Image by Scottish Book Trust Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives with reading and writing, announced the 2023 New Writers Awardees – recipients of a prestigious year-long writer development programme which includes mentorship, a bursary, and opportunities to showcase work to publishing industry professionals. There were in total 11 writers on this year\’s […]
Image by GOV.UK By Swarupa Tripathy After Liz Truss stepped down in October last year, Rishi Sunak emerged as the most popular choice among the Conservatives and became the next leader of the nation. Amid the crisis that was rocking the party, along with the UK’s dwindling economy post the Covid-19 pandemic, the 43-year-old leader
Image by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha The birth anniversary of Yogiji Maharaj was celebrated through a one-of-a-kind theatrical production incorporating unique eyewitness accounts in the presence of Mahant Swami Maharaj on Tuesday, 16 May at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London. Involving a cast and crew of over 250 volunteers, this captivating performance explored the divine personality
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Image by Adam Toms/MyLondon HS2 construction on Victoria Road in West London has led to businessmen Abdul Lambarky, 39, and Ali Lambarky,25, express their disappointment as their business has seen a drastic loss since the work on a station nearby started. The owners of a small hundred-year-old West London café are claimed to have missed
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When it comes to sports, a new wave of British Asian talent can be seen making a breakthrough in several fields. With more inclusivity being promoted in various sports across the UK over the last few years, people are finally getting to know the sheer talent that some of these professionals have. Trailblazers in their
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Image by European Union The UK is providing an additional £2.3 million (over 300 million Taka) in humanitarian support for the Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh. This new UK support will provide Rohingya communities with health care, shelter, and basic site management support. It will also strengthen safeguarding systems for Rohingya refugees and
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Image by GOV.UK Harjinder Kang was been appointed as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) to South Asia and Deputy High Commissioner for Western India, succeeding Alan Gemmell OBE on 3 May. HMTCs lead the UK’s overseas effort to promote UK trade, investment, trade policy and export finance. As the new Trade Commissioner for South Asia, Harjinder
Image credit: Sky News A serving Met officer has been dismissed without notice after his conviction for sexually assaulting a child. A misconduct hearing found PC Farhan Ghadiali, attached to the Central West Command Unit, had breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct. PC Ghadiali was found guilty of sexual assault
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Image by Manchester City Council Councillor Yasmine Dar has become Manchester’s first female Asian Lord Mayor and was welcomed as the new Lord Mayor of Manchester on Wednesday, 17 May in a full council meeting. Councillor Dar was born in South Yorkshire but was raised in Manchester. She is a proud Mancunian and has lived
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Image by Pokpak05/Freepik UK charity Race Equality Foundation has begun a new evidence into practice project as part of a programme of work for the DRUM centre for Children and Young People of African, Asian and Caribbean heritage. This project focuses on racism, trauma, inter-generational trauma and the experience of Black, Asian and minority ethnic
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