A north-west London borough has the highest rate of active tuberculosis (TB) in the capital, according to new data. The National TB Surveillance System said 44 in every 100,000 residents had active TB in Harrow, and cases “still seem to be rising”, the council said. Laurence Gibson, Harrow’s director of public health, said the current cohort of residents with TB ...

Hammersmith and Fulham’s first two Green Party councillors have only attended one meeting each since defecting from Labour last summer despite claiming they would offer residents “real representation”. Councillor Trey Campbell-Simon and Councillor Liz Collins have just held onto their seats with council rules stipulating any member who misses all meetings over a six month period is removed. As such ...

The rush for Eid shopping is underway and I’ve been unable to resist joining the crowds looking for a new outfit. It is safe to say I may have got carried away. Eid-ul-Fitr, the celebratory festival marking the end of Ramadan, is due to take place on Thursday, March 19 or Friday, March 20 depending on when the new crescent ...

A major London road drenched in history has been named one of the most memorable streets in the world. The Strand is a ‘truly special’ stretch that should be walked at least once in this lifetime, according to the Telegraph. The Westminster thoroughfare is rubbing shoulders with pretty spots such as Philosopher’s Path, a cherry-tree-lined walk in Kyoto, and Rio’s ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman left Dhaka on Saturday morning for the United States to attend a series of engagements in support of Bangladesh’s campaign for the Presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). On his way to New York, the foreign minister will make a brief stopover in Türkiye, where he is scheduled to ...

The throat-slit body of a teenager was recovered from a poultry farm at Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Thursday night. The deceased Suman Miah, 17, who was a carpenter by profession, was son of Anwar Miah of Tritiya Khanda village at Fatehpur union under Goainghat upazila, police said. Local union parishad chairman Minhaj Uddin said that the poultry farm owner ...

Defending champions China scored twice in extra-time to book a blockbuster semi-final with hosts Australia at the Women’s Asian Cup after a tense 2-0 win over Taiwan on Saturday. Shao Ziqin brilliantly fired into the right corner in the 94th minute before earning a penalty in the second-half of added time. Substitute Wurigumula missed the spot kick but China sealed ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday reiterated that Türkiye will not be drawn into the war sparked by US-Israeli attacks on Iran, following the interception of a third ballistic missile that entered Turkish airspace. Speaking in Istanbul, Erdogan said Türkiye is acting with “great caution in face of plots, traps, provocations aimed at dragging our country into war,” adding ...

The US embassy in Baghdad was hit by an attack on Saturday following strikes that killed two members of a powerful Iran-backed group in the capital, security sources said. Iraq, long a proxy battleground between the United States and Iran, was quickly dragged into the Middle East war triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. A ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the government has already begun implementing the promises made to the people prior to the national election. Speaking at the inauguration of the monthly honorarium programme for imams, muezzins, and religious leaders of various faiths at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on Saturday, he said the government has acted promptly after being ...