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England’s chief nurse has issued a rallying call to those receiving their A-Level results tomorrow to join the thousands of their peers who have already applied to study nursing this year. NHS staff including nurses have pulled out all the stops to treat over 100,000 COVID-19 patients as well as everyone else who needed...
A critically acclaimed British-Pakistani filmmaker embraces female empowerment and brings a new look to Pakistani TV with the unravelling story of four women who leave their old lives to make new beginnings. And that’s not all… is the first ‘made in Pakistan’ drama to feature a lesbian...
The signs you are trustworthy have been revealed - and include never being late, not cancelling plans at the last minute and being able to keep secrets. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults identified the indicators someone can be relied upon - with being a good listener and a tendency to help others featuring on...
Following a successful pilot, McDonald’s has reopened dine-in areas in the Rooley and Ingelby Road restaurants, which are owned and operated by local franchisee Saj Shah. Social distancing measures are in place and the restaurant is carefully managing the number of customers inside to prevent congestion. On arrival, customers are asked...
The 1992 McLaren F1 was something that world had never seen before. And, until Gordon Murray delivered the new T.50, it’s something we never expected to see again. It was a car made completely without compromise, perhaps why it is now one of the most sought-after cars in the world. The F1 story began...
Fake likes, ghost followers and bots reveal the murky underbelly of famous social media accounts being probed by Indian police. It’s emerged that several PR agencies provide "fake" social media followers to Bollywood celebrities or other "big people”, and such followers are used for trolling and data theft, India’s Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh...
A man from south London who threatened to spit at officers after claiming he had coronavirus has been jailed for 12 months. Jason Gritton was found guilty of assaulting an emergency worker and affray on Tuesday, 4 August following a trial at Croydon Crown Court. Police carrying out enquires to locate...
Five men have been arrested in connection with allegations of abuse relating to four girls in Rotherham. The offences are alleged to have taken place around 20 years ago, when the girls were aged between 11 and 16. National Crime Agency officers working as part of Operation Stovewood made the arrests...
A trio from Birmingham arrested have been charged with drugs and firearms offences, after officers seized a sub-machine gun, drugs and cash. Michael Earp, 29, Shard End, Danyal Aziz, 26, and Nicole Rhone, have all been charged. Earp was detained by NCA officers on Friday 10th July at an address in...
Anyone found flouting the rules could be fined £100 up to a maximum of £3,200 for repeat offences Enforceable laws kicked in from midnight Thursday 6th August, five days after lockdown restrictions were announced for Bradford and other areas. Announced by Twitter late on the evening of Thursday 30th July,...
Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a father was dragged away from his dying six-year-old and arrested after being told she would be taken off life support in a north England hospital. The hospital had just informed Dr Rashid Abbasi - a respiratory expert who has worked for the NHS for more than...
The Lebanese capital of Beirut wakes the day after the most powerful explosion to hit the city in years shook the ground, shattering windows and causing apartments to collapse with an estimated £4Bn damage. Beirut's city governor Marwan Abboud said between 200,000 and 250,000 people had lost their homes and authorities are working on...
A 27-year-old son of a barrister who killed a woman in a hit-and-run crash during a police chase, throwing her in the air "like a rag doll", has been jailed. Quincy Anyiam hit 20-year-old student Anisha Vidal-Garner on Brixton Hill, south London, after accelerating away from officers who had signalled for him to stop.
Around 67 of Pizza Express UK restaurants are facing closure, with up to 1,100 jobs at risk, as part of a major restructuring plan. The chain said it is replanning in a bid to push down its rents amid a ‘significantly more challenging environment’ after the coronavirus pandemic. Though the outcome...
A warm-hearted, big-smiled final year dentistry student is flying the flag for South Asian girls in the final of this year's Miss Manchester competition. 22-year-old Tara Bharadia, who studies at one of the largest and the highest-ranked dental schools in the north of England, has completed over 200 hours of volunteering, sat on five...
Separate households have been banned from meeting indoors from midnight tonight in Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire including Bradford. The announcement comes as a disappointment for Muslims, as they are looking to celebrate Eid on Friday. The new restrictions come after a rise in coronavirus cases. In...
GP, television doctor and author Dr. Amir Khan features in a new video for the government which acts as a reminder on how to celebrate Eid-al-Adha safely. In the film which was shot at the iconic East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre, Khan, who is known for his lead role presenting Channel 5’s...
With a disproportionate number of deaths from coronavirus in those from ethnic minority backgrounds, British scientists are to receive millions of pounds of government funding for studies to learn why they are at a greater risk. Over £4.3m has been awarded to six projects for researchers to analyse data on social circumstances, health and...
New Netflix documentary series ‘Indian Matchmaking’ is savagely honest and completely reflective of societal flaws Arranged marriages are commonplace in South Asia, with stats revealing that almost 90 per cent of all marriages in India are fixed by parents. So of course exposing the lives of traditionalist, and mainly Hindu families, would make...
75-year-old Gurmit Kaur Sahota is an undocumented migrant living in Smethwick for over 10-years. She has been living in fear of being “forcibly removed” to India, a country where Gurmit told us she has no family. For the last decade, Gurmit has been committed to being a vital part of her local community, helping...

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