Nominate an inspirational young person for this year's YAYA awards
Comedian and radio personality Noreen Khan is urging anyone who is eligible to make sure they enter this year’s Yorkshire Asian Young Achievers (YAYA) awards.
Aimed at socially-mobile young achievers who have overcome deprivation and disadvantage or have broken through...
Halal meat bosses warn of UNDERAGE livestock: “Last year we found that the farmers were giving false declaration as to the age of the animal”
Eid-ul-Adha (festival of sacrifice) is one of the two most important festivals in the Islamic calendar. It marks Prophet Ibrahim’s (a.s) ultimate devotion to God where he was...
He’s been compared to Hollywood great Marlon Brando or Italian legend Marcello Mastroianni
The indubitable legend, Dilip Kumar (Mohammed Yusuf Khan), who’s acted in more than 65 films spanning almost five decades, died on Wednesday 7th July after a prolonged illness.
He had been admitted to hospital on 30th June...
A trained psychologist, studying identity as part of her Honours thesis, has combined her professional and personal experiences to contribute to a positive social movement tackling colourism across black and brown communities everywhere.
Author, Monika Singh Gangotra has experienced colourism to varying degrees throughout her life. With her new book, she hopes to...
By Rajmere Singh, Sports Editor
England 2 (Kjaer 39’ OG, Kane 104’) Denmark 1 (Damagaard 30’)
England reached their first major tournament final after 55 years…of hurt!
Gareth Southgates men beat a stubborn Denmark team 2-1 after extra time to progress to the EURO 2020 final at...
Fans look forward “Freedom Day” from next month as Covid-19 social restrictions due to be lifted. Crowd numbers may be back to pre-pandemic levels for the new season.
Football clubs could see spectators pack the grounds from next month as all social restrictions at venues in England are expected to be scrapped on...
A medical microbiology student from the University of Leeds will be making her international debut as a finalist for a hit Bollywood dance show.
20-year-old Angel Patel from Leeds, a former junior Miss Leeds semi-finalist, heard about a contest for the popular ‘Dance Deewane’, and decided to give it a twirl after some persuading...
Three men have been jailed for running a huge three-floor cannabis farm in an abandoned nightclub in Coventry.
National Crime Agency officers, supported by colleagues from West Midlands Police, raided the property on Trinity Street on 15th October 2020.
They had to smash through several reinforced doors to access the interior,...
(ABOVE) A nurse displays a vial of Covishield, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India
An estimated five million British travellers who’ve been given India-made versions of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine via the NHS could face a possible travel ban from Europe.
A version of the AZ...
Three Transport Safety Officers (TSOs) are being welcomed into brand new roles created to tackle antisocial behaviour on public transport.
The TSOs are the first of their kind in the UK to operate across all three modes of public transport.
In their first three weeks on patrol they have engaged with...
A shopping centre will host a new beauty and wellbeing event that aims to encourage shoppers be their own form of beautiful.
The event at Trinity Leeds is part of a wider campaign shining a spotlight on beauty, cosmetics, and health and wellbeing.
Be Your Beautiful is an inclusive event with...
A self-employed accountant has handed over £1.9 million to settle a High Court civil action based on his alleged links to a criminal gang responsible for laundering £160m of drug money.
The National Crime Agency civil recovery claim drew on evidence that linked Abid Naveed to a large-scale money laundering operation, previously investigated by...
Saira Ali, Team Leader in Bradford Council’s Landscape, Design and Conservation Team, has been shortlisted for a national award in recognition of her work to promote Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to prevent flooding in urban areas.
SuDS are a key tool in the changing climate, especially in urban areas where there is no natural...
The countdown to the launch of Zindagi's third original web series Dhoop Ki Deewar has come to an end, as the show begins today.
ZEE5 Global has announced an episode schedule that promises to excite viewers and keep them coming back for more with two episodes being dropped every Friday starting 25 June...
By now we all know that brushing our teeth twice daily is only half the job.
Whether you're manually brushing or using an electric brush, plaque is still able to stick around if you don't follow thorough oral hygiene practices. Brand new research has also revealedt hat good oral hygiene and regular dental...
New Longton Cricket Club was the venue recently for the third annual cricket match between a team representing The Church of England in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) and a team from Lancashire Council of Mosques (LCM).
Players came together from across Lancashire including New Longton, Ellel, Burnley, Accrington, Padiham, Leyland, Thornton, Blackburn and Preston...
Zeshaam Khan (left) and Khawaar Awan have been given extended jailed sentences
Two men have been jailed for more than 50 years for attempted murder over failed 'contract killing' and an armed robbery of a local businessman.
Zeshaam Khan, 23, of Highlands Close, Great Horton, and Khawaar Awan, 21, of...
On Saturday 3rd July Khalid Hussain, 59, from Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire will take the first steps on what he hopes will be a long career raising funds for good causes.
Khalid and his sighted assistant Tariq, will be joining over 500 fellow fundraisers from Macmillan Cancer Support on a hike across the Yorkshire Dales.
Tucked away in Washington Heights, New York is a vibrant and tight-knit community with a sparkle for the lust of life; singing about facing the daily struggles of making a living, finding love or even trying to establish their place in the world.
The movie ‘In The Heights’ centres around characters who are on...
Visiting guidelines at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been eased.
A patient on the Trust’s green or non-COVID wards – who has been in hospital for seven days or more – can now have two hour-long visits per week from a single named visitor.
This includes Bradford Royal Infirmary,...
