• Monday, March 10, 2025

Serving member of British Army accused of terrorism offence remanded…

A judge on Saturday (28) adjourned legal proceedings against a serving soldier in the British army who is accused of terrorism and explosives-related offences and remanded the 21-year-old in custody, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. London’s Metropolitan Police said on Friday they had charged Daniel Abed Khalif from Stafford…

Sophia Duleep Singh to get Blue Plaque

Sophia Duleep Singh, the daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh – the last ruler of the Sikh empire – and the goddaughter of Queen Victoria, is to be honoured with a commemorative Blue Plaque in London. Princess Sophia was among the leading suffragettes who fought for women’s right to vote in…

UK under fire over retreat from Windrush scandal reforms

Britain’s government came under withering criticism Friday after retreating from reforms it had promised to prevent a repeat of the “Windrush” scandal affecting black immigrants. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said that three of the changes previously promised were unnecessary. Baroness Floella Benjamin, a former TV presenter who chairs the government’s…

Charity boss accused of telling woman to drink his semen…

A woman has demanded justice after a “puppet master” who allegedly abused her was allowed to indirectly control a charity he previously headed. Lara Hall said it was “totally inappropriate” that Wilson Chowdhry was replaced by his wife as the boss of the Ilford-based British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA). Hall…

Man convicted of strangulating, raping woman in Birmingham woodland

A man has been convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman in a woodland of Birmingham in broad daylight last summer. Mustafa Hakim from Quinton is also found guilty of strangulating the woman when she was trying to resist the sexual assault in July last year. The 30-year-old man approached…

Man in court over alleged plot to bomb Yorkshire RAF…

A 27-year-old student nurse from northern England appeared in court Friday charged with terrorism after allegedly being found with a pressure cooker bomb intended to attack an air base. Prosecutors told the court that Mohammad Farooq, 27, had carried out “hostile reconnaissance” of a Yorkshire Royal Air Force (RAF) base…

Should you exfoliate your skin during winter?

Winter can have a negative impact on your skin, making it feel dry and irritated. Cold weather and harsh winds can cause redness and dryness, while indoor heating can further dehydrate your skin. But while some skincare practices should be avoided during the winter, exfoliation should not be one of…

London serial flasher targeted schoolgirls in sex attacks on public…

A man in south London, accused as a sexual predator, targeted schoolgirls aged between 12 and 14 in a series of assaults that even led to him getting caught by police on more than one occasion. Goher Damani, 58, would often sit next to the girls he targeted on buses…

UK teen jailed for far-right videos linked to US killings

A British teenager was on Friday sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for videos promoting racist violence that has been linked to two mass killings in the United States. Judge Patrick Field called Daniel Harris, 19, “highly dangerous” and a “propagandist for an extremist right-wing ideology”. “You were…

Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui slams Mission Majnu for ‘misrepresentation of…

Starring Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles, Bollywood film Mission Majnu (2023) has been receiving a humongous response from critics and audiences alike ever since its premiere on Netflix on January 20. Set in the 1970s, the film stars Malhotra in the role of an Indian spy based in Pakistan…