- Monday, June 16, 2025
IN ONE of his first major election pledge announcements on Sunday (26), prime minister Rishi Sunak said he will introduce a “bold new” form of mandatory National Service for young people if the Conservatives win another five-year term in the July 4 polls. The British-Indian leader said his plan would…
PERHAPS the most path-breaking British Asian music act of recent years has been the brilliant Orchestral Qawwali Project. The culturally rich group, combining Sufi poetry with grand orchestral arrangements and a music rooted in centuries old tradition, have drawn in cross-cultural audiences of all ages with their performances. A giant…
LEICESTER EAST MP Claudia Webbe on Friday (24) said that she will stand for re-election as an independent candidate. “My independence means I’ll listen to local people and put them first. I’ll place people and planet over profit and vote for humanity and never against. I will work for justice…
Michael Gove, a prominent member of Rishi Sunak’s government, announced his resignation on Friday, becoming the highest profile Conservative lawmaker to leave parliament ahead of the July general election. Gove, who has held various ministerial roles including education, justice, and environment, is the 77th Tory MP to declare they will…
WHETHER it is tackling taboos, finding new ways of telling stories or breaking existing rules, Amina Khayyam has always found innovative ways to present live dance performances. Her leading dance company will present acclaimed shows You&Me and Bird in a Kathak double bill at The Place in London on June…
YOGA is an all-round practice, which works on many different layers of our being including the body, mind, heart and soul. So why and how is yoga so good for these four parts of our being? Strength: Yoga postures, also known as asanas in Sanskrit, such as downward facing dog…
WORLD BANK president Ajay Banga has said that he is “absolutely” open to the idea of managing aG7 loan fund for Ukraine backed by the earnings from frozen Russian sovereign assets – at least for non-military purposes. Banga, attending a meeting of G7 finance ministers who are hashing out the…
TWENTY-TWO passengers from a Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by severe turbulence on Tuesday (21) have spinal cord injuries and six others, including a two-year-old child, have brain and skull injuries, according to media reports on Friday. Geoffrey Kitchen, a 73-year-old British passenger, died likely due to a heart…
EASYJET said Thursday (16) that chief executive Johan Lundgren would step down at the start of 2025 after seven years piloting the no-frills airline, notably through Covid turbulence. Easyjet, which flies mainly across Europe, added in a statement that it would promote chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis to the top…
ELECTIONEERING is off to a flying start in Scotland after prime minister Rishi Sunak decided to go ahead with a snap general election on July 4. Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer reached Glasgow on Friday (24) and pledged to make Scotland “central to the mission” of a Labour government,…
