- Sunday, April 20, 2025
MORRISONS has teamed up with Warburtons to offer free crumpets to customers facing rising food bills this Easter. The ‘Ask for Ellen’ campaign will provide free toasted crumpets with butter and jam to anyone who asks for Ellen – no questions asked. An estimated 100,000 portions of two crumpets will…
ENTEPRENEUR Dinesh Dhamija has told Eastern Eye he wrote The Indian Century because he wants the 30 million-strong Indian diaspora across the world, but especially in the UK, to invest back in the mother country. The interview about his new book, in which he gives an upbeat assessment of the…
CANCER screening services must be more culturally competent and sensitive to the needs of south Asians – especially women, a leading doctor has told Eastern Eye. Dr Chaand Nagpaul, the first person of colour to lead the doctors’ union, the British Medical Association (BMA), said south Asian women were less…
ENGLAND World Cup winner Liam Plunkett says cricket superstars such as Virat Kohli and Babar Azam can help bolster the game in the United States when it hosts the T20 World Cup. The Twenty20 showpiece, which starts on June 1, is being jointly staged by the United States and the…
Sai Tamhankar is set to take her association with Excel Entertainment to the next level with two interesting projects including Ground Zero and Agni, starring opposite Emraan Hashmi and Pratik Gandhi, respectively. The announcement of Sai Tamhankar’s involvement in Ground Zero and Agni, unveiled as part of Amazon Prime Video’s…
In recent developments concerning the health of members of the UK royal family, ancient predictions by the renowned 15th-century prophet Nostradamus have resurfaced, sparking intrigue and speculation about the monarchy’s future. Nostradamus, known for his eerily accurate forecasts, had previously predicted significant historical events, including the death of Queen Elizabeth…
A KFC outlet in London was fined around £25,000 for posing a risk to public health, after rats were found in the kitchen during a surprise inspection. The Waltham Forest Council inspected a KFC outlet in High Road, Leytonstone, East London, in August 2022 and ordered its closure with immediate…
Stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss – 17 winner Munawar Faruqui was among 14 persons detained by the Mumbai police after they were found smoking hookahs during a raid in south Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday. The Social Service branch of the city police conducted the raid at a hookah…
Actress, producer, and entrepreneur Alia Bhatt is set to host her first ‘Hope Gala’ in London. As per a source close to the actress’ team, Alia will host Hope Gala on March 28 in partnership with the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. This is…
PAKISTAN’S communications authority has admitted in papers filed in the court that it was ordered by the interior ministry to shut down the social media platform X – now in its fifth week of outages. The newly-elected government has been evasive over the censorship of the micro-blogging site formerly known…
