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  • Murray questions Djokovic’s injury

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      Scottish tennis ace Andy Murray has questioned World No.1 Novak Djokovic’s dramatic body language after the 27-year-old came back from a ‘physical crisis’ to win the Australian Open men’s singles title for a record fifth time. Reacting to a fourth successive final loss at the Rod Laver Arena, the Scot said he was “distracted”…

  • Father Chiramel to help Britain’s ailing health service

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    By Anasudhin Azeez  Father Davis Chiramel, chairman of the Kidney Federation of India popularly known as “Kidney Father From Kerala”, has launched a voluntary charity organisation in Britain to add more organ donors from the South Asian communities, especially Indians. According to Asian Lite newspaper, more than 1,200 patients from the Asian communities in Britain…

  • Health bosses in bid to reduce medicine waste

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    A campaign to stop £1m of medicines being wasted has launched across Central Manchester. Local health chiefs have estimated that around £1 million is lost each year in Central Manchester through medicine waste – mainly when patients order unneeded repeat prescriptions. The campaign, launched by NHS Central Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group calls upon patients to:…

  • Beckham becomes ‘taxi driver’ for his kids

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    Former footballer David Beckham says he has become “a taxi driver” for his four children after retirement. During his appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, Beckham said he had his hands full driving around sons Brooklyn Joseph, Romeo James, Cruz David and his daughter Harper Seven to school, reports aceshowbiz.com. “To be honest, I’ve become a…

  • Cambridge Judge alumna takes UK start-up to global stage

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    Innovative film discovery platform FilmDoo is one step closer to international recognition. The start-up, launched by Cambridge Judge Business School MPhil in Management alumna Weerada Sucharitkul and business partner William Page, provides recommendations and promotes international films from all around the world. The team says the idea is to “make it more fun, easier, faster, more proactive…

  • British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration awards announced

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      The British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 2015 celebrated the success of 100 British Bangladeshi’s on the 27th January at an exclusive launch event in Canary Wharf, London. The list highlights talent across 20 categories and showcases the contributions and achievements of 100 British Bangladeshis to every walk of British life. The 2015 list and…

  • UK to honour Afghan war veterans

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    The Prime Minister David Cameron announced in the House of Commons that a Service of Commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Afghanistan will take place on 13 March 2015. Attended by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, the service will also pay tribute to all those…

  • Cyberbullying: The Dark Side of the Internet

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    Smartphones and technology can be used for a lot of good, but it is vital to be aware of how it can be used to sabotage a child’s development. Awareness is the first step to halting the aggression and being proactive can save a child from the debilitating consequences of online bullying. Hopefully, with a…

  • Art takes Falcons to new height

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    Leicester’s first free Sikh school, Falcons Primary School, has embedded Arts Award into their curriculum while sharing learning opportunities with local schools, writes Anjana Parikh After receiving funding support from The Mighty Creatives, local artist, Linda Harding and arts manager, Gemma Kiddy collaborated with Mrs Jasbir Mann, the head teacher of the school and the team…

  • Murray in Australian Open semis

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    Britain’s Andy Murray entered the Australian Open semi-finals for the fifth time after beating rising Australian star Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 here. Murray would face World No.7 Tomas Berdych for a place in the final at Melbourne Park after the Czech ousted No.3 Rafael Nadal earlier in the day. Murray has lost his past…

  • Lucky poker player donates £30k to charity

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    A 28 year old holiday maker from Dubai has scooped a massive £31,160 whilst playing the Bad Beat Poker Jackpot at The Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square, and he will be donating every last penny to charity.   Faisal Al Khadhari hit the jackpot whilst on a two week holiday with his brother…

  • India’s growing appetite for luxury brands

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    By Nivedita A growing clientele with an appetite for luxury products makes India a conducive market for global fashion designers to make inroads, says British designer Alice Temperley, whose creations have been worn by the likes of The Duchess of Cambridge, Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez. She has launched her fashion brand Temperley London in…

  • Miliband pledge longer social care visits

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    Ed Miliband is to set out Labour’s “10-year plan” for the NHS including longer home visits by social care workers. The Labour leader will also pledge new safety checks to identify people at risk of hospitalisation and to recruit 5,000 new home care workers reported BBC. There was an “iron curtain” between the NHS and…

  • Why vote for Conservatives?

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    Within 100 days, Britain is going to elect the next government. It will be a tough fight in between Conservatives, Labour and other national parties. There are many issues at stake. Who is best for the Asian community? Who is sharing and respecting our values? The Conservative Government led by Prime Minister David Cameron, and…

  • Church of England consecrates its first female bishop

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    The Church of England consecrated its first female bishop, the Reverend Libby Lane, at a historic ceremony in the Cathedral of York, in northern England. Lane, who was appointed to the post December 17, 2014, will become the eighth bishop of Stockport, a city in northern England, in an event witnessed by a thousand guests.…

  • Warsi Attack: Too little too late

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    When a personal plea was made by the mother of Abbas Khan to help in his release in Syria Ms (Baroness Sayeeda) Warsi suddenly claimed it was against government policy and declined to do so. Party policy was relevant to her principles on that occasion…writes YZ Patel Being in the political wilderness after her resignation…

  • Heartburn can be sign of cancer

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    National Be Clear on Cancer campaign highlights that ongoing heartburn can be sign of cancer. Don’t ignore persistent heartburn – talk to your doctor about it a national ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign urges people to visit their doctor if they have heartburn most days for three weeks or more, as this can be a…

  • Abbott criticised for knighting Duke of Edinburgh

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    Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has come under harsh criticism after granting Australian knighthood to the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II, one of the highest awards in Australia, media reported . Abbott decorated the Duke of Edinburgh because “the monarchy has been an important part of Australia’s life since 1788”,…

  • Maharashtra to buy Ambedkar’s London home

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    Maharashtra is to buy the residential property in London where Dr B R Ambedkar lived while studying at the London School of Economics in 1921-22. The Maharashtra government has written to the Centre expressing its wish to acquire a residential property at 10 King Henry Road, Chalk Farm, London. The Maharashtra government has decided to buy…

  • Cameron see India on par with Britain

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    By Anasudhin Azeez  British Prime Minister David Cameron has congratulated India on its 66th Republic Day and said the “rising power” was on par with its erstwhile colonial master Britain speaking to Asian Lite exclusively. “I send my warmest wishes to everyone in India, the UK and around the world celebrating the 65th anniversary of…

  • UK’s online education provider expands into India

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    One of the UK’s leading online education providers has expanded into India to support the country’s ambitious skills agenda. Mansfield-based bksb – a global supplier of eLearning solutions for English, maths and ICT – has set up a head office and training centre in Chandigarh as part of its vision to improve the English language…

  • DVD on ophthalmology launched in Wales

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    On the occasion of his visit to address the Ophthalmologists from across Wales who attended an event at the Welsh Assembly, Mr Vaughan Gething, the Welsh Deputy Minister of Health launched a DVD “Ophthalmology for Medical Students” produced by Mr Nikhil Kaushik, Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital, recently. The event was held to…

  • British army won’t shrink below 82,000: Cameron

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron has given an “absolute guarantee” against cutting the size of the country’s army, following speculation that the government was mulling a force of just 60,000, media reported . The Guardian reported that under current plans, the army would shrink to 82,000 personnel by 2020, with the number of reserves due…

  • Oldham say ‘No’ to Islamophobia

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      In a groundbreaking event organised by MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) took place on 13 January at the Eastern Pavilion in Oldham. The event, ‘Challenging Islamophobia – Building Communities’ attracted a capacity crowd of more than 300 people all attending to show their support for community solidarity and local initiatives to tackle Islamophobia. The…

  • Cameron welcomes lifting of EU ban on Indian mangoes

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the decision of the European Union to lift its ban on importing Indian mangoes. “I welcome today’s announcement by the European Union to lift their import ban of mangoes from India,” Cameron said. “Not only is this good news for trade between the UK and India, it’s also good…

  • Sanjiv Chadha to lead SBI UK

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    State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the appointment of Mr. Sanjiv Chadha as Regional Head for the UK, taking over from Mr. Mrutyunjay Mahapatra in overseeing all activities of the bank in the UK. Mr. Mahapatra returns to India to take up a new role. Mr. Chadha takes up the Regional Head role with…

  • Priti welcomes lifting of mango ban

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    The Prime Minister’s UK-India Diaspora Champion, Priti Patel MP, has welcomed the decision taken by the European Commission to lift the ban on the import of Alphonso Mangos from India. Ms Patel, who worked with the UK Government and lobbied to European Commission to reverse the ban imposed last year, said: “The ban on mangoes…

  • ‘Walk arm in arm with Pakistan’, Khan tells EU leaders

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    North West Labour MEP, Afzal Khan, Vice-Chair for Security and Defence, called on the EU to support Pakistan’s efforts in its fight against terrorism in European Parliament. Having led negotiations on behalf of the S&D group for the joint motion for resolution on Pakistan, Khan called on the EU to ‘walk arm-in-arm with Pakistan’ referring…

  • A plea for bone marrow donor

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    The selfless strangers who donate their stem cells are ‘like gold dust’, according to Jaso Manokaran, a 29 year old father of two from Harrow, who is searching for a bone marrow donor to save his life after being diagnosed with leukaemia. Jaso, a Sri Lankan Tamil, started to feel unwell in October, experiencing severe…

  • Cyber war game to begin between UK and US

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    David Cameron, who is in Washington to meet President Barack Obama and discuss the need to intercept internet communications and the setting up of the joint “cyber cell” to defeat cyberattacks, said there was a “broad agreement” between the US and UK. An unprecedented amount of intelligence co-operation and information sharing between the two nations…

  • Quraishi to join King’s College London

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    The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and King’s College London today announced that the next FICCI-India Institute Visiting Fellow would be Dr. S Y Quraishi, the former Chief Election Commissioner of India. The Fellowship was set up as part of a collaboration between FICCI, India’s apex business chamber, and the King’s…

  • Teen dies of suspected allergic reaction

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    Shahida Shahid, 18, collapsed at the Printworks on Withy Grove in Manchester city centre on Friday night shortly after eating at the restaurant’s site in the Great Northern Warehouse The teenager who died from a suspected allergic reaction following a meal at well-known burger bar Almost Famous is understood to have ordered a chicken burger…

  • Cameron discuss security with Pak army chief

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      Pakistan Army chief Raheel Sharif met British Prime Minister David Cameron here and discussed issues related to regional security, media reported . Gen Sharif raised issues related to proscribed organisations, anti-Pakistan elements operating from outside Pakistan and measures to choke terror financing, Dawn reported. He also held talks on regional security and mutual defence…

  • Europe – to leave and lose or lead and reform?

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    By Raxa Mehta Of the many events in 2015, one of the most meaningful will be the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.  We will celebrate not just the end of a dreadful tyranny but also 70 years of unprecedented peace amongst the countries that form Western Europe. Is it a mere…

  • UK inflation rate falls to 0.5%

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    The UK inflation rate fell sharply to 0.5% in December, the joint lowest on record, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. The consumer Prices Index measure is now at its lowest since May 2000, helped by cheaper petrol prices reports BBC. The fall below 1% will trigger a letter of explanation from Bank of…

  • India and Britain, making great things together

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    Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and David Cameron jointly welcome the launch of the GREAT Collaborations campaign between the UK & India. In response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to the world to Make in India, the UK is launching a campaign to celebrate and inspire GREAT Collaborations between the UK and India. The campaign…

  • Bend It Like Beckham the Musical

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    Gurinder Chadha’s hit film Bend It Like Beckham is being readied for the West End stage and following a host of auditions and workshops, the cast for the highly anticipated stage version Bend It Like Beckham the Musical has been formally announced. Natalie Dew will play football crazy Jess with Lauren Samuels as Jules, a…

  • American Sharia comes to the UK

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    Penny Appeal, an international humanitarian charity, are exclusively hosting the UK screenings of the highly anticipated Muslim comedy film, American Sharia. The family-friendly film will only be shown in a special 22-city UK tour, starting in February 2014, and won’t be available to view anywhere else, including cinema or online. The movie tells the story,…

  • Women win the battle of the taxes

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      Women are more likely than men to send in their tax return on time, an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) analysis has revealed. For every 10,000 tax returns received last year by HMRC from men, 394 were after the relevant deadline – 31 October for paper submissions and 31 January for online returns. This…

  • Modi offers a Vibrant India

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    By Jaideep Sarin Sharing the stage with people who together control trillions of dollars and give direction to world economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi scaled his idea of Vibrant Gujarat to that of ‘Vibrant India’. He called upon countries and corporates to invest in India’s growth story and sold his ‘Make in India’ campaign to…

  • London landmarks lit in French colours

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    Major landmarks in British capital London were illuminated in the colours of the French flag Sunday, in a show of solidarity with France, where terrorist attacks last week killed 17 people. Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery and Tower Bridge were all lit in blue, white and red to pay respect to the victims of the…

  • JLR to create 1,300 UK jobs

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    Jaguar Land Rover says it will create 1,300 new jobs to build Jaguar’s first sports utility vehicle (SUV) at its Solihull plant in the West Midlands. The firm has already invested £1.5bn in the Solihull plant to enable it to increase production, and it said its workforce there had almost doubled over the past three…

  • Cameron to visit US next week

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      British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay a two-day visit to the US next week to discuss a range of issues of common concern with President Barack Obama, the White House announced. “President Obama will host British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House Jan 15-16,” Xinhua quoted a White House statement issued…

  • Cameron supports Gandhi statue in London

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      By Anasudhin Azeez  British Prime Minister David Cameron has offered support to the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust’s initiative to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at London’s prestigious Parliament Square. The prime minister told Asian Lite newspaper that the decision to install a statue of India’s Father of the nation at Parliament Square along…

  • Cameron visits Asian Lite

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    Prime Minister David Cameron launched new initiatives to garner more support from the ethnic-minority votes as the general election date nears…writes Anjana Parikh Photographs: Arun Jacob Thomas The prime minister told Asian Lite newspaper that the new government will boost the economy to new heights through a meticulous strategy. “We are creating the fastest growing…

  • UKIP councillor expelled for racist remark

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     A UKIP councillor in Britain was expelled from the party after she allegedly said she had a “problem” with “negroes”, media reported. Rozanne Duncan was expelled last month after chiefs of the UK Independence Party revealed she had made the “jaw dropping” remarks to a BBC documentary maker, but the party refused to say what…

  • Cameron condemns Paris attack

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the attack on the office of a Paris magazine, pledging solidarity with the French people against “all forms of terrorism”. At least 12 people were killed in a shooting at the headquarters of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo Wednesday morning, Xinhua reported citing French media. “The murders in Paris…

  • A&E department waiting time worsens

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    The waiting time in A&E department in the hospitals throughout England has gone from bad to worse in a decade. According to the NHS figures, only 92.6 per cent of patients were seen within four hours in the past three months against a target of 95 per cent. A number of hospital A&E departments are…

  • House prices in UK to rise: Experts

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    Real estate experts in the UK believe the house prices in the country is set to rise this year. Statistics revealed that the number of first time buyers has hit a seven year high, media reports. According to Halifax, the number of first time buyers jumped 22% in 2014, compared with 2013, as 326,500 people…

  • A day in the Life of community pharmacist

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    Aneet Kapoor, 33, who is chair of Manchester Local Pharmaceutical Committee and has two pharmacies in Chorlton and one in Rochdale gives a ‘behind the scenes’ view of his work. I get to work early and the first thing I’ll do is check the prescriptions for the delivery van for patients. After that no one…