- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
ACCLAIMED theatre director Milli Bhatia said the theme of how “empowering” representation is for marginalised groups is what drew her to debutant writer Mohamed-Zain Dada’s play Blue Mist. Set in the shisha lounges of northwest London, Blue Mist follows three south Asian Muslim men navigating a system that “isn’t built for…
A GREAT year has seen Pratibha Singh Baghel deliver delightful albums Ghazals & Thumris From The Musical Heart of Budapest and the recent release Lafz Bheege Hain. Both ghazal-inspired albums from the Sufiscore record label have shown the acclaimed singer’s immense versatility and ability to inject heartfelt emotion into beautifully written…
DIVERSE work across multiple platforms has established Raj Ghatak as one of the best British Asian actors. The versatile performer, with a chameleonlike ability to transform himself, is currently in the cast of The Father and the Assassin, which has returned for another successful run at the National Theatre in…
Drugs such as Ozempic, which have gained popularity for weight loss, increase the risk of specific severe gastrointestinal issues, including stomach paralysis, a study published on Thursday (5) has revealed. The paper, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), looked at a class of drugs called GLP-1…
A LEADING Tory parliamentarian has accused home secretary Suella Braverman of “betraying” her own culture and background with her claim that multiculturalism in Britain has “failed”. Braverman, in a speech last week at the American Enterprise Institute, in Washington DC, described multiculturalism as a “misguided dogma” that had allowed people…
SOARING interest rates have sent the housing market into a spin. That current turmoil, combined with the stress associated with buying and selling a home, prompted Eastern Eye to catch up with leading property expert Yawar Charlie. The successful actor and TV personality turned estate agent is part of a leading company…
LABOUR hailed a “seismic” victory in an election for a UK parliamentary seat in Scotland, beating the Scottish National Party (SNP) in a sign of its recovery in the country before a national election expected next year. Labour is leading prime minister Rishi Sunak’s Tories in the opinion polls, but…
A cross-party coalition of 65 British lawmakers called on Friday (6) for a pause in use of live facial recognition surveillance on the country’s streets. The use of the technology in Britain has long been criticised by civil liberties groups such as Amnesty International, and faces a blanket ban in…
A man who confessed to attempting to kill the late Queen Elizabeth II after being found on the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow was on Thursday (5) given a nine-year sentence. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, will serve the first part of his term in the high-security Broadmoor…
Selma Taha, the director of Southall Black Sisters, a women’s organisation, found herself in the midst of a racially-motivated attack in an incident that took place on Friday (29) in the London Underground. The altercation unfolded when Taha and her two friends were on a Northern line train and despite…
