Image by Birmingham City Council Birmingham’s new Lord Mayor, Councillor Chaman Lal, has taken the office of First Citizen after a Mayor Making ceremony during the council’s Annual General Meeting on 23 May 2023. Councillor Lal is the first British Indian, from a Sikh family, to become the city’s Lord Mayor. He was born in […]
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Image by Yorkshire CCC Yorkshire CCC captain Shan Masood and seam bowling all-rounder Ben Mike made a surprise visit to The Ruth Gorse Academy to celebrate and inspire youngsters who are part of the academy’s ‘excellence in sport’ program. As part of the visit yesterday (Tuesday, 23 May) the cricket stars took part in a coaching
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Image by Instagram @hari_budha_magar Hari Budha Magar, former Corporal in the British Army’s legendary Gurkha regiment, has made history by becoming the first double above-the-knee amputee to conquer Mount Everest. Budha Magar lost both of his legs during a mission in Afghanistan following an IED explosion in 2010. Not wanting his disability to be a
Over 100 new organisations sign up to Genie AI each day. Genie AI, an open-source legal artificial intelligence startup, has experienced a 30-fold rate of growth in one year with zero marketing spend. In the past 12 months, Genie AI achieved the following major milestones: 1500+ templates (£7.5m worth) of open-source legal templates released at no cost
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Image by University of York Meghna Asthana, a PhD student in computer vision science at the University of York, was selected as one of the 75 India UK Achievers award winners earlier this year. The awards recognise and celebrate the work of 75 Indian students and alumni who have pursued a British programme of study,
Image by Scottish Book Trust Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives with reading and writing, announced the 2023 New Writers Awardees – recipients of a prestigious year-long writer development programme which includes mentorship, a bursary, and opportunities to showcase work to publishing industry professionals. There were in total 11 writers on this year\’s
Image by Adam Toms/MyLondon HS2 construction on Victoria Road in West London has led to businessmen Abdul Lambarky, 39, and Ali Lambarky,25, express their disappointment as their business has seen a drastic loss since the work on a station nearby started. The owners of a small hundred-year-old West London café are claimed to have missed
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Image by Manchester City Council Councillor Yasmine Dar has become Manchester’s first female Asian Lord Mayor and was welcomed as the new Lord Mayor of Manchester on Wednesday, 17 May in a full council meeting. Councillor Dar was born in South Yorkshire but was raised in Manchester. She is a proud Mancunian and has lived
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Asad Shamim, CEO at Furniture in Fashion (FiF) (Image by LinkedIn @Asad Shamim) By Swarupa Tripathy As one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country, Asad Shamim is not just a respected businessman who has taken online furniture shopping to the next level, but also someone who has moved from strength to strength in
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Emma Moody (Image by North East Times Magazine) The Charity Commission has announced that it has appointed an interim manager to the Islamic Centre of England. The Charity Commission is the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. Its purpose is to ensure charity can thrive and inspire trust
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