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Champs announced at The English Curry Awards 2022

The crème de la cream of restaurants and takeaways from across England came together last night in a celebration of the curry industry. The Birmingham Airport NEC played host to 350 guests on Monday August 22 in a much anticipated event, where winners were a true reflection of quality and customer service, as they are […]

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Female judge from Afghanistan appeals rejection of application to enter the UK

 Image by Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images/Foreign Policy An Afghan female former judge has appealed against the Home Office’s decision to deny her entry to the UK, media reports have stated. According to her lawyers, the woman, 52, and her son, 24, fled Afghanistan and are in hiding in Pakistan after their home in Kabul was attacked

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Vengeful man who was arrested at Windsor Castle said he wanted ‘to kill the queen’

20-year-old Jaswant Singh Chail told the security that he was there \’ to kill the queen\’ A man arrested at Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle home on Christmas Day last year wearing a mask and holding a crossbow told security “I am here to kill the queen”, a British court heard on Wednesday. Jaswant Singh Chail,

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Amol Rajan set to become the host of BBC quiz show ‘University Challenge’

Image by John Phillips/Getty Images British Asian journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan was announced as the host of BBC’s quiz programme University Challenge starting autumn of 2023. The Kolkata-born cricket enthusiast will succeed Jeremy Paxman who has been its quizmaster since the show was revived by the corporation in 1994. Rajan, 39, was appointed as

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Pakistani origin artist displays his roots through exquisite art work

Osman Yousefzada’s first intervention (Image by The British Council/PA) A multidisciplinary artist has teamed up with renowned British institutions to celebrate his family’s Pakistani roots and mark South Asian Heritage Month. Osman Yousefzada has been working with the British Council and the V&A for the exhibit – What is Seen and What is Not –

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Young activist meets PM Johnson to discuss climate change

A 7-year-old British Asian girl was invited along with others to Downing Street to recognise and celebrate the work of climate change activists. Aleesha Gadhia from Nottinghamshire recently won the \’Child Of Britain Awards 2022\’ which was presented to her by TV anchor Eamon Holmes. She is the first youth ambassador for Cool Earth, which

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Naval ship INS Tarangini marks 75 years of Indian independence in London

INS Tarangini in London The Made-in-India naval ship INS Tarangini, docked at Thames Quay in east London on its UK voyage to coincide with the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence, has been the focal point of celebrations for the Indian diaspora this week. Following a grand welcome to the docks for Commanding Officer Praveen Kumar

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UK leadership candidates scrutinise new push for Scottish independence

Image by Jacob King/Pool/AFP/Getty Images The two candidates battling to be Britain’s next prime minister vied to present themselves as defenders of Scotland’s place in the UK on Tuesday, 16 August by promising more scrutiny of Scotland’s government to undermine a new push for independence. The Scottish National Party, which heads Scotland’s semi-autonomous government, wants

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Paedophile who stored thousands of indecent images of minors is jailed

Preston Crown Court Bilaal Saghir, of Providence Street, Blackburn has been jailed for storing thousands of extreme and indecent images of children online. He is said to have bragged about liking incest, according to reports. Saghir set up accounts online about seven years ago and downloaded more than 1500 pornographic images of minors.  In June

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Boy, 5, suffers from severe burns after getting his hand stuck on a lightbulb

 Vishal and his son Johaan (Image by MyLondon) A five-year-old boy was left with severe burns after touching a lightbulb at a Croydon dessert shop which left him \’traumatised\’, unable to sleep and \’scared to touch anything\’. Johaan Jain was with his father Vishal Jain and sister when the incident occurred at Crepes and Cones

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