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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 Albans, ...

At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Makkah, Saudi authorities said, in the worst disaster to strike the annual Hajj pilgrimage for 25 years. At least 863 others were injured at Mina, a few kilometres east of Makkah, when two large groups of pilgrims arrived together ...

Four in five squatters prosecuted in London since the introduction of legislation making it a criminal offence were from overseas, figures show. Metropolitan Police statistics reveal that 211 people — including two 65-year-olds and 20 teenagers — have been taken to court for squatting in a residential building since the law came into effect in September 2012. They include 43 ...

On the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Adha, the British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, has issued the following message: Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: “I would like to send my best wishes to Muslims across the world who are celebrating Eid al-Adha, marking the end of Hajj, the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. We remember all   of those killed and injured in the ...

The UK is to launch its own investigation into vehicle emissions testing, following the VW scandal in the US. The UK regulator, the Vehicle Certification Agency, will work with car makers to re-run lab tests where necessary. It will then compare the results against “real-world” driving emissions. Meanwhile the EU has also said that there should be a Europe-wide investigation ...

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets and the leaders of the two opposition groups on Tower Hamlets Council will be writing to the Prime Minister to pledge support to refugees affected by the current crisis. At a meeting of the full council on Sept 16, Mayor John Biggs introduced an emergency motion in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the ...

The Mayor of London’s Diwali festival is returning to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 11 October, with an uplifting and vibrant mix of music, dance and live performance, as well as displays and food stalls. Londoners from all communities and visitors to the capital are invited to attend the celebrations, which feature lively music and dance, delicious food and drink, plus ...

On September 24, Tower Hamlets Council and Barts Health NHS Trust will promote healthy lifestyles in Whitechapel. Nourish: Whitechapel is a street food festival that will take place just in front of The Royal London Hospital from 11am to 3pm. Visitors can enjoy around ten different street food stalls – including handmade Italian pasta that will get your mouth watering, ...

Concern is growing about the Metropolitan Police’s ability to deal with £800m of further budget cuts without a significant impact on frontline services Local London Assembly Member John Biggs has said. His comments come after the Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe was forced to deny suggestions that budget cuts could stop the force investigating low level crimes such as burglaries. ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk :: Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to oppose the benefits cap have been undermined by members of his own shadow cabinet, as he prepares to face David Cameron in prime minister’s questions for the first time. Speaking to the Trades Union Congress conference in Brighton on Tuesday, Corbyn said the benefits cap introduced by the coalition created “social cleansing” ...