TAKEN: Bilal Safi (left) Mohammed Ebrar Safi (centre) and Mohammed Yaseen Safi (right), aged six, five and three, were snatched by their father, Imran Safi, police said (Picture: Metropolitan Police)
Detectives leading the search for three young brothers abducted by their father at knifepoint have made a new arrest.
26-year-old...
Dewsbury brothers Muhammad Azhar Shabbir, 18, (left) and his brother Ali Athar Shabbir, 16, tragically died on a family day out (Picture: Lancashire Police)
The parents of two teenage brothers who drowned during a family day out at the Lancashire seaside have thanked those who helped in the search for their bodies.
Founded by London-based Navjot Sawhney (left), TWMP is striving to alleviate the burden of hand washing clothes for women living in refugee camps
While in the West, we take washing machines for granted millions of people spend up to 20 hours hand washing clothes, resulting in chronic skin irritations and back pain. This...
The words “consequential loss” or “indirect loss” often appear in contracts. But what do they actually mean and what is the difference between these types of losses and “direct loss”?
Under English law the distinction between “direct” and “indirect” or “consequential” loss is based on what was foreseeable i.e. what was in the contemplation...
Nearly half of parents think their children's education will always be behind following months of disruption caused by coronavirus.
A study of 2,000 mums and dads revealed they think it will take at least three weeks on average before their child is fully settled back into the school routine.
A further...
An investment banker turned filmmaker has set the digital steaming world on fire with the release of his controversial never-seen-before narrative in a Pakistani drama series.
Written and directed by critically-acclaimed Leeds-based Asim Abbasi of ‘Cake’ fame, ‘Churails’ is about women on the fringes of society coming together as an empowered entity to tackle...
The sixth edition of the world’s largest Urdu-language festival was to be hosted outside India for the first time.
Taking place in London, the Jashn-e-Rekhta 2020 (festival of Urdu language) has finely curated artistic programmes representing the rich tapestry of Urdu culture and heritage.
In the spirit of “the show must...
A raft of measures to allow the safe future of a mass UK-wide rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine have been outlined by the government today, with a vision to bring the pandemic to an end.
The measures could come into force as early as October, ahead of the winter season.
New...
A young woman is continuing to score goals in the hearts of her fellow Bradfordians after she was hand-picked to play professional football for Serie A Women’s side Napoli.
Aqsa Mushtaq’s family realised she was football-crazy when she began playing football at the tender age of six. The youngest of three siblings, she’d be...
Anybody who loves a candle will most likely be a big fan of Yankee Candles.
They smell amazing, there are countless scents to choose from, and there is quite literally a candle for every occassion.
However, they're not the cheapest candles on the market, so they're often seen as a treat,...
In a U-turn for the government, it’s today been announced that secondary school pupils may have to wear face coverings in school in local lockdown areas of England.
The Department for Education says revised guidance will give head teachers in any secondary school the flexibility to introduce masks in their schools.
Byline: Dan Lewis
The coronavirus pandemic has shown first hand the importance of digital skills. During lockdown, millions of people have been relying on technology to work and stay connected from home.
Although lockdown restrictions are slowly being eased and offices are beginning to reopen, remote working is here to...
A clinician who played a leading role in responding to the Covid-19 outbreak in Bradford and set up one of the world’s largest research studies has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Bradford.
Professor John Wright has received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Health for his long standing contribution to...
The McDonald’s restaurant on Ingleby Road is now open around the clock for dine-in, takeaway and McDelivery, offering local customers another level of convenience.
Customers can dine-in by table-service only, ordering directly to their table via the My McDonald’s App, at the till or kiosk. The restaurant is also taking part in the Chancellor’s...
Akbars in Manchester has been shut down after an enforcement team witnessed “unacceptable scenes” of “overcrowding” with up to 24 people seated at tables that weren’t adequately spaced.
The council said the eatery in Liverpool Road had “failed to implement social distancing controls”.
Officials visited the premises last week, and found...
A new state-of-the-art dedicated Children’s Hospital for the East Midlands is one step closer to reality after the charity appeal supporting it reached their £5million milestone.
The Leicester Children’s Hospital Appeal is now one step closer to achieving its £7.5million Phase One target to support a new dedicated Children’s Hospital at the Leicester Royal...
A Bradford mosque has become the first in Britain to install exciting state-of-the-art technology, which delivers body temperature readings of 20 people in just one second.
The Al Markaz ul Islami, which serves as a mosque, an educational institute and a community hub, introduced and launched the brand new P4 System - a ground-breaking...
A 36 year-old mother of eight children who scrounged almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims has been spared jail after she offered to enrol on a programme to help her realise her crimes were not 'victimless.'
Saaba Mahmood of Heald Green near Stockport, Greater Manchester, pocketed Disability Living Allowance on behalf of her aunty...
The brother of the Manchester Arena attacker has been sentenced at the Old Bailey, and will spend at least 55 years in prison for his role in the atrocity.
Justice Jeremy Baker told the hearing Hashem Abedi, 22, 'may never be released' while he refused to leave his prison cell to appear in court...
These dashing-looking identical twins from Leeds are celebrating after achieving four A*s each in the same A-level subjects.
Arnav and Aryan Kotwal from Scarcroft, who are both students at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL), made their clean sweep of A*s in chemistry, maths, further maths and physics. Both now intend to read maths...

























