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Six million voters, more than 1,800 councillors across 32 boroughs. The simple numbers behind what could be one of London’s most complicated elections. On 7 May every council in the capital will go to the polls to decide who will run their authorities over the next four years. And no longer, it seems, can Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal ...

Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, as a matter of principle, never comments on interest rate policy in either domestic or international meetings, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on April 5 in response to a media report regarding recent investor meetings in London. People who attended the meetings held by Şimşek and Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan with foreign investors ...

Ahead of the local elections on Thursday 7 May, we have produced short guides to London’s 32 boroughs. Where is it? The London Borough of Ealing is in west London and is bordered by Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Brent and Hammersmith and Fulham. What’s it like? Ealing, known as the Queen of the Suburbs, has a rich history stretching back over ...

Dhaka, 6 February 2026 — The UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh Rt. Hon. the Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, DBE is visiting Dhaka this week to reinforce and expand the longstanding and mutually beneficial UK–Bangladesh trade and economic partnership. Her third visit to Bangladesh comes at a pivotal time following the formation of Bangladesh’s new elected government in February. It underscores the UK’s commitment to deepening cooperation in trade, economic development, higher education, aviation and ...

Armed police officers protecting the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, allegedly left a bag containing guns and a Taser on the street which was discovered by a member of the public. The Metropolitan police said on Friday it was investigating the incident and five officers had been removed from frontline duties while inquiries were being carried out. The bag was found ...

Ahead of the local elections on Thursday 7 May, we have produced short guides to London’s 32 boroughs. Where is it? The London Borough of Croydon is in south London and is bordered by Sutton, Merton, Lambeth, Bromley and Surrey. What’s it like? Croydon has become a centre of high-rise living and a commercial hub with a tram system. The ...

Peer and reality television star Lord Charles Brocket has denied charges of rape and sexual assault of a woman. Lord Brocket, 74, who finished fourth in the 2004 series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, two of sexual assault and one ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman, Special correspondent : Dhaka University Alumni in the UK (DUAUK), an organization of former students of Dhaka University living in the United Kingdom, celebrated Bangladesh’s 56th Independence and National Day with due dignity, respect and patriotism. The event was held at a hall in East London on Saturday, March 28th. The program was presided over by the ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : The inauguration of the newly elected committee of the Golapganj Social and Cultural Trust UK in London, the Golapganj Excellence Award 2026, and the Eid reunion ceremony were held in a joyful atmosphere. The grand event was held on Sunday (March 29) at the auditorium of the London Enterprise Academy in East London in the presence ...

A British Bangladeshi television journalist Mohammed Mizanur Rahman Mizan has received the “Outstanding Contribution to Media” award from the North England Bangladeshi TV Journalists Association (NEBTJA) in recognition of his long-standing service to community journalism in the UK With a journalism career spanning 26 years, Mizan has dedicated himself to reporting community issues since 1999. He currently serves as the Manchester ...