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Retired Metropolitan Police Officer Chris Hobbs today shares his thoughts on last Saturday’s protests in central London. Tourists and visitors in the vicinity of Eros in Piccadilly, who could be seen chatting to and posing with smiling Met officers for ‘selfies,’ would assume that there was nothing untoward occurring in central London. However, those familiar with policing would be quick ...

More than £71 million of Ulez charges have been paid over the last six years, according to released by Transport for London (TfL). Statistics published in response to a Freedom of Information request showed that drivers in Croydon paid more (£4.1m) than any other borough since the clean air zone’s introduction in 2019, followed by Hillingdon (£3.8m), Ealing (£3.7m) and ...

London Office : Abida Islam officially has joined the assumed charge as Bangladesh’s Additional and Plenipotentiary High Commissioner to the UK and Northern Ireland on January 27. She was previously appointed as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Mexico. Before that, she served as Ambassador to South Korea. Abida Islam joined the Foreign Service cadre in the 15th BCS. As a professional diplomat, ...

  The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Domestic Abuse and Violence are calling on the Government to introduce a minimum of 10 days of paid leave for survivors of domestic abuse at work. Apsana Begum MP, Chair of the APPG on Domestic Abuse and Violence, said: “For around 1 in 10 domestic abuse survivors, abuse continues in the workplace, impacting ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : UK Bangla Reporters Unity’s new EC committee’s inauguration 2025 and UKBRU Award 2024 to honor the creative work of talented and talented young journalists in the UK has been completed. The event was held on Sunday (January 19) afternoon at a hall in London in the presence of media personalities, Sudheejans. Outgoing Secretary of UK Bangla ...

  Today’s children are tomorrow’s future. Based on this belief, Redbridge Community Trust organized an award ceremony to inculcate interest in education among students. Students, parents and community dignitaries attended the event, which was held at St John’s Church Center in Redbridge on Saturday. Certificates and crests were presented to students who passed GCSE and A Levels at the event. ...

    Local solicitors TV Edwards based in East London celebrated 95 years of service with a special reception at The Courthouse Hotel, Shoreditch, on Thursday, 16 January. Over 200 guests were in attendance including former and current staff—some with longstanding tenures—as well as valued business colleagues, clients and friends. Established in 1929 in Aldgate on Great Prescot Street, TV ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, January 14, 2025 – The International Health Development Foundation (IHDF) has announced its expanded global medical outreach program, set to take place from 3 – 14 February 2025. The announcement was made during a press conference at the London Bangla Press Club. Building on the success of previous Bangladesh Health Tours, IHDF is extending its ...

Kemi Badenoch has called for the PM to sack Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq after she was named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure spending in Bangladesh. In a post on X, the Conservative Party leader said: “It’s time for Keir Starmer to sack Tulip Siddiq,” adding that the PM had “appointed his personal ...

The British government is considering replacing Tulip Siddiq, if she is forced to quit over her alleged ties to aunt Sheikh Hasina’s corrupt rule in Bangladesh, and have at least verbally prepared a list of possible alternative officials for the Treasury minister post. A government spokesman has said it is “completely untrue” to suggest the party had drawn up a ...