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FGS Ingredients issues voluntary recall of mustard seeds

Image by FGS A family-owned business said it will take steps to strengthen its food safety standards following a recent voluntary recall. FGS Ingredients said the recall was issued as a \’precautionary measure\’ after the discovery of potential allergen cross-contamination in certain mustard seed batches. FGS Ingredients has ceased working with suppliers linked to the […]

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Inspiring graduate becomes the first in her family to go to school

Image by University of Bristol/PA A woman whose family fled Afghanistan and who became the first person in her family to go to school has graduated with a master’s degree in human rights law. Gurvin Chopra (pictured above), 23, whose parents fled religious persecution in Afghanistan, made a speech to a crowd of around 1,000 graduating

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Man who harassed Naz Shah during election is sentenced

Image by Newsquest A man who harassed Bradford West MP Naz Shah (pictured above) while she was campaigning during the general election has been sentenced.  Nahid Khan, 46, of Canford Grove, Allerton, was charged with using threatening/abusive/ insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/alarm/distress on June 12, on Canford Drive.  He pleaded guilty to the offence on

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Ekta Rana to release new album next month

  Renowned poet, singer, and composer Ekta Rana is set to release her highly anticipated album Colours of Love on 14th February, a perfect tribute to the universal theme of love.  The album features eight soulful tracks, each capturing the diverse shades of love, from the tender warmth of motherly affection, the longing of romantic yearning, to

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British Muslims fear \’emboldened Islamophobia under Trump and Musk\’

Image by MCB/PA Wire Zara Mohammed (pictured above), outgoing leader of the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella organisation says, young British Muslims are worried about the influence of Elon Musk and whether the Donald Trump presidency in the US might see Islamophobia “emboldened”. In her final days as secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), Mohammed, the first woman

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Tributes have been paid to the late Bestway \’pioneer\’

Image by NQ Tributes have been paid to Abdul Khalique Bhatti (pictured above), one of a trio of visionaries who established the highly successful Bestway Group. Mr Bhatti died aged 89, with the company making the announcement earlier this month. Mr Bhatti was touted as one of the pivotal figures behind the success of the group.

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