Birmingham City Council wants to hire a dedicated immigration boss in a bid to help asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.
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15th Dec 2018 | Updated at 08:16am 15th Dec 2018
First Sikh and Muslim padres join the British military
A Sikh and Muslim padre have become part of the Royal Air Force’s Chaplain’s branch, in a first for the British military.
Mallya on the way Back
Vijay Mallya, the Indian businessmen involved in the case of defunct Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), can be extradited from the UK to face fraud and money laundering allegations in India, the Westminster magistrates' court has ruled.
Plant-based concept from Michelin-trained chef
Bindu Patel, who spent spells in the kitchens of Michelin-starred and Gymkhana and Trishna restaurants and staged at Le Gavroche in London, is to open her own restaurant, Sanctua, in Leicester in January.
Academic receives royal award for her contribution to Sikh community research
A University of Wolverhampton academic has formally received an MBE from His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, at Buckingham Palace. Dr Opinderjit Kaur Takhar, Director of the recently launched Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies...
Jet Airways’ Manchester-Mumbai set to bring £400m to northern economy
Jet Airways’ first ever non-stop flight connecting Mumbai, India’s economic capital, and Manchester is now operating. Launched on Dhan Teras (Nov 5) - the most auspicious day for businesses, and second day of Diwali, in the Hindu calendar -...
Manchester airport delivers major boost to north with new Mumbai connection
Jet Airways’ five-times-a-week service from Manchester to Mumbai took for the first time this morning, at a celebration attended by Aviation Minister, Baroness Liz Sugg and hundreds of guests from across the region.
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 fifth person has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was stabbed to death.
A pizza takeaway has had its alcohol licence suspended for three months after illegal workers were found during a immigration raid. Tops Pizza in Reading avoided having its full licence revoked after lawyers argued its franchisor had no knowledge...
A 60-year-old Kenyan immigrant has fulfilled a “lifelong dream” of graduating from university 22 years after she finished.
Murderer Mitesh Patel had been in trouble with the General Pharmaceutical Council before he killed his wife Jessica , it can be revealed. The 37-year-old was given life behind bars with a minimum 30 year term for murder last Wednesday at Teesside...
An Indian scientist in the UK is working on a way to grow crops in arsenic contaminated soil, a study which is likely to have wide ranging impact for farmers in north-eastern India.
A terror suspect accused of attacking police officers outside Buckingham Palace with a samurai sword drew ‘posters’ in prison of an officer being shot by a man shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, a jury heard.
A Tory MP's suggestion that the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit on the Republic of Ireland could encourage the EU to drop the backstop has been widely criticised.
Overseas Friends of BJP (UK) held its Karyakarta training day in Indian Gymkhana Osterley, London on Sunday, 2nd December 2018. It was attended by approximately...
The 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic Chicago address was celebrated at the Terrace Pavilion in the House of Commons in London on 15th November this year. The legendary speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda at the first Parliament...
