Image by Wisden Azeem Rafiq said he was “incredibly proud” of former Scotland cricketers Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh for speaking out about the racist abuse they had suffered in their careers, which led to a damning review into Cricket Scotland. The review, which was backed by SportScotland, was published on Monday and said the […]
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A Hindu Society based in Preston has been hailed for donating £5435 to a cancer charity. The Gujarat Hindu Society Preston organised a successful fundraising drive recently and donated the funds to Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The Society, which previously donated more than £4000 in 2018 to the same charity invited its chairman Peter Mileham OBE
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A Bradford man has been hailed for his courage and selflessness after he rescued a drowning person from the sea at Blackpool on July 11. 37-year-old Shahid Parvez, who works as a security door supervisor, was out with his family for a fun day at the Blackpool Beach when the incident occurred. Parvez explained, “We
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(First row, from left) Jayanti Solanki, Pujari Palkeshbhai Trivedi, Virendra Sharma, Pujya Jashbhai Saheb, Pradeep Dhamecha, and a community leader; (back row, from left) Navendu Mishra, Shailesh R Solanki, Barry Gardiner and Kalpesh R Solanki (Image by Bhupendra Jethwa) Leading Hindu saints, religious and community leaders, MPs and peers took part in a ground-breaking ceremony
Image by Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd. A Glasgow doctor who was dismissed for taking a nap during a busy shift at the A&E ward and stripped off her license, has received it back. 33-year-old Dr Raisah Sawati was found asleep on a bench and wrapped in a blanket by a nurse at the Fairfield Hospital
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Image by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images/Bloomberg The UK and India on Thursday 21 July signed an agreement to recognise each other’s higher education qualifications in a move welcomed by British universities. The Memorandum of Understanding, part of the UK-India Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) agreed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year,
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22-year-old Milad Sarwar recently launched a fundraiser campaign and managed to collect more than £20,000 towards the ongoing flood relief effort in Bangladesh in just two days. The young man created a page on GoFundMe to collect the funds as part of his effort to do more charity work. Sarwar said, “About two years ago
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Balwinder Singh Safri British Indian bhangra artist Balwinder Safri made a “miracle” recovery and was discharged from the hospital after being in a coma for 86 days. Safri, a Birmingham resident, was admitted to the hospital on April 20 and underwent a heart surgery before going into a coma. His family had been warned and
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Image by Chris Maher/Age UK Bradford District Bradford based cash and carry grocery retailer SaveCo, which offers exotic spices, world foods, household goods and halal meat to its customers, recently announced its new local charity partner – Age UK Bradford District. CEO of SaveCo, Shiraz Ahmed said, “As our company’s digital presence has grown, it has
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Image by Blog Preston The Quuwatul Islam Mosque in Preston made a remarkable gesture towards those who worked tirelessly during the covid-19 pandemic by organising an event to honour them. The mosque, showed its appreciation to the emergency services and celebrated their services in Lancashire to provide support to the community. The event was marked
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