Image by Greater Manchester Police A drug dealer is now behind bars after police raided his property in Longsight and recovered cocaine and cash. Yasir Ali, of Meade Grove, attempted to use his phone after officers burst in and found him alone in the bedroom. The 25-year-old was swiftly arrested when a large amount of […]
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Image by Rishi Rajpopat LinkedIn account An Indian PhD student at the University of Cambridge received a lot of praises after solving a grammatical problem which had left even the most learned Sanskrit scholars confused since the 5th Century BC. Rishi Rajpopat, 27, from St John’s College successfully decoded a rule taught by “the father
Saqib Bhatti near the location where the tragedy occurred (Image by Josh Sandiford / Birmingham Live) After the Babbs Mill Lake tragedy that claimed the lives of four young boys in Kinghurst, Solihull on 11 December, videos of the incident were released online and left many “mortified”. Meriden MP Saqib Bhatti, whose constituency includes Kinghurst, visited
Image by LeicestershireLive/BirminghamLive After the collapse of their trial, TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari, her mother Ansreen and four others, who are facing murder charges, have been released from custody pending a retrial which will take place in the new year, BirminghamLive reports. An appeal for the bail of the six defendants was made by their
Image by Family Handout/PA Wire/MyLondon The man who pleaded guilty to murdering Zara Aleena in a frenzied and sexually motivated attack will serve a minimum of 38 years behind bars, Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Jordan McSweeney, 29, of no fixed address, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 14 December having pleaded guilty
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Yaseen Patel before and after his transformation (Image by UWCB/Ultra White Collar Boxing/YorkshireLive) A man has gone against all odds to prove that anything can be achieved if one dreams big and works towards achieving it. Yaseen Patel from Dewsbury has lost over 15 stone in two years and said that he would be “dead if
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Image by Greater London Authority Last week, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, issued a stark warning about the consequences of the Government failing to provide emergency investment to bring homes up to higher standards, and penalise failing social housing landlords. The call to make all social housing warm and safe follows the tragic case of
Azeem Rafiq (Image by Sky News) British Asian cricketer Azeem Rafiq has said that the sport is still “in denial” over the rampant racism that still exists, which has driven him and his family out of the country. The former Yorkshire spinner appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee on Tuesday, more
Image by reddiff.com 2022 has not been a great year for Bollywood, with several mediocre films having tanked at the box office and the usual rut of remakes which the audience is steadily getting tired of. Even the music albums which used to be the saving grace of films which were shabbily put together, have seen
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Image by BCCL Controversial Indian godman Nithyananda’s UK representative was invited to a Diwali function at the House of Lords this year, which has been the subject of much controversy and criticism. Nithyananda, who ran several Hindu temples and ashrams in India, fled the country in 2019 after several charges against him were filed for
