The “rush-hour hell” faced by hundreds of thousands of rail commuters was laid bare today, with new figures showing that more than four in 10 are forced to stand on their way to work on some services. Thameslink’s 0700 Brighton to Bedford service was the busiest peak train in the capital in spring last year. It reached its most crowded point with ...

Poplar Baths has re-opened to the public today (Monday 25 July) after nearly 30 years since it closed its doors. The grade II listed building has been lovingly restored to its former glory with a couple of new additions. The building, which has been refurbished by Guildmore, boasts an Art Deco entrance lobby, sports hall, new pools and a café. ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: A Reception was given in honour of retired Indian army officer Maj Gen Ian Gen Cardozo on 26 July at the Bangladesh High Commission, hosted by the Acting High Commissioner Khondker Mohammad Talha in association with Swadhinata Trust and Curry Life Magazine on behalf of the UK Bengali diaspora. Maj Gen Cardozo in his address said. ...

Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith has warned that if his party fails to unite it will open the door to “forces of radical, Right-wing darkness”. Mr Smith said a divided party would mean Labour was out of power for “a long time” and could even “disappear”, leaving the way clear for the political Right. He claimed Jeremy Corbyn lacked the strength ...

The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the three months to the end of June, as economic growth accelerated in the run-up to the vote to leave the EU. Second-quarter gross domestic product grew faster than expected, and was up from 0.4% growth in the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Any uncertainty ahead of the referendum seemed ...

Gulshan killing tarnished our image as a nation. We are normally considered as a peace loving moderate nation. If this type of atrocity continues to occur, it may pose a question in future as to how we continue to work as a peace keeper of the nations by being employed as peace keeping force by the UN.  As such this ...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader : EIGHT SYRIANS, most of them women and childr- en, have been killed by Turkish border guards while fleeing their war-torn homeland.The group was trying to cross into Turkey via a mountain smuggling route at the western end of the frontier when they were pushed back by Turkish forces firing live rounds.Mobile phone footage obtained by the ...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader : India is the home of Twenty20 cricket. Interestingly, theirs was a reluctant journey because they initially shied away for fear of it having a negative impact on television earnings. How ridiculous that seems now. The introduction of the Indian Premier League set the tone for Twenty 20.At best colourful, enter- taining and a serious money-spinner, at worst ...

Female students are less likely to aim for top graduate jobs but more likely to land them if they apply, says the Association of Graduate Recruiters. Its survey of leading employers found that, while 54% of students are women, they make up just 47% of graduate scheme applicants. But they took 49% of the posts, the responses by 170 employers ...

Theresa May has vowed to maintain peace and stability in Northern Irelanddespite fears that Britain’s vote to leave the EU will lead to the creation of a “hard border” with the Irish Republic. On her first visit to the province as prime minister, May tried to assuage concerns about a fortified frontier between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. May, while campaigning ...