A special constable who came to the aid of two stabbing victims in Leeds city centre has been praised for giving lifesaving first aid under extreme pressure.
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15th Dec 2018 | Updated at 08:17am 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...
Two people have been charged with murdering a 20-year-old who was found fatally stabbed near a primary school.
A failed bomber who tried to blow up a restaurant 10 years ago felt "justified" in assaulting hospital staff, an inquest has heard.
A plasterer used one of his work tools to slash his former employee's arm during a dispute over unpaid wages. Mohammed Faraj left his victim screaming in pain with a gaping wound down to the bone during the street attack.
A shopkeeper accused of murdering five people in a shop explosion told the police in a series of interviews he had no idea what caused the blast, a jury heard.
A plastics firm has been fined £293,000 after a worker died in an accident at its factory.
A man jailed for a minimum of 10 years for plotting to blow himself up using a suicide vest and home-made explosives has been denied parole, it has emerged.
A six-year-old girl with a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia won a national charity award at the Tower of London.
A minister has resigned saying a row over involvement in the EU's Galileo satellite-navigation system shows the UK will be "hammered" in negotiations over a Brexit deal.
Metropolitan Police officer numbers could fall to the lowest level since 2002 unless government funding is increased, London's mayor has claimed.
