Asian Lite News Archive

Category: UK News

  • Saheli Asian Women’s Refuge under threat

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    Saheli Women’s Project, which gives refuge to over 45 women and their children each year and responds to over 2000 calls for help from women suffering domestic abuse, is at risk of closure due to cuts which Manchester City Council has to find after central government again slashed its funding. Mothers living in Saheli’s Refuge…

  • Prince Andrew in Sex scandal

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    The Duke of York has arrived back in the UK following claims that he had sex with an underage girl. Sky News reports Prince Andrew flew home on a private jet from a ski resort in Verbier, Switzerland, following allegations made in court papers in the US. Buckingham Palace has in recent days issued two denials…

  • Britan Ebola nurse in critical condition: Hospital

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    A British nurse, who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone, is now in a critical condition, a hospital said. Doctors at the Royal Free Hospital in London said that Pauline Cafferkey’s condition was downgraded to “critical” BBC reported. “The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is sorry to announce that the condition…

  • Body of missing British Indian man found

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    An Indian origin man who went missing in the run-up to Christmas was found dead in the basement of a house in Britain’s West Midlands county. Baljit Singh, 50, from Birmingham, was last seen Dec 23 when he left his home to collect a birthday cake for his son, the Daily Mirror reported Thursday. A…

  • Plane blown off runway, another catches fire in Britain

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    A passenger aircraft was blown off the runway by strong winds at the Stornoway Airport in Scotland’s Isle of Lewis, injuring four people, media reported Friday. The Loganair Saab 340 aircraft, with 28 people on board, was taking off for Glasgow, when a wheel collapsed due to heavy winds, causing it to veer off the…

  • Cameron urges voters to back his plans

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron used his New Year message to urge voters to stick to his economic plan in the 2015 general elections. Focusing on the economic agenda, Cameron’s New Year video message was recorded against the backdrop of a factory workshop, with the prime minister speaking in front of a team of workers…

  • Scotland witnesses first same-sex weddings

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    Scotland’s first same-sex weddings took place Wednesday after a new gay marriage law came into effect earlier this month. Joe Schofield and Malcolm Brown tied the knot at a humanist ceremony at the Trades Hall in Glasgow, while Susan and Gerrie Douglas-Scott married in private in the city, BBC reported. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and…

  • Apple to refund EU customers if they do not like app

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    Complying with European Union (EU) regulations, Apple has rolled out a new iTunes policy where customers in Britain, as also in Europe could ask for a refund if they do not like an app after purchasing it. ?Consumers who want an iTunes refund within the 14-day-period will use the “Report a Problem” feature to request…

  • Three killed in fire in Britain

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    Two children and an adult were killed in a fire at a mobile home site in Surrey, southeastern England, police said Tuesday. Surrey Police said they received reports that a mobile home was on fire and attended to the site, off West Park Road in Newchapel, a small town in Surrey at about 1.45 a.m.…

  • London hospital treats Ebola patient

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    A health worker who was diagnosed with Ebola after she returned to Glasgow from Sierra Leone is now undergoing a treatment at specialist treatment centre in London, BBC reports. According to sources, the woman was flown to RAF Northolt in a military plane after leaving Glasgow in a convoy. Meanwhile, passengers on flights she took…

  • UK to face more cold weather

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    Wales and Northern Ireland recorded the lowest temperatures of 2014. Katesbridge in County Down hit -8.8C (16.2F) while Benson, Oxon, fell to -7.6C and -6.7C was recorded in Wales, reports BBC. Latest figures show the UK’s coldest temperature of the year was -9C in Cromdale, Moray, on Saturday. Meanwhile the Met Office has warned that…

  • Manchester experiences White Boxing Day

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    The entire region of Greater Manchester witnessed the first snow this winter on Friday evening thus giving people an opportunity to celebrate the White Boxing Day. According to Emma Corrigan, the meteorologist, there is going to be a mix of rain, sleet and snow across the region. She said that the snow will clear away in…

  • MoU to eliminate poverty in India

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    Recently two Indian Youth Movements addressed Mr Virendra Sharma and his esteemed colleagues from the Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group at the House of Commons. Rang De UK (www.rangde.org) and the National Indian Students Union (www.nisu.org.uk) both delivered addresses to an audience of parliamentarians including MP Keith Vaz, Baroness Usha Prashar, Lord Rana, Lord Hussain…

  • Boxing Day snow warning across UK

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    Snow could cause disruption across large parts of the UK later, the Met Office has warned. An “area of rain, sleet and snow” will move eastwards across Northern Ireland, central and northern England and much of Wales on Friday, forecasters said. The highest risk of snow is in Wales and central England, where up to…

  • Probe launched into Scotland lorry crash

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    Investigation was launched to determine the cause of a fatal lorry crash in Scotland’s Glasgow, in which six people were killed, media reported. Eight people were also injured Monday as the apparently out-of-control lorry crashed into pedestrians in the busy city centre, before crashing into a hotel in George Square, BBC reported. The first casualty…

  • Joe Cocker 1944-2014

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    Rock star Joe Cocker has died after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 70. He passed away at his residence in Colorado Monday, label Sony said in a statement, reports telegraph.co.uk. He is survived by his wife Pam. Best known for his cover of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from my Friends”,…

  • Glasglow bin lorry kills 6

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    Six people have been killed and eight others were injured after a bin lorry in Glasglow went out of control on Monday afternoon. The fatal incident happened when the lorry hit the pedestrians who were busy shopping for Christmas in central Glasglow. The council vehicle then crashed into the Millennium Hotel, near Queen Street station in…

  • Britain sends more troops to tackle Ebola

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     Britain sent its first batch of army reserves to Sierra Leone to help tackle the Ebola outbreak, Britain’s defence ministry said. The reserve and 100 regular personnel from Britain’s three services departed from Royal Air Force (RAF) Brize Norton base alongside members of the Canadian military, Xinhua reported. The personnel will operate a facility reserved…

  • Asian donors can become ‘Christmas List’ lifesavers

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    While many people across the UK are looking forward to presents and spending time with their families this festive season, regardless of their religious heritage, 6,891 people on the transplant list are hoping for the gift of an organ, including 1,077 Asian people.* This December, NHS Blood and Transplant is running a seasonal campaign to…

  • Britain to allow women in combat role

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    In a first, women could be allowed to serve in the British infantry units by 2016, a media report said . An army review of the ban on women serving in close combat is continuing, having been commissioned by former Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, BBC reported. But military officials say there is now a “real…

  • Bajaj donates £200K for Gandhi statue

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    The Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust this week received £200,000 – the largest donation so far – towards the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square, London. The donation is from Rahul Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj Auto, to the trust established by Professor Lord (Meghnad) Desai to raise funds for the Mahatma Gandhi statue which will…

  • Jungle walk: Man raises £5k for charity

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    ‘Taking on new challenges and tough ventures is in his nature. He doesn’t get deterred by difficult tasks and moments.’ This is how friends and family members describe Hemendra C Mistry, the charity stalwart, writes Anjana Parikh. Hemendra C. Mistry True to his conviction, Mistry embarked on an arduous journey and trekked through the jungles…

  • Lord’s venue for 2019 world cup final

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    Lord’s Cricket Ground in London has been proposed as the venue for the ICC Cricket World Cup final when the tournament is staged in England and Wales in 2019. The venue will also host the ICC Women’s World Cup final in 2017. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will also recommend to the ICC…

  • Bolton Boy Rocks Las Vegas

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    BY  YZ Patel Headlining the bill in Vegas. That is the main attraction. The one everyone pays to come and see, what the event gets sold on, the focus of attention. That is the pinnacle for most boxers. To have their name up in lights on the strip at no other than the MGM grand.…

  • Rev Libby Lane becomes first female bishop

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    The Reverend Libby Lane has been announced as the first woman bishop in the Church of England. She now becomes the Bishop of Stockport and her appointment comes 20 years after the first women were ordained as Church of England priests reports Sky News. It ends 40 years of wrangling within the church and comes four…

  • A Great British Housing Crisis

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    BY NICK MATHIASON Jean Uzoma, a redoubtable 67-year-old community activist, lives in one of Europe’s biggest housing development zones close to the Thames in south London. From Jean’s fifth floor balcony, imposing glass towers and cranes edge towards her estate both east towards Waterloo and Southwark and west to Vauxhall and Battersea. As house prices and…

  • Same-sex marriage law adopted in Scotland

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    Scotland’s new law on same-sex marriages has come into effect, a media report said. A number of other Scottish couples, already in civil partnerships, are planning to make the conversion later, BBC reported. Others wishing to become married must give the normal 15-day notice period, meaning the first weddings can take place Dec 31. The…

  • EU to take historic vote on Palestine

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    This week, the EU will be voting to urge member states to recognize a State of Palestine as it follows in the footsteps of Britain, Spain and other European countries that have already voted recently in favour . Labour MEP Afzal Khan The vote comes in response to the violent Israeli- Gaza conflict during the…

  • Hamilton is BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014

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    Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has been voted as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014. The 29-year-old Mercedes driver won his second world title this season by taking 11 races. He won 34 percent of the vote, followed by Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy with 20 percent and athlete Jo Pavey third…

  • Labour immigration policy ‘fair and sensible’: Miliband

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    Ed Miliband has said a future Labour government would introduce “fair” and “sensible” controls on immigration. The Labour leader said his party had made “mistakes in the past” on the issue and had learned from them. He announced plans to make it illegal for employers to undercut wages to end “the epidemic of exploitation”. Earlier,…

  • Britain to train local Iraqi forces

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    Britain’s Defence Secretary Michael Fallon  said hundreds of British troops will be sent to Iraq next year to help train local forces to fight against Islamic State(IS). Fallon told in an interview with The Telegraph that “very low hundreds” of British troops will be deployed to Iraq to training Iraqi and Kurdish forces to fight…

  • Shriti Vadera to chair Santander UK

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    Shriti Vadera, an Indian-origin minister in former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government, has been named by the Spanish banking group Santander to chair its British business. Vadera was a minister in the British government during the days of the global financial crisis. She will replace Terence Burns in March, who had announced his plan…

  • British airports recover after technical glitch

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    Airports in Britain are returning to normal, except a few flight cancellations at Heathrow, a day after a technical failure in the country’s air traffic control centre. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said a technical fault in the flight data system at its Swanwick centre in Hampshire had caused the problem Friday, BBC reported. Earlier,…

  • Lord Ahmad sparks debate on integration

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    Manchester citizens took up the opportunity to quiz Communities Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon on the government’s commitment to tackling hate crime and building stronger communities at the government’s Integrated Communities Roadshow in Manchester. “Everyone has the right to feel safe in the places where they live and work, free from discrimination and prejudice,…

  • Food allergy laws enforced in Britain restaurants

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    Restaurants and takeaways in Britain will now be required to inform customers if their food contains ingredients known for causing allergies, a media report said Friday. Staff must provide information on 14 everyday allergens including nuts, milk, celery, gluten, soya, crustaceans, molluscs, and sulphur dioxide used mainly in preserved foods and wheat, BBC reported. The…

  • Shopkeeper to pay £2k over illegal tobacco

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    A trader who was caught selling illegal tobacco has been ordered to pay a total of nearly £2,000. Mumtaz Jilani, trading as Jilani’s Newsagent on Wilmslow Road, was fined £1,000 with £845 costs and a £100 victims surcharge after pleading guilty to selling cigarettes without a health warning label. Manchester City Council trading standards officers…

  • Labour MEP meets senior Palestinian negotiator

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    Labour MEP, Afzal Khan, vice-chair of Security and Defence in the European Parliament, welcomed the senior Palestinian negotiator Dr Nabeel Shaath, for talks ahead of next week’s European Parliament vote on recognition of Palestinian statehood. From Left: Afzal Khan MEP and Richard Howitt MEP with Palestinian senior Negotiator, Dr Nabeel Shaath Khan has been on…

  • Birmingham signs new Faith Covenant

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    Birmingham City Council is the first local authority to respond to a call from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Faith and Society for all local authorities across the UK to sign a newly developed ‘Faith Covenant’. Representatives from the city council and Birmingham’s many faith communities are joined by Stephen Timms MP at…

  • Malala appeals to world leaders

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    Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has written an open letter to world leaders seeking help on Climate Change, education and slavery Malala calls on world leaders to make 2015 the year in which they and the rest of the world “commit to seeing the last child out of school, the last child forced into slavery and…

  • Is it still a nasty party?

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    There is something wrong with the Conservatives….writes YZ Patel “There’s a lot we need to do in this party of ours. Our base is too narrow and so, occasionally, are our sympathies. You know what some people call us – the Nasty Party. Theresa May, Chairman of the Conservative Party, October 2002  The problems with…

  • Labour will deliver the reform we need: Rachel Reeves

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    During a visit to Brussels to discuss Labour’s proposals to reform the benefits system with EU government ministers, senior MEPs and members of the European Commission, Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has called for the Government to deliver the reforms Britain needs. Labour will put fairness and contribution…

  • British Olympic sailors robbed in Rio

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      British sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have been robbed at knife-point after a training session here. The 2012 London Olympic silver medallists were chased by two men while walking back to their hotel on Flamengo beach, police said Thursday, reports Xinhua. “Our delightful walk back from the sailing club to the hotel turned…

  • Lord Mayor strikes deal at Royal mint in India

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    The Lord Mayor of the City of London has struck a special commemorative gold Sovereign during a visit to The Royal Mint’s operations in India as a lasting reminder of his first official overseas trip. The Lord Mayor, the elected head of the City of London Corporation which supports the world-leading finance and business sector…

  • NRI doctor donates $20 million to village

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    US-based NRI neurosurgeon Kumar Bahuleyan, 81, donates his personal fortune to his village to establish a hospital…Mr C.O.T Azeez reports Dr Kumar Bahuleyan, 81, earned millions as a  neurosurgeon in the US. He had a lavish life – driving Rolls-Royce and keeping  five Mercedes at garage besides a personal jet for short-trips.But he is quiting everything. Surprisingly, for the sake…

  • Dewani’s property vandalised

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     The house of British Indian businessman Shrien Dewani, who was acquitted  by a South African court of charges of ordering his wife’s murder, was vandalised after his return to Britain, a media report said. White paint was thrown over the driveway of the businessman’s gated property in Bristol’s Westbury on Trym, Mirror Online reported Thursday.…

  • Call for new strategy to tackle terrorism

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    An Exclusive Interview with Mr Tony Lloyd by Anasudhin Azeez. The veteran politician said tough sentences for offenders and a rehabilitation scheme for misguided youths can stem terrorism Senior Labour leader and Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd called for a programme to rehabilitate returned fighters from Syria and the Middle East. Mr Lloyd, former Labour…

  • Law to end ‘grey area’ in Online child abuse

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    An offence is to be created to stop paedophiles soliciting explicit photos from children online or via mobiles. It is illegal in England and Wales to possess such images but not to ask a child to send them. David Cameron will say there can be no “grey areas”. In a speech later, the prime minister…

  • Diplomats jailed for £4.8m tobacco fraud

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    Seven people, including four diplomats at the Gambian Embassy, have been jailed for a total of 33 years for illegally selling tobacco on the illicit market. Yusupha Bojang (54), Gaston Sambou (39), Georgina Gomez (30), Ebrima John (38), Veerahia Ramarajaha (54), Audrey Leeward (49), and Hasaintu Noah (60), were found guilty of illegally selling 26…

  • Malala, Kailash accept Nobel Prize

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    Glad an Indian and a Pakistani can unite for rights: Malala Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist espousing education for girls said Wednesday that she was glad she received the Nobel Peace Prize together with India’s Kailash Satyarti because it showed the world that an Indian and a Pakistani could work together for children’s rights. “I am…

  • Time to tackle dementia in diverse communities

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    University of Salford’s Institute for Dementia has found that more needs to be done to support people from diverse communities living with dementia, including Black Minority Ethnic (BME) and deaf people in the UK. Dr Anya Ahmed It is estimated there are currently 25,000 people with dementia from BME communities in England and Wales and this figure is expected to…