Image by Dominic Lipinski/PA The number of Islamophobic incidents reported to an organisation monitoring anti-Muslim sentiment and abuse in the UK more than tripled in the four months since the Hamas attacks in Israel last year. Tell Mama, the leading agency in measuring and monitoring anti-Muslim hate in the UK has said the number of Islamophobic […]
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Image by Nq A vigil was held outside the BBC Radio Lancashire offices in Blackburn on Wednesday evening in memory of the journalists killed while reporting on the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. During the Vigil the flag of Palestine was lit up with candles in recognition of the journalists and members of the press who have
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the UK-funded consignment was delivered by the Jordanian Air Force to the Tal Al-Hawa Hospital on Wednesday. Supplies included essential medicines, fuel and food for patients and staff. Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron said thousands of patients will benefit from the air drop. He said: “We have worked closely
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Opening dates and the cast has been announced for Rifco Theatre’s much-anticipated ‘Frankie Goes To Bollywood’: A Billion Colour Musical. After opening at the Watford Palace Theatre on April 25, the show will run in Manchester from the 15th to the 25th of May and then head out on a national tour to Hayes, Hornchurch,
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Image by Nq After a selling out London’s O2 Arena, Bollywood playback singer and music composer Arijit Singh (pictured above) ,has announced additional dates in the UK. The music maestro’s Rotterdam date at the Ahoy Arena has also sold out. Singh will kick off his UK tour on 11 August at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester,
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Image by Nq Police are investigating after a pig’s head and large stone were thrown into a house in Sheer Brow, Blackburn at 10:35pm last Sunday night. Shards of glass could be seen strewn across the front room of the property, with a severed pig\’s head and a large stone also visible on the carpeted floor
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The social media outlet formerly known as Twitter, now X continues to remain inaccessible to users in Pakistan following reports from internet watchdog groups regarding outages last Saturday. NetBlocks, an organisation that monitors accessibility issues on the internet, confirmed on the 17th of February 17 that a “national-scale disruption” has hit X in Pakistan in
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The Shree Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Oldham has announced it is hosting a wellbeing event to challenge mental health stigmas in South Asian communities. The gathering has been organised by the temple’s Yuvak Mandal youth group, which is committed to serving the community. The Yuvak Mandal has organised a dedicated session in partnership with local wellbeing
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Image by Newsquest, Mike Simmonds The Baji Bantams, Bradford City’s first fans group for South Asian women, is set to have their first outing at Valley Parade this weekend when Bradford take on Sutton United. The group is made up of life-long fans, families and some who have never seen the lively home of the Bantams
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Image by Jordan Pettitt/PA Thousands of peace protestors gathered in London last weekend to call for an end to the bombing of Gaza. A spokesman for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign estimated there would be between 200,000 & 250,000 people for a march that kicked off at 1.30pm south of Marble Arch, in central London. Demonstrators held banners
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