IT WAS football, not knives last month as Year 8 and Year 9 pupils from secondary schools in Barking & Dagenham got stock in to a football tournament organised by the Community Safety Partnership. The event marked Knife Crime Awareness ...
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Tapas Luton makes Curry Oscars shortlist
JUST SIX months after it opened its doors to diners from far and wide, the Tapas restaurant in Bushmead, Luton, has been shortlisted for the best restaurant and the best newcomer categories in the British Curry Awards. The restaurant is ...
Read More »My love of non-League football
Tony Incenzo of talkSPORT Radio In the beginning I’ve been watching non-League football on a regular basis since I was ten years old. What I like most is that the players, club officials and supporters are there for the love ...
Read More »BCSA UK host Mohammad Ashraful
Muhammad Hamza THE BANGLADESH Cricket Supporters Association (BCSA) hosted an evening with former Bangladesh cricket captain Ashraful Islam before the star returned to Bangladesh after a short stay in the UK. Ashraful was greeted by a sizeable number of BCSA ...
Read More »One Day In The Haram
Emdad Rahman interviews Abrar Hussain One Day in the Haram is the extraordinary story of the Haram in Makkah. It reflects on life around the Ka’bah in Makkah – the building at the epicentre of Islam’s most sacred location. For ...
Read More »Indian cricketer in “mental torture” row
A LEADING Indian cricketer has been accused of “mental torture” by his wife. Hasin Jahan, 26, a former model and cheerleader who married Mohammed Shami five years ago, said that the fast bowler, 27, was guilty of adultery, domestic violence ...
Read More »ARTA launches nominations in House of Lords
NOMINATIONS FOR THE first Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) opened last week at the House of Lords, with various dignitaries, many of Asian heritage, present to show their support. The launch was hosted by former Tower Hamlets councillor – ...
Read More »London Boat Show 2018 receives royal visit
IF YOU HAVE EVER wondered what a princess does all day, you’re now a little closer to finding out the answer – at least as far as the UK’s senior princess goes. HRH Princess Anne spent time last Wednesday at ...
Read More »Sir Geoff Hurst lives for the memories
Sir Geoff Hurst talks Sunseeker, World Cup, West Ham and Dementia at London Boat Show 2018 Emdad Rahman The 2018 LONDON BOAT SHOW opened to a host of celebrities, global launches, hundreds of stunning boats and historic sporting silverware. The ...
Read More »Anita Rani on women in TV
As a successful TV presenter, do you ever feel a pressure to dress in a particular way? Female TV presenters always feel under pressure to dress or think about clothes in ways our male colleagues don’t have to. I’m always ...
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