ONE US candidate for the Democratic Party nomination has been prioritising the cause of peace. “As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.” “I feel it is my duty to take every single opportunity I get to advocate ...

HUNDREDS OF runners, families and book lovers will dress up as the popular children’s book character Wally, from the Where’s Wally? books next Sunday, 15th March. They will be running, jogging or walking to raise money for the National Literacy ...

SOME US politicians stand up for universal health care: but it’s not a major campaign that has taken off in the USA. “The fate of health care access for millions of Americans remains uncertain as the Trump administration attempts to ...

SINCE 1960 the Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) has been working to represent that part of the UK catering industry which is run by people of Bangladeshi heritage. Over the last 60 years there have been many change. From humble beginnings, ...

NEVER BELIEVE that the US Democratic Party is a workers’ party which has a different approach from the Republican Party. With little to choose between the politics of the mainstream members of the two parties, is there any wonder that ...

WHO ARE THE TOP Asian and Oriental chefs in the UK? Thanks to the Asian Catering Foundation (ACF), which organised an Awards competition at the end of February, hungry diners can now track them down. Chefs who entered the awards ...

POP MUSIC was once so new and daring: it’s shocking to think that it’s over 50 years old. Some standards have been around for over half a century… What, then, were we listening to 50 years ago? It was an ...

Emdad Rahman THE BETHNAL GREEN-BASED Lonely Orphans charity took to the roads today – Sunday, 1st March – to raise awareness and much needed funds for Uyghur orphans. They joined more than 16,000 runners on the streets of the British ...

EVEN THE individual who appears to have pulled himself or herself up in society can have their gains taken away if they lose their job or their health. If you reach the top of the ladder, reach down and help ...

A MAN FROM the Clapton area of Hackney has been sent to prison for life after shooting at police officers – who had come to his house to arrest him in connection with an incident of armed car-jacking. No officer ...