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Nikita Pathakji crowned the winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2022

Image by Nikita Pathakji Instagram account Derby born Nikita Pathakji has won the title of MasterChef: The Professionals 2022 after defeating 31 other talented chefs. On Sunday, Pathakji managed to come at the top of the competition that tests the culinary excellence of the participants, judged by renowned and established professionals in the field. The 25-year-old […]

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Young professional boxing star, Abdul Khan, pays a visit to the mayor of Bolton

Image by NQ  The mayor of Bolton recently met a talented 20-year-old professional boxer and praised him for his achievements. Abdul Khan, from Bolton, who is the cousin of former boxing world champion Amir Khan, visited Councillor Zaman Akhtar at the mayor’s parlour on Monday. Khan so far has been in seven fights and won

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King Charles III commemorates the opening of newly built Gurdwara in Luton

Image by Chris Jackson/Getty Images King Charles III on Tuesday, 6 December, visited Luton to celebrate the official opening of a newly built Gurdwara. He wore the traditional headscarf as a gesture of respect to the religion and those practicing it, and made a namaste gesture while speaking to volunteers, who presented him with a traditional

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30 Scottish organisations come together to urge local councils to adopt the APPG definition of Islamophobia

 Foysol Choudhury MSP with the MEND team 30 Scottish organisations have signed an open letter calling on all local councils in Scotland to urgently adopt the APPG definition of Islamophobia and accompanying guidelines put forward by the Coalition Against Islamophobia. The APPG definition of Islamophobia states, “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism

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Stalker pleads guilty after detectives gather evidence through analytical software

 Image by Metropolitan Police A stalker has pleaded guilty after Met detectives used analytical software to evidence his every move. Anhar Hussain, 23, of Review Road, Dagenham pleaded guilty to arson, harassment – fear of violence, dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified and without insurance on Monday, 21 November at Snaresbrook Crown Court. He has

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Award-winning fundraiser Milan Paul Kumar meets the PM and his wife at the Christmas tree lights switch on event

Milan Kumar at 10 Downing Street 10-year-old award-winning fundraiser Milan Paul Kumar was invited to 10 Downing Street where he met prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty for the Christmas tree lights switch on event. The prime minister also met and interacted with Ukrainians who had found shelter in Britain, serving personnel

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UK charity Human Appeal’s CEO wins prestigious global award

Image by Human Appeal The AidEx Humanitarian Hero Award was won by Dr Mohammed Ashmawey, CEO of Human Appeal on 16 November in Brussels at AidEx 2022. The award sets out to recognise and celebrate stand-out individuals from the humanitarian aid and development community. The three shortlisted finalists also included Qasim Rashid Ahmad, Founder and

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Eight-year-old Glasgow kid becomes the youngest to complete national level mental maths programme

All images by Blueprint Media/BYITC/GlasgowLive An eight-year-old Glasgow student has proven his extraordinary abilities by becoming the youngest person in the UK to complete a national level mental arithmetic programme, recognised to be as one of the most advanced in the country. Advik Mittal completed the British Youth International College (BYITC) Supermaths National Abacus Maths

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Shamima Begum’s appeal underway, could face death penalty if she went to Bangladesh

Image by BBC/The Guardian Shamima Begum, who is contending the removal of her UK citizenship after she left the country to go to Syria in 2015, could face capital punishment if she were to return to Bangladesh, her country of origin, a court heard. Begum, who joined the terrorist organization ISIS at the age of

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Kirklees shop thief jailed after breaching Criminal Behaviour Orders

 Representational image by indiatoday.in Police have warned those who breach Criminal Behaviour Orders that they could be on the road to prison after a Kirklees shop thief was jailed for repeatedly flouting his order. Jalali Ali, 55, from the Huddersfield town centre area was jailed for 28 weeks at Leeds Remand Court on November 10. He

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