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UK to provide urgent aid to Sri Lankans amid the crippling economic crisis

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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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MP Rupa Huq suspended for distasteful comments about Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

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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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Suspect on loose after hurling racist abuse at a store employee

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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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Over 200 people gather at a Hindu temple to pray for peace in Leicester

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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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Pakistan’s information minister, Marriyum Aurangzeb, harassed in London

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Marriyum Aurangzeb, Pakistan’s information minister, was recently heckled at a café in London. She has blamed ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s “hate and divisive politics” as the reason behind the backlash against her. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media where a group of people, believed to be the supporters of Pakistan

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Miss London Anjali Sinha to compete in Miss England pageant in October

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Image by Anjali Sinha/SWNS/WalesOnline 23-year-old Anjali Sinha from Middlesex has followed her mother’s footsteps to become a beauty pageant winner. The young woman was crowned Miss London in June this year after beating 11 other finalists and made headlines as she wore a recycled outfit worth less than £40. She will soon be competing in

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Stand-up comedian Paul Chowdhry to perform at Hackney Empire next month

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Image source: hackneyempire.co.uk Following a complete sell-out 2021 tour, British-Asian stand-up comedian has added extra 2022 dates, allowing many more of his fans the opportunity to see him live at Hackney Empire. Chowdhry is a multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. In August 2019, his record-breaking stand-up tour show, Live Innit, was released as an Amazon

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Britain’s Home secretary, Suella Braverman, wins Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award

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Image by UK Parliament Suella Braverman, Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary, has won the first Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award at a ceremony in London. The 42-year-old barrister was born to Tamil mother Uma and Goan-origin father Christie Fernandes in London and was appointed to the cabinet earlier this month after Liz Truss

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Family music extravaganza in Bradford to raise funds towards Pakistan flood relief effort

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Image source: Eventbrite A delightful evening of beautiful music, spoken word performance, and an array of street food and other stalls is set to take place at The Bradford Hotel on Saturday, 8 October from 6pm to 11pm. The purpose of the event is to raise funds for the Pakistan emergency floods relief effort and

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Woman pleads for help through crowdfunding for her husband’s treatment

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Image source: gofundme.com A woman has been giving her best efforts to save her husband whose health has been rapidly declining since being diagnosed with brain tumour. Rohima Mughal’s husband Mohsin, 42, was diagnosed with a brain tumour, later identified as an inoperable grade 4 glioblastoma (GBM) in May this year, on the day of their

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