The question was a pressing one, more insistent as the years passed and my mother grew older and frailer. She was Indian and my late father, English, but what was I? Each time someone asked where I was from, thinking I looked ‘foreign’ because of my olive skin and dark hair, it niggled. It never … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s ex-wife Marina Wheeler has said she faced a ‘traumatic,’ couple of years after battling cancer, only to lose her mother to the disease, while also divorcing the prime minister. Ms Wheeler married Mr Johnson in 1993, but they separated in 2018, reaching a financial settlement on their divorce in February this year, only … Read more
Fugitive wanted over murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky who was shot dead during armed robbery will appear in court in Pakistan next week for extradition hearing PC Sharon Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead in West Yorkshire in November 2005 Six men have been jailed in connection with the police officer’s murder Piran Ditta Khan , … Read more
Emmanuel Macron has found himself demonised at protests throughout the Islamic world as anger grows at his defence of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh on Tuesday, branding him a ‘Satan-worshipper’ and burning him in effigy following smaller marches in Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Gaza … Read more
Passengers ‘use fake negative Covid test certificates’ to allow them to fly from UK to Pakistan An online travel agent has been offering fake Covid – 19 test results to clients Passengers to certain countries need a negative Covid-19 before flying abroad One passenger claimed an online agent offered to provide fake test certificates By … Read more
15 people are trampled to death, including 11 women, as thousands wait in Afghanistan to collect visas to enter Pakistan 15 people died and at least 10 others were injured after the crush in Jalalabad Officials said more than 3,000 Afghans had gathered at a football stadium The Pakistani consulate had resumed issuing visas last … Read more
One year on from their visit to Pakistan, Kate Middleton and Prince William have spoken to two organisations they visited in October 2019 to hear how they have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic – and joined pupils in a game of Pictionary, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 38. first spoke to teachers … Read more
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is receiving vile abuse from social media trolls after she showed support for a Conservative friend. The 23-year-old political activist from Pakistan shared a post asking friends to vote for Kia Williams as president of Oxford University Conservative Association. But online trolls attacked Ms Yousafzai as a ‘disingenuous careerist’ … Read more
Prince William is taking on the role of ‘People’s Prince’ now that he is no longer ‘overshadowed’ by his brother Prince Harry, royal experts have claimed. This week the Duke of Cambridge, 38, was widely praised for his touching conservation documentary A Planet For Us All, with viewers branding it ‘outstanding’ and insisting Princess Diana … Read more
Convicted terrorist who travelled to Pakistan to train at jihadist camp is spared jail despite changing his phone and bank cards without telling police after his release Shahid Khan, 28, was jailed for 40 months in 2013 for training to a terror camp Required to tell police of changes to his personal details under a … Read more