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Teenage Bradford boy ‘murdered’ in Pakistan while on a holiday

Image by YorkshireLive A teenage British boy is reported to have been killed while on a holiday in Pakistan with his mother. Adil Khan, 14, who was from Bradford, West Yorkshire, was shot dead when he was on his way to his relatives’ house. His mother was with him when the tragic incident occurred. The […]

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Human Appeal commence rebuild following devastating Pakistan floods

Image by Getty Following this year’s unprecedented and deadly floods which brought widespread devastation to Pakistan, damaging over 2 million homes and displacing 33 million people in the country, UK humanitarian aid charity, Human Appeal, has launched plans to build flood-resistant homes in the country. One of the first international aid organisations to begin such

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Teenager receives prestigious scholarship to pursue studies in medicine and healthcare

Image by UCLan A teenage girl, who was inspired to take up the professional role of a doctor after seeing her brother being born, has received a prestigious scholarship. Zaynab Khan, a first year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery student, has been awarded the Livesey Scholarship from the University of Central Lancashire, which

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Islamic State bride Shamima Begum begins her appeal over the removal of UK citizenship

Image by BBC Shamima Begum, who fled the UK to go to Syria at the age of 15, is set to begin her appeal over the removal of her British citizenship. Prior to fleeing, Begum lived in east London and went to school in the city. She, along with Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase, left

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34th Asian Trader Awards recognises excellence in the retail sector

Shailesh Solanki, Aditya Solanki, Shamly Sud, Madhuri Sood, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde (Image by Asian Trader Awards) On Wednesday, 9 November, the 34th Asian Trader Awards took place against a backdrop of great achievement, personal loss and economic challenges for the grocery sector sat London’s Park Plaza Westminster Hotel. Kevin Hollinrake, minister in the Department

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Sikhs return to the parliament to mark 553rd Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurb event

All images by Facebook @SikhFedUK After a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sikhs and politicians were back in Parliament on Tuesday, 15 November, to mark the 553rd Gurpurb, birth anniversary of the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The event was co-hosted by The Sikh Network, the Sikh Federation

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Asda becomes UK’s first supermarket to double the amount of toilet paper per roll in an effort to reduce plastic and cardboard waste

Image by Asda Asda has become the first UK supermarket to change all of its own brand toilet rolls to double length in a move which will see it remove 74 tonnes of plastic and save 760 tonnes of cardboard a year. The supermarket giant, owned by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, has doubled the

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Popular radio presenter to leave daytime show to ‘pursue other adventures’

 Image by Instagram @officialnoreenkhan Award-winning presenter Noreen Khan has announced that she will be quitting her afternoon show at the BBC Asian Network, much to the dismay of her listeners. However, the good news is that she is not leaving the network for good. Instead, she will be switching to the 9-11pm slot every Sunday. BBC

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Model and influencer Faryal Makhdoom launches her beauty line

 Image by Instagram @faryalbeauty Social media influencer, model and wife of former boxing world champion Amir Khan, Faryal Makhdoom, has launched her own beauty line. The 31-year-old entrepreneur has launched Faryal Beauty this week with five shades of liquid lipsticks, and many more shades are set to be out soon. Makhdoom took to Instagram to share

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Britain to offer 3000 visas each year to degree-educated Indians

Image by Twitter @RishiSunak Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met PM Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia this week. This was the first meeting between the two leaders where Modi congratulated Sunak on assuming office as the top leader last month. The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the state of

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