UK politicians came up with a variety of responses to the Orlando hate-killings. They all expressed shock and extended sympathy to those directly affected. Only some went further and spoke out against the hate crime and expressed solidarity with the ...

Marie Curie, a charity which supports people with a terminal illness, has released a new report on the discrimination which Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) people face at the end of their lives. Too often they cannot be open ...

After the holy month of Ramadan, the joy and celebrations of Eid bring the family together. But orphan children have no parents to spend Eid with. They miss out on the full enjoyment of the day – and, as well ...

President Obama has confirmed that there is no evidence that Omar Mateen, who murdered 49 people in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub two nights ago, was on an IS/Daesh mission. While Mateen did pledge loyalty to IS/Daesh shortly before or during the ...

MPs have been considering a report which warns that UK schools do not have the human and material resources to teach young people digital skills to the necessary levels. Nearly a quarter of equipment in schools is not working properly ...

Owen Jones was reviewing the papers on Sky News  last night. So was Julia Hartley-Brewer (who began her journalistic career on the East London Advertiser before moving to the Evening Standard and the Express). Owen had already tweeted his amazement ...

Emdad Rahman I’m reading a book called Retired (review coming soon – watch this space). It’s written by Irish stand up comedian Alan Gernon and talks about the pitfalls faced by footballers coming to the end of their careers. It’s ...

Emdad Rahman It takes merely minutes to make a positive change I told wide-eyed Inaya. It’s Ramadan 2016, and Kam and I had a new team with us today. We really enjoyed serving and mixing with our visiting guests. It ...

Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick chose Carers Week 2016 to pledge his support for Carer Friendly Communities in his constituency, Poplar and Limehouse (in Tower Hamlets). Jim pointed out that “there are 6.5 million people in the UK who care for ...

It’s 40 years since 10cc released their fourth album – the last with the original line up all working together. Rock ‘n’ roll lullaby is a number you catch yourself humming days later. The lyrics tell it like it is ...