportunities to get vaccinated as part of a major national drive to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates this weekend (26-28 November).
Hundreds of extra appointments for both boosters and first and second doses are on offer at vaccination centres across the district in the nationwide promotion – dubbed...
Scotland’s Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh say they were treated differently by Cricket Scotland because of their ethnicity
It would seem Yorkshire’s Azeem Rafiq’s publicity over his racism ordeal at YCCC has triggered a snowball effect.
Scotland's all-time leading wicket-taker Majid Haq says Cricket Scotland is "institutionally racist" after he...
Following Azeem Rafiq’s racism sandal, which uncovered Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s (YCCC) historic failings over tacking prejudice at it's own club, a whistleblower hotline became operational from Monday 15th November.
The independent reporting service was initiated by new club chair Lord Kamlesh Patel, who was appointed earlier this month and accelerated the previous regime's...
The UK’s favourite curry restaurants, as nominated for by the British Public, will once again be honoured at the trailblazing and foremost celebration of the industry, British Curry Awards in association with Just Eat, as it returns for its 17th year after the pandemic challenges.
The finest curry restaurateurs from across the UK will...
‘My life is my message’: Chancellor Rishi Sunak reveals new £5 collectors coin to celebrate the life of Mahatma Gandhi
A new £5 coin to commemorate the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled by the Chancellor during the Hindu festival of Diwali.
Available in a range of...
'Time for change': 45% of all hate crimes last year were targeted at Muslims
Afzal Khan MP has demanded the Government take action to tackle Islamophobia during a debate in Parliament.
The debate on Tuesday 23rd November, tabled by Mr Khan, marks this year’s Islamophobia Awareness Month. In attendance were...
A rise in booster bookings has seen the NHS Covid Vaccination Programme means more than 13 million booster jabs have been delivered to date.
Dr Emily Lawson, head of the NHS Vaccination Programme, said: “Yesterday the NHS Covid Vaccination Programme saw bookings boom as more than 417,000 people booked in for their crucial booster...
The scrapping of the Leeds HS2 leg has been described as ‘economic vandalism’ by a trade union.
The government has been accused of committing "great train robbery" after Grant Shapps today confirmed that plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail have been downgraded.
In a press release today, the government said its...
"‘Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam’ is a show full of courage, sassiness and power."
Narrated from a female point of view, the multi-starrer Zindagi original showcases the transformation of ordinary women into ‘Qatil Haseenas’ (femme fatale).
ZEE5 Global, the world’s largest streaming platform for South Asian content, announced the premiere of...
There’s been an overwhelming response on the trailer, the makers of ‘Antim: The Final Truth’, and the filmmakers decided to bring the release date forward for international audiences.
Headlining the cast, is none other than Salman Khan in a never-seen-before avatar playing a Sikh policeman for the first time.
Cricketer Azeem Rafiq fought back tears as he told MPs today about the bombardment of racism he suffered and the "constant uses of the word 'p***'" during his time at Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC).
Rafiq first alleged racial harassment and bullying against the county and accused them of institutional racism in September last...
Naveed Barugzai Khan and Bradford Stories have joined forces to transform a bright yellow American school bus into a mobile literacy space for communities across Bradford to enjoy.
Travelling more than 3,000 miles from New York, the Bradford Stories bus will bring the magic of storytelling to life for children and young people across...
“There were catastrophic failings of governance over many years at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, that is why it's right the chairman resigned”
The legal dispute between former Yorkshire cricketer, Azeem Rafiq and Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) has been settled without a non-disclosure agreement, with Rafiq receiving unreserved apologies.
Imam Qari Asim MBE
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"On #ArmisticeDay, we #RememberTogether and celebrate those servicemen and women of all faiths, beliefs and backgrounds who fought in #World War I and World War II to protect our freedoms. It's day to renew commitment to peace and reject hatred and...
Six teenagers have been arrested in morning raids as part of an investigation into a drive-by shooting in east London where two boys were targeted.
Officers from the Met’s Trident team, who target gun and gang crime, led a reactive investigation into a shotgun discharge which took place in Chingford, Waltham Forest, on Monday,...
The messages are sent from the compromised accounts of your friends, so they look as if they’re coming from someone you know.
People are being warned about fake WhatsApp messages and texts from friends they know claiming to be in need.
The messages are sent from the compromised accounts of...
A Manchester man who used the encrypted phone network EncroChat to import cocaine worth £1.6m has today pleaded guilty.
Ibraheem Abdullah, 38, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers when the 20 kilos of high purity cocaine – hidden in boxes of mobile phone accessories – was seized at a joiners yard in the...
