Tag: Midlands
FREAK FLOODING: Calls for PM to act urgently on climate change
“The extreme floods that we are seeing today could just be the tip of the iceberg,” Maria Zafar, campaigns co-ordinator
Keighley artist Shanaz Gulzar announced as new Chair of Bradford
A Keighley-based artist, producer and TV Presenter will take the lead in Bradford’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2025.
Angelina Jolie donates money to 6-year-olds selling lemonade to raise money...
"I’m sorry I’m not able to buy a lemonade from you, but I’d still like to make a donation to your...
MYANMAR: UK craft beer companies & major brands linked to military...
"Unsuspecting consumers of craft beers from Kirin’s subsidiaries in the UK will be horrified to realise that they may be in...
Bee venom ‘kills breast cancer cells in the lab within an...
Honeybee venom can kill breast cancer cells in the laboratory, according to “incredibly exciting” research.
Scientists found honeybee venom...
Former homeless man who lost family to cancer finds strength to...
A former homeless man, who’d been living on and off the streets since he was 13-years-old, is determined to end homelessness and...
Discrimination in football: Kick it Out report show rise of 42%
"We know that reports to Kick It Out are just the tip of the iceberg," says Chairman Sanjay...
Bradford barbers not complying with COVID-19 safety guidance
Bradford has had a high number of complaints about barbers not following the government Covid-19 guidance.
Now the Council...
MAKING WAVES: British washing machine project empowers widows
Founded by London-based Navjot Sawhney (left), TWMP is striving to alleviate the burden of hand washing clothes for women living in...
Educational nightmare as parents fear their child will always be behind
Nearly half of parents think their children's education will always be behind following months of disruption caused by coronavirus.
EXCLUSIVE: Yorkshire filmmaker changing the face of Pakistani dramas
An investment banker turned filmmaker has set the digital steaming world on fire with the release of his controversial never-seen-before narrative in...
COVID-19: Mass UK-wide rollout of vaccine possible from October
A raft of measures to allow the safe future of a mass UK-wide rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine have been outlined by...
Yankee Candles are being sold for 1p… but there’s a catch…
Anybody who loves a candle will most likely be a big fan of Yankee Candles.
They smell amazing, there...
COVID-19: Face coverings for England’s secondary schools
In a U-turn for the government, it’s today been announced that secondary school pupils may have to wear face coverings in school...
Top Doc! Bradford clinician who set up one of world’s largest...
A clinician who played a leading role in responding to the Covid-19 outbreak in Bradford and set up one of the world’s...
Akbars in Manchester closed over coronavirus safety failures
Akbars in Manchester has been shut down after an enforcement team witnessed “unacceptable scenes” of “overcrowding” with up to 24 people seated...
Hospital appeal smashes £5M with support of Muslim community
A new state-of-the-art dedicated Children’s Hospital for the East Midlands is one step closer to reality after the charity appeal supporting it...
Bradford mosque UK’s first to install Covid-19 infection control tech
A Bradford mosque has become the first in Britain to install exciting state-of-the-art technology, which delivers body temperature readings of 20 people...
Woman avoids jail after taking nearly £100,000 in illegal benefit claims
A 36 year-old mother of eight children who scrounged almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims has been spared jail after she offered...
Manchester Arena attack brother handed longest term ever
The brother of the Manchester Arena attacker has been sentenced at the Old Bailey, and will spend at least 55 years in...
