Category: UK News

After facing a lot of disappointment in Britain’s Coventry schools, members of the Indian-origin Sikh community have set up their own school for their new generation. Opened in Coventry, a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands, the newly opened Seva School presently offers education to 130 pupils (aged four to seven)…

    The leaders of the three main parties at Westminster Tuesday signed a pledge for more powers for Scotland if in Thursday’s referendum it rejects independence. The pledge has been signed by Prime Minister David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, BBC reported. The “Yes” campaign said a vote for independence in Thursday’s referendum…

Sexual harassment and lad culture are rife on university campuses, with more than a third of women reporting that they have suffered unwelcome sexual advances in the form of inappropriate groping and touching, according to new research, Guardian said quoting a survey. In a survey of 2,156 men and women by the National Union of…

By Ashis Ray  The expansion of the second and more recognised British Empire amounted to a formidable amassing of territory since 1497. Quite accurately, at its prime, the sun never set on the British Empire. However, the beginning of its end was the loss of the “jewel in the crown” – India – in 1947,…

Queen Elizabeth on Sunday urged Scots to “think carefully” ahead of Thursday’s Scottish independence referendum, a media report said. In an unprecedented move after attending a church near Balmoral Castle in northern Scotland, the Queen went to speak to royal watchers and urged people to think very carefully about the referendum Sep 18, the online…

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond Sunday said there will be no second Scottish independence referendum for another generation even if he loses Thursday’s poll by a single vote. The most high-profile figure in the pro-independence movement, Salmond dismissed concerns that the separatists would pursue a “never-endum” strategy by calling for another vote as soon as…

London Mayor Boris Johnson has been selected as Tory candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2015 general election. Conservative activists selected Mr Johnson – London mayor for six years – as candidate for the west London seat, BBC reported. Mr Johnson, who announced his intention to return to the Commons last month, plans…

‘Our families didn’t come to live in Scotland or England. They came to live in the UK’ Prominent British-Asian leaders like Sadiq Khan MP and Afzal%20Khan MEP support the No campaign in Scotland.  Afzal%20Khan, MEP from the North-West, campaign along with Ed Miliband to bag the undecided votes for the No basket. Sadiq Khan MP,…

In a passionate appeal to Scottish voters Wednesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron said the rest of the Britain “desperately wants the nation to stay”, and warned there will be no second chances after next week’s referendum in Scotland. “If the UK breaks apart, it breaks apart for ever,” said Cameron, who arrived in Edinburgh,…

The “Better Together” campaign against Scotland’s independence has a six-point lead over the “Yes” campaign rooting for the country’s separation from Britain, according to the latest opinion poll. If undecided voters were excluded, the “No” side would win with 53 percent of the votes against 47 percent for “Yes”, according to a survey conducted exclusively…

Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed it will relocate its registered headquarters to London if Scotland votes for independence next week . The bank said in a statement that it believed it would be “necessary to re-domicile the bank’s holding company”. In a letter to staff, the bank’s chief executive said there was no intention…

A British Indian woman has sued a gurdwara in Britain after she was severely hurt in a kitchen explosion three years ago, a media report said Wednesday. Kuljit Bahia, 54, was hurt after a pressure cooker exploded while she was volunteering in the langar service at the Sri Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Dundee city of…

A British Indian businessman, accused of arranging the murder of his wife on their honeymoon trip to South Africa, is due to face trial Oct 6, BBC reported Tuesday. The trial of Shrien Dewani, 34, will begin at South Africa’s Western Cape High Court. He was extradited from Britain in April and was held at…

The Islamic State militant who appeared in a video showing the execution of American journalist James Foley last month was known to British intelligence officials as a collector for London-based Arab charities before he traveled to Syria over a year ago, according to Fox News. The Daily Mirror reported Tuesday that the jihadist, known as…

The Jaguar XE has been revealed to the world during a star-studded event held at Earls Court, London. A true driver’s car, the rear-drive Jaguar XE redefines the concept of the sports saloon thanks to its advanced lightweight construction, streamlined styling, luxurious interior, and outstanding ride and handling. The XE goes on sale in 2015,…

The sensitive relocation of the cenotaph from St Peter’s Square to its new location in front of the Cooper Street entrance to the town hall has been completed. The move, part of the extensive refurbishment of St Peter’s Square, has created an appropriately superior setting for the Manchester cenotaph and a new public precinct. The…

Campaigners in the battle for Scotland’s future say the referendum result is too close to call with less than two weeks until the vote, BBC reported. The Sunday Times poll results exclude undecided voters or those who plan not to vote. When they are included, 47% backed Yes while 45% said they would opt to…

A number of “disillusioned” Britons fighting for the Islamic State (IS) have approached a British university to regret their decision of travelling to Syria and Iraq to join the Sunni militant group, a media report said Friday. Professor Peter Neumann of King’s College London said his department has been in contact with a number of…