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Sadiq Khan has said ministers’ plans to cut legal migration will lead to a “full-blown recruitment crisis” in London, with vacancies in hospitality alone still higher than they were pre-pandemic. Net migration to the UK boosted the UK population by 672,000 in the year ending June 2023, and about half (48%) of the country’s foreign-born population live in London or ...

The Metropolitan Police lacks the funding it needs to meet London’s “unique demands”, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor has written to Home Secretary James Cleverley to call for an increase in the National and International Capital City (NICC) grant. NICC is a mechanism provided to the Met to support the additional costs of policing a capital city – including ...

    The City of London Corporation invests over £130m in the cultural sector every year. Bangladeshi-born film producer, screenwriter, producer, and social entrepreneur, who was elected to the City of London Corporation in 2017, is the new chairman of its Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee, which is responsible for the City Corporation’s activities and services in the field of ...

A woman has died and a man and teenage boy have been wounded in a shooting in east London. The woman, 42, died at the scene and the 20-year-old man and boy, 16, were taken to hospital. The shooting happened on Vine Road which is in a small housing development in Lower Clapton, Hackney, at about 18:30 GMT on Tuesday. ...

  On Monday (December 4, 2023), East Hands International Charity organised a carbon reduction workshop at Tower Hamlets for the residents. The workshop, supported by Tower Hamlets Council, commenced with a welcome speech by Nobab Uddin, Chairman of EastHands International Charity, and notable journalist Nobab Uddin. The main speaker, Dr. Zaki Rezwana Anwar, emphasised the importance of reducing carbon footprint ...

    Muhammed Shahed Rahman:     The Vijayaful program was officially inaugurated in London by taking a pledge to accelerate the fight against bigotry, fundamentalism and communalism by upholding the spirit of the liberation war in 1971. Inaugurating the Vijayphool program at the foot of Shaheed Minar in Altab Ali Park, East London, overlooking the winter, at 6pm on ...

    Cardiff, 2nd December 2023– The Wales Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (WEDSA) concluded with resounding success last night, honouring individuals and projects that have significantly contributed to promoting ethnic diversity and inclusivity within the sporting industry. This ground-breaking initiative, organised by Rajma Begum of Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA), welcomed distinguished guests, including Bablin Malik, the Bangladeshi born, ...

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman : The ninth death anniversary of Barrister Nora Sharif, who was honored with the ‘Foreign Friend’ award by the Government of Bangladesh, was celebrated in East London. From the Agartala conspiracy case to the great liberation war of 1971, Barrister Nora Sharif has always stood by the Bengalis. The people of Bengal will never forget the ...

Hate crime champions are to be recruited in Hackney in a council drive to keep people safe. Residents from across the borough’s community will be asked to get involved. There were 1,077 hate crimes in Hackney between November 2022 and October 2023, Met Police figures show. Susan Fajana-Thomas, Hackney Council’s cabinet member for community safety, said champions would be “a ...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said “lives could have been saved” if he had been allowed to attend early coronavirus Cobra meetings, claiming Downing Street kept him “in the dark”. Speaking at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Monday, Mr Khan accused the government of ignoring his repeated requests to attend the emergency meetings in March 2020. He said it left him ...