Katrina Sheikh describes herself as a doctor and painter who is inspired by gin and champagne. But there’s more to Sheikh than the two hats she dons. In...
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5th Aug 2021 | Updated at 10:24am 5th Aug 2021
'Pitruvandana' - a virtual tribute to all Fathers
Fathers are the solid foundation of our lives. They are the strength we rely on as we take our first step in the world. Fathers can be tender, tough, fragile or powerful but they are probably the most uncomplicated love we will ever know. Father’s...
Sadiq Khan promises to bring Indian Premier League matches to London
Sadiq Khan has vowed to work hand-in-hand with cricketing authorities to make the Indian Premier League the latest global sports league to stage matches in London.
Lord Woolley becomes the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college
A political and equalities activist has become the first black man to be elected head of an Oxbridge college. Lord Simon Woolley, founding director of campaign group Operation Black Vote, will be the newly elected principal of Cambridge University's...
New hijab trial designed by New Zealand first tried in Leicester
A new hijab designed in New Zealand especially for operational Muslim police officers is being trialled by Leicestershire Police in a first in England.
University of Glasgow project investigating the effects of Covid-19
A project at the University of Glasgow that is aiming to better understand the effects that Covid-19 infection has on blood vessels and blood pressure has received a grant of £250,000 from national charity Heart Research UK.
Coalition to feed children and end starvation in Cowley Hill, Borehamwood
On 27th July, local partners announced a unique collaboration to provide nutritious midday meals to hundreds of children in Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, who are at risk of going hungry during these school summer holidays due to coronavirus.
770,000 people in England unable to speak English well
In an interview, the communities secretary, Sajid Javid revealed that 770,000 people living in England speak little or no English at all, and warned that up to 70% of them are women from the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities.
Sigma sponsors transformation of Community Pharmacy 2025 vision
A donation from Sigma Pharmaceuticals plc is funding a three year PhD scholarship aimed at developing a coherent and transformative vision for English community pharmacy in 2025. The project has already begun in the Department of Pharmacy and...
Birmingham-based Sampad South Asian Arts & Heritage have been awarded funding from The Baring Foundation for a vital community project in one of the city’s most deprived areas.
Dr Ferhat Uddin, who’s family hails from Bangladesh, has brought together over two decades of expertise and passion about women’s health to create an online...
Asian Voice speaks to Mark Donnelly, Head of Apprenticeships & Skills, BAE Systems on common assumptions about apprenticeships and why these myths aren’t...
As Britain opens its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from US and EU, demands grow especially from industry leaders to ease further restrictions...
Leading international courier One World Express has partnered with Orange Connex to launch a new technology platform, Ship2world.
A site where Sikhs and Hindus can scatter the funeral ashes of their loved ones, has been officially opened in Wales. First of a kind, the site is on the...
The Indian Journalists’ Association (UK) hosted its first ever Summer Party on Friday 30 July at The Courthouse Hotel, Shoreditch. The reception that was...
"In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist". This quote by American Political Activist, Angela Davis highlighted the...
The UK's first driverless buses have been trialled on the roads of Cambridge with more than 300 passengers experiencing them first-hand. The Express reported...
