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.
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16th Feb 2026 | Updated at 01:20am 16th Feb 2026
BREAKING THE ICE: How British Asians are claiming space in skiing
Skiing has long been seen as an elite, overwhelmingly white sport, one where British Asian faces are still relatively rare. But that picture is slowly beginning to change, as more people from Asian backgrounds discover snow sports later in life...
OPEN IFTAR - How shared meals are building hope and belonging across Britain
As the sun sets and the call to break the fast draws near, long tables fill with strangers who, within moments, become something closer to friends.
India clinches major trade victory in US deal
India and the United States formalised a landmark interim trade framework, signaling a self-confident nation’s deeper integration into the global economy.
Cambridge revives historic India ties with new centre, scholarships and sport
The University of Cambridge has announced a wide-ranging set of new initiatives across research, technology, education, philanthropy and sport during a high-level visit to India, renewing and strengthening a relationship that spans more than...
Vibrant Republic Day celebrations in Nairobi
- 04 Feb 2026
The High Commission of India in Nairobi hosted a vibrant ceremony to mark India’s 77th Republic Day, attended by senior Kenyan officials, diplomats, business leaders, and the Indian diaspora.The National Day Reception at India House was graced...
Johannesburg's BAPS temple unveils Nilkanth Varni statue
- 07 Jan 2026
A 42-foot bronze statue of Nilkanth Varni, the 18th-century yogi, was unveiled at the BAPS temple in Johannesburg, South Africa. This statue, the tallest bronze figure in the country, also ranks as the fourth-tallest in Africa, alongside Nigeria’s...
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.
Police have released a shocking image of a restaurant worker left with a bleed on the brain after he was attacked by three masked men with a baseball bat in a busy Birmingham street.
A jewellery firm has been fined thousands of pounds for the illegal sale of unhallmarked gold following a probe by Birmingham consumer watchdogs.
Officials are drawing up plans for a fortnight long "Diwali Leicester" festival in November.
