- Monday, February 24, 2025
In celebration of ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor’s 50th anniversary, a special mosaic was recently unveiled, marking a significant milestone for the temple. Led by mosaic artist Wendy Phillips and supported by a core team and approximately 400 community members, the creation of this mosaic took over 8 months to complete right…
A FORMER Met Police officer who searched police computer systems for his own purposes has been spared jail. Constable Mohammed Rahman, 39, who “abused” his position of trust, was on Friday (1) sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment, suspended for two years. However, he is subjected to 100 hours of…
Rishi Sunak has said he started listening to his Christmas music playlist two weeks back. However, the reaction from friends and family has led him to enjoy the tunes privately. The prime minister, known for his fondness for Michael Bublé’s Christmas tracks and often listening to them during late work…
A House of Lords committee responsible for scrutinising bills presented in Parliament has expressed apprehension regarding the inclusion of India in the UK’s extended list of safe states which would prevent individuals from India entering the country illegally from seeking asylum. The cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee…
Rishi Sunak said on Friday (1) that he had conversations with President Paul Kagame concerning plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as he finalises his response to the block on the policy in the London Supreme Court. Sunak’s government has said it is working on a new treaty with…
UNTIL relatively recently, being a nonbeliever was something that had to be a private issue – people understood their beliefs were unusual, and, if they were to make them known, likely to lead them to being ostracised and punished. According to the 2021 census, in today’s secular society, when it…
THE financial regulator has fined three money transfer companies after they admitted to fixing prices charged to consumers in Glasgow. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Dollar East (International Travel & Money Transfer), Hafiz Bros Travel & Money Transfer, and LCC Trans-Sending (including its parent company, Small World Financial Services…
FORMER home secretaries Priti Patel and Suella Braverman are facing accusations of operating a secret policy to deny 1,600 victims of trafficking their right to remain in the UK, The Guardian reported. Despite a landmark high court ruling in November 2021, which mandated that confirmed trafficking victims awaiting asylum decisions…
A 23-year-old Indian student who went missing in the UK last month has been found dead in the River Thames. Mitkumar Patel arrived in the UK for higher studies in September and was reported missing on November 17. The Metropolitan Police discovered his body in the River Thames near the…
THE author at the centre of renewed racism claims against Britain’s royal family has denied naming members alleged to have asked about the skin colour of Prince Harry’s son. Copies of the Dutch language version of Omid Scobie’s “Endgame” had to be pulped after the names of two senior royals…
