Legal hopes are rising for Shamima Begum, the London-born woman who joined the Daesh (Islamic State group) as a teenager, following potential changes in the Syrian political landscape. Begum’s lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said that the ongoing destabilisation of Syria could provide a fresh avenue for her return to Britain, the Telegraph reported. According to him, the 25-year-old, who has been ...

A British Indian MP has expressed his concerns over a new bill tabled in the House of Commons that seeks to ban marriages between first cousins over the greater risk of children’s birth defects associated with the practice. The Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill got its first reading in Parliament on Tuesday (10) when backbench Tory MP Richard Holden ...

Britain on Thursday outlined details of an overhaul to its planning system to boost growth and hit a target of 1.5 million new homes in the next five years, including ordering local authorities to build more houses. The housebuilding target was one of six “milestones” announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer a week ago as he pledged to revamp a ...

Hospitals in England are being hit by a “tidal wave” of flu and other winter viruses, NHS bosses say. Data released by NHS England showed there were an average of nearly 1,900 beds occupied by flu patients last week – up 70% on the week before. That is more than three times higher than this time last year, with doctors ...

A new study found no proof that footballers’ high risk of dementia is related to their health or lifestyle. It suggests that heading footballs may be causing brain injuries instead, reports BBC. The study was led by Professor Willie Stewart from Glasgow University, who five years ago found that footballers were 3.5 times more likely to die from a brain ...

Arjun, a 34-year-old Indian expat, considers himself as enlightened when it came to women’s menstrual health. Growing up with four of his sisters, he never shied away from the topic. He said: “I had witnessed the impact of cramps, mood swings, hormonal ups and downs on women as my sisters and mother went through their monthly courses.” It made Arjun ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday (December 12, 2024) conveyed a message to people from party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, urging them to remain patient to have the democracy restored through a national election. “Our acting chairman has urged you (people) to remain patient. We must all act with unity and patience to restore democracy, ensuring that ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday reiterated his call to the South Asian leaders to activate the SAARC to bring for the people of entire region. “South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is very important to me. I spoke about activating the forum immediately after taking oath as the chief adviser,” he said, reports BSS. The Chief Adviser ...

The interim government has signed a $100 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited Project. The project will be implemented by Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) by 2029 at the initiative of the government’s Finance Division, says a press release from the Economic Relations Division. It said ADB will ...

Public sector workers will only get above inflation pay increases if they improve productivity, Downing Street has said. Unions have reacted with anger to proposals for a 2.8% pay increase for teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants next year. The British Medical Association (BMA) said there was a “very real risk” of further industrial action if “pay erosion” was ...