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  Redbridge Community Trust UK held its Executive Committee meeting on Monday  18th June 2026, at Apple Real Estate, Newbury Park, Redbridge. The meeting was presided over by Senior Vice President Afsor Hussain Anam and facilitated by the Trust’s President, Mohammed Ohid Uddin. The meeting opened with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an by Imam Mikdad, followed by a welcome ...

A man who created more than 100 fake social media profiles to blackmail and sexually assault other young Muslim men has been jailed for 16 years. Waleed Saeed, a British-born Muslim of Somali descent, was sentenced in what one Metropolitan Police officer described as the biggest “sexploitation” case he has dealt with. Snaresbrook Crown Court, London, heard how the 31-year-old ...

The Mayor of London has been accused of unleashing a “dark blizzard of disinformation” around fare evasion on the capital’s transport network. Last week Transport for London (TfL) boasted of increased checks and penalty fares issued to passengers who preferred not to pay their way on trains, buses and trams around the city. However, the overall evasion rate of 3.5 ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   London, June 16: The book ‘A Man of Action’, written on the life and work of Ahmed Us Samad Chowdhury JP, a well-known figure in the British-Bangladeshi community and media, was launched at the London Enterprise Academy Hall in London. The presence of prominent figures from the community at the event was truly commendable. The ...

London Councils has said it has shelved proposals to review the Freedom Pass, which allows Londoners aged over 66 to travel free on public transport. BBC London was told on Thursday about the decision, which follows a campaign by Age UK London to protect the pass as well as a petition with tens of thousands of signatories urging London Councils ...

London’s deputy mayor for policing and crime has defended her decision to block a proposed contract between the Metropolitan Police and US technology firm Palantir, despite warnings the move could lead to cuts to frontline policing. Kaya Comer-Schwartz was questioned by the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee over her refusal to approve the deal, which the Met says is ...

  The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh held a meeting at the House of Commons today to discuss enforced disappearances in Bangladesh. Hosted by Apsana Begum MP, Chair of the APPG on Bangladesh, the meeting engaged an audience of policymakers, academics, prominent activists, and diaspora community members. The meeting was addressed by Dr Nabila Idris, a former member of ...

  Greater Deulgram Welfare Trust UK held its latest Executive Committee meeting on Sunday, 14th June 2026, at a local restaurant in Small Heath, Birmingham The meeting opened with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an by Maulana Anwar Hussain Rabbany. It was presided over by Al-Hajj Rafique Uddin ( Former Founder President) and conducted by General Secretary Sultan Ahmed. Key ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has announced a £7 million campaign to showcase London to the world and tackle online “disinformation” that he says is harming the capital’s reputation. The Mayor of London said the city had been subjected to a “relentless and unprecedented attack of lies and hatred” on social media, describing online disinformation as a “global scourge”. The campaign, to ...

A 26-year-old Indian-origin man has been killed in a knife attack in Southall, west London, the Metropolitan Police said on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Gurbhej Singh, who was stabbed on North Road near the junction with Dormers Wells Lane. A second man, believed to be in his 30s, was also found injured at the scene. He was ...