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Young Asian boxer dies in a horrific car crash over the Easter weekend

Ali Tazeem (L) with Amir Khan (R) 18-year-old boxer Ali Tazeem suffered fatal injuries and was killed in a car crash during the early hours of Sunday morning. Dubbed ‘the next Amir Khan’, Tazeem had become very popular for being a great boxer and had recently signed a professional contract after winning an amateur boxing match in front of a

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Professional boxer Dylan Cheema wins the BOXXER Series Lightweight Final

Picture by Dylan Cheema Picture by Boxing Scene Former kickboxing world champion Dylan Cheema won the BOXXER Series Lightweight Final after defeating Rylan Charlton on the 17th of April. The match took place in Coventry, and Cheema was declared the champion via a unanimous decision victory against Charlton. Cheema, who was brought up in Tile Hill, Coventry, had

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South Asian healthcare workers nominated for a prestigious award

Dr Sufiyan Abid Dogra (L) and Rukeya Miah (R) Healthcare professionals Rukeya Miah and Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra have been shortlisted for the prestigious National BAME Health & Care Awards, an event that honours and celebrates the contributions made by British healthcare workers from ethnic minority backgrounds. Miah, a qualified nurse since 1994, senior midwife and

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London man surprises his long-distance girlfriend with a proposal at Euston train station

(L-R) Vidya Patel and Nirmal Chohan at Euston Station after the proposal A proposal at a train station seems like something one would watch in a romantic-comedy movie. Last week, Nirmal Chohan, 27, took the plunge by tearing a page from the script and proposing to his long-distance girlfriend, Vidya Patel, it in real life

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Mayor of Wolverhampton to organise a Bollywood-themed charity fundraiser event

A Bollywood Charity Ball has been organised by Cllr Vivian Achwal, the Mayor of Winchester, to raise funds for three charity organisations on the 23rd of April. The charities selected are: Winchester Youth Counselling, Friends of the Family and The Eight Foundation. The event has been very popular in the city since its inception in 2017 and

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Unaware of her pregnancy, London student gives birth in hospital\’s toilet

Lalene Malik with her new-born baby at Northwick Park Hospital, Greenford 23-year-old Lalene Malik recently gave birth to her ‘miracle baby’ in toilet of the accident and emergency department of the hospital she was visiting with her mother after suffering from excruciating stomach pain. Malik was rushed to the Northwick Park Hospital in Greenford, west

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Young Halifax girl sells 200 copies of her book worldwide

Amal Rahman, a seven-year-old schoolgirl from Halifax has sold 200 copies of her book, Ray’s Balloon Hullaballoo, worldwide. She first wrote the story at the tender age of six and impressed her school teacher with her unique storytelling abilities and illustrations. The book, which is inspired by The Great Balloon Hullabaloo written by Peter Bently

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Weekly BBC podcast addresses social issues faced by Indian and Pakistani Communities

BBC journalist Samrah Fatima is producing a new five-part weekly podcast in Hindi and Urdu languages. The podcast, called ‘Drama Queen’ has the London-based journalist talk about common social issues faced by the people of both India and Pakistan. It will be available for people to listen to on BBC News Hindi and BBC News

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Artist Salma Zulfiqar\’s film on climate change to premiere in prestigious Venice art exhibition

Picture by Salma Zulfiqar British artist Salma Zulfiqar’s film ‘Migration Blanket’ is set to premiere in Venice, Italy in the attendance of HRH Princess Esmeralda of Belgium on April 23 this year. The film is based on the effects of climate change on women’s lives leading them to marry early and being unable to get a good

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