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Saudi authorities said Saturday the annual hajj pilgrimage would go ahead despite a crane collapse that killed 107 people at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, where crowds returned to pray a day after the disaster. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have already arrived in Mecca for the hajj, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings which last year drew two million worshippers. ...

The bus driver’s son from Tooting ended the mayoral dream of the former Olympics minister, winning in the final round by 58.9 per cent to 41.1 per cent. His surprise victory was fuelled by thousands of supporters of Left-winger Jeremy Corbyn —and set alarm bells ringing among Labour modernisers. It sets the scene for an electrifying showdown for the capital’s ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Europe is faced with a significant influx of migrants with hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from war and poverty travelling to Europe in search of safety and a better life. As the European Union (EU) searches for the best approach to deal with this unprecedented increase in migration, in July the number of people arriving ...

Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs said: “East London has a proud history of providing a safe haven for refugees of war and conflict. The pictures we’ve seen over the recent weeks have shocked the nation and we have all been touched by the scenes of desperate refugees fleeing for their lives. London must play its part and Tower Hamlets ...

    The Commons expenses watchdog has published a list of MPs who it says have failed to repay expenses debt – but several have contested its claims. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority initially released 26 names, including ministers Tobias Ellwood, Edward Timpson and Caroline Dinenage. It later said some MPs had provided clarifying information or repaid the sums, which totalled £2,105.43. ...

    Too many pupils in the early years of secondary school are being failed, as resources are skewed towards the upper age groups, according to Ofsted. Pupils who leave primary school keen and confident to learn all too often stall when they start secondary, England’s schools inspectorate says. It urges head teachers to make this phase of schooling, known ...

The Queen has thanked well-wishers at home and overseas for their “touching messages of kindness” as she becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Speaking in the Scottish Borders, the 89-year-old monarch said the title was “not one to which I have ever aspired”. The Queen will have reigned for 63 years and seven months – calculated at 23,226 days, 16 hours and ...

Royal Ascetical Hospital Education Training Institute Dhaka has started its journey in Bangladesh.  Rt Hon Desmond Swayne, the UK’s Minister for International Development inaugurated this hospital formally on 23rd August in Gulshan, Dhaka. Ministers, political leaders and activist from both the UK and Bangladesh were present at the event. Among other guests who were present at the inaugural ceremony included ...

Bangla Mirro Desk : David Cameron must allow more refugees into the country or Britain risks becoming a pariah state that will be ashamed of its inaction in Europe’s migration crisis, his opponents have said. Their comments came as s hocking photographs of a dead Syrian child washed up on a beach were published by the Independent. Earlier, Mr Cameron ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Employers who fail to pay the new “national living wage” face increased fines under a crackdown on non-compliance announced by David Cameron. The prime minister said the new pay policy would only work if it were “properly enforced” and that the government would be funding a new unit at HM Revenue & Customs to crack down ...