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Prime Minister of Pakistan travels to London to attend the Queen’s state funeral

 Image by Twitter The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, travelled to London on Saturday, 17 September ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral which took place on Monday. Sharif, paid his respects to the Queen on behalf of himself and the country, and attended a reception hosted by King Charles III on Sunday. […]

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India’s President Droupadi Murmu attends Her Majesty The Queen’s state funeral

Image by High Commission of India/Twitter Ahead of Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral that took place on Monday, 19 September, India’s newly appointed President Droupadi Murmu met King Charles III at a reception held in Buckingham Palace on Sunday. The Rashtrapati Bhawan tweeted: “President Droupadi Murmu signed the Condolence Book in the memory of Her

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Man who attacked people with a machete at a mosque deemed ‘unfit to plead’

Image courtesy: Asian Image A judge at Bradford Crown Court ruled that a man charged with attempted murder is ‘unfit to plead’ last week. The man, Fezan Hussain, 27, was charged after being caught during Eid prayers at a Bradford mosque after an alleged machete attack earlier this year. Hussain, who is from Radfield Road,

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Queen Elizabeth II state funeral commences: see full timeline of events set to take place before the burial

 Image by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Some 2,000 people attended the Queen\’s state funeral that began at 11:00 BST, in what is considered to be one of the biggest gatherings of royalty and politicians hosted in the UK for decades. According to the BBC, Members of royal families from across Europe attended the funeral. This includes

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Bolton man jailed after being found guilty of running a drugs ring

Image by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Bolton businessman, Irtiza Bashir, who is said to have led a double life has been jailed for 23 years. 46-year-old Bashir supplied 537 kg of drugs worth £40 million, according to media reports. He was found heavily involved in the drugs ring after the police was able to hack

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British Asian fans pay tribute after tennis star Roger Federer announces retirement

 Image by Sky Sports Regarded by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Roger Federer on 15 September, announced his retirement through a sentimental audio message posted on social media. With a career spanning over 24 years, Federer played 1500 matches and won 20 Grand Slam titles. The Swiss tennis star

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‘God Save the King’ sung in London Central Mosque for the first time

Image by BBC In honour of the lifetime of duty fufilled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, over 300 Muslims from across the UK gathered at London Central Mosque to mark the accession of His Majesty The King, Charles III on Thursday, 15 September. Worshippers at the mosque sang ‘God Save the King’ at the

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Entry to the queue to view HM The Queen’s Coffin paused as King Charles III set to visit Cardiff today

Image by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Entry to the queue for members of the public to see HM The Queen lying in state has been paused, the UK government has announced. People have been warned against attempting to join the queue for the next six hours. According to a post updated on Twitter

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India tops in receiving the largest number of UK study, work, and visit visas

Image by Mike Gimelfarb The latest UK Immigration Statistics published on 25 August show that nearly 118,000 Indian students received a Student visa in the year ending June 2022 – an 89% increase from the previous year. India has now overtaken China as the largest nationality being issued sponsored study visas in the UK. The

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Man strangles his girlfriend to death in Walthamstow before withdrawing hundreds of pounds from her bank

Image by Met Police/MyLondon Amani Iqbal, a 28-year-old marketing propositions manager at Sainsbury’s was found lying in the bathtub three days after her boyfriend, Jay Dawes, 28, killed her. It is alleged that the young woman was strangled with a dressing gown tie at her home in East London by Dawes on New Year’s Eve.

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