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Sara Sharif’s death was an ‘accident’, says grandfather, as both father and stepmother appear in a video

Image by Surrey Police By News Desk The death of a 10-year-old in Woking last month has left many in the community shaken. Sara Sharif was found dead at her family home in Woking during the early hours of 10 August. A post mortem report could not confirm how she died, but revealed that she […]

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Cross party MPs urge Rishi Sunak to take action and facilitate the release of Scottish man Jagtar Singh Johal

Image by the BBC By News Desk A cross party group of MPs is urging the Prime Minister to intervene in the case of a Scottish man who faces death penalty in India. 36-year-old Jagtar Singh Johal has been held in prison in India for over five years and is said to have been “arbitrarily

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British High Commissioner gifts state-of-the-art airport security scanners to Pakistan

Image by Twitter @JaneMarriottUK With over 1.6 million people of Pakistani heritage in the UK making up every part of British society, both countries have a special and ever-growing special bond. Hundreds of thousands of people travel between the UK and Pakistan every year, proof of the hugely significant UK-Pakistan people-to-people relationship. Air links are

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BBC news anchor’s slip of tongue leaves viewers in stitches

Image by the BBC By News Desk BBC News viewers were entertained on the morning of Thursday, August 31 when the anchor inadvertently referred to Donald Trump as ‘Donald Tramp’. This humorous moment occurred during Rajini Vaidyanathan’s report on the health concerns of US Senator McConnell, who experienced a brief freeze during a press event

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New research highlights significant BAME contribution as the backbone of UK volunteering

Image by Twitter/Human Appeal Human Appeal, one of the UK’s fastest growing NGOs, today releases new research which highlights the scale of BAME  contributions to the UK volunteer community.  In particular, the research reveals the detrimental impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the BAME volunteering community with 38% reducing their volunteering hours over the past

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‘He\’s not even in the dating game’: Zayn Malik’s mother Trisha reveals her superstar son’s current priorities in life

Image by Getty Images By News Desk Singer Zayn Malik is happily single, his mother has revealed in a recent interview with MailOnline. Malik’s mother, Trisha, has stated that her son is currently focusing on taking care of his two-year-old daughter, whom he shares with his ex girlfriend, Gigi Hadid. Trisha added that the former

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Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s conviction suspended by Islamabad High Court

Image by Depositphotos By News Desk A top court has quashed the sedition and corruption charges against former Prime Minister of Pakistan – Imran Khan. Khan, who was convicted and sent to prison for three years, will no longer serve the sentence. The two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered his

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Urooj Ashfaq becomes first India-based comedian to be honoured at Edinburgh Comedy Awards

An India-based comedian has won the Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s most prestigious comedy newcomer award, for the first time in its 40-year history. Edinburgh Comedy Award judges announced on Saturday that Urooj Ashfaq has won Best Newcomer for her show ‘Oh No!’. The award is a springboard for outstanding comedy performers, many of whom have since

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Neeraj Chopra makes history as the first Indian to win gold at World Athletics Championships

Image by BBC Sport By News Desk Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra made history as the first Indian to secure a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. He won a gold medal in javelin after he threw 88.17m to beat Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan, who won silver with a season’s best 87.82m. 25-year-old

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69th National Film Awards: Film fraternity celebrates the best of Indian cinema

Image courtesy: India Today By News Desk The 69th National Film Awards winners were declared on Friday, August 24 at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. These esteemed awards, initiated in 1954, are managed by the Directorate of Film Festivals under the Government of India. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and consequent lockdowns, the

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