Wheelchair Users Win Priority Seats Supreme Court Case
Wheelchair users have won a Supreme Court case which will grant them priority spaces on buses over pushchairs. The case was first brought to the Courts by Doug Paulley, a disabled man from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, when he boarded...
Birmingham Hospital To be Sold for £1.2m
A former Birmingham hospital is set to be repurposed after going on sale for up to £1.2m. The Old skin hospital could see itself transformed into a pub, restaurant or other business and after being acquired by new hands.
First...
Men Paying £101 more for Car Insurance
According to a comparison site’s research, male motorists pay £101 more a year for their car insurance than women.
Confused.com found that the average annual premium for men was £812 for comprehensive car insurance in the last quarter of 2016,...
Closeted Karan Refuses to Come Out
Karan Johar, arguably the most successful Bollywood director of all time, has India in uproar yet again- but this time over his new autobiography.
Karan, who has directed such classics as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai to contemporary trailblazers Ae Dil...
Library of Birmingham & British Library win Heritage Lottery Fund to celebrate South Asian...
Today (23 January 2017), the Library of Birmingham and the British Library have received £91,700 of National Lottery funding to present Documenting Histories, a partnership project celebrating the important role South Asian culture has played in forming Birmingham’s history...
Finalists are revealed for the 2017 British Muslim Awards presented by Al Rayan Bank
After receiving thousands of nominations from all over the country, the finalists for the British Muslim Awards presented by Al Rayan Bank have been announced.
The fifth annual awards aim to recognise a wide range of achievements, covering various aspects...
Queen’s Reverend Resigns over Church Reading of Quran Passage
A chaplain to the Queen has resigned following a church allowing a Quran reading to take place during its service.
The Rev Gavin Ashenden, who worked as one of the Queen’s thirty three special chaplains, criticised the Church, despite the...
Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom Speak out on Sex Tape
British boxer Amir Khan and his model wife Faryal Makhdoom have guested on ITV’s This Morning in order to address the recent sex tape leak that proved Amir Khan’s once alleged cheating. Showing a united front, the couple, who...
The British Asian Trust Presents Vision To Transform The Future Of South Asia At...
The British Asian Trust, one of The Prince’s Charities and the UK’s leading organisation for British Asian philanthropy, is delighted to announce the details of its 4th annual gala dinner, to be attended by its Founder and President HRH...
Kathak’s Rising Star – Shyam Dattani
Kathak, derived from the word, Katha, meaning story telling, is a form of classical north Indian dance made up of intricate footwork and spins entwined in unique visual representations. For me, Kathak was my happy place; a place of...
