During the coronavirus pandemic, e-commerce has become prevalent among Asians. People living away from family have often booked delivery for their elderly parents, when physically they have failed to drop off parcels at their doorstep.
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26th May 2020 | Updated at 04:21pm 26th May 2020
Fundraiser veteran who wishes to visit India awarded knighthood
Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old veteran who served in India, and has raised a record over 32 billion pounds for charity during the coronavirus crisis to help the National Health Service (NHS), will be knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II
UK unveils taskforces for reopening five economic sectors
The UK government has unveiled five new taskforces to liaise with unions and others to see how soon five vulnerable sectors of the economy can safely resume work with coronavirus distancing measure
War veteran raises £4mn for the NHS
A 99-year-old war veteran, has raised over £4m for NHS by walking lengths of back garden with the aim of walking 100 lengths of his garden before his momentous 100th birthday. Capt Tom Moore, had served the British Army in the second world war,...
Britons in Punjab, stranded and scared
Thousands of British nationals remain stranded across the Indian state of Punjab even as the UK Foreign Office has started a series of repatriation flights from Goa, Mumbai, and Delhi. Whilst Asian Voice had previously reported about chartered...
Indian-origin doctor gets national recognition in Britain
The British Nuclear Medicine Society has conferred President's Medal on Prof. Sobhan Vinjamuri for the year 2020 for his exceptional prowess in the field.
Worried parents of missing Preston student appeal to ‘join them asap’
Parents of Indian-origin student originally from Pune, India who has gone missing from Preston, has launched an emotional video plea for their son to get in touch and let them know that he is safe. 23-year-old Siddharth Murkumbi has been studying...
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...
Leicester’s Indian community has reacted with fury against the MP for Leicester East Claudia Webbe following her decision to sign a letter calling for self determination for Kashmir.
LycaHealth, a global healthcare company and part of the Lyca Group, has donated 2350 bottles of hand lotion to Whipps Cross Hospital in Wanstead for use by NHS staff.
Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old veteran who served in India, and has raised a record over 32 billion pounds for charity during the coronavirus crisis...
The District Judge Samuel Goozee in London has adjourned hearing in the extradition case of fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi to September 7 even as it heard a video where a group of six men can be seen accusing Modi of threatening them with life
One of the most sought after fugitive in India and the embattled liquor baron, Vijay Mallya has received a body blow with country’s top court rejecting his application seeking leave to appeal his extradition to India
The Hinduja brothers, Sri and Gopi, have lost the top spot in the Sunday Times' UK Rich List to inventor Sir James Dyson. The Hindujas, however, remain the wealthiest Asians in the UK
Amid chorus from Labour Party of risking alienation of health workers who have been at the forefront of battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, the House of Commons has voted in favour of new immigration bill
Schools in areas where there is a large population of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) residents should be allowed to open later, the Local Government...
Asian Voice appeared on 10 Downing Street daily Covid-19 press briefing on Sunday. With Zoom crashing worldwide on 17 May, this Q&A was done through slides.
