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Manleys Solicitors announces the appointment of Sehar Hussain as Associate Solicitor

Image by Manleys Law Manleys Solicitors, a boutique firm of nationally recognised commercial litigation solicitors, has announced the appointment of Sehar Hussain as an Associate Solicitor at its Chester office. Hussain trained and qualified with Tucker Turner Kingsley Wood LLP in London but moved back to the North West to be closer to her family. […]

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British Asian businesswoman recognised with the prestigious CIPR Honorary Fellowship

Image by the British Asian Trust Farzana Baduel, CEO and Co-Founder of Curzon PR, has made history by becoming the first British Asian woman from an ethnic minority to receive the prestigious Honorary Fellowship from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). This ground breaking achievement is a significant milestone in the CIPR\’s nearly 10,000-member

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Pool lovers come together for the first Scottish Asian Pool Tournament

Love Mishra, winner of the Scottish Asian Pool Tournament (Image by Oceanic Sports) UK charity The Well Foundation and Oceanic Sports have crowned the winner of the inaugural Scottish Asian Pool Tournament (SAPT). This one day event was hosted at the Q Club in Glasgow and saw 12 selected participants compete for the trophy. Every

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What are statues for? London\’s controversial historical figures explored

Left: Image by Twitter @IndianArtHistory; Right: Image by The British Museum By News Desk Should statues memorialising Britain\’s colonial past remain, or should they give way to more creative and inspiring ways to reimagine our multiracial history and culture? This question, and many more, will be discussed as part of Being Human, the UK\’s national

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Government announces plans to shut down hotels accommodating illegal migrants

Image by Midlands Media Agency More than 50 hotels accommodating asylum seekers will be exited in the coming months as small boat crossings fall. The first 50 hotels across the UK will stop housing asylum seekers by the end of January, as a result of a more than 20% drop in small boat crossings compared

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Tube driver suspended after leading pro Palestine chant

Image by Britannica A tube driver has been suspended pending further investigation, after it was discovered the individual was leading passengers in a chant of “free, free Palestine” whilst on duty. The incident occurred in a London Underground train on Saturday when over 100,000 protesters took part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the capital, as

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Coventry Police teams up with Sky Blues to deliver anti-racism workshops

Image by Coventry Police Officers from the Coventry Partnerships team joined forces with Coventry City FC to speak to children about hate crime. The team worked with the Sky Blues to deliver \”No Room for Racism\” workshops at Clifford Bridge, St Osburg\’s and Hill Farm School this week. The workshops educated youngsters on racism and

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Action plan to tackle shoplifting launched

Ram raid in Poole, Dorset (Image by The Times) The government brought together retailers and policing to set out measures to tackle the rise in shoplifting, catch more offenders and keep retail workers safe. Policing Minister Chris Philp chaired a meeting with senior police leaders and 13 of the UK’s biggest retailers on Monday, 23

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Man who subjected woman to repeated abuse and rape jailed

Image by Metropolitan Police A man who repeatedly raped and physically assaulted a woman he knew in Southwark has been jailed following an investigation by Met detectives. Detectives worked diligently to secure this conviction by obtaining digital and medical evidence to present in court, as the victim-survivor became too terrified to give her evidence. Ahmedshah

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Mayor announces the capital’s much-awaited ‘Diwali in the Square’ celebrations

Image by Greater London Authority By News Desk The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that the annual Diwali on the Square celebrations will take place in Trafalgar Square on Sunday, 29 October with a host of family-friendly entertainment. The capital’s celebration of the Festival of Lights will see Londoners and people from around

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