David Lammy (L) and JD Vance (R) UK deputy prime minister David Lammy says he called US Vice-President JD Vance to tell him he was “wrong” for linking the murder of British teenager Henry Nowak by Sikh man Vickrum Digwa to “mass migration”, saying the case had “nothing to do” with immigration.Speaking to British broadcasters…
Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Downing Street on Sunday for high-level discussions on the war in Ukraine and future Western support for Kyiv.The meeting comes after a week of intensified fighting between Russia…
A Sikh worshipper has claimed that Vickrum Digwa, the man convicted of murdering Southampton student Henry Nowak, threatened him at a Southampton gurudwara months before the fatal stabbing attack.The allegations emerged days after Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for killing 18-year-old Henry Nowak in December 2025….
Sharif Rahman Canadian restaurant owner Three British men have admitted their involvement in the death of a Canadian restaurant owner who was fatally injured following a dispute over an unpaid restaurant bill in Ontario.Robert Evans Jr, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Sharif Rahman, 44, during a court hearing in Canada on Friday. Rahman,…
British man Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly imprisoned for more than 17 years for a rape he did not commit, has criticised the prison term handed to the man responsible for the attack, describing the sentence as an “insult” after spending years behind bars.Paul Quinn, 52, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 24 years…
MoEI and 42 Abu Dhabi launch AI hackathon to develop smarter, faster government services nationwide/Image: WAM The UAE’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) has partnered with 42 Abu Dhabi to launch a specialised Artificial Intelligence Hackathon aimed at creating technology-driven solutions to improve government services across key sectors.The initiative will bring together programmers, developers,…
Henry Nowak (left) and Vikram Singh Digwa (right) A group of 11 Sikh MPs has issued a joint statement distancing Sikhism from the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, who was fatally stabbed in Southampton by Sikh man Vickrum Singh Digwa.The intervention comes amid increasing public anger over the case, which began a debate around…
Independent MP Adnan Hussain has backed Southampton’s Sikh community after reports of rising fear and intimidation following the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, saying no group should be blamed for the actions of an individual.In a post on X, the Blackburn MP said Sikh residents should not face harassment over a crime committed by…
A member of a notorious north London gang has been convicted of conspiring to murder a man who was shot outside his family’s restaurant after they refused to pay £100,000. Beytullah Gunduz, 39, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of conspiracy to murder Onur Guzel, who was shot outside the Umut 2000 Turkish restaurant…
British-Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati Two Romanian nationals have been convicted by a UK court for the stabbing of Iranian TV presenter Pouria Zeraati outside his home in Wimbledon, south London, in an attack prosecutors described as a “deliberate, targeted act of violence” involving months of planning and surveillance.The victim, a journalist with the Farsi-language broadcaster…