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Sikh priest charged with a number of historical sexual assaults in Hitchin

MK Gurdwara (Image by Twitter @TimSkeltonMK) Detectives investigating allegations of historical sexual assaults, have charged a Sikh priest in connection with the offences. Seventy-year-old Makhan Singh Mauji from Northampton has been charged with 14 counts of sexual assault. The charges relate to offences that occurred between July 1983 and July 1987, taking place at a […]

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TikToker and her mother jailed for life after murdering two men

Ansreen Bukhari (L) and her daughter Mahek Bukhari (R) have been jailed Four people, including a TikToker, were jailed last week after being found guilty of the “callous and cold-blooded” murder of two men after their car was rammed off a dual carriageway during a high-speed chase. Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21,

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British High Commissioner gifts state-of-the-art airport security scanners to Pakistan

Image by Twitter @JaneMarriottUK With over 1.6 million people of Pakistani heritage in the UK making up every part of British society, both countries have a special and ever-growing special bond. Hundreds of thousands of people travel between the UK and Pakistan every year, proof of the hugely significant UK-Pakistan people-to-people relationship. Air links are

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More than 10,000 illegal cigarettes and vapes seized in Huddersfield

More than £40,000 worth of illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized in an operation targeting businesses suspected of selling such products to children in Huddersfield. West Yorkshire Trading Standards along with the officers from Huddersfield Town Centre Team are continuing to investigate after seizing a high value haul of goods in a joint operation

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BBC news anchor’s slip of tongue leaves viewers in stitches

Image by the BBC By News Desk BBC News viewers were entertained on the morning of Thursday, August 31 when the anchor inadvertently referred to Donald Trump as ‘Donald Tramp’. This humorous moment occurred during Rajini Vaidyanathan’s report on the health concerns of US Senator McConnell, who experienced a brief freeze during a press event

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar criticises First Minister Humza Yousaf for putting independence before economy

Image by Yahoo Sport By News Desk The leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Anas Sarwar, has criticised First Minister Humza Yousaf for prioritising the agenda for independence over improving the economy. According to reports, the GDP in Scotland declined by 0.3 per cent in the second quarter from April to June this year. Yousaf

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‘We will make sure they never walk free’: Rishi Sunak announces new plans to punish the most depraved killers

Zara Aleena (L) and Sabina Nessa (R) were both brutally murdered in London, raising questions about the lack of women\’s safety in the city  Society’s most depraved killers will face life behind bars with no chance of being released, under tough plans announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Making sure that life means life, judges

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Mass brawl suddenly erupts at a seemingly peaceful wedding reception in Bolton

By News Desk Chaos ensued at a wedding reception in Bolton after a fight was started by a group of unknown men. The incident occurred at Regent Hall in Prescott Street on the evening of August 24. A few men approached a guest after which the situation quickly escalated. In videos shared online and on

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New research highlights significant BAME contribution as the backbone of UK volunteering

Image by Twitter/Human Appeal Human Appeal, one of the UK’s fastest growing NGOs, today releases new research which highlights the scale of BAME  contributions to the UK volunteer community.  In particular, the research reveals the detrimental impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the BAME volunteering community with 38% reducing their volunteering hours over the past

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