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Nelson man jailed after causing a horrific crash that killed friend

Image by Lancashire Police   A man from Nelson has been jailed after admitting to causing the death of his friend by careless driving while under the influence of drugs. Irslaan Nowkhaiz died in September 2021 after the car he was in, which was being driven by Mohammed Waqas (pictured above), lost control and crashed […]

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Zuber Issa to step down as EG Group CEO following £228m deal

Image by Nq The EG Group has announced that it has agreed to sell its remaining UK forecourt business and some foodservice locations for £228 million to co-founder Zuber Issa. On completion of the transaction, Zuber will step down as co-CEO of EG Group. Mohsin Issa will continue to lead the business as sole CEO. Zuber will

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Yorkshire barber looks to inspire future generations as he celebrates a decade in business

Image by Newsquest  A barber has sent an inspiring message to the next generation as he marks his 10th year in business.  Ilyas Mohammed, who comes from a family of hairdressers, always wanted to follow his roots and become a barber. He worked at barbershops across West Yorkshire before deciding to open his own business, The

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7 England children declared winners in the 5 th International Maths Olympiad by BYITC Supermaths

  The British Youth International College (BYITC) has announced the 10 winners of its International Maths Olympiad competition.  The BYITC International Maths Olympiad is a platform where students worldwide can participate and challenge themselves with a self-assessment of their mental arithmetic skills. It offers a valuable opportunity to gauge their current abilities while working to

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Lothian MSP sponsors Anti-Racism drop in session

  Lothian MSP Foysol Choudhury MSP has sponsored an \’Anti-Racism in the Third and Voluntary Sector\’ drop-in session at the Scottish Parliament, imploring organisations to integrate their own anti-racist strategies. North Edinburgh Arts, with support from Passion4Fusion and Project Esperanza, presented their work to other third sector and voluntary organisations on delivering North Edinburgh Arts’ Equality,

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Edinburgh’s Lord Provost accepts a prestigious award on behalf of the city

Lord Provost of Edinburgh with representatives ofBombay Lounge Councillor Robert Aldridge, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh was present at a special ceremony in Edinburgh’s City Chambers this week where he accepted an award naming Edinburgh as Scotland’s Curry Capital. Edinburgh was awarded this honour last month at the 16th edition of the Scottish Curry Awards organised

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Neighbours unlikely friendship garners millions of views on TikTok

Image by Nq Mike Falcon, 80, and Mohammed Nawaz, 85, have become unlikely TikTok superstars as their friendship has racked up millions of views in under two months. The first video filmed by son Mohammed Jahangir Nawaz was just a simple greeting between the two men on Eid. Their latest video shared over the weekend has

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