- Monday, March 03, 2025
A VIDEO of a reputed grammar school headmaster using the N-word while privately scolding a student for using the racist slur was leaked on social media, prompting police to investigate the matter. Kent Police found that Mark Tomkins of Maidstone Grammar School was not at fault but launched an investigation…
AN AFGHAN asylum seeker, now jailed for violent attacks in London, had managed to return to the UK despite being sent back to his country twice. Morteza Ahmadi was on Friday (13) sentenced to 13 years in prison and a further five years on extended licence for sexually assaulting two…
A leaked review of the government’s counter-terrorism programme has said that it is too focused on right-wing extremism and should now crack down on Islamist extremism, according to a report. The government-commissioned Prevent review by Sir William Shawcros has claimed that there has been a “double standard” approach to tackling different…
A GP in north-east England is facing extradition to India over alleged links to a terrorist group. Dr Mukul Hazarika is a manager at a practice in Billingham, on Teesside, but the Indian government has reportedly laid charges against him accusing him of running a banned unit. He appeared in…
LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan has said that he would not allow threats from “terrorists” to change the way he leads his life, according to a report. He was responding to the threats by the alleged Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron, 18, at a supermarket in the US. Khan was reportedly described as a…
HUNDREDS of thousands of tonnes of wheat were stranded at a major port in India on Tuesday (17) after New Delhi’s surprise ban on exports over inflation and food security worries. India, the world’s second-largest grower of wheat, last week ordered that traders could not enter into new export deals…
THE cost of living crisis is leading to more British Asians from poorer backgrounds being unable to own a home and living with their parents for longer, say experts. They have also noted many from middle class backgrounds are staying in the family home after marriage to look after their…
The makers behind Netflix’s hit show Bridgerton on Monday announced that the upcoming third season will explore Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington’s (Nicola Coughlan) relationship. The details about the new season of the Regency era romance were revealed by Penelope’s alter ego Lady Whitsledown in a note posted on the…
Superstar Salman Khan on Monday announced that his banner Salman Khan Films (SKF) has come on board as North India presenters for South actor Kichcha Sudeepa’s 3D mystery thriller Vikrant Rona. Directed by Anup Bhandari, the upcoming film will be released in six languages, including Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and…
A SUSPENDED teacher of Birmingham has been charged with sexual exploitation of schoolgirls. Muhammad Taimoor, 28, is accused of sexual activity while in a position of trust and two counts of trafficking within the UK. Taimoor, who was released on conditional bail after his initial arrest on May 9, has…
