On Coeliac UK Awareness week (13-19 May) National Charity Coeliac UK, is calling on greater awareness of the similarity of symptoms and urges anyone with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) to ask their GP for a Coeliac disease blood test, if they...
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14th Dec 2025 | Updated at 09:53pm 14th Dec 2025
British Asian Trust names Hitan Mehta OBE as Chief Executive
- 11 Dec 2025
The Board of Trustees of the British Asian Trust has announced the appointment of Hitan Mehta OBE as its new chief executive, succeeding Richard Hawkes OBE after his 10 years of transformative leadership.Hitan Mehta played a key role in establishing...
BAPS wins Health & Well-Being award 2025
- 11 Dec 2025
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha won the Health & Well-Being award at the London Dangoor Awards 2025 for its impactful BAPS wellNESS project, which addresses health disparities in British South Asians, including diabetes, heart disease, and mental...
Tributes honour Citibond Travel's Alpa Shahq
- 18 Dec 2024
Tributes have poured in for Alpa Ashishbhai Shah, a respected tourism industry veteran, who passed away peacefully on Sunday (15) after a valiant battle with cancer.
Remembering Shri Khodidasbhai Dhamecha on his second death anniversary
- 15 Feb 2022
The strong foundation of heritage, philanthropy and service built by Shri Khodidasbhai Dhamecha is an inspiration for future generations and our communities.
Remembering Lady Pramila Parekh
- 10 Oct 2024
Prime Minister Theresa May hosted a reception at the 10 Downing Street, to celebrate Vaisakhi, one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. Guests...
Mumbai born Avadhoot Kamat took the helm of Zaman restaurant at The Sportsman Casino, in last year April, and within months of taking charge, not only he was named as the 'Asian Chef of the Year' at the 8th Asian Curry Awards but at the same...
Ramadan is considered as the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and celebrated every year by Muslims across the globe. This year the Ramadan has started on Sunday 5 May 2019 and will end on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. This date is usually calculated...
A grieving mother is chronicling the abuse her daughter's ex-boyfriend allegedly inflicted upon her in a new book after a sustained period of physical...
South Asians in the UK make up 5% of the total UK population. But there is very little is known about the prevalence, experience and treatment of dementia in this community. Over 850,000 people in the UK live with dementia.
GPs and other health workers in the Midlands are being urged to look behind the smile and ask about mental health when meeting women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. As part of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week NHS England...
The Jain community celebrated Mahavir Jayanti, the birth of Lord Mahavir on Sunday, 28thApril at Shishukunj Bhavan in Edgware, London. Lord Mahavir was one of the key spiritual teachers of Jainism. Samani Pratibha Pragyaji and Samani Unnat Pragyaji...
In Britain during the 1970s and 80s the face of racism was albeit an ugly one. Members of the far-right racist political party the National Front reigned...
In post-Communist Moscow, Sukhmani Kaur was the only white female Russian embracing her faith on her head in the form of a turban as she channelised the...
