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Nikita Pathakji crowned the winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2022

Image by Nikita Pathakji Instagram account Derby born Nikita Pathakji has won the title of MasterChef: The Professionals 2022 after defeating 31 other talented chefs. On Sunday, Pathakji managed to come at the top of the competition that tests the culinary excellence of the participants, judged by renowned and established professionals in the field. The 25-year-old […]

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Residents told to keep themselves warm as the UK set to see further heavy snowfall

Image by Nottingham Post The UK, in the last few weeks has seen plummeting temperatures resulting in school closures and travel disruption throughout the country. The conditions are set to remain the same for at least a week with freezing fog, ice, sleet and snow resulting in more bitter weather in the upcoming days. Parts

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Pakistan’s learning crisis deepens after devastating effects of the pandemic and floods

Image by UNICEF/PAKISTAN/Asad Zaidi British High Commissioner, Dr Christian Turner CMG, visited Islamabad Model School for Girls, Jaba Taili, Islamabad on Thursday, to observe how an innovative approach to professional development of teachers is delivering improved learning outcomes. The High Commissioner visited classrooms where teachers are using tailored lesson plans, catering to the different learning levels

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Women of Colour in Policing (WoCiP) wins the Inclusive and Diversity Initiative of the Year Award

Image by Hertfordshire Constabulary Women of Colour in Policing (WoCiP) has won the Inclusive and Diversity Initiative of the Year Award at the National Inspire Justice Awards, held in Birmingham on Thursday, 30 November. WoCiP is a tri-force movement that supports women from ethnic minority backgrounds across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire to take up and

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Superstars Hrithik Roshan and Mahira Khan spotted together at the Red Sea International Film Festival

 Image by Instagram @afiablogs The ongoing Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has been a star-studded event, with several well-known faces seen attending the event. A number of Bollywood celebrities were spotted, including Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor Khan. Last week, Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan

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MP expresses disappointment at ONS decision to sideline the Sikh community to an optional religious tick box in the 2021 census

Preet Kaur Gill MP (Image by BirminghamLive) Chair of APPG for British Sikhs, Preet Kaur Gill MP, last week commented on the ONS decision to relegate the Sikh community from a legally protected ethnicity to an optional religious tick box in the 2021 census. In a statement, she mentions that the implications of the omission

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The ECB releases three new reports as part of its transparency in making cricket more inclusive

Image by ECB The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Thursday, 8 December, published three reports updating on the progress in making cricket the welcoming and inclusive sport. “There is no doubt about the scale of change which is needed to make sure cricket really is a game for everyone. The testimony of those

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Young professional boxing star, Abdul Khan, pays a visit to the mayor of Bolton

Image by NQ  The mayor of Bolton recently met a talented 20-year-old professional boxer and praised him for his achievements. Abdul Khan, from Bolton, who is the cousin of former boxing world champion Amir Khan, visited Councillor Zaman Akhtar at the mayor’s parlour on Monday. Khan so far has been in seven fights and won

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BT and the British Asian Trust extend partnership to empower young girls with digital and life skills

 Image by British Asian Trust BT and the British Asian Trust recently announced that they will work together for a further three years to empower 200,000 adolescent girls with digital and life skills at an event yesterday hosted by the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, at his residence in New Delhi. In addition,

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