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Bangla Mirror Desk: The Office for National Statistics says there were 6m jobs paying less than the living wage across the UK in 2014, of which more than half were part-time roles. The living wage, an independently set hourly rate, is based on the cost of living and is currently set at £7.85 outside London and £9.15 in the capital. ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Conservative Friends of Bangladesh (CFOB) UK will this week lead a delegation of twenty three volunteers on a social action project in Bangladesh. The six-day mission, under the Project Shapla banner, will see the group working at a number of BRAC project sites in Dhaka as well as in Sylhet. Led by Conservative MP for St ...

Residents were recognised for the valuable commitment they make to society at the inaugural LGBT+ Heroes awards ceremony. Throughout the summer, dozens of Hero nominations were submitted by family members, friends, elected members, work colleagues and community leaders to showcase the contribution that their Heroes make in the borough. When introducing the winners, the mayor read out excerpts from their ...

Nadiya Jamir Hussain’s win in The Great British Bake Off attracted a record audience of more than 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched TV show of the year. The final of the baking show drew an average of 13.4 million and a five-minute peak of 14.5 million on Wednesday, beating last year’s audience and the final of Britain’s Got ...

David Cameron has vowed to devote much of his time in office to “an all-out assault on poverty”, in his speech to the Conservative Party conference. The prime minister, who will stand down before the next election, said he wanted to tackle “deep social problems” and boost social mobility. He also announced “dramatic” planning reforms to increase home ownership. And ...

London mayor hardens criticism of way cuts will be rolled out, putting him at odds with Tory leadership rival George Osborne Boris Johnson used his speech at the Conservative party conference to call for greater protection for the lowest earners in a veiled warning to George Boris Johnson has hardened his criticism of the way the Conservative government is cutting ...

It feels like mere days since it began, and yet the latest series of The Great British Bake Off is about to draw to a close – it feels like we’ve gorged on an entire cake and realised there’s only one slice left: very sad, and a little bit ill. It’s been another series of baking triumphs, disasters, and dramas ...

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, has completed his first 100 days in office, with a mayoralty which has seen a drive towards openness and accountability. Speaking at a briefing at the town hall today (October 1), the Mayor confirmed his commitment to creating a council that is open and transparent, as well as one that provides excellent services. ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: UK visiting General Secretary of Awami League and Public Administration Minister of Bangladesh, Syed Ashraful Islam has said that minister of Bangladeshi origin in the UK is now matter of time.  There will be a time soon, when there will be a minister of Bangladesh origin in UK government. Syed Ashraf told this in a felicitation ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: The general reaction in east London to last weekend’s attack on the Cereal Killer Café by anti-gentrification protesters has been neither anger nor approval, but bafflement. “Everyone agreed it was the wrong target,” said William Exley, who works in a shop in Boxpark, a pop-up shopping mall that fits well in trendy Shoreditch. “I don’t think ...