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What are the implications of this outcome? Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow since World War Two to the European project of forging greater unity. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as...

The Story of the Turban - YouTube In September 2011, Sikhs from all over Britain gathered in Parliament Square to protest. The focus of their concern was the turban. Since the terrorist attacks of the 21st century Sikhs believe their turbans have singled them out for discrimination...

This story is taken from a news blog and if you check the link, you will probably find that it has updated since this time posted. 5pm: Defiant protests by up to 5,000 anti-fascists in a number of locations blocked the racist English Defence League (EDL) in Luton today. The EDL hoped...

by Nick Mayo The Sikh trust intending to build a secondary school in Slough has name the proposed new home of Slough Town FC as its ideal site. The Slough Sikh Education Trust says the old Arbour Vale Schools site, in Stoke Road, is the only one that can be supported under the Government's...

LONDON — The British authorities raised the terrorism alert level on Friday for airports, rail stations and other transportation hubs, but left unchanged the threat level for the rest of the country, security officials said. Britain’s elevated terror alert level led to increased police...

Some of you may be aware that recently a change in law has been passed to reduce government spending to universities and charge fees to students from 2013. This issue has been causing lots of tension across the UK, with much protesting that has been turning violent. Current fees are upto ₤3200...

A carbon calculator software tool developed by chemical engineers at The University of Manchester clinched the Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering prize at IChemE’s annual innovation and excellence awards. Held last week at the Palace Hotel in Manchester, Professor...

This is the story of how the red field poppy came to be known as an internationally recognized symbol of Remembrance. From its association with poppies flowering in the spring of 1915 on the battlefields of Belgium, France and Gallipoli this vivid red flower has become...

BEIJING (AFP) – Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday wore a poppy in his lapel to honour British war dead, despite China's request he remove it because officials said it reminded them of the Opium Wars. Cameron and members of his delegation have all worn poppies...

UK's first TV channel dedicated to British Asians is launched. SikhNet News Archive - UK's first TV channel dedicated to British Asians is launched - 04/08/2008 Brit Asia TV are very proud to present UK’s first and only dedicated Asian television channel for the British Asian population. Brit...