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Pilgrims left confused after a new system for Hajj pilgrimage introduced

Ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, many are unsure whether they will be able to fly out of the country in July or not as they have not received confirmations yet. This year, around 12,000 people are meant to go on the holy journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. However, many industry bodies and organisations, […]

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Johnny Depp dines at an Indian Restaurant in Birmingham

Image by Mo Hussain After winning his recent defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, actor Johnny Depp has been seen celebrating his win in the UK the past few days. The Hollywood star was recently spotted dining in an Indian restaurant with his friends in Birmingham. The actor is said to have splurged approximately £50,000

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Simone Ashley stuns on Tiffany and Co. blue carpet in a wedding dress

Image by David M. Benett/Getty Images English actress Simone Ashley, who recently starred in the hit period drama Bridgerton, has proved time and again that she can nail any outfit she wears on the red carpet. Her recent look by London-based 16-Arlington impressed many fashion critics. The 27-year-old paired up with her stylist Rebecca-Corbin Murray

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Cineworld stops the screening of film on Prophet Muhammad’s Daughter

Days after protests organised by many in the Muslim community against the release of the film The Lady of Heaven after deeming it as ‘blasphemous’, Cineworld decided to cancel screenings of the film based on Prophet Muhammad’s daughter. Asif Patel, Chairman of the Bolton Council of Mosques, wrote a letter to Cineworld stating that the film is

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Young South Asian boy is the face of new Cancer Reasearch UK campaign

Three-year-old Diyan Hirani has become the face of a campaign launched by Cancer Research UK across the country. He will feature on poster appeal for Children & Young People  which will be put up across 600 of the charity’s shops in the UK. The young boy was once battling cancer himself after being diagnosed with

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Initiative launched to help Pakistani students study at Oxford University

Image by TJ Pirzada An initiative to promote more inclusivity and address under-representation of Pakistani and British Pakistani students was launched last week at the Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) of the University of Oxford. The Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) took place in the presence of senior academics, administrators and some esteemed guests including Pakistani education

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Bolton Gurdwara invited people to langar during cost-of-living crisis

(Far Left) Dr Kuldip Kaur Bharj OBE, President of Ramgarhia Gurdwara with members of the community helping feed the hungry Ramgarhia Gurdwara on Bolton road is providing relief to members of the community facing issues as a result of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis in the UK, by providing free food. The Gurdwara’s Sikh community members

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FA National Council member Anwar Uddin awarded an MBE

English retired footballer and current Football Association Council member has become the first British South Asian footballer ever to receive an MBE as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. No other British Asian footballer has received the honour until now. Uddin, is one of the four people in the sport to receive the award

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Indian-origin entrepreneur introduces flying taxis in Coventry

Image by Urban-Air Port Indian-origin entrepreneur Ricky Sandhu who is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Urban-Air Port has set up the first Vertiport for flying taxis in England. The government-backed project will see the use of Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles such as air taxis and autonomous cargo drones at Air-One in

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Muslim Charity contributes towards treatment of Palestinian refugees

Nottinghamshire-based non-governmental organisation, Muslim Charity, has tied up with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to provide over 630 diabetic Palestinian patients living in Gaza with insulin that will last for two months. The charity has donated $75000 for the insulin supplies which will treat those suffering

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