- Thursday, June 05, 2025
The iconic BBC comedy series The Kumars at No. 42 is set for a return on the small screen. A new iteration called Meet The Kumars has been commissioned by American network Fox. Created by Sanjeev Bhaskar, the series revolves around the Kumar family, who host a fictional talk show,…
Riz Ahmed-led Left Handed Films has joined hands with BAFTA–winning Rogan Productions and GroupM Motion Entertainment to produce a racism docuseries Defiance for Channel 4. Defiance is set to examine how Britain’s Asian community was targeted with a campaign of violence and murder between 1976 and 1981, as National Front…
Citing “strong evidence” of election rigging in Pakistan, a group of influential lawmakers, including Muslim legislators, belonging to the ruling Democratic Party has urged US President Joe Biden to withhold “recognition” of a new government in Islamabad until a transparent and credible investigation is conducted. The February 8 general election,…
The Rochdale by-election result will now make headlines around the world, despite having had a rather patchier grip on the town where it took place. George Galloway declared that his victory will produce a “tornado to tear through British, Israeli and global politics”. He is unlikely, however, to deliver on…
Ultra-processed foods (UPF) have been identified as a major contributor to a range of harmful health effects, according to the world’s most extensive review of its kind. The study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), revealed a direct link between UPF consumption and 32 adverse health outcomes, including an…
PLAYING Winston Churchill in a play at the National Theatre is another step towards inclusivity in the arts, actor Tony Jayawardena told Eastern Eye. The 45-year-old will be seen playing the iconic former British prime minister in the play, Nye, which is based on the life of Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan…
THE British government’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda might end up costing more than £600 million to deport 300 refugees, parliament’s spending watchdog said on Friday (1). Under the policy first announced in 2022, asylum seekers who arrive on England’s southern coast in small, inflatable boats would…
A public inquiry into a British police officer whose rape and murder of a woman horrified the nation concluded on Thursday (29) that without a sweeping overhaul of failed vetting procedures, there was nothing to stop another similar case arising. Wayne Couzens, 51, whose job was to guard diplomatic premises…
British house prices in February rose in annual terms for the first time in more than a year, mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society said on Friday, the latest sign of a recovery in the housing market after a dip in mortgage costs. House prices were 1.2 per cent higher than…
Oscar winner Kate Winslet says that more people recognise her for her role in the 2006 romantic comedy The Holiday than Titanic, the 1997 disaster epic. During an appearance on The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon asked the actor if she knew The Holiday, a Christmas movie by Nancy Meyers,…
