Image by ECB.co.uk The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on 29 September, set out the continued progress that cricket is making in its commitment to promote equity, diversity and inclusion at all levels of the game. Since the announcement of cricket’s game-wide action plan in November 2021, the ECB has continued to work with County […]
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Image by iStock The imam of an Islamic Centre in Sidney Street, Manchester has expressed his disappointment over claims that it is owned by the Iranian government. He has called for ‘peace’ and said that it is a ‘politically motivated attack’ on the mosque. “This place does not belong to government. If they want to
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Image by by INSIGHT UK Close to 50 people belonging to the British Hindu community gathered to protest in front of British daily newspaper The Guardian’s headquarters in King’s Place London. They blamed the popular newspaper of portraying the Hindu community in poor light and also served it a memorandum which was addressed to the
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A primary school girl from Gorton in Manchester has raised £550 towards flood relief efforts in Bangladesh. Six-year-old Priya Hoq designs and makes t-shirts along with her parents. The process for making the designs involves uploading the design on an app and print it out, followed by a selection process where she would remove the
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Image by gov.uk Sir Mark Rowley, who was recently appointed the Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, has promised to tackle racism and misogyny within the organisation. He agreed that the Scotland Yard has so far been lenient on those who undermine the honest efforts put in by the majority of the workforce. But he said that he
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Image by london.gov.uk London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that this year’s Diwali on the Square will be held on the Sunday, 9 October for families to attend. The capital’s celebration of the festival of lights will see Londoners and people from around the world gather at Trafalgar Square to enjoy a fantastic array of dance,
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Image by GOV.UK The UK will provide urgent food and farming support to Sri Lankans hit hardest by the economic crisis, Lord Ahmad announced on Friday, 23 September. This new package is in addition to the UK’s £11.3 million Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programme (2022 to 2025) for Sri Lanka which focusses on addressing
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Image by UK Parliament Labour Party MP Rupa Huq has been suspended after taking a jibe at Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng at a party conference fringe event on Monday, 26 September. Huq said that Kwarteng is ‘superficially black’, which sparked outrage among many with several conservative party leaders urging for strict action to be taken against
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Police have appealed the public to give any information they have of a man who made serious racist remarks at an employee at a shop. A CCTV footage of the incident, which took place at Boots in Accrington showing the perpetrator’s face has been released. The police are trying to identify the man, who visited
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Image by EasternEye After recent communal tensions in Leicester, more than two hundred people gathered at a Hindu Temple to pray for peace and unity between the communities. A four hour chant of the ‘21 Hanuman Chalisa’ was organised after which the devotees were served traditional food or prasaad. Local councillors along with the police
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