CRICKETER Yuvraj Singh attended a charity event hosted by Mackenzie Homes to support his NGO – The YouWeCan Foundation. The event was hosted at the Centenary Hall, Caldicott Preparatory School in Berkshire, with proceeds going to the YouWeCan Foundation. BBC broadcaster ...
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Thames View Muslim Association hosts Ramadan Iftar
Emdad Rahman THE THAMES VIEW Muslim Association opened its doors to the community for an Iftar event where the guests could share food which marked an end to the day of fasting in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The ...
Read More »Why Muslims were the backbone of Grenfell rescues
IN THE SPACE OF just a few days, public perceptions of Muslims in the UK have gone through a sea change. Wrongly vilified for spawning the attackers of London Bridge, the community is widely acknowledged as having saved lives in ...
Read More »Human Aid Ramadan volunteers collect aid for Grenfell residents
Emdad Rahman Volunteers and staff at the UK charity Human Aid have been working since dawn to provide support and assistance to the stricken residents of Grenfell Tower in west London. Many British Muslims were awake for Ramadan night prayers, ...
Read More »Tragedy tower: could it happen here?
THE NEWS about the fire which has gutted Grenfell Tower in West London stunned Londoners as they woke up this morning to the horror of what had happened overnight. Our hearts go out to those who survived and our sympathies ...
Read More »TfL launches new “Travel Bot”
IF YOU ARE at a loose end next time you are on a Transport for London (TfL) service, stop and have a chat – with TfL’s new TravelBot. This is a new social media tool which uses artificial intelligence not ...
Read More »Brutal polling day attack injures OAP dog walker
Police believe an Asian man walking his dog near the Greenway, E6, could have vital information which could help find a vicious thug who broke the jaw of an 81 year old man last Thursday. Samuel Cooper went out to ...
Read More »Bad news for May as inflation soars
THE UK INFLATION rate in the month of May rose up to 2.9% – perilously close to the psychological barrier of 3%. This is a big increase on the April rate of 2.7% – both way above the Bank of ...
Read More »Brexit: nurses vote with their feet
THE NHS IS one of the first organisations to feel the cold wind of Brexit breezing through its corridors. Last July, 1,304 nurses from the EU registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) – the first, necessary, step towards ...
Read More »MCM London Comic Con celebrates 31st show
The first MCM London Comic Con of 2017 has just closed its doors to a successful weekend of sun, superhero battles and 130,212 sci-fi fans, gamers, comic collectors, movie buffs and anime enthusiasts attending the three-day pop culture fest. Alongside ...
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