A Muslim scholar has visited Leicester to discuss and share ideas about how to address extremism.
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29th Nov 2023 | Updated at 09:58am 29th Nov 2023
Leading playwrights to contribute to auction supporting refugees
Leading UK playwrights Tanika Gupta and Anupama Chandrasekhar are making a significant contribution by donating first editions of their work to an historic auction aimed at raising funds to support refugees in the UK.
“Enterprise and hard work at the heart of the immigrant story”
As the Labour party prepares for next year's general election, with leader Sir Keir Starmer currently reshuffling the Cabinet, they celebrated ‘Britain’s global bonds and bridges’ at an evening reception for the diaspora in a café in South London.
CF India hosts fundraiser dinner in Brum
Conservative MP Dean Russell told attendees at a fundraising dinner in Birmingham, “When Labour see a problem, they exploit it. When we see a problem, we fix it”. The event was organised by Edgbaston Conservatives in partnership with Conservative...
Uganda fundraiser event in Leicester
A fundraiser event in Leicester next month to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan exodus is expected to bring together scores of people from home and abroad.
Leading EdTech business launches franchise in the UK following recent global success
The British Youth International College (BYITC), the Glasgow-headquartered but globally operating educational technology (EdTech) business, has launched its successful franchise model in the UK.
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.
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...
Following the resignation of Conservative Councillor Mark Reen, a by-election has been called for Northfield ward, Ealing on Thursday, 7 May.
Teachers should ignore rules on promoting "fundamental British values", a teachers' union conference has heard.
Sending three year old children to nursery may not make any difference to their academic results later on, suggest researchers. £800m has been spent annually on free places for three-year-olds since 1998.
The trial of an Oldham mother-of-five alleged to have accepted more than £100,000 in benefit payments, was dramatically halted when she changed her plea to guilty.
On Tuesday 24th March former Indian Foreign Secretary was chief guest at a seminar titled “The Radicalisation of Youth in the UK & Beyond: Causes and Effects” in the House of Commons.
The sealed tomb of King Richard III has been unveiled in Leicester Cathedral. The king's coffin was lowered into a vault below the cathedral floor during a reinterment service last Thursday.
On Tuesday 24th March the Indian High Commissioner, H.E. Mr Ranjan Mathai invited yoga exponents to India House in order to discuss plans for the first United Nations International Yoga Day on June 21st 2015. It will be celebrated in India and...
A robber who was high on drugs and drink when he carried out two knife-point raids has been jailed for five years.
One of Birmingham’s best-known food firms has been fined £24,000 over its “filthy” premises.
