Image by British Airways British Airways on 6 January, 2023, unveiled a new uniform to take the airline into its next chapter. The collection of garments, created by British fashion designer and tailor Ozwald Boateng OBE, will be worn by more than 30,000 of the airline’s colleagues from Spring 2023. The collection features a tailored […]
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Image by The Tribune File Photo The Sikh Federation (UK) has written to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) following their recent release of ethnicity information on donors. Whilst the NHSBT has leaflets and promotional materials that are for the Sikh community, it is unable to confirm the number of Sikhs requiring donors or the number
Image by Tata Steel UK A programme of improvements at Tata Steel UK’s blast furnaces will reduce the site’s carbon footprint by about 160,000 tonnes of CO2 a year. That’s equivalent to the annual emissions from nearly 100,000 cars or those from the energy used by around 50,000 households (a town the size of Cheltenham).
Image by sanctuary.co.uk The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced on Tuesday, 3 January, more details on the payment schedule for the next round of cost of living support unveiled in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, building on payments made to over eight million people in 2022. The new £900 cash boost for over eight million
Image by Nottingham Post The UK, in the last few weeks has seen plummeting temperatures resulting in school closures and travel disruption throughout the country. The conditions are set to remain the same for at least a week with freezing fog, ice, sleet and snow resulting in more bitter weather in the upcoming days. Parts
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Preet Kaur Gill MP (Image by BirminghamLive) Chair of APPG for British Sikhs, Preet Kaur Gill MP, last week commented on the ONS decision to relegate the Sikh community from a legally protected ethnicity to an optional religious tick box in the 2021 census. In a statement, she mentions that the implications of the omission
When asked to describe 2022 in a word, the public chose a phrase which describes ‘the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past twelve months’. Oxford Dictionaries on Monday revealed that in an online vote, “goblin mode” has been selected as the word of the year. The term is defined as “a type of behavior
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Image by Human Appeal UK humanitarian aid charity Human Appeal, on December 1 announced the launch of its seventh annual Comedy Takeover, which will take place across 12 cities across the country from the 15th to the 31st December. This year, the much-loved comedy tour will raise funds for Human Appeal’s flood relief project, to rebuild homes
Image by Alstom Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company, has announced that it has been selected by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to design, develop, implement, and operate the UK’s Rail Data Marketplace (RDM). The contract between TCS and RDG is for a term of six years including an
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Image by Facebook @SikhFedUK The Sikh Federation (UK) were not surprised with the results of the Census 2021 for England and Wales, when it was revealed this week. The organisation had predicted one of the largest groups would be those stating \”no religion\”. In a statement, it said that with 25.8 million or 43.2% either stating
