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...

A Sikh lawyer has won a discrimination claim against Britain's Ministry of Justice. Amrik Bilkhu, a criminal defence lawyer was barred seeing a client at Belmarsh prison in South London in October 2013 because of the four pins holding his turban...

India has rolled out the much awaited visa on arrival for 43 countries from end of November. The scheme will be applicable for travelling to India for 30 days or less—and only for “recreation, sightseeing, short duration medical treatment, casual...

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