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A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing more than 1,100 people, touching off a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest and toppling a 19th-century tower in the capital Kathmandu. There were reports of devastation in outlying, isolated mountainous areas after the midday quake of magnitude 7.9, Nepal’s worst in 81 years, centered 50 miles ...

The first black or Asian prime minister will be a Conservative, David Cameron has said, in a speech on opportunities for ethnic minority Britons. The prime minister told in audience in south London he looked forward to the day, as he outlined plans to increase the number of ethnic minority Tory MPs. Mr Cameron also pledged to boost minority ethnic ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah : Citizens Unite, a campaigning group, held a meeting recently to address the issue of young people especially young women from Tower Hamlets who have recently gone to join ISIS in Syria/Iraq. The meeting was held on Wednesday 8th April in Tarling East Community Centre and was presided by Farhana Zaman, Chairperson of the organisation. The well ...

The main parties are running their campaign tirelessly for the 7th May election and political parties are mainly concentrating their campaign on Housing, Education, Health and employment.  In the run up of Conservative Party campaign in Barking, a series of meetings were held for its candidate Mina Rahman.  These campaign meetings were held in Barking Station, Barking Market, Long Bridge ...

Banlga Mirror Desk: Few politicians would be foolish enough to say publicly they’d prefer not to be elected because of the unpopular decisions that await, but next month’s election in Britain is one some may privately regard as a poisoned chalice. Britain’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the developed world, but whoever wins still faces challenges that ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Chairman of Brick Lane Mosque Committee and prominent community leader Ataur Rahman passed away.  He died in a hospital in East London on 15th April at 5.50 in the afternoon (Inna Lillahi…. Rajiun).  His dead body was then taken Chanvorang village of Bishwanath on 18th April and buried there next to his mother’s grave on the 19th. ...

Nicola Sturgeon has dismissed a previous IFS projection as irrelevant. The Scottish National party’s flagship financial policy of full fiscal autonomy could lead to a shortfall of nearly £9bn in Scotland’s finances by 2020, according to the latest projections from the Institute of Fiscal Studies – a gap that would only be closed if growth were to double that predicted ...

Ed Miliband today accused David Cameron of “playing fast and loose” with the United Kingdom, as senior Labour figures began speaking openly of post-election talks with Nicola Sturgeon. David Lammy, who is bidding to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor, was among the figures who spoke of a “common alliance” and holding talks on “common ground” between the two parties ...

Less than a quarter of voters think either the Conservatives or Labour can be trusted to keep election promises, a damning poll reveals today. As David Cameron and Ed Miliband spend another week in apparent deadlock, research by Ipsos MORI reveals that 63 per cent think their parties will “promise anything to win votes”. In today’s poll, 57 per cent ...

Egypts first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, sentenced to 20 year in jail Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday on charges of inciting violence and facilitating the killing and torturing of protesters in 2012. The case is subject to appeal. Morsy stood trial with 14 co-defendants, including some of his presidential staff. Morsy, ...