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The mayor of London has called on the government to reconsider its immigration rules, which the TSSA transport union said could leave up to 300 Transport for London (TfL) staff at risk of removal. In July, changes to visa policies were announced, including increased salary thresholds for visa sponsorship, and removal of some transport roles from the “skilled worker” list. ...

A man who was fined for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London was “human right to free speech” an appeal hearing has been told. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming book aloft in Rutland Gardens in Knightsbridge on 13 February. In June he was found guilty at ...

London, Oct 8 : Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Joint Editor of the Daily Ittefaq, Anwar Aldin has exchanged views with Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman at his office in London on Wednesday. During the meeting eminent journalist Anwar Aldin emphasized the strides made by the British-Bangladeshi community in education, ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :   Publication of “Ajker Shatabdi” special Issue on Dr Ansar Ahmed Ullah and Poetry Anthology, edited by Muhammed Shahed Rahman With the participation of numerous literature enthusiasts, dignitaries, and well-wishers, a joyful event titled “Launch and Conversation with Authors and Well-wishers” was held in London to mark the publication of two works: the Dr Ansar Ahmed ...

  3 October 2025: The Muslim Charity Run, the biggest event of the summer at the East London Mosque, is celebrating its 12th anniversary this year. The 12th Charity Run will be held at Victoria Park in East London on Sunday, 12 October. Extensive preparations are underway to make the charity run a success. A large number of people are ...

A Conservative member of the London Assembly has defected to Reform UK. Keith Prince, who was a Tory party member for almost 50 years, served as leader of Redbridge Council in east London from 2009 to 2014, and is a councillor at Havering Council, also in east London. He has been the assembly member for Havering and Redbridge since 2016. ...

A British teenager who was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has died in a car crash three months after he was released. Marcus Fakana, 19, was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed in Tottenham, north London, in the early hours of Friday. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries and later ...

One of London’s oldest street markets could be transformed with a new restaurant, roof terrace and central piazza under fresh plans. Kingston Ancient Market, which opened in Kingston town centre in 1170, was taken over in April by operator Between the Bridges. Between the Bridges said its proposals aim to “celebrate Kingston’s heritage while creating a more welcoming, inclusive and ...

Policing will be “stepped up” in and around synagogues in London, the mayor has said, after two people died and three others were injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue. The incident on Thursday morning came on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar. Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, said: ...

MSP Foysol Choudhury has been suspended by Labour over an allegation of harassment, BBC Scotland News understands. The complaint against him was made by an individual who works in the Scottish Parliament. Choudhury, who has represented Lothian as an MSP for Labour since 2021, was suspended by the party at the weekend following an allegation of inappropriate conduct. A Labour ...