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20 November 2015 Three men fighting extradition from the UK are alleged to have been key members of a terror group that planned to kidnap a British ambassador. Bakr Hamad, 38, Zana Rahim, 32, and Awat Hamasalih, 33, held senior positions in Rawti Shax, Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told. The group plotted to carry out attacks across Europe, it is ...

For the number of new trainee teachers in England have been missed for the third year running, prompting concerns of an intensified recruitment crisis in schools. This year, 28,148 graduates began initial teacher training courses, representing 94% of the target figure. At secondary level, where population increases are set to hit schools next year, just 82% of the target was ...

Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, joined the Meals on Wheels service last week to deliver hot meals to vulnerable residents. The Mayor went along to visit Andrea Pendock on November 13, as part of the celebrations around Meals on Wheels Week. Run by the National Association of Care Catering, Meals on Wheels Week is an initiative created to raise ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: A massive demonstration against the visiting Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi was held on 12 Nov outside 10 Downing Street where he was meeting British Prime Minister David Cameron. Demonstrators protested Modi’s visit with placards demanding ‘Modi go back’, ‘End attacks on Muslims, Christians & Dalits’, ‘Stop religious persecution’, ‘Modi not welcome’, ‘We will not forget ...

David Cameron has said it is his “firm conviction” that Britain should extend itsairstrikes against Islamic State targets from Iraq to Syria, as he announced plans to set out a comprehensive strategy to win a Commons vote. In a statement to parliament on the G20 summit and the Paris attacks, the prime minister said the events in France had shown ...

Nearly one in six teachers starting in England’s schools last year qualified overseas, according to official figures obtained by the Times Educational Supplement (TES). In the year to March, 6,179 teachers who qualified elsewhere had their qualifications recognised in England, suggests Department for Education data. This amounts to 16% of 38,746 teachers who gained qualified status that year. England faces ...

Publication and Gala Dinner reaches New Heights By Rashed Belal :: The British Bangladeshis have made their own place in multicultural Britain with contributions in their respective fields and have been playing a major role in the growth of this country. The British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication emphasises the success of the Bangladeshi community and showcases it to both the ...

Bangla Mirror Desk  :: Rashed Khan Menon, Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, promised Bangladesh Biman’s direct flight on Sylhet-London-Sylhet route “will be resumed soon”. He said big aircrafts cannot fly to and from Sylhet airport due to lack of runway preparedness even after setting up refuelling centre. Mr Menon said that initiatives are being taken to fulfil the dream ...

Bangla Mirror :: The UK would need over 75,000 more doctors and nurses to match standards in the rest of the developed world, leading health experts have warned. The quality of care in the UK is “pretty mediocre” across several key areas, while obesity levels are “dire” and the NHS struggles to get even the “basics” right, they said. A ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: The political leaders in Bangladesh lack trust and reliance.  To take the country forward, we all need to work together and work selflessly.  Opposition Leader in Bangladesh Parliament Rowshan Ershad MP told this in a facilitation meeting on 1st November in Water Lily in East London. She also said that, to take the country forward, political ...