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Former Deutsche Bank co-CEO Anshu Jain dies after a long battle with cancer

Image by Independent Anshu Jain, Deutsche Bank’s former British Indian co-CEO, who played a crucial role in the development of the German bank, has died after a nearly five-year battle with cancer. Deutsche Bank said in a statement Saturday that it “mourns the death of its former Co-CEO Anshu Jain, who passed away in the […]

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Young paralegal becomes an inspiration to many after beating cancer

Image by MyLondon Anglee Kumar, a 26-year-old paralegal from London was diagnosed with stage four Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in September 2021, just after she got her dream job at a top law firm in the city. Kumar, who was seemingly healthy and did not show any of the common symptoms made several trips to the GP

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Rishi Sunak reveals plans to cut energy costs by £200 for every household

Image by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak, who is competing to be the country’s next prime minister, on Thursday (11) set out a plan, including a reduction in energy bills, to tackle rising costs for households. Writing in The Times, he said every household would get savings of around £200 on

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Eid event organised in Preston raises £5,300 for cancer charity

An Eid celebration dinner raised £5,300 for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The event was hosted by Professor Mohammed Munavvar, the Royal Preston Hospital’s world renowned chest consultant. The donation was raised by its 180 guests via ticket sales, pledges and an auction and was boosted by stall holders, who paid a fee to attend. Held

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Scottish Government questioned over latest plans to improve cancer treatment waiting times

Plans to give health boards in Scotland £10 million have been set in motion to improve waiting times for patients who are in urgent need of cancer treatments. Funded by the Scottish Government, the amount is said to be distributed throughout the NHS in the country and will help boost the number of operations available,

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Rishi Sunak says he does not want to make false promises to become the next PM

Image by Paul Grover/Shutterstock Britain’s prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak has insisted that he would rather lose the Conservative Party leadership race to replace Boris Johnson than win on a false promise on how he plans to tackle the economic crisis. In an interview with the BBC, the British Indian former Chancellor said he was

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Dadabhai Naoroji’s London home gets Blue Plaque honour

Image by Dinyar Patel/Twitter/Firstpost The south London home where Dadabhai Naoroji, a prominent member of the Indian freedom struggle and Britain’s first Indian parliamentarian, lived for around eight years at the end of the 19th century has been honoured with a commemorative Blue Plaque. The Blue Plaque scheme, run by the English Heritage charity, honours

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Suella Braverman says schools with unisex toilets are acting unlawfully

Image by Jamie Lorriman/ The Telegraph Schools do not have a legal obligation to comply with the gender preference of their pupils, the Attorney General Suella Braverman has said. Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Braverman says schools should only affirm the gender preference of a child where it differs from their birth sex “upon the

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Blackpool Tower lit up in red and white stripes to honour Guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Image by Friends of BAPS Preston To observe the birth anniversary of a revered Hindu spiritual leader, one of Lancashire\’s most famous landmarks was illuminated in red and white stripes. Blackpool Tower was lit up in the colours on Monday evening to honour Pramukh Swami Maharaj, a key figure in important Hindu organisations with several

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Mother-of-four dies after an accident while holidaying in South Africa

Fatima Issa was a teacher at City of Leicester College A British tourist to South Africa has died after allegedly being victim to a freak accident while enjoying holiday with her family. 47-year-old Fatima Issa, from Leicester, was visiting her family and friends in a suburb of Johannesburg when the incident took place. She was

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