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Flying from London to New York could take as little as three hours 15 minutes by 2025 if plans unveield by Boom Supersonic go ahead. The full-sized 55-seater Boom aircraft is expected to reach speeds of more than 1,687mph, 100mph faster than Concorde, according to the company founder, Blake Scholl. He revealed plans to use the aircraft for commercial flights in the next seven years ...

Canada-Bangladesh Association’s (CBA) annual cultural night was celebrated on 10 September 2017 with grand jubilation and joyful community participation. The cultural show is considered a landmark performance of performers of Bangladesh origin in Winnipeg. The attendants rated the program as one of the best performances of the Bangladesh community artists in Winnipeg. The stage program titled ‘Protyasha’ began at 3 ...

Oxfam, a UK-based charity, is providing food, sanitation facilities and tents to the Rohingyas who have fled to shelter camps to flee the Myanmar army’s ruckus state. Four thousand Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh after August 25 Raising refugees for Rohingyas has created humanitarian conditions, including drinking water, lack of sanitation, and shelter centers. Thousands of people are clogging ...

A London NHS Trust is one of six yet to return to normal after an international cyber attack struck hospitals across the country.Speaking after an emergency Cobra meeting on Saturday, home Secretary Amber Rudd said “there’s always more” that can be done to protect against viruses after 48 ( NHS) trusts were hit. The Barts Health( NHS) Trust, which runs ...

 A heavily pregnant Labour MP was allegedly accused of “bringing down the whole of womankind” and “playing the pregnancy card” after she broke the rules of the Commons by leaving a debate to eat. According to the Evening Standard Tulip Siddiq was allegedly told by Eleanor Laing, the Deputy Speaker of the Commons, that she had “made women look bad” ...

Bangla Mirror: The fight is on for the battle to become the Mayor of Tower Hamlets now that the General Election is out of the way.  After a huge defeat in General Election, Labour Party has decided to spend its full force to capture the borough. Labour’s John Biggs was first to declare his name two days after last month’s ...

Tower Hamlets Council and its partners across the NHS are encouraging residents to be a ‘proud quitter’ on No Smoking Day, Wednesday March 11. This year’s national campaign is focusing on ex-smokers who share their reasons and motivations for quitting. Stop smoking advisers will be seen across Tower Hamlets providing free and friendly advice, information and support on local stop ...

Labour London Assembly Member John Biggs has spoken out to condemn this month’s ticket office closures at Aldgate East and Bethnal Green which marks the start of a project to close several ticket offices across Tower Hamlets. Mr Biggs said the move will leave passengers in Tower Hamlets paying more money for less staff support. The closure comes after it ...

Fact:    There are currently 650 total members of parliament in the UK. Fact: Only 148 are women. Fact: Of those 148 women, only 6 are Asian. But what is the reason for this poor representation – is it that politics is simply a sexist and racist space that no-one in their right minds wants to step into? Or are we ...

Crossing the divide: dozens of designs have been submitted for a new Nine Elms to Pimlico bridge. All of them struggle with the differing elevations of the two sides. This one deploys snaking ramps in an attempt to overcome the problem New bridges — for cyclists and pedestrians — across the Thames in central London are set to change the ...