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London Councils has said it has shelved proposals to review the Freedom Pass, which allows Londoners aged over 66 to travel free on public transport. BBC London was told on Thursday about the decision, which follows a campaign by Age UK London to protect the pass as well as a petition with tens of thousands of signatories urging London Councils ...

London’s deputy mayor for policing and crime has defended her decision to block a proposed contract between the Metropolitan Police and US technology firm Palantir, despite warnings the move could lead to cuts to frontline policing. Kaya Comer-Schwartz was questioned by the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee over her refusal to approve the deal, which the Met says is ...

  The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh held a meeting at the House of Commons today to discuss enforced disappearances in Bangladesh. Hosted by Apsana Begum MP, Chair of the APPG on Bangladesh, the meeting engaged an audience of policymakers, academics, prominent activists, and diaspora community members. The meeting was addressed by Dr Nabila Idris, a former member of ...

  Greater Deulgram Welfare Trust UK held its latest Executive Committee meeting on Sunday, 14th June 2026, at a local restaurant in Small Heath, Birmingham The meeting opened with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an by Maulana Anwar Hussain Rabbany. It was presided over by Al-Hajj Rafique Uddin ( Former Founder President) and conducted by General Secretary Sultan Ahmed. Key ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has announced a £7 million campaign to showcase London to the world and tackle online “disinformation” that he says is harming the capital’s reputation. The Mayor of London said the city had been subjected to a “relentless and unprecedented attack of lies and hatred” on social media, describing online disinformation as a “global scourge”. The campaign, to ...

A 26-year-old Indian-origin man has been killed in a knife attack in Southall, west London, the Metropolitan Police said on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Gurbhej Singh, who was stabbed on North Road near the junction with Dormers Wells Lane. A second man, believed to be in his 30s, was also found injured at the scene. He was ...

The US technology company Palantir plans to take legal action against the mayor of London’s decision to block a contract between them and the Metropolitan Police. The Met had proposed a £25.3m deal with Palantir UK for 2026-27, to use the firm’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to speed up criminal investigations and root out corrupt officers. The Mayor’s Office for ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Mohammad Koysor Ahmed, MP from Sunamganj-3 (Jagannathpur-Shantiganj) constituency, has been nominated as a member of Parliament Members Club. Relevant sources confirmed this information on ThursdayJune 11. Mohammad Koysor Ahmed is one of the members of BNP’s National Executive Committee and is serving as a member of the parliamentary committee. This time, leaders and activists in his ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman: In recognition of their outstanding contributions to volunteering and leadership, two Bangladeshi students—Abdur Rahim and Jahidul Islam—have been honoured at the UWS Employability and Student Development Awards 2026, held at the London Campus of the prestigious University of the West of Scotland (UWS). Among other international students receiving awards were Mukti Ghale from Nepal and Qasim Saeed ...

  Bangla Mirror desk : A protest rally was held in East London, organized by the World Human Rights Organization UK, to protest the rape and murder of Ramisa in Bangladesh. The rally was organized on Tuesday (June 9) at the Shaheed Minar premises in Altab Ali Park, East London, in the presence of all professional and conscious citizens of ...