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Man who racially abused an Asian couple in Bolton sacked by his company

Image by Twitter by @lorryspotting A man who subjected a couple of Asian background to vile racist comments in Bolton has been sacked by his company. A video of the incident went viral over the weekend where the man is seen wearing a uniform that belongs to trucking firm Accolate Logistics in Accrington. The video […]

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Imam of Manchester Islamic Centre slams ‘politically motivated attack’

Image by iStock The imam of an Islamic Centre in Sidney Street, Manchester has expressed his disappointment over claims that it is owned by the Iranian government. He has called for ‘peace’ and said that it is a ‘politically motivated attack’ on the mosque. “This place does not belong to government. If they want to

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British Hindu community members protest outside The Guardian’s headquarters

 Image by by INSIGHT UK Close to 50 people belonging to the British Hindu community gathered to protest in front of British daily newspaper The Guardian’s headquarters in King’s Place London. They blamed the popular newspaper of portraying the Hindu community in poor light and also served it a memorandum which was addressed to the

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Manchester girl raises money for Bangladesh flood relief by designing t-shirts

A primary school girl from Gorton in Manchester has raised £550 towards flood relief efforts in Bangladesh. Six-year-old Priya Hoq designs and makes t-shirts along with her parents. The process for making the designs involves uploading the design on an app and print it out, followed by a selection process where she would remove the

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MP Rupa Huq suspended for distasteful comments about Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Image by UK Parliament Labour Party MP Rupa Huq has been suspended after taking a jibe at Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng at a party conference fringe event on Monday, 26 September. Huq said that Kwarteng is ‘superficially black’, which sparked outrage among many with several conservative party leaders urging for strict action to be taken against

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Miss London Anjali Sinha to compete in Miss England pageant in October

Image by Anjali Sinha/SWNS/WalesOnline 23-year-old Anjali Sinha from Middlesex has followed her mother’s footsteps to become a beauty pageant winner. The young woman was crowned Miss London in June this year after beating 11 other finalists and made headlines as she wore a recycled outfit worth less than £40. She will soon be competing in

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Britain’s Home secretary, Suella Braverman, wins Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award

Image by UK Parliament Suella Braverman, Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary, has won the first Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award at a ceremony in London. The 42-year-old barrister was born to Tamil mother Uma and Goan-origin father Christie Fernandes in London and was appointed to the cabinet earlier this month after Liz Truss

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Turning tides and breaking barriers – an exclusive interview with Dr Poonam Gupta OBE

Image Source: Dr Poonam Gupta OBE Twitter account PG Paper Company is one of the leading paper suppliers in the country today with many local and previously unsought markets across the world – and behind its huge success is its founder, Dr Poonam Gupta OBE. The Scottish entrepreneur’s impressive journey is nothing short of fascinating,

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Woman pleads for help through crowdfunding for her husband’s treatment

Image source: gofundme.com A woman has been giving her best efforts to save her husband whose health has been rapidly declining since being diagnosed with brain tumour. Rohima Mughal’s husband Mohsin, 42, was diagnosed with a brain tumour, later identified as an inoperable grade 4 glioblastoma (GBM) in May this year, on the day of their

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan strongly condemns the ongoing unrest between Muslims and Hindus

Image by Sadiq Khan Twitter account As communal clashes escalate in Leicester with several reports of unrest and arrests in the last few weeks, London mayor Sadiq Khan has condemned the events and taken a firm stand against division. In a descriptive thread on Twitter posted on Wednesday, 21 September, the Mayor asserted that British

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