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Brexit ‘could be delayed until end of 2019’ Britain could remain in the European Union until the end of 2019, almost a year longer than anticipated by the British government, the media reported.

The Theresa May-led Conservative government is preparing to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which provides a two-year period to negotiate cutting off ties with Brussels, Efe news reported.

London has publicly stated that it had no intention of beginning this process until the end of this year or the beginning of 2017, which would fix the date for Brexit at some time in the beginning of 2019.

However, The Sunday Times in an editorial claimed that some key ministers had communicated to London that they were not ready to begin the negotiations on the scheduled dates.

The newspaper referred to the difficulties in the Brexit team -- a special group made by May to negotiate with Brussels -- as it is led by the eurosceptic David Davis.

London could delay invoking article 50 until the results of the forthcoming general elections in France, in May next year, and Germany, in September 2017.

In this regard, European Parliament member Nigel Farage, the former leader of the eurosceptic UKIP party, has claimed that the lack of progress could paralyse decision making on immigration, one of the key issues brought forward by Brexit.

He also warned of the danger of thousands of youths getting radicalised and joining extremist organisations if they realised that the government was ignoring the decision taken in the referendum.

Pakistan to release Edhi stamp A commemorative postage stamp featuring renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi will be released in Pakistan.

The Rs 20 stamp will honour the social worker and founder of Edhi Foundation who died on July 8 in Karachi. It will become available in all post offices in the country on Monday, the Dawn reported on Sunday.

However, a spokesperson of the Prime Minister said May had made it clear that her government’s priority was to

respect the decision made by the voters and ensure the success of the Brexit.

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Bangladeshi imam, assistant shot dead in New York A widely respected Bangladeshi imam and his assistant were shot dead in broad daylight by a lone gunman as they walked home after Saturday prayers in the Queens borough here, with the local community blaming the Islamophobia fanned by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for the attack.

Imam Maulana Akonjee and his assistant Thara Uddin were dressed in traditional Muslim attire when the killer approached them from behind and shot them at point-blank range, a New York police officer was quoted as saying by

the New York Daily News.

Akonjee, 55, was shot in the head and died on the spot, while Uddin, 65, was died in hospital four hours later, the report said.

Many worshipers from the local Bangladeshi community mosque gathered at the murder scene to denounce the shooting as a hate crime.

That’s not what America is about,” Khairul Islam, a local, was quoted as saying by a report.

“We blame Donald Trump for this . .

. Trump and his drama has created Islamophobia.”

Sources told the New York Daily News that the hate crimes task force of the city police would be investigating the shooting, but that it was “too early to say” it was indeed a hate crime.

CCTV camera images showed the shooting taking place at 1.55 p.m. The duo were approached from behind and shot by the gunman who then ran away, leaving his victims lying on the ground, close to Al-Furqan Jame Mosque from where they were returning home.

Police said witnesses who saw the killer said he still had the gun in his hand when he escaped after the killing.

Witnesses described the shooter as tall and Hispanic, carrying a large handgun, and wearing a dark blue shirt and short pants.

According to the report, local residents described the imam as a pious, wellregarded member of the community who was set to leave for Bangladesh in 10 days to attend his son’s wedding. Both victims had three children each.

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A-Levels: Top ten reasons why Clearing is an important route into higher education Probably one of the most pivotal day in the education calendar and for many the most chaotic and nerve wracking days of your academic career so far.

The culmination of 14 years of study and three years of seemingly endless exams will be coming on 18 August as many of you will be collecting you Results Day can seem fairly chaotic.

Every year there are the rushed telephone calls to friends to find out what time school opens, the last minute searches for your Ucas login details, and the eleventh hour negotiations with parents to drop you directly outside the school gates at the appropriate time.

The focus on collecting that allimportant envelope means little thought is given to what happens afterwards.

So what happens if you miss out by a few points? What if you don’t get the grades you were predicted and lose your University place?

According to UCAS’ Director of External Relations the days of

Clearing being the bargain basement of university admissions are long gone. Here she gives her top ten reasons why.

1. A record 64,300 students found university places through Clearing last year – the system has transformed into a respected and important route to higher education.

2. That means around one in eight people accepted to fulltime university courses got there through Clearing.

3. Of these, more people than ever (15,000) entered higher education by applying directly through Clearing after the 30 June deadline.

4. Students from outside the UK can use Clearing too – over 5,500 EU and international applicants were among the total accepted this way.

5. A UCAS survey last year showed that 92 per cent of students starting courses they

discovered in Clearing said they were confident they’d made the right choice. Three quarters said their experience of the Clearing process was either great or good.

6. Over 30,000 courses were listed as having vacancies on the UCAS website when Clearing opened last summer – from law to zoology.

accepted by their first ‘firm’ choice – of the rest, just over half still get a university place; roughly half of these through their insurance choice, and half through Clearing.

7. Most universities now recruit students through Clearing for some of their courses, including those with the highest entry requirements.

9. Close to half of those using Clearing will be placed by the Monday after A level results day. The system works efficiently – with no cap on numbers in the majority of HE courses in England, and a falling population of young people, universities are very keen to recruit suitably qualified students.

8. Two thirds of 18 year old applicants from the UK are

10. And if Clearing isn’t right for you? There’s always next year.

Around half of 18 year olds who don’t get in to university apply again – and 85 per cent get in the second time.

Signing in to UCAS Undergraduate Track from 08:00 on 18 August will show you if your university place has been confirmed.

The UCAS website has all the information and advice you need to find out about the Clearing process, if you think you may need to use it.

For advice on the full range of options after getting your results, speak to a dedicated careers adviser on the Exam Results Helpline by calling 0808 100 8000.

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FEATURE STORY

India & Pakistan Independence Day: Crossing the border

by AYESHA BABAR ayesha@asian-standard.co.uk

Growing up in Pakistan, I knew a very different India to the one I know now.

My history books told me that they were the ‘enemy’ country, the most hostile out of all our neighbouring nations. The news channels said they were trying to steal our water and kill our soldiers.

The movies I watched (from both sides) showed the other side as the dark land with whom there is no hope of love and peace. The only place where the opinion was not as harsh was the world of the stories that my grandparents told me and my siblings about the places and neighbourhoods where they were born and spent their early childhoods - stories of the smells and the sights, the mithai at Sharma Uncle’s house, the neighbour to the left and the Peshawari chai at Khan Chacha’s, the neighbour to the right. Listening to their tales we would be transported into a world where all festivals (or ‘tehvaar’) as my daadi calls them were celebrated with equal fervour. For me, the world of these stories was a land of fiction that did not exist anymore, overshadowed by the negatives that I read in my books and watched on my screens.

When I was still in school, there was a time of unusual progress in the IndiaPakistan relationships with the visa procedures being relaxed. My parents decided to take the opportunity and visit

My history books told me that they were the ‘enemy’ country Delhi and Agra. They came back after two weeks, with their own stories of how they felt like they had never really left.

That same year, my school was invited by a network of schools dotted around Delhi and Jaipur. Fortunately for us, the

school accepted the invitation and soon, a delegation of 22 girls was all set to cross the border from Lahore into India.

My trip to India was an eye-opener in more ways than one. As soon as people would find out that I am from Pakistan, there would be smiles and warmth. I have since travelled far and wide but hardly have I ever come across the same kind of heart-felt love.

A few years later, I came to London to start my university journey. I remember that as I, a nervous first-year, entered the dorm room allocated to me, I broke out into a smile. Standing there with a comforting smile, waiting to welcome me was my roommate, a girl from Delhi. She was the first of many close friends that I made from across the border. There were so many things that we had in common – we fervently watched the Pakistan vs India cricket matches, (sitting in opposite corners of the room till the end and then getting up all together to go for a desi dinner), watched too many Bollywood films and Pakistani dramas (catching the first shows of all the Shah Rukh Khan films and swooning over Fawad Khan’s perfect Urdu in Humsafar) and had countless cups of chai, discussing the

always ineffective governments in our respective countries. Most of all, we shared common values, of love, respect and family and of course an undying love for all food spicy.

photograph of the neighbourhood, in hopes of finding a little bit of themselves in the city they once called home; it all reminded me of the sense of belonging I felt when I visited India. As I was saying

It was not just my personal experience – I have seen that whenever a Pakistani and an Indian find themselves in a third country, the bond is instant.

The conversation takes a now rather predictable turn: there will be talk of shared heritage, of roots in what is now the other country and ending with one party wishing to visit the other, with always the same response – that the other side is waiting with their arms wide open!

The memories I have from that first trip to India were recently rekindled when a very close friend from India visited me in Pakistan last month.

The lists from his grandparents about the food to eat and the places to visit, the half-forgotten addresses written on pieces of paper and even the odd

goodbye to my friend, she said the same things to me that I had said to my hosts in India many years ago. She wished she could stay longer, she couldn’t wait to bring her family along and that she

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was taking back a lifetime’s worth of memories. And filmy as it sounds, she quoted that famous Veer Zaara song: ‘Jaisa des hai mera, waisa des hai tera’.

As she left, we both knew that as much as we would like to visit the other in their homelands, the chances of getting a visa and the procedural nightmare of applying for it again would make any such plan that much more difficult to materialise. It pains me then to see the two countries with so much potential to work together, at loggerheads with each other. If there is a sincere effort from the leadership on both sides, there is every reason that progress can be made – that people from sides can be allowed to meet each other, to visit the other and more importantly just know and understand the other side a bit better. I refuse to believe that the same people who find solace in each other in foreign lands will not see each other for who they are and extend a hand of friendship.

Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on 14 August, and India on the 15.

As with every year, there will be shows of military might and rhetoric of which side is stronger. My only hope is that there is also a little effort made to talk to each other and maybe next time, it will be easier to cross the border for me and my friend so that we can once again celebrate the things that unite us!

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First husband confesses to killing Samia Shahid in Pakistan Samia Shahid a 28-year old beauty therapist from Bradford was killed in Pakistan last month as she was visiting relatives. Her first husband in a dramatic turn has admitted to strangling her to death in Pakistan, after her family had originally claimed that she had died of a heart attack.

Shahid was visiting relatives in Pandori village near Mangla Dam and there have been claims her family were not happy about her marriage to someone outside the family. She married again in September 2014 to Syed Mukhtar Kazam at Leeds Town Hall and they both moved to Dubai.

According to reports the Bradford beautician’s first husband, Chaudhry Shakeel’s confession was made to investigators shortly before he appeared in court alongside her father, who has been accused of being an accessory to her murder.

It is reported she flew to Pakistan on 14 July as she was told a relative was gravely ill and died the day before she was meant to come back.

Despite her family’s claims that her death was from natural causes, her

second husband Syed Mukhtar Kazim insisted that she had been the victim of an honour killing for marrying him against their wishes in 2014, after first divorcing Shakeel.

death using a dupatta [a scarf ].”

A post-mortem examination confirmed that Shahid’s death had resulted from strangulation, according to Pakistani police, evidence which has seemingly been bourne out by Shakeel’s confession.

Shahid’s father and ex-husband have appeared in court in Pakistan, and are being held in custody while police continue their investigations.

According to Geo News, police sources claim that Chaudhry made the confession during a recorded interview: “I strangled Samia to

King Khan detained at US Airport again and it ‘really really sucks’

The same sources have said that her cousin, Chaudhry Mubeen, also a suspect in the case, is innocent.

Mr Kazam has claimed he had been receiving death threats and has since been given police protection whilst the investigation continues.

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King Khan detained at US airport for third time and ‘it really really sucks’ Shah Rukh Khan, known as Bollywood’s King Khan was recently detained at an American airport for a few hours last week.

If you’re going to detain one of the highest paid actors in the world, then you’re bound to attract international attention.

Fans and supporters of Khan had already been upset at the superstars previous treatment

by American immigration, so when Khan took to Twitter to share his experience of American immigration again.

“I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks”

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OPINION

Samia Shahid & Qandeel Baloch: Victims of our double-standards

by AYESHA BABAR

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Last week the horrific news of Samia Shahid’s death shocked many of us.

Samia, a young woman of only 28, was allegedly killed by her family in Pakistan.

Samia, originally from Bradford was in her ancestral village in Punjab when her family who were against her second marriage to a man of her choice, Syed Mukhtar, are thought to have killed her for bringing disrepute to the family. The family deny the allegations, saying that Samia died of natural causes.

When the news of Samia’s demise first surfaced, the body had already been buried by her family after an initial autopsy report deemed that Samia’s death was normal and unsuspicious.

It was only after her husband, Syed Mukhtar alerted authorities with his suspicion that the death of the British citizen was actually a murder that the Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, ordered a second team of policemen to carry out a fresh investigation.

Samia’s is not the first case where a young life has been lost to this concept of ‘honour killings’. In Britain, the issue

was one of the first to be raised to PM Theresa May during the Prime Minister’s Questions after she assumed her office.

At that time, the Prime Minister had categorically said that she believes that ‘there is absolutely no honour in killing’ in these so called ‘honour killings’ and that these should in fact be referred to as acts of terror.

The case of Samia Shahid and the Prime Minister’s statement follow in the wake of another tragedy similar to Samia’s that rocked the Pakistani nation just a few weeks ago.

Once every few months, Pakistan is bestowed upon with an internet sensation that takes, not only the country, but the whole world by storm.

They have survived through the pioneers of sending ripples through the internet: Awais Lovely and Taher Shah, those who followed their footsteps: Waseem Sheikh, Abid Cute, and very recently, Qandeel Baloch.

With everything else there is on the Internet, the Qandeel era was no different; there was cyber backlash, and there was support, there were those who were indifferent, and then those who wanted her to pack her bags

and leave for Mars. There were women who wanted her to leave the planet, and those who wanted her to leave the country. And only occasionally, you would hear a voice of reason, that of support. There were those who did not even open her videos, because they were bored of her acts, and those who religiously followed every move of hers.

The media had a ball with the Qandeel controversy, because they always had someone to shame, someone to point a finger at for anything that happened, and someone to blame for earthquakes.

News channels called her in for dialogues against clerics, just to make things more interesting.

Boy, did the tables turn after her passing or what? As soon as the news of her passing came through on news

channels and social media, she became the symbol of women empowerment and outspokenness in the eyes of those who used to slander her character, before.

News channels started barging her house, started tracking down her family, and of course, turned their fingers of blame towards a certain religious cleric.

Rumours of the cause behind her death started pouring in and questions arose.

Was it an honour killing? Did her brother kill her because she refused to give him money for drugs? Was it because her true identity had been revealed? Was she strangled or shot? Questions kept stirring up and there were no answers.

There was even a certain online blog that changed the category for Qandeelrelated articles from Entertainment to Social Cause.

Having said all of this, there was only one silver lining to the Qandeel horror.

Firstly, in one of a few handful cases, her family did not pardon her brother who openly admitted killing his sister, in cold blood; moreover, the State became a party to the case, taking away the family’s right to pardon the brother, in case they changed their minds; and there was a public debate about the position of women, regardless of how they were seen by the society.

Celebrities from all over the world paid their condolences to Qandeel, ranging from Miley Cyrus, Khloe Kardashian to Richa Chadha, and local celebrities including Meesha Shafi and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy. This also gave rise to a petition that circulated all across Pakistan, demanding for an Anti-

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Honour Killing Bill to be passed by the government, which further resulted in the government holding press conferences, assuring the public that they are working towards pushing the act.

This is horrible.

When does this stop!

Condolences poured in online and once again the issue ‘honour killing’ is being highlighted in Pakistan and more widely, South Asia.

There is no honour in killing this beautifully free spirited soul #RIPQANDEEL

Basically, women in the subcontinent must know that their families love them much less than they love their ‘honour’.

Our lives are not ours. As foetuses girls die at the hands of fathers, for honour they die at the hands of brothers, as wives they die for dowry #QandeelBaloch - Richa Chadha, Bollywood actor (via Twitter) #QandeelBaloch killed in an #honorkilling- how many women have to die before we pass the Anti Honor Killing Bill?

- Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, filmmaker, social activist (via Twitter) Spoke to Qandeel Balouch last night! She was so sweet and excited and ALIVE!

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- Miley Cyrus, actor, singer, songwriter (via Instagram) With more and more people, within Pakistan, becoming aware of the menace of honour killing, there is a lot more backlash, with women’s rights activists taking to the streets and protesting against this horror, candlelight vigils being held all over the country, using Qandeel as the face the anti-honour killing movement, and calling her the epitome of freedom of speech.

She was the only person, in our country, who could call out Shahid Afridi for performing poorly in one video, proposing to Virat Kohli in the next, and demanding answers from Narendra Modi in the one after (and that’s something even their politicians don’t have the gall to do).

While a lot of people call the recent turn of events hypocrisy and having double standards, I call it hindsight; you would not be able to recognise half the things taking place all around, because of the sudden influx of incidents happening around you. People, who once called Qandeel vulgar and shameless, are the same ones who are now praising her for being comfortable and open about her sexuality and appeal. She called men out, and rightly so, on the fact that they would criticise her to their hearts’ content, and then would comment with horrible things like the famous marr kiun nai jati? (why don’t you die?) line.

She called them out on the fact that while slandering her over her character and life choices, they sought pleasure from her videos; she questioned overly conservative women about their life choices and insecurities, when they used to accuse her of having no shame; moreover, she never backed down, never did she stop making videos just because there were people out there who were not comfortable with the content.

Looking back at all of this people realised that we could have probably done with Qandeel in our lives for just a little longer, that she did not deserve to go out the way she did, that if for nothing else, we like to have the bitter truth of our society slammed on the table in front of us, and for us to ignore it, like we have been doing for so many years.

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'Stay strong, be positive. We all struggle sometimes.'

by FATIMA PATEL fatima@asian-standard.co.uk Welcome to the launch issue of Asian Standard.

My team and I hope you will like our very first edition, with many more to come. After resigning as Editor of the Asian Sunday Newspaper last year (for health reasons) I promised myself I wouldn’t ever write again. But here I am with my new column YOU, ME & US! Sometimes when we hurt ourselves, we are too busy worrying about the physical injury to even think about how the injury has impacted on us mentally. For those of you who know me, will know that the past two and a half years have been a turbulent few years, but years that I wouldn’t exchange for anything in the world.

Don’t worry there will be plenty of upcoming columns for me to share my turbulent experiences as well as the exciting, happy and more often than not stressful experiences.

In this column though I want to express my support for those who are going through depression. If you are sat there reading this thinking, no one understands you, then please believe me when I say I UNDERSTAND YOU.

A freak accident just under three years ago, made me realise how many people cared about me and how much support I had out there. However, while I received bundles of support for my injury that could be seen (my ruptured quadriceps tendon), the support for the unseen injury was almost non-existent.

Many people see me as a hugely successful woman who has her own media empire with incredible influence. However, behind this is an ordinary woman who just like everyone else bleeds, hurts and most importantly struggles like most ordinary people too.

So for someone like me who has to live up to this image society has created for me, admitting I was suffering from depression an illness and not something that's my fault in some way or another was hard. After all who really wants to admit they're ill with something that's all in your head. With most illnesses, it’s a different matter, people can see it, they understand it - people are sympathetic. People don't understand

depression, they just think it's just something you need to get over and cheer up. Life can't be that bad, surely!

I mean how can someone like me be weak, right?

Well around two years ago this month, Robin Williams committed suicide. A lot of people would not expect someone so adored and so successful to suffer like that and end his own life, but as we all know this was all down to severe depression. So anyone can suffer from depression, no matter how great your life has been.

For me the first time I realised I was depressed was when I returned to work, following over a year out. I returned at the height of the last General Elections. Politics can at the best of times be an ugly industry to be in and to be involved with. Whilst I had recovered physically, I hadn’t given my body time to recovery mentally and so at the height of some really powerful articles and significant milestones in my field I felt the emotional political rollercoaster was much more than I could cope with. This wasn’t the same me who only a year earlier single handedly took on an influential council and local authority to task on

sexual harassment in the work place and pushed ahead for justice despite pressure from community leaders.

This time round the politics was too much for me. Mentally I couldn’t deal with the pressures, even though it was a job assigned up for. I chose to step down as an Editor and stopped writing. That was perhaps the most difficult decision I made which at the time, was both the wrong and right decision.

Wrong because I didn’t want to resign, but thought I was too weak to carry on so I did and right because I finally confronted and admitted my mental illness. Even now saying it ‘my mental illness’ is difficult.

Anyway, it’s taken me over a year now to control the tormenting in my head. Most days I put on a brave smile and laugh with everyone, but inside my heart is in tears. Depression is not something that you can explain. There is no manual or guide. It's hard trying to explain what it feels like to other people, a dark cloud descends and it's like fighting a war within yourself.

People say try to look at the positives in your life, they don't understand you really are trying your best and it's on those days you're fighting your hardest. Although, I have mild depression, for which I think I know

the cause, whilst many sufferers don’t. Depression can be a very severe condition for some and can take years to treat, with some cases ending in tragedy like Robin Williams.

Even though I still have my moments and I still have a fair bit to go, the fact that I am here, writing this column for our launch issue of Asian Standard shows that depression can be beaten and together we can all make a more conscious effort of trying to spot the signs not just with our loved ones, but also within ourselves.

It’s true what they say, storms don’t last forever and one of the hardest things you need to know is that you, me and us, are worth the recovery!

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HEALTH

Hayfever level expected to be the highest this summer

According to figures hay fever, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, affects one in four people in the UK and is mainly caused by grass pollen.

Hay fever is a type of allergy. It happens when your body makes antibodies in response to certain triggers, such as pollen.

be dangerous, as one in 10 (10%) reveal they have felt drowsy and 12% have suffered from blurred vision while on the road, which could lead to a loss of concentration.

The charity Allergy UK estimates that nearly 18 million people have hay fever in the UK. It’s most common in children, particularly teenagers, but you can develop hay fever at any age.

The symptoms usually include sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, and a stuffy nose.

Eye drop specialist Opticrom are particularly warning drivers to be aware of hayfever symptoms striking.

According to a survey carried out by Opticrom Hayfever Eye Drops almost half of hayfever sufferers (49%) have had to cope with sneezing behind the wheel and nearly a third (30%) admit to experiencing watery eyes whilst driving.

Nearly a quarter (23%) of the 2,000 respondents surveyed believe that driving with hayfever symptoms could

Leading Pollen Expert, Dr Jean Emberlin, advises “The first rule of driving is to keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road at all times.

However, this isn’t always possible for hayfever sufferers, as watering eyes can cause blurred vision whilst driving.

If you’re travelling at 70mph on the motorway and you sneeze, momentarily closing your eyes, you’re travelling blind for about 31 metres (just over a 100ft).”

Almost a third (31%) of sufferers said

their hayfever has got worse in recent years, with the most common symptoms being sneezing (72%), itchy eyes or a runny nose (64%). In the UK, we will see around 18 million people dealing with hayfever havoc and hotspots are likely

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Here are a few tips to help relieve hayfever Avoiding exposure to pollen is the best way to reduce the allergic symptoms of hay fever:

• Keep windows shut at night and first thing in the morning • Stay indoors when the pollen count is high (between 50 and 150) • Wear wrap-around sunglasses • Put some petroleum jelly (Vaseline) or another nasal blocker just inside your nostrils to trap some of the pollen • Don’t mow the grass or sit in fields or large areas of grass • Wash your hands and face regularly • Avoid exposure to other allergens, such as pet fur, or environmental irritants, such as insect sprays or tobacco smoke

to be concentrated around large urban areas in the South and the Midlands.

Dr Emberlin continues, “There are a lot of risk factors in getting hayfever. The main factors I think are probably genetic, in that allergies tend to run in families. We can add to that gender, boys are slightly more prone to getting hayfever than girls, at least until adolescence. And then we can add month of birth. If you’re born either just before or during the hayfever season for April through to July, you’re more likely to have hayfever by the time you’re four or five than somebody who’s born in the autumn or the winter[5]. You can also add in environmental factors, if the parents smoke, that can affect the immune system2, the child may be more prone to hayfever and other environmental things like air pollution generally.”

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Hayfever is an allergic reaction to pollen and spores, occurring when the body’s immune system mistakes these harmless airborne particles and launches a defence against them. This reaction causes the rapid onset of irritating and uncomfortable symptoms, including itchy, watering eyes, runny nose, sneezing and headaches – all associated with hayfever. With June being the worst month for over nearly a quarter of sufferers (23%), it is important to ensure people are equipped with the right information to help them cope with their hayfever symptoms.

Dr Emberlin continues, “A top tip for someone who’s got hayfever is to visit a pharmacist or GP to get the right sort of medication and treatment for them, to control the symptoms. There’s a range of medications which people can take for hayfever.

They include antihistamines, corticosteroids, nasal decongestants, eye drops and these are very effective. They can also help to reduce our exposure to pollen in several ways; one of course is to try to avoid going places where the pollen counts are high, and also looking at the pollen count to see when the seasons are going to start, which days are going to have high pollen counts, and importantly when the season ends.”

More information about hayfever eyes including symptoms, frequently asked questions and tips to help cope, can be found on the Opticrom website: www.opticrom.co.uk.

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Are Muslim women the most disadvantaged in our society? According to a

commons report they are!

by ALISON BELLAMY alison@asian-standard.co.uk

So yet another report is issued by our UK government leaders. And it pinpoints that Muslim women are the most economically disadvantaged group in British society.

The report by the Women and Equalities Committee states discrimination, family pressures, Islamophobia, role of mosques; poverty and language barriers are often to blame.

How true is this? I’m thinking of the professional women I know. Some of the highest achieving and most ambitious women I meet are Muslim, with successful businesses to their name and a tireless drive and determination, which inspire me to do better.

They may be high flyers but I also know of the daily struggle other Muslim women face as they manage cultural custom and tradition, which often means they are expected to be homemakers, care for children and extended family and not have a career or further their education. This is also true for many women from all cultures.

There was a furore back in January 2016, when then Prime Minister David Cameron came to Leeds and singled out Muslim women saying they were traditionally submissive.

He then suggested that anyone who did not take their English lessons could be subject to deportation. He also warned that not speaking English adequately could make people ‘more susceptible’ to the recruitment messages of groups like Daesh.

He announced £20m of funding into English classes, targeted at ethnic minority women (Despite a previous £45m cut to ESOL funding).

He claimed that some 190,000 British Muslim women, or 22 per cent, speak little or no English, and suggested that a minority of men were promoting ‘backward attitudes’ and exerting ‘damaging control’ over female relatives.

According to the new report by MPs, ministers must introduce a plan to tackle the inequalities before the end of the year.

Figures suggest they are three times more

At a disadvantage, during her early years, Bushra persevered and became the first ever Muslim female head teacher

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Either Muslims they are portrayed as extremist villains or they are shown as victims of prejudiced views. There never seems to be a middle ground. likely to be unemployed jobseekers than women generally, and twice as likely to be economically inactive.

are torn between two cultures as they don’t have the same freedom as men. If women choose this, then that’s fine, but it’s not always the case.”

Surji Cair, who runs a community centre in Bradford, said: “A lot of women are not ready for employment due to traditional barriers.

Ms Cair says it was vital that the government now followed up the findings with resources: “Our centre is facing closure due to funding cuts.

Learning English should be available for everyone who needs it.”

“They face a lack of work experience and lack of education. There is no funding to teach those skills anymore, so it is a no win situation. There is also a huge amount of pressure on women from the Department for Work and Pensions.

“Cultural issues do not help, but this can apply to many people, including the white community.

Many have a lack of basic skills such as communication in English and IT skills.

“In my experience there is discrimination against some Muslim women – due to the way they dress or their names.”

But custom and tradition within the south Asian community means that some women do not want to work alongside men, or feel uncomfortable if they have to.

Ms Cair added: “I know women who are completely illiterate and may have learning disabilities and they are pressured into applying for jobs. If not, they get sanctioned and their benefits stopped. There is no understanding on the part of job centres. This causes a lot of anxiety and affects women’s mental health and wellbeing.

“It’s hard for young women growing up as they

The answer lies in a joint effort, says Ms Cair: “We all have to make changes and have discussions.

We all have responsibility in this.”

The government said it was committed to making Britain ‘work for everyone’. Progress has been made, with 45 per cent more Muslim women in work than in 2011, but ministers ‘know there is much more to do’, a government spokesman added.

Many Muslim women face a ‘triple penalty’ impacting on their job prospects - being women, being from an ethnic minority and being Muslim, the committee suggested.

It cited Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures for 2015, which found 35 per cent of Muslim women from 16 to 64 were in employment. By contrast, 69 per cent of all British working-age women were in employment between March and May this year.

The Muslim Women’s Council says the report is presented in a way which means Muslim women are made to feel inferior and it creates a wholly inappropriate environment for racism and Islamophobia to thrive in, exacerbating animosity, prejudice and hate.

Bana Gora, CEO of Muslim Women’s Council, said: “We have been advocating for wider representation for Muslim women in the community as well as within mosques.

“If the government is serious about engaging with Muslim women and not the usual tokenistic groups such as the National Women’s Advisory Group, we urge Prime Minister May to put some serious funding behind this initiative in order to make inroads into the wider issues”.

Bana Gora, CEO of Muslim Womens Council

Rupy Hayre, a Sikh mum from Yorkshire who works in legal services, said: “Most Muslim women I know are very strong business women or leaders. I know more Muslim women high flyers than Sikh women, but have never really thought about it until now. There are two polar views reported by the media. Either Muslims they are portrayed as extremist villains or they are shown as victims of prejudiced views. There never seems to be a middle ground. There is rarely a portrayal of a positive Muslim role model

in the national media. Surely this skewers the public’s views of Muslims generally?

“I really do believe that the way such reports are interpreted can do more harm than good. The media needs to be more culturally sensitive with such material so as not to reinforce alienation or resentment.

“Overall, I think women generally are at a disadvantage career wise than men. And I think women from ethnic minority backgrounds are at an even further disadvantage.

“We need to work towards understanding cultural barriers and then re-educating society accordingly – and that includes possible employers. People should not be hindered in the workplace based in their religious beliefs – it’s just wrong.”

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London School Girl Who Went Missing and Reportedly Joined Daesh in Syria is Feared Dead Henna Rai, founder of ‘Women Against Radicalisation Network’ (WARN – www.warn.org.uk), said: “Our young people are more susceptible than others to online grooming and propaganda from Daesh manipulating their vulnerabilities through the use of coercion, false promises and lies about Islam.

It is being reported that London school girl Kadiza Sultana who many dubbed as a ‘Jihadi bride’ is feared dead.

other foreigners who were in Syria to fight for Daesh, but little is known about their movements since.

Media reports suggest that she has been killed in an airstrike on Syria.

Government Security Minister Ben Wallace said it showed the risks some young people faced from radicalisation.

Kadiza Sultana was one of three teenage girls who fled east London and went to join IS in Syria via Turkey last year.

Reports claim that the 17-year-old was living in the city of Raqqa, which is where Daesh have a stronghold and is feared to have been killed during a Russian plane’s airstrike in May According to The Guardian her family say they were hoping to get her across the border and into Turkey before she died, after she became disillusioned with life in Syria.

Shamima Begum and Amira Abase were both 15 when they left Bethnal Green with Kadiza in February 2015.

They had told their families they were going out for the day.

All three were feared to have married

He said: “These tragic reports show how Daesh’s toxic narrative can tear families apart and have a devastating impact on individuals and communities.

“We introduced the Prevent duty last year to make it a legal requirement for schools and other key institutions to have due regard to preventing vulnerable people in their care from being drawn into terrorism. We have trained 550,000 frontline workers to spot the signs of radicalisation and supported hundreds of community-led projects.

“Protecting young people is a job for us all. If you are concerned that you or someone you know may be vulnerable to radicalisation - talk to someone you trust, whether that’s a teacher, police officer, the confidential NSPCC helpline or a community leader.”

"Kadiza Sultana, a child of 16, was inexperienced in relationships other than those with her parents and siblings, would not have the maturity to understand she was being groomed and manipulated. Once she was in Syria she saw the truth for itself and all she wanted to do was return home but it was too late as she was now ultimately a prisoner.

“As heart-breaking as it is, this is the hard truth of going to Syria. No one can help you once you are there, but what WARN, communities and groups across the country can do is prevent you from making that mistake in the first place and prevent you from losing everything, including your life.”

Saleha Jaffer, founder of London based ‘Families Against Stress and Trauma’ (FAST – www. familiesmatt er.org.uk), said: “This is dreadful news – the death of Kadiza Sultana in Syria, far from her home and loved ones, will be devastating for her family.

"At only 16 years old, she was just a girl unwise to the world and manipulated by those using a twisted ideology to persuade a teenager to leave the safety of her home and family to a dangerous situation that she didn’t fully understand.

“Her case demonstrates the very real threat radicalisation can pose to young people from all backgrounds.

As families and friend’s it is all our responsibility to be vigilant in safeguarding our young people from this evil.

“As a society we need to become more aware of the signs that suggest our loved ones might be at risk and not be afraid to reach out or ask for help, because sometimes the intervention of a mother, sister, brother or father can make all the difference.”

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Zayn Malik to spill One Direction secrets in EXPLOSIVE tell-all book?

Zayn certainly hasn’t wasted any time with his solo career after he quit One Direction early last year, as he’s already released his debut album and appeared as a featured artist on a number of songs.

Now, it has been reported that Zayn is set to spill secrets about his time in one of the biggest groups on the planet in an explosive tell-all book.

If rumours are to be believed it has been reported that since Zayn quit One Direction last year, he has dodged a number of major claims such as him allegedly cheating on Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards, but he will set the record straight on all the rumours in the new book.

We’re sure Zayn will have to pass his book with lawyers as it’s likely that his former band mates or a Mr Cowell may have issues with the revelations.

After all it’s not the first time Zayn has spoken out in a not so positive way about his time with One Direction. In

previous interviews he’s spoken out about having to sound a certain way, not being able to bring in his R&B influence, and having to do and be seen in a certain light.

In an interview with Billboard earlier this year, he said: “We weren’t allowed to say certain things, or word [lyrics] the way we would. I’d sit and wonder, ‘If the fans knew how it worked, what would they think?’ My argument was: People are more intelligent than that. They want to hear what’s real, so why don’t we write somestuff that we’re actually going through?”

He also hinted that none of the other One Direction lads bothered with him when he quit the band, in which he said: “I’ve reached out to a few of them and got no reply. I had every intention of remaining friends with everybody, but I guess certain phone numbers have changed and I haven’t received calls from a lot of people”.

This could turn out to be rather explosive

Bake off winner Nadiya Hussain, says she still experiences racial abuse.

She won hearts by winning the country’s most watched reality TV show Great British Bake Off and was also chosen to bake a cake for the Queen’s 90th birthday, but the BritishBangladeshi TV personality says she still experiences racil abuse from members of the public.

In an interview with Radio 4’s Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs Nadiya explains how she had been physically and verbally attacked ‘for years’ and has come to ‘expect’ this kind of treatment.

While these assaults usually occur at times when ‘massive things happen’ in the news like the September 11 attacks, Nadiya claims she still experiences them now.

The 31-year-old also said in her interview that she ‘had things thrown at her and [been] pushed and shoved.

“I feel like that’s just become a part of my life now. I expect it. Absolutely I expect it.

‘It sounds really silly (but) I expect to be shoved or pushed or verbally abused because that happens. It’s been happening for years.’ She said.

Mum-of-three Nadiya – who is ‘astounded’ people think she’s had a positive effect on the British attitudes to Muslims – makes a point never to retaliate when targeted in public.

‘I feel like there’s a dignity in silence, and I think if I retaliate to negativity with negativity, then we’ve evened out,’ she explained to Kirsty Young. ‘And I

don’t need to even that out because if somebody’s being negative, I need to be the better person.

‘Because I’ve got young children, the one thing I don’t want my kids to do is have a negative attitude to living in the UK because, yes, there are those negative people, but they are the minority.’

Prior to applying for Bake Off, Nadiya confessed she ‘got so bogged down in being the best housewife that I lost myself a little bit’, and feared contact with anyone who wasn’t close family.

She said: ‘I couldn’t get on a bus with them (her two eldest children) because I was so afraid of people looking at me, or people thinking I looked horrible, or people judging me and “How could

she possibly have two children in that space of time?”.’

But after facing racism, bigotry and her own fears, Nadiya made it clear she couldn’t be more happy to be a Brit, or more proud to be raising her children here with husband Abdul.

‘I love being British and I love living here and this is my home and it always will be,’ said the baker. ‘Regardless of all the other things that define me, this is my home. And I want my kids to be proud of that, and I don’t want my kids to grow up with a chip on their shoulder.

‘So I live as positively as I can and all those things that do happen to me, hey, it happens but it happens to other people too and we deal with it.’

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Anil Kapoor’s 24 hits UK screens.

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What would happen if

India and Pakistan re-united?

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In August, 1947, when, after three hundred years in India, the British finally left, the subcontinent was partitioned into two independent nation states: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.

Immediately, there began one of the greatest migrations in human history, as millions of Muslims trekked to West and East Pakistan (the latter now known as Bangladesh) while millions of Hindus and Sikhs headed in the opposite direction.

UNHCR estimates 14 million Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims were displaced during the partition; it was the largest mass migration in human history.

The separate states of India and Pakistan were created at midnight on August 15, 1947. Yet while India celebrates that day as its independence day, Pakistan celebrates its independence day a day before.

It is believed that Pakistan’s first independence day was also celebrated on August 15 but later on it was advanced to August 14.

According to the Indian Independence Act of 1947 it states “As from the fifteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, two independent Dominions shall be set up in India, to be known respectively as India and Pakistan.” Pakistan’s founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah had also declared August 15 as the birthday of the independent and sovereign state of Pakistan. The first commemorative postage stamps of Pakistan which were released in July 1948 also mention 15 August 1947 as its Independence Day. While the exact reason why Pakistan celebrates it’s Independence separately is unknown, here are a few possible theories.

One of the reasons is that British Viceroy Lord Mountbatten, who had

chosen August 15 to commemorate the surrender of Japan to the Allies Power marking the end of World War II in 1945, sought to transfer power to Pakistan on August 14 so that he could be present in New Delhi to observe India’s maiden independence day celebrations.

Another theory suggests that in 1948, Pakistan decided to celebrate its Independence Day on August 14 because 27 Ramadan, an auspicious date of the Islamic lunar calendar, coincided with it. Hence Pakistan decided to celebrate their Independence Day a day before the actual date.

Well whatever day independence day is celebrated, wouldn’t it be great if the two countries reunited?

So we got some people together at Asian Standard HQ who were of Indian and Pakistani origin and here’s what happened when they met. Unity!

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Tantilising Recipes from It’s BBQ time...

Paneer Afghani

By Niru Gupta Paneer cubes marinated in a creamy paste of melon seeds, cashews, poppy seeds, cream and butter. Grilled golden on a tandoor.

Ingredients 500 gm paneer-cubed 1 Tbsp magaz (melon seed) 1 cup kaju (cashew nuts) 1 Tbsp khus khus (poppy seed)-soaked for 1 hour 1 cup cream 2 Tbsp butter 2 tsp powdered black pepper 5-6 chhoti elaichi Salt to taste

Method 1. Grind together the magaz, kaju, khus khus, pepper and elaichi.

2. Mix with the rest of the ingredients and marinate for an hour or so.

3. Grill in a tandoor or electric grill till golden and serve hot.

Reshmi Tikka Recipe by Chef Aditya Bal The creamy texture and the tenderness of the chicken, makes this one of the most popular Indian kebab recipes.

Ingredients 250 gm chicken, cut into cubes 1 tsp refined oil 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 Tbsp ginger-garlic paste 50 gm malai 50 gm curd 1 lime 1 Tbsp garam masala Salt, to taste For the garam masala: 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp kebab chini 5-6 green cardamom 1 stick cinnamon 5-6 cloves 1 tsp mango powder Method For the garam masala: 1. In a pan, dry roast cumin, coriander powder, black pepper, kebab chini, green cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.

2. Grind them in a mortar and pestle and add mango powder. Mix them well.

For the tikka: 3. In a bowl, add chicken cubes, refined oil, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, malai, curd, juice of 1/2 lime, the prepared garam masala and salt. Mix them well together. Keep them in the fridge for 20 minutes.

4. Preheat the oven for 20 minutes at 180 C. 5. Roast the marinated chicken pieces in the oven for 20 minutes.

6. Remove them from oven and squeeze half lime over it.

7. Serve hot with preferred sauces

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Grilled Pomfrets or Codfish Ingredients 3 x Medium sized Pomfrets or cod fish 2 tsp - white pepper powder 1 tsp - Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp - Vinegar 2 tbsp - oil Salt to taste

Method 1. Clean the fish well, slit sideways and remove the insides.

Then wash well.

2. Mix the pepper salt, Worcestershire sauce and vinegar together and apply this paste all over and inside the fish.

3. Leave aside for 15 minutes.

4.Grease a baking tray and lay the marinated fish on it.

Drizzle the oil all over the fish.

5.Grill in a moderate oven for 15 minutes.

6. Serve with salad and chips.

Mutton Shashlik Ingredients 500 gm boneless mutton/beef cut into fairly large cubes 1 Tbsp garlic paste 1 Tbsp ginger paste 1 cup yogurt (dahi) 2 Tbsp grated raw papaya Chilli powder to taste 1 tsp powdered garam masala 1 Tbsp powdered coriander seeds 1 tsp salt or to taste 2-3 capsicums 2 onions 3-4 tomatoes skewers oil to brush chaat masala to garnish

3. Thread a piece of tomato, onion and capsicum into the skewer and follow that with a cube of meat.

Method 1. Prick meat cubes and marinate in garlic, ginger, yogurt, raw papaya, chilli powder, black pepper, chilli powder, coriander powder, and salt. Leave for 7 hours or overnight.

7. Bake in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or till cooked through and browned at the edges, or over a barbecue pit, or a grill.

2. Cut capsicum, onions and tomatoes to match the meat cubes.

4. Repeat thus having 3-4 pieces of meat sandwiched with the vegetables on each skewer.

5. Pour whatever juices there may be over the prepared shashlik and place over a drip tray.

6. Brush with oil.

8. Brush again with a little oil when almost done.

9. Serve hot over a bed of boiled rice.

By Niru Gupta The word ‘shashlik’ actually means skewered meat. Also, it is traditionally grilled cooked on a type of grill called mangal.

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New show, ‘Naamkaran’ to replace ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’ on Star Plus Star Plus’s long running hit show ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’ will end in September and be replaced with Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Naamkaran’.

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‘Naamkaran’ has been described as a fiction, which will continue where Bhatt’s 90s hit film ‘Zakhm’ left.

According to sources the narrative unfolds from the perspective of a 10-year-old girl

who asks the question–why is it necessary for a woman to be identified by her father or husband’s name, why can’t she be a force in herself? She lives in a single parent’s home and wonders why the parents and the people around us do not live the truth they often state.

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09:55 Geet (Film)

14:00 Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (Drama)

12:55 Judaai (Film)

14:30 Kumkum Bhagya (Drama)

15:45 Josh (Film)

15:00 Kumkum Bhagya (Drama)

18:25 Haider (Film)

15:30 Kumkum Bhagya (Drama)

Fitoor (Film)

01:40 Judaai (Film)

ZEE TV

18:00 Out and About (Entertainment) 18:30 Zee News (News) 19:00 Big Story, Big Debate (Chat Show)

23:30 Dance+ 2 (Game Show) 00:30 Dance+ 2 - Get Set Go (Game Show)

20:00 The Golden Years with Javed Aktar

06:30 Mere Angne Mein (Drama)

01:00 Diya Aur Bati Hum (Drama)

07:00 Saathiya (Drama)

01:30 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary)

07:30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Drama)

02:00 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary)

06:30 Shrimad Bhagwat Katha (Entertainment)

02:30 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary)

07:00 Zee News (News)

03:00 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Drama)

07:30 Yoga for You (Entertainment)

09:00 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary)

03:30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Drama)

08:00 Nirankari Baba Mission (Entertainment)

09:30 Diya Aur Bati Hum (Drama)

04:00 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Drama)

08:30 Narayan Seva Sansthan (Documentary)

10:00 Dance+ 2 (Game Show)

04:30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki (Drama)

11:00 Saathiya (Drama)

05:00 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki (Drama)

09:00 Money Guru (Business and Finance)

08:00 Hum Ko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai... (Drama) 08:30 Siya Ke Ram (Drama)

11:30 Jana Na Dil Se Door (Drama) 12:00 Mere Angne Mein (Drama) 12:30 Hum Ko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai... (Drama)

05:30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki (Drama)

ZEE CINEMA

13:30 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary) 14:00 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary) 14:30 Patiala House (Film) 17:30 Jana Na Dil Se Door (Drama)

04:40 Boot Polish (Film) 07:05 Hamara Dil Aap Ke Paas

21:00 Amma (Drama) 22:00 Brahmarakshas... Jaag Utha Shaitaan (Drama) 23:00 Neeli Chatri Waale (Documentary) 00:00 Brahmarakshas... Jaag Utha Shaitaan (Drama) 01:00 Dr. Subhash Chandra Show (Drama) 02:00 Bollywood Business (Magazine Programme) 02:30 Big Story, Big Debate (Chat Show) 03:30 The Art Room (Entertainment) 04:30 Fear Files (Documentary) 05:30 Yogic Healing by Swami Ramdev (Entertainment)

05:30 Yogic Healing by Swami Ramdev (Entertainment)

09:30 The Art Room (Entertainment)

HUM TV EUROPE 09:00 Jago Pakistan Jago 10:30 Joru Ka Ghulam(Rpt) 11:00 Deewana 12:00 Jhoot 13:00 Dil-e-Beqarar(Rpt) 14:00 Dharkan 15:00 UDAARI

10:00 Food Ka Mood (Cookery)

16:00 Akbari Asghari

10:30 Bacha Party (Cookery)

17:00 Laaj

11:00 Bollywood Cut (Entertainment)

13:00 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary)

16:30 Kumkum Bhagya (Drama)

17:30 3 Course with Pankaj (Cookery)

23:00 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (Drama)

06:00 Jana Na Dil Se Door (Drama)

16:00 Kumkum Bhagya (Drama)

17:00 The Art Room (Entertainment)

04:25 Geet (Film)

22:00 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Drama) 22:30 Dance+ 2 - Get Set Go (Game Show)

(Documentary)

18:00 Pakeeza 19:00 Namak Party

12:00 Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (Drama)

19:30 Mr Shamin

12:30 Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (Drama)

21:00 Akbari Asghari

13:00 Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (Drama)

20:00 LAAAJ

22:00 Saturday Night Special

13:30 Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani

ZEE TV to launch new show celebrating the journey of a home maker ZEE TV has recently released a teaser of its new drama ‘Mahek’ set to launch in September.

The show produced by Saurabh Tewari, will bring to life and celebrate the journey of a home maker.

It stars newcomer Sameeksha Jaiswal.

The shooting of ‘Mehak’ is underway in Delhi, with a star cast comprising of theatre actors. Expect lots of intense drama from this one.

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03:00 CID (Drama) 04:00 Crime Patrol (Drama) 05:00 The Kapil Sharma Show (Comedy)

05:00 The Kapil Sharma Show (Comedy)

ARY DIGITAL

06:30 Jeevan Prabhat (Religious) 07:00 Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman (Drama) 07:30 Bhakti Sagar (Religious) 08:00 Sadguru Enlightens (Religious) 08:30 Ek Rishta Sajhedari Ka (Drama) 09:00 Ek Rishta Sajhedari Ka (Drama)

07:00 Mere Dewar Ki Dulhan (Religious)

10:30 Who Bahu (Religious)

11:29 The Kapil Sharma Show (Comedy) 13:00 Suryaputra Karn (Documentary) 13:30 Suryaputra Karn (Documentary) 14:00 Bachna Aaye Haseeno (Film) 17:00 Bade Bhaiyaa Ki Dulhaniya (Drama) 17:30 The Kapil Sharma Show (Comedy) 19:00 Asian Variety Show (Entertainment)

01:00 Sahulat Bazaar (Consumer)

08:30 Bigg Boss (Entertainment)

02:00 Dillagi (Documentary)

10:00 Comedy Nights Bachao (Comedy)

03:00 Tum Meri Ho (Drama)

13:09 Azan-E-Zuhr (Religious) 13:16 Dillagi (Documentary) 14:00 Anabia (Drama) 15:00 Aap Kay Liye (Drama) 16:00 Teri Chah Mein (Drama) 16:57 Azan-E-Asr (Religious)

20:13 Azan-E-Maghrib (Religious) 20:20 Jeeto Pakistan (Game Show)

13:45 Jaaneman: Let’s Fall in Love (Film)

04:29 Ghayal (Drama)

14:00 Shaandaar (Film)

05:00 Tadabbur-E-Qur’an (Religious)

17:30 Comedy Nights Bachao (Comedy)

05:30 Hamd O Naat (Music)

19:00 Ishq Ka Rang Safed (Drama)

B4U MOVIES

19:30 Desi Beat (Magazine Programme) 20:00 Jhalak Dikhla Ja (Entertainment) 21:30 24 (Drama) 22:30 Kavach Kaali Shaktiyon Se (Drama) 23:30 Jhalak Dikhla Ja (Entertainment)

06:00 Chalo Ishq Ladaaye (Film)

01:00 Code Red (Documentary)

09:30 Khiladi (Film)

02:00 Kavach Kaali Shaktiyon Se (Drama)

13:00 Commando: A One Man Army (Film) 16:30 Dhamaal (Comedy) 20:00 Raja Natwarlal (Film)

03:00 Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki (Drama) 04:30 Ishq Ka Rang Safed (Drama)

21:00 Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (Film) 00:10 Crime Patrol 4 (Documentary) 01:05 Crime Patrol 4 (Documentary) 02:05 Crime Patrol 4 (Documentary) 03:00 Crime Patrol 4 (Documentary) 04:05 Crime Patrol 4 (Documentary) 05:00 Judwaa (Film)

SONY MAX

03:00 I Don’t Love You (Film)

COLORS TV

SAB TV 06:00 Yeh Vaada Raha (Film) 08:30 Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (Film) 11:30 Kabhie Kabhie (Film)

06:00 Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (Documentary)

21:21 Azan-E-Isha (Religious)

00:30 The Kapil Sharma Show (Comedy)

21:28 Jeeto Pakistan (Game Show)

07:00 Vatsalya Tech (Magazine Programme)

02:00 Adaalat (Drama)

22:00 Tum Meri Ho (Drama)

07:30 Ishq Ka Rang Safed

04:55 Faltu (Film) 07:00 Dr. Madhumati on Duty (Drama)

Due to copyright issues, Colors UK was unable to show the first season of the show last year.

In November 2011, Kapoor’s production house signed a 100 crore rupees ($20 million) deal to adapt the series.[5] Kapoor plays the lead role in the show. The show is set in Mumbai with the main set of the

14:30 Kill Dil (Film) 17:30 3 Idiots (Film) 21:00 Love Aaj Kal (Film)

07:30 Khidki (Reality Show)

00:00 Deewangee (Film)

08:00 Gupp Chupp (Drama)

03:00 Sunny (Film)

Anil Kapoor’s ‘24’ a hit with UK audiences Audiences in India are already on to season 2, whilst the UK is playing catch-up with season one only launching on Colors UK last month.

17:10 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Film)

23:30 Main Tera Hero (Film)

23:30 Crime Patrol (Drama)

A year late, but better late than never, UK audiences can finally see Anil Kapoor, reprise the role of Jack Bauer in the Indian adaptation of the Hollywood hit ‘24’

10:30 Khidki (Reality Show)

13:00 24 (Drama)

19:30 Begunah (Drama)

21:00 The Kapil Sharma Show (Comedy)

10:00 Khidki (Reality Show)

04:20 Azan-E-Fajr (Religious)

19:00 Khushhaal Susral (Drama)

20:00 Adaalat (Drama)

09:30 Khidki (Reality Show)

11:00 Chal Mere Bhai (Film)

17:04 Mithu Maina Ki Kahani (Drama) 18:30 Bulbulay (Comedy)

09:00 Khidki (Reality Show)

11:30 Jhalak Dikhla Ja (Entertainment)

12:30 Khushhaal Susral (Drama) 13:00 Dillagi (Documentary)

08:30 Khidki (Reality Show)

04:00 Ghayal (Drama)

12:00 Raja Inder (Drama)

20:00 Jeeto Pakistan (Game Show)

22:30 CID (Drama

08:00 Desi Beat (Magazine Programme)

08:10 Sahulat Bazaar (Consumer)

10:00 Ek Rishta Sajhedari Ka (Drama)

(Drama)

00:30 Bulbulay (Comedy)

06:30 Begunah (Drama)

09:00 Good Morning Pakistan (Chat Show)

11:00 Ek Rishta Sajhedari Ka (Drama)

23:00 Mithu Maina Ki Kahani (Drama)

06:00 Khushhaal Susral (Drama)

09:30 Ek Rishta Sajhedari Ka (Drama)

10:30 Ek Rishta Sajhedari Ka (Drama)

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The season is directed by Abhinay Deo & Rensil D’Silva, written by Rensil D’Silva and Bhavani Iyer and is supervised by Manisha Sharma.

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11:00 22nd Annual Star Screen Awards... (Entertainment)

ZEE CINEMA

13:00 The Big Idea (Entertainment)

14:00 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Film)

13:30 The Great Chefs of India (Cookery)

17:30 Jana Na Dil Se Door (Drama)

14:00 Jamai Raja (Drama)

18:00 Mere Angne Mein (Drama) 06:00 Bade Ghar Ki Beti (Film)

18:30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki (Drama)

08:55 The Legend of Bhagat Singh (Film)

19:00 Saathiya (Drama)

11:55 Patthar Ke Phool (Film) 15:00 Housefull (Film) 18:00 Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive (Film)

19:30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (Drama) 20:00 Dance+ 2 (Game Show)

20:00 Ready (Film)

21:00 Diya Aur Bati Hum (Drama)

22:45 Wanted (Drama)

21:30 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary)

01:45 Lovestory 2050 (Film)

22:00 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Drama)

04:55 Koffee with Karan (Chat Show)

STAR PLUS

14:30 Jamai Raja (Drama) 04:25 Geet (Film)

15:00 Jamai Raja (Drama)

07:25 Josh (Film)

15:30 Jamai Raja (Drama)

10:00 Rocky (Film)

16:00 Jamai Raja (Drama)

12:40 Masti (Film)

16:30 Bollywood Cut (Entertainment)

15:35 Barfi (Film)

21:00 Amma (Drama) 22:00 Brahmarakshas... Jaag Utha Shaitaan (Drama) 23:00 The Golden Years with Javed Aktar (Documentary) 00:00 Brahmarakshas... Jaag Utha Shaitaan (Drama) 01:00 Bollywood Cut (Entertainment) 02:00 Kaala Teeka (Drama) 02:30 Tashn-E-Ishq (Drama) 03:00 Meri Sasu Maa (Drama)

18:25 Shamitabh (Film)

17:30 3 Course with Pankaj (Cookery)

21:00 Singh is Bling (Film)

18:00 The Big Idea (Entertainment)

04:00 Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (Drama)

23:35 Pizza (Film)

18:30 Zee News (News)

04:30 Jamai Raja (Drama)

01:25 Masti (Film)

19:00 Dr. Subhash Chandra Show (Drama)

05:00 Kaala Teeka (Drama)

04:25 Rocky (Film)

22:30 Jana Na Dil Se Door (Drama) 23:00 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (Drama)

12:00 Neeli Chatri Waale (Documentary)

20:00 Neeli Chatri Waale (Documentary)

03:30 Kumkum Bhagya (Drama)

05:30 Yogic Healing by Swami Ramdev (Entertainment)

ZEE TV HUM TV EUROPE

23:30 Dance+ 2 (Game Show) 00:30 Saathiya (Drama) 01:00 Diya Aur Bati Hum (Drama) 01:30 Siya Ke Ram (Drama)

06:00 Hum Ko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai... (Drama) 06:30 Hum Ko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai... (Drama)

05:30 Yogic Healing by Swami Ramdev (Entertainment)

12:00 - 13:00

LAAAJ

02:30 Ishqbaaaz (Documentary)

07:00 Zee News (News)

13:00 - 14:00

UDAARI

03:00 Saathiya (Drama)

07:30 Yoga for You (Entertainment)

14:00 - 15:00

Deewana

15:00 - 16:00

Deewana

16:00 - 17:00

Akbari Asghari

17:00 - 19:00

SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

19:00 - 19:30

Mr Shamin

19:30 - 20:00

Joru Ka Ghulam

20:00 - 21:00

Udaari

21:00 - 22:00

Akbari Asghari

22:00 - 23:00

KATPUTLI

04:00 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki (Drama)

08:30 Narayan Seva Sansthan (Documentary)

04:30 Diya Aur Bati Hum (Drama)

09:00 Money Guru (Business and Finance)

05:00 Siya Ke Ram (Drama)

09:30 The Art Room (Entertainment)

05:30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (Drama)

10:00 Out and About (Entertainment)

09:30 Dance+ 2 (Game Show)

Namak Party (Rpt) Dil-e-Beqarar(Rpt)

07:30 Mere Angne Mein (Drama)

09:00 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (Drama)

10:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 12:00

03:30 Hum Ko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai... (Drama)

08:30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (Drama)

Jago Pakistan Jago

06:30 Shrimad Bhagwat Katha (Entertainment)

02:00 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (Drama)

07:00 Hum Ko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai... (Drama)

08:00 Mere Angne Mein (Drama)

09:00 - 10:30

10:30 Dance+ 2 - Get Set Go (Game Show)

08:00 Bhakti Bhav (Entertainment)

10:30 Bollywood Business (Magazine Programme) 11:00 Big Story, Big Debate (Chat Show)

Farah Khan to joins Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 9 in September Jhalak Dikhla Jaa season 9 is back on Colors and it has already had its first elimination with Gaurav Gera. This season is set to have plenty of wild card entries, with the first being an entry from ace choreographer Farah Khan.

A wild card entry episode will mark Farah’s debut on the show. This season will also see a bunch of kids come in for the wild card entry contest to compete with the adult contestants.

Reports also indicate that Siddharth Nigam,

who played the role of young Ashoka on “Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat,” would enter the show as the first wild card contestant. Siddharth was supposed to enter “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9” from the very first episode, but the makers decided to bring him as a wild card contestant.

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ASK AUNTY K Ever wondered about how to carry off the latest beauty trend of the season? Or what products to use to make those dark circles disappear? Well, help is finally here. Send in your queries to our resident hair and makeup specialist Ayesha Babar to ayeshababarmakeup@gmail.com, and we will get you your answers!

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Dear Aunty K, I am 30 and unmarried. At every wedding or family event I go to I get asked when am I getting married. I am sick and tired of people asking me this question, but don’t want to sound rude with my response. How can I respond to people?

Shamaila, Birmingham

Q Dear Aunty K, I think my husband is having an affair and I don’t know what to do.

He comes home late and often smells of perfume. When I ask him why he is late, he tells me he has a lot of work on at work at the moment and he wants to impress his boss, who happens to be female for promotion.

A Dear Shamalia, Hai hai, 30 and you’re not married! I got married when I was 17. It’s true what they saying, why are you not married? But OK beti, you have come to me for help, I will help you with a perfect jawaab.

When dey ask you, you say: “You’re getting old, why are you not dead yet!”

But beti, please do get married soon, if you need a rishta call me, Aunty K :)

On challenging him about the perfume, he simply says, there are a lot of women in his office and they are always spraying so it must come onto his clothes too.

Am I just being paranoid, or should I have reason to be suspicious?

Unknown, London

A Dear Unknown beti (daughter), You should always be suspicious of your husband. It is your right to check up on our husband, especially if he gets pareshaan (agitated) when you question him.

If he hasn’t done anything wrong, he will not mind you asking him. But be careful you don’t want to turn into a nagging wife because that might make him stray even if he has not strayed already.

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Q Dear Aunty K, I want to do something special for my wife, as she is always doing so much for me.

So I thought of cooking her a meal. The curry I can do perfectly well, but I find roti (chapatti) making very difficult.

I just can’t get my dough right, it gets too sticky or too dry. Can you give me some tips on how to perfect this please?

Armaan, Leeds

A Dear Armaan, That is so good you are cooking for your wife. It is so lovely to see. I wish my late husband did that for me. Perhaps he might have still been alive if he did. Anyway, forget about him.

Ok so to make the perfect roti’s (and you single ladies and single boys too, you might want to pay attention as only then you might get the perfect rishta) When making roti atta (chapatti dough) it is always best to use your hand to do the kneading. God created hands so use them as your hands will work better than any mixing tools for this one.

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Q Dear Aunty K, I know what my boyfriend is getting me for my birthday and I’m incredibly disappointed. I hoped he’d get me something sparkly and fun like a ring or a bracelet, but I happened to see him return home with a Montblanc bag the other day, so I guess I’ve got a fountain pen. I know it sounds spoilt and they are very expensive, but they are something he loves, not me; I couldn’t care less about what kind of pen I use. I’d much rather he spent less getting me something I actually want. Should I drop some heavy hints between now and my birthday? Or should I just feign happiness on the day?

Alisha, London

A Dear Alisha, He got you a pen. You wanted a bracelet. You are “incredibly disappointed”? You are aware that the country is at war? Have you heard anyone mention the economic meltdown? When you open your present on your birthday, you shouldn’t need to feign happiness. Be thrilled that someone has bothered to buy you anything. One last plea: please don’t use your beautiful new pen to write to me ever again.

Some people use lukewarm water, but you can even use water that is a little warm, which will make it easier to knead the dough. For best results, mix the flour with your fingers in a circular motion as you add a little bit of water at a time. Dumping in all of the water at once will make it a bit harder to stir the ingredients and this is probably why sometimes the atta can be drier or sticky as you might end up putting in too much or too little water. At first, the mixture will feel pretty coarse, but as you add more water, it’ll start to stick together and by adding in the water in a little bit of water at a time, you can decide when you think your atta is of the right texture.

On finishing I always add a little ghee to coat the atta before rolling it out. For you health conscious people you can coat with olive oil.

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Chrome to ditch Adobe Flash for HTML 5 Google Chrome is to start phasing out Adobe’s Flash in favour of HTML5, which will be the default choice by December.

Google originally unveiled plans to block Flash by default back in May. By the time Chrome 55 lands in December, HTML5 will be the only option for Chrome users with exceptions made for sites that only support Flash.

The long goodbye is due to start in September, with the introduction of Google Chrome 53, which is currently in beta testing mode.

Chrome users visiting a Flash-based site will be prompted to turn it on for that particular page, while HTML5 will be the default.

On a blog post, Anthony LaForge, Google curator of Flash in Chrome said: “Today, more than 90 per cent of Flash on the web loads behind the scenes to support things like page analytics.

Users will only need to manually fire up the plugin the first time that they use a Flash site, after which Chrome will note the approval for future visits.

“This kind of Flash slows you down, and starting this September, Chrome 53 will begin to block it. HTML5 is much lighter and faster, and publishers are switching over to speed up page loading and save you more battery life. You’ll see an improvement in responsiveness and efficiency for many sites.”

Chrome is the latest browser to ditch Adobe’s multimedia software, with Apple’s Safari and Microsoft’s Edge having already moved away from Flash.

OnePlus 3: a phone seriously worth considering seriously worth considering – a stunning phone in almost every way that takes the game to the Samsung Galaxy S7, HTC 10 and even the iPhone 6S. Previous OnePlus devices compromised on, but the OnePlus 3 doesn’t. It has a lovely design, fastcharging, NFC for mobile payments and you don’t need a silly invite to actually buy one.

Design

In our view the OnePlus 3 has to be the best budget smartphone of the year. Since its introduction it has seen a few updates and is slightly higher priced than previous. The OnePlus now costs £329 in the UK as opposed to £309, which is still a bargain though, especially for what you get in return.

OnePlus’ certainly hits the mark that great phones can come with a lower price tag. The OnePlus 3 is a phone

The OnePlus 3’ is well crafted with a metal and glass design. It’s available in “Graphite” – a muted grey – and its 7.4mm-thick aluminium frame makes this handset a delight to both look at and hold.

A 5.5-inch phone may still not be for everyone, but the OnePlus 3 is among the more manageable phones with such a screen size. The finish is excellent too: the aluminium rear is anodised sports the same type of nonshiny look you’ll find on an iPhone.

This phone has no memory card slot and there’s only one OnePlus 3 which has 64GB of storage.

For some context, the 32GB Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge costs £639 SIM-free, and the iPhone 6S Plus will set you back £699. The OnePlus 3 is half the price of these phones and, as we’ll see, the hardware is directly comparable in several areas.

Screen The OnePlus 3 has an LCD screen with a Super AMOLED Samsung screen. It’s 5.5 inches across and has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, resulting in pixel density of 401ppi.

Sharpness is excellent and the black level is perfect. Like other recent Super AMOLED screens, viewing angles are superb, with far less a reduction in brightness if viewing off-angle than the OnePlus 2’s LCD panel.

However, if you’ve used the Samsung Galaxy S7, you will notice that by comparison the OnePlus 3’s colours can look overcooked.

As a result, colours on the screen appear less natural than a display that’s been carefully calibrated to the sRGB standard. This also makes the amazing native contrast of the Super AMOLED panel a little less evident for much of the time.

Software and Hardware The OnePlus 3 runs Android 6.0.1 with

its OxygenOS interface layered on top.

Its look is that of pure Android, but OxygenOS digs its tendrils deep into it, adding elements of customisation that standard Android no longer has. Or never had.

These include the “Dark” mode, which turns the apps page and Settings menu black rather than white. Then there’s the choice of hardware or software soft keys I mentioned earlier. You can also make the soft keys work harder, by adding extra gestures such as making a long-press on the Back button fire up the camera.

The core hardware featured in the OnePlus 3 is fairly aggressive. It runs on a a Snapdragon 820 CPU, which is the same used in the more expensive HTC 10 and LG G5.

It may sound similar to the Snapdragon 810, but it’s actually quite different: this isn’t an octa-core CPU, but a quad-core one.

There are two performance cores, and two lower-clocked ones. Both use the Kyro core 14nm architecture, which is radically more efficient than the older Cortex-A57 cores used in the Snapdragon 810.

The OnePlus 3 barely gets warm under pressure. A couple of races in Asphalt 8 and 30 minutes of Real Racing 3 – both reasonably demanding games – see the phone’s rear become only slightly warm, and I haven’t noticed

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You’re likely to notice a slight warming only if you don’t use a case, since it’s only the process of charging the device that heats it up substantially. It seems the era of slightly dodgy Snapdragon flagship CPUs is over. Phew.

the Huawei Mate 8; on the front Sony IMX179 8-megapixel sensor is the one featured on the rear of the Nexus 5.

Both are high-quality sensors, making this comfortably the best OnePlus

camera setup to date.

When shooting normal photos in daylight, there’s almost no shutter lag evident. Switching to HDR adds a little delay, but nothing significant.

Battery Life The OnePlus 3’s battery life is less notable. Stamina is inconsistent. It’s a good thing then that the screen resolution wasn’t bumped up to QHD or 4K.

The phone comes with 6GB RAM, which is sufficient to make Windows 10 run well, and Android is already a much less RAM-hungry OS.

Having Samsung’s efficient Super AMOLED screen tech onboard enables the phone to last for good time in certain conditions. In tests, the OnePlus lasted 17hrs 25mins playing a 720p MP4 movie on loop – this is even longer than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge managed.

Like the Samsung Galaxy S7, the OnePlus 3 has very fast dual-channel RAM, which makes accessing RAM data faster than the first DDR4 phones.

Using the storage speed benchmark A1 SD Bench app, the OnePlus 3’s RAM can shift data at 18,000MB/sec, where a single-channel DDR4 phone such as the OnePlus 2 or Samsung Galaxy S6 can manage “only” 8,000-9,000MB/sec. Of course, the benefits aren’t going to be better graphics in games or radically faster performance.

This is a fair indication that the Snapdragon 820 is able to use very little power when it needs to, and that the display is efficient. In more demanding benchmark tests, however, the OnePlus 3’s stamina is more ordinary.

Thirty minutes of Real Racing 3 saw the battery level drop by 12%, suggesting the battery will last for a little under four and a half hours of gaming. Not amazing, then?

Camera The OnePlus 3 has very familiar camera hardware. On the rear sits a Sony IMX298 16-megapixel sensor, used in both the Moto X Style and

However, the OnePlus Dash charger is excellent, however. This fast charger supplied with the phone is similar to the one used by Oppo. It’s a 5V, 4A charger that gets the phone from 0 to 95% in less than an hour. the OnePlus 3 has a USB Type-C socket rather than the usual micro-USB – although there’s really nothing to get too excited about there. The actual capabilities of the connection are the same as normal. While USB Type-C will eventually be used as the standard port for USB 3.1, allowing for much faster transfers, this is just a USB 2.0 socket at heart.

Sound The sound quality on the OnePlus is a sledgehammer among phone speakers: it isn’t subtle; it goes very loud. It’s louder than a Samsung Galaxy S7, louder than an iPhone, louder than the rival Vodafone Smart Platinum 7. It has the capacity to cope with a fair amount of ambient noise before becoming drowned out. However, the quality of the sound coming out is debatable.

On the whole OnePlus 3 is a decent phone and competes well for the price it’s charging with the big boys. If you want an Android phone off-contract, this might just be the perfect choice.

BBC iPlayer users to be hit

by TV licence fee change - here’s what you need to know How we watch television has changed. Gone are the days when we simply stuck to the live TV channels, as more and more people turn to catch-up, satellite or digital channels.

anyone living, working or visiting at the property listed on the document.

Around 1,000 households have cancelled their TV licence fees in an effort to save money.

You can pay your TV licence fee yearly, monthly, quarterly or weekly.

At the moment, if you do not watch live television then you do not need a TV licence.

The BBC has called for this loophole to be closed as the corporation needs to save the £238 million that has been lost due to people evading the licence fee.

The rules are now about to change.

It will not, however, cover areas of the premises covered by tenants, lodgers and paying guests. They will have to cover their own license fee.

From next month however, you will need a TV licence to watch or download BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer that you missed when they were broadcast live.

including Freeview, Freesat and Youview; digital boxes offered by Sky, Virgin and BT; and media streaming devices such as Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Now TV, Chromecast and Roku.

If you watch BBC iPlayer on any of these devices or providers then the licence fee applies.

Currently other ‘on demand’ providers have not been affected and this change in the law is just for BBC iPlayer.

One TV licence fee will cover

It also includes all service providers,

This includes TV sets, tablets, laptops, computers, game consoles and phones.

If you already have a TV licence then you will be fine with an exception to anyone with a separate tenancy agreement for a room or flat who watches ‘on demand’ shows on iPlayer.

If that applies to you then you need a TV license.

Nearly 200,000 people were prosecuted between Spetember 2013and August 2014 for failing to buy a television licence.

However, using iPlayer to catch up on programmes from Welsh broadcaster S4C and listening to radio on iPlayer DO NOT require a license.

This will apply to anything you are watching ‘on demand’ on via the BBC iPlayer.

What if I already have a TV licence?

TV licence officials say: “If you are not licensed, you risk prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000 plus any legal costs and/or compensation you may be ordered to pay.”

Watching programmes when you want is called ‘on demand’. This applies to programmes that are not live TV, including online exclusive shows.

The current licence fee rate is £145.50 for colour televisions and £45 for black and white sets, which has been frozen by the Government until March 31, 2017.

Vision, Virgin Media, Netflix, Now TV, Apple, Roku or Amazon.

Pubs, clubs and other retail outlets which show live sport have been warned about the need to be covered too.

The new law does not apply to downloading or watching ‘on demand’ TV offered by other providers including ITV Hub, All 4, Demand 5, Sky Go, BT

If you don’t use iPlayer to catch up on BBC programmes you can let TV licensing know by filling out a declaration form from the TV licensing website.

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BERGERAC: Escapism, picturesque and perfect for a Bollywood song and dance scene.

by FATIMA PATEL fatima@asian-standard.co.uk

It’s been a few years since I’ve been able to take a holiday abroad, so when British Airways invited me to review their new City break from London City Airport to Bergerac I jumped at the chance.

At first I was excited about the trip merely due to the fact that I hadn’t taken a flight in years, but then as I settled in for the short flight from the easily accessible London City Airport I began to wonder if I would enjoy Bergerac as the primary focus on the itinerary was about sampling the wide range and specially produced famous wines. A lot of my friends who love wine, will naturally fall in love with the itinerary, but what can one do if you’re not a wine drinker? Well as I found out over my short break…..plenty! For those of you who love culture, food and a bit of escapism then Bergerac is most certainly the right destination for you.

With a population of less than 30,000 this picturesque old town provides a wonderful combination of gentle countryside, and local gourmet specialties such as duck along with great local produce

Marqueyssac gardens

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For our first night we stayed at the Chateau des Vigiers, a 16th-century estate which has been renovated to maintain the Chateau’s original features and then converted into a luxury hotel.

On site amidst the beautiful scenery is a 27-hole golf course and a cosy one Michelin starred restaurant. Whilst golf lovers can enjoy a leisurely game there’s still plenty to enjoy and soak up the stunning atmosphere wandering

Beautifully renovated Chateau

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In the company of peacocks during lunch at the Marqueyssac gardens

Panoramic Marqueyssac gardens The artistic paintings on the cave walls are spellbinding and give true appreciation to pre-historic art. There are plans for a Centre of International d’Art Parietal, Montignac-Lascaux to open later this year, which is said to have image based technology which will allow visitors to interact and appreciate the caves and the art in depth.

Before I end my review I have to give

I had never slept in a Chateau before and therefore, that in itself lends a huge advantage over booking and staying at a standard hotel. Every room has its own unique décor, which gives the Chateau des Vigiers, lots of character. A night’s stay is not bad either with prices from €113 per night for a basic room and from €192 for prestige rooms.

What’s particularly striking about Bergerac are the beautiful buildings and architecture which have been restored to its former beauty, this gives the place lots of character and for those of you who love culture and history, you will be fascinated with the rich local history the commune of Dordogne lends itself to. Many pleasurable afternoons can be spent simply strolling the streets of Dordogne and relaxing in its shady squares while admiring the museums and restored buildings.

The town is also well known for its local food and flower markets. For the foodies amongst you, you will relish in the wide range selection of cheeses. If you like Duck, you’re in luck as it’s the main dish here in Bergerac. For the vegetarians, asparagus and walnuts are extremely popular and are generously available.

Bergerac definitely has all the ingredients of a perfect city break, definitely a magnificent place to visit or even to invest. Get your flights booked and enjoy a song and dance at this majestic place.

The highlight of our trip for me was the Lascaux caves, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The discovery of the caves was made by four teenagers whilst searching for their dog.

The discovery by the teenagers is perhaps one of humanity’s major archaeological discoveries and most definitely is worth visiting. The original cave however, closed to the general public in 1963 due to its deteriorating condition but the Lascaux II, which is a replica of part of the cave is still stunning and is a totally enriching experience.

From June 23-September 1 there will be an additional flight on Thursdays, departing at 11.15am, with the return flight at 1.50pm. Flights are available from £57. For more information, visit www.ba.com/londoncity For some of the destinations reviewed please visit the following sites for more information Book a room at the Chateau de Vigiers www. vigiers.com Lascaux Caves www.lascaux.culture.fr For lunch at the Marquesyssac gardens www.marqueyssac.com

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Lascaux Caves

Designed for walking, the garden overlooks the entire Dordogne Valley from the chalky cliffs. The breathtaking scenery unveils an exceptional

panoramic view of the whole Dordogne valley. I can definitely visualise a Bollywood song and dance scene being picturised here.

British Airways Flights operate from London City to Bergerac on Mondays at 11.15am, with the return flight at 1.50pm, on Fridays at 9.30am with the return flight at 12.15pm and on Sundays at 5.10pm with the return flight ay 7.45pm

Delicious local cuisine around the grounds.

our memorable lunch at the stunning hanging gardens of Marqueyssac a mention. This photographic place will leave you relaxed and at peace at the serene surrounding of the stunning maze of boxwood trees.

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If videogames do affect pupils’ education and skills, it’s time we found out how

by CARLO PEROTTA University Academic Fellow, University of Leeds A study published recently examined the effects of video games on maths, reading and science skills and makes some interesting claims about the positive influence of the teenage participants’ online gaming habits.

The study is remarkable for a number of reasons. It focuses on data drawn from the popular PISA tests, which examine school pupils’ learning in real-world situations, rather than traditional educational attainment measured through exams and more abstract tests. Author Alberto Posso, of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, uses the 2012 PISA data drawn from 12,018 pupils aged 15 from 772 schools – far larger than most studies. The PISA data also records details about the students’ internet use, including the proportion used for study or for social networking and chat, and details such as parents’ wealth, occupation and education.

Posso makes a distinction between the use of online social networks and online gaming habits, and takes into account factors from the family environment. This sets the study apart from most, which tend to conflate different forms of online activity, are based on small, scarcely representative groups, and neglect the role of these contextual factors.

Assessing the probability that the PISA scores were influenced by participation in social networks and playing online games, surprisingly the results showed that spending time on Facebook or chatting online with friends

was associated with lower performance in maths, reading, and science, while those playing online games regularly achieved higher scores in the same subject areas.

The study is robust, and adds weight to the idea that video games can be beneficial to learning – although a good amount of caution is needed when drawing implications from the findings. To be fair, the author himself invites caution, concluding that the priority for politicians and teachers should remain to address the socio-economic factors that affect poor educational performance. For example, the educational gap between children from ethnic minorities and their peers, or school truancy in less privileged communities.

Nonetheless, it can’t be ignored that there is mounting evidence to support the positive effects of playing games on a wide range of outcomes, such as learning, developing practical skills, and increased attention and motivation. Perhaps it’s time to move beyond studies that only find associations, for example in this case between game playing and educational performance. Instead, we need to start examining the specifics of the games played in more detail, and explore what features may support or hinder learning.

Time to get detailed Whether studies show that videogames improve or degrade performance, part of the problem is that we still don’t know how or

why. Most evidence from studies displays the familiar weaknesses of correlational research: that the presence or absence of a relation cannot be satisfactorily explained because there is no detailed causal model that explains how

During almost 50 years of continuous innovation, video games include a wide variety of game types, mechanics and gameplay styles – even among the more recent class of games that can be played online. With such a variety, there are bound to be games that

There is mounting evidence to support the positive effects of playing games on a wide range of outcomes, such as learning, developing practical skills, and increased attention and motivation the games might cause the effects recorded.

This means that claiming that online gaming habits correlate positively with skills in maths, reading and science tells us very little. It provides little insight into how different types of video games, such as strategy games as opposed to shooters or role-playing games, require different types of game-play, and how these different styles of play are supposed to influence the educational, affective or behavioural outcomes claimed for them.

deliver different, even mutually incompatible or antagonistic influences.

For example, a rough list of gameplay mechanics in Overwatch, a 3D first-person shooter that is played competitively online, includes shooting, melee combat, looting, healing during cooperative play, special ability management, and so on. Each of these is governed within the game by its own set of algorithmic rules. Each requires a learning curve for the player to use it properly, and each is tied to the others in a complex procedural system that balances difficulty and

rewards to keep players playing and coming back for more.

Any analysis of whether playing Overwatch has a positive or negative effect on behaviour and skills should take into account the role of these different mechanics and styles of play, evaluating the possibility that the way in which a game is played (more aggressively or more cooperatively, for example) rather than the game in itself may result in different effects on the player.

Similarly, it’s hard to ignore how the mindless repetition of simple tasks, the grind required by many games to build up the “experience points” that upgrade a player character’s strengths or abilities, relies on exploitative compulsion loops. These aim to keep players hooked, and may not encourage any form of meaningful learning – although it may be effective as a rather cynical form of behavioural control.

The same logic applies to most games. Without taking a more close-up, granular look at the game mechanics and their relationships to players’ behaviours and skills, we’re left making largely “black box” assumptions: we see only what goes in and what comes out, but have no understanding of why or how. Inevitably, this means that we may be underestimating the impact of other factors that have nothing to do with games themselves, but are an expression of the social and cultural environments in which a particular game is designed and played.

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Historic Brexit Former Labour leader, Ed Miliband Labour plungeurges UK into members to vote for political and Owen Smith economic crisis

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In what is considered to be the most bitter leadership in recent On June 23, the battle UK made a historic times, former Labour leader Ed decision of leaving the European Miliband has decided to add his two Unionworth and thus showed a resolve pence to the leadership battle.

to take a greater control of the

Miliband, who stepped aside country; some experts are after calling he led Labour to defeat at last year’s the Brexit results a ‘seismic shock’ general election has delivered a for the country as well as the personal endorsement for Owen Smith European Union, which hastocreated in a video as the right person lead Labour the wake of June’s Brexit politicalinand economic crisis in the vote. country.

In the video the former Labour leader Well,Labour it was needed indeedaaleader shockwho of a says

large magnitude that created a big jolt in the British politics and financial markets. In the political front, the ‘Remain’ camp leaders of the leading political parties found themselves in an embarrassing situation after failing to read the sentiments of the British people.

could “unite our party and make us a serious alternative government” and praised “the vision of a more equal society shining through” in Smith’s campaign.

commotion in the financial world;

The MP for Doncaster North had the sterling pound plunged to along with other senior party figures levelsfor notCorbyn seen since 1985; called to step downand as leader after he violently lost the confidence stock market reacted to of thenews, majority of his and the shares of MPs, banks, airlines nominated Smith as leader.

and property plummeted.

Ironically it was the changes that So, whatmade is thetofuture lies for Miliband the system forthe UK? TheLabour process will take twohe electing leaders, whilst was leader, throwing the ballot years for the UK to come out open of to party members and weakening the EU once the Article 50 of the the power of MPs and trades unions Lisbonhelped TreatyCorbyn is invoked. the which sweepSince to victory

incumbent Prime Minister left this job for new Prime Minister, it will take a few months for the process to start. This will be followed by long negotiations over trade, business and political links with the EU. Going by the prevailing mood in Europe, put it politely, it will be hard negotiations.

in last year’s leadership race.

Corbyn is thought to be ahead in the race, and is expected to win with a majority vote, despite the NEC appeal over high court ruling theythe now feel misled bythat the 130,000 Brexit new members cannot vote. Whilst camp.

Owen Smith has won backing from GMB Union, Corbyn has won backing A prominent British Asian businessfrom the UNISON.

man Dr Rami Ranger CBE believed

However, ballot papersofdue in that the with voters in favour Brexit the coming days controversies such took an emotional decision, rather as claims by deputy leader Tom than a that pragmatic one.entryists” He said Watson “Trotskyist the Brexit stunned theofworld, were seekinghas to gain control the party continue to hit thevoted Labour including those who toParty leave leadership contest. the European Union.

the umbrella of EU. “The European countries that were allies of the UK will now become rivals, each fighting for its corner against Britain rather than fighting in unison for common goals,” he added.

On the immigration, Ranger said it Leader, Miliband, is aFormer fallacyLabour to think that Ed Britain can defeated in general elections 2015 stop immigration in view of the fact that British population is aging and the birth rate is declining.

“Britain needs migrants to grow its economy, as it has done for centuries. The countries like India were benefiting more while Britain was a part of the European Union, as the Indian companies could base their headquarters in the UK and do business freely in the Europe Union.

The UK will lose this edge now,” he added.

Ukip leadership election: who will replace Nigel Farage?

The first victim of the seismic results was no other than Prime Minister David Cameron who announced his resignation after finding himself not a fit person ‘to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination’

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Some people are thinking of securing single market after the exit, but it will have a price tag, accepting free movement of people. If this is the case then, the Diane argument James, MEPbehind for Souththe East whole Brexit England dies down.

Paresh Davdra, Founder and “Undoubtedly, the economy will shrink; sterling has become weaker, Sales Director, Rational FX, was worriedforabout hiswants sector losing Ukip’s leadership Lisa will Councillor Ramsey ‘Islamic shareother prices are lowhopeful and Britain Duffy, has also less beenforeign in the news full-face veils to be bannedHe in said shopping global importance. the now attract investment. itrat@asian-standard.co.uk recently for calling for a partial ban centres, public buildings and on public choice to leave Europe brings Unfortunately, loss of world’s Elizabeth Jones, Ukip NEC member full-face veil. The Town and District transport’ Even before the start of the process, on biggest single market of 500 million the greatest of challenges for Nigel Farage has been the leader of the seeing regrets in theisleave the UK’s important and growing Theare bookies current favourite affluent consumers will be hard to UK Independence Party for nine years. we camp voting in favour of Brexit.

Dianefor James, 56, who represents fintech sector. “Britain’s status as replace,” he feared. the south east ofeconomic England inshocks, the Farage stepped down as leader of the The aftermath the global gateway to Europe is European the controversial party saying he had and banksParliament, like HSBC and andisMorgan He believed that companies like under question for the first time, party’s Justice and Home Affairs fulfilled his political ambitions after Stanley threatening to move out, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Fujitsu and and there is a risk of losing much spokesperson. After a 30-year successfully campaigning for the UK to created uncertainty in their Samsung came to Britain due the needed investment, start-ups and career in healthcare, she entered vote for Brexit and that it was time for has politicsThis and has quickly to be for him to take a rest. minds. should be come alarming fact it was a part of the European talent,” he added. regarded as a potential successor to Britain; if foreign companies decide Union. “Now, such companies, Nigel Farage. However, in 2015 Ms So who will replace Farage? Well toJames, relocate themselves to the main understandably, will invest in who contested the Eastleigh there are six candidates who have put continent, jobsatand countries that are still part of the by-election,we saidwill shelose was “not all” themselves forward for leadership. revenue of taxes single market,” he added. interestedininthe theform position: “I havethey They are: no aspirations be leader of Ukip, will pay to us. The to revenue shortfall Jonathan Arnott, MEP for North East thanktoyou.”

On the foreign affairs side, he sees have be met by high taxes and As England for the Labour party, Jeremy Britain on the losing side, as its further cutscaused in public spending.

Corbyn is in the leadership crisis In 2015 she controversy with influence in the world will diminish.

Phillip Broughton, Former Ukip a series of admiring comments after his shadow cabinet and MPs Combination ofPutin. these fears and He continued that under the new parliamentary candidate about Vladimir “I admire have revolted against him. Only him from point of view that he’s finding nothe concrete answers on arrangement, Britain’s power of theLisa time willTown tell ifand they werecouncillor on the Duffy, district standing for his country. the futureuproadmap from He theisBrexit threatening or influencing a rogue right wrong side of the history. foror Ramsey very nationalist. He is a very strong leaders has created uneasiness country with sanctions would be leader. He is putting Russia first.” among the people at large weakened; there is no doubt that Bill Etheridge, MEP for West Midlands However, the immediate and Brexit voters in particular.

Britain had been more effective aftershocks have created Somehow, one gets the sense that with sanctions while being under

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Former Prime Ministers Honours List Set to Be Investigated By MPs

by ITRAT BASHIR itrat@asian-standard.co.uk

It has been

revealed that David Cameron could be called in before a committee of MPs to explain his resignation honours list.

Giles Kenningham and Alan Sendorek.

It is being reported that Jenkin has announced he would ask the Committee to launch an inquiry into the honours list as soon as Parliament returns in September.

Chairman of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Bernard Jenkin revealed that he would call for an investigation into how the gongs were doled out which meant that the former Prime Minister could be hauled in to give evidence to.

Jenkin has been quoted as saying: “We have already discussed the principle of holding an inquiry into the House of Lords. This should include the size and composition of the House of Lords, but also the way in which new peers are appointed. I think reform of the House of Lords is by far the most important issue arising from this month’s controversy.

It was recently revealed that Cameron issued a resignation honours list after quitting as Prime Minister following his EU referendum defeat, and was immediately blasted for rewarding close friends and former staff members.

“I hope the new Government will consider this and our previous report seriously, and I hope the Committee will agree terms of reference and to launch our inquiry as soon as the House returns in September.”

Of the 13 new members of the House of Lords he put forward, five of whom had recently worked in Downing Street, including former Chief of Staff Ed Llewellyn.

After the official list was published, the Labour leadership also found itself accused of dodgy dealings after Jeremy Corbyn nominated Shami Chakrabarti for a peerage.

Knighthoods were awarded to his chief spin doctor Craig Oliver and outgoing Cabinet Minister Oliver Letwin.

Chakrabarti had recently carried out a review into anti-Semitism in Labour, concluding the party was “not overrun” by anti-Jewish behaviour.

Gongs were also given out to his wife Samantha’s stylist Isabel Spearman and former advisors

David Cameron

MP from Leicester East, Keith Vaz oppose closure of University of Leicester’s Vaughan Centre

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MP from Leicester East, Keith Vaz has strongly opposed the University of Leicester’s proposal of closing its Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning.

He said that the Vaughan Centre, or the Vaughan College as it was previously known, has provided the working people of Leicester with educational courses for over 150 years, and predates the University.

“It provides the people of Leicester including my

constituents not only with a second chance at education, but the ability to study alongside other commitments such as work or family. It takes students with no formal qualifications for many of its courses and charges significantly lower fees that the full time courses at the University. If this were closed many people would lose the chance of university education in our city,” said Vaz. He, hence, join with the city council, Peter Soulsby (the City Mayor) and his two party colleagues Jonathon Ashworth and Liz Kendal in calling on the Vice Chancellor to reconsider this proposed closure and to keep the centre open for the people of Leicester.

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the Prime Minister to show the world that ‘London is Open’ by making a swift decision on airport expansion in the South East.

Khan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May to urge her to make the decision a top priority for the government, and agree in favour of a second runway at Gatwick Airport.

He outlined how backing Gatwick now would send a message to the world that London is open for business, providing the additional aviation capacity needed to keep the capital competing with other major global cities.

He said that a second runway at Gatwick was the right choice, as it would bring substantial economic benefits to London and the UK, but would not come with the significant

The UK housing market is in slumber after the Brexit referendum, but this is expected to change over the next 12 months, suggested a survey carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The latest results from Residential Market Survey show that house price growth continued to slow in the UK in July while key indicators covering price expectations, buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new instructions all remained firmly negative.

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“London’s economy needs additional aviation capacity in order to stay competitive with other major global cities and an early decision from you would show to the world that we are open for business.

“Gatwick is the most viable option presented by the Airports Commission.

A second runway at Gatwick will bring substantial economic benefits to London and the UK in terms of jobs, growth and investment, without the significant environmental cost to Londoners of expanding Heathrow,” he wrote to the PM. Not favouring the option of expanding Heathrow Airport, Khan highlighted how important it was for the government to take into account the views of Londoners, who will suffer the environmental consequences of the expansion to air pollution hotspot Heathrow.

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the UK were negative for the third month in succession with 12 percent more respondents predicting a decline in house prices over the next three months.

“Across the UK, 34 percent more respondents reported a fall in transactions, with the monthly pace of decline in both July and June at the fastest since 2008. This reflects a continuation of a trend that started back in April following the implementation of the tax surcharge on investment purchases.

“Anecdotal reports provided by contributors to the survey suggest both the tax change and the ongoing fall-out from the EU referendum are contributing to the current mood in the market,” the survey suggested.

Looking ahead, the survey observed that ‘key RICS indicators are up in July from June and show both sales and price expectations at the 12-month time horizon returning to positive territory.

RICS Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn said, “The rebound in the key 12-month indicators in the July survey suggest that confidence remains more resilient than might have been anticipated.”

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Brexit and interest rate fears ‘drive demand for gold’ The price of gold has risen by 25 per cent in the first half of the year, its best performance since 1980.

Demand for gold has soared in the six months to June, driven by low interest rates, poor returns on savings and the falling value of the sterling.

The World Gold Council (WGC) has reported a 127 per cent increase in demand for gold in the first half of the year, compared to the same period in 2015, whilst appetite for the metal was 16 per cent higher than during the financial crisis.

The price has risen 25 per cent in 2016, its best half-year performance since 1980.

Last week, the Bank of England cut interest rates for the first time in more than seven years from 0.5 per cent to

0.25 per cent as part of measures to stimulate growth in the UK economy.

Global demand for gold rose 15 per cent in the second quarter.

The Council’s report stated that investment was the largest component of global demand for two consecutive quarters, which is “the first time this has ever happened.”

It said: “The US election, the UK referendum on EU membership and possible implications of the Brexit outcome, the increasingly parlous state of Italy’s banking sector, these have proved a potent combination as far as gold investors are concerned.”

In June, the Royal Mint reported that demand for gold on its trading platform had risen by 32 per cent.

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BUSINESS India launch first corporate Business and Energy Masala Bonds at the London Stock Secretary meet Exchange Indian government to strengthen trade links India launched its first corporate Masala Bonds worth US $3.5 billion at the London Stock Exchange on August 1.

So far 30 off-shore Indian rupee bonds are listed on the stock exchange. The

launch of the bonds by HDFC, an Indian bank, follows Prime Minister Modi’s statement during his visit to UK in November 2015 that Indian entities would use London Stock Exchange to launch rupee denominated bonds to attract investments required for

infrastructural development in India.

On the occasion, Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna joined Alok Sharma, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the FCO, and Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC, to launch the Masala Bonds.

High Commissioner Sarna speaking on the occasion reiterated the importance attached by Prime Minister Modi as well as the UK government to strengthening financial business and investment links between India and the UK. He also emphasized that the successful launch of these bonds testifies to global confidence in India’s growth story as well as to strengthen confidence of India-UK relations.

Other Speakers also expressed the hope that this landmark bond issuance by HDFC would pave the way for opening of the Masala Bond market globally to support Indian companies and infrastructure financing.

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Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark has called for stronger bilateral trade ties and urged British companies to take advantage of a wealth of opportunities in India, following his visit to India.

During his visit, the Secretary held talks with Indian government ministers, including Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines Minister Piyush Goyal, and business leaders in New Delhi. He reiterated that Britain is open for business and that India and the UK would mutually benefit from working together, particularly in the energy sector.

It may be mentioned that the UK is already the largest G20 investor in India, while India is the third largest investor in the UK.

The Secretary discussed the UK-India business relationship and considered ways to develop even stronger trade links following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.

Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark said, “The UK has a long-standing trade relationship with India and we want this to grow and prosper. That is why I wanted to meet with government ministers and key business leaders in the country to make clear that the UK is open for business and will continue to thrive on the world stage.

“The UK is already the largest G20 investor in India and I want to nurture these trade links further, deepening our co-operation on areas such as energy and infrastructure.”

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Harris and Green: Keeping it simple One of the reasons why we are in high demand and successful is because we make the legal process easy to access and simplify the process for our clients.

Harris & Green Solicitors is a celebrated and forward thinking law firm which was established by Javaid Bostan, a commercial lawyer, 7 years ago. The niche boutique law firm has grown from its head office in the heart of Leeds.

The firm has seen many successful outcomes, with cases varying from immigration deportation, to family matters, such as finance settlements from marriage breakdowns.

Mr Bostan told Asian Standard that with the constant changes in law, there is a real need for expert legal advice. “One of the reasons why we are in high demand and successful is because we make the legal process easy to access and simplify the process for our clients.

“We make applications such as spouse visa easy by helping with the entire process from completing the application, to making payments and for the documents to come to us direct, rather than our clients

having to travel to collect their spouse’ passport.”

The law firm also deals with family law cases and personal injury claims, that is handled by an efficient team of legal experts with a combined experience of over 29 years.

Clients can expect value service, with an initial FREE consultation and a female solicitor upon request.

Clients can book an appointment or walk in to their modern offices based on Dewsbury Road, in Leeds for a confidential and one to one consultation.

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The firm’s motto is that all clients will be treated with sincere honesty and told the truth about their case. Harris & Green Promise you the strictest of confidence at all times.

Some of the many services include: • Divorce, separation and financial issues • Children and family matters • Immigration • Domestic Violence • British Citizenship • Access to child visa • Unmarried Partners • Personal Injury • No win no FEE • Slips & Trips • Medical Rehabilitation • Home & Hospital Visits • & more Harris & Green Solicitors refer to themselves as a boutique firm with a wealth of experienced solicitors ensuring a high level of partner

engagement in all client transactions.

They see themselves as local solicitors supporting their local communities and therefore you can expect a personal and responsive service. They are friendly and approachable and try hard to simplify things and talk to you in plain English, which is rather refreshing. They also will keep you informed regularly as to how things are progressing with your case. In many legal situations, time is often of the essence, and you need a solicitor to move quickly on your behalf. Harris & Green has this ability and will act swiftly where required.

Like many well-oiled machines, with all the cogs in the right place, Harris & Green thrive on core values and beliefs that

remain the fabric of their working practice, which are value for money, quality of service and a simple and efficient experience.

So if you require legal advice from those in the know, then visit www. harrisandgreensolicitors.com

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Money Talks with our finance expert

Shabab Gulfraz

The Old With Profit Pensions Most people under the age of thirty probably will not have a pension that is invested in With Profits; however, those circa 40 plus might have some exposure to With Profit funds.

I do not like using jargon, so let’s explain what I am talking about. With Profits are funds that traditionally insurance based funds that usually are quite cautious in nature. The aim of the funds is to manage the underlying investment with a view to a smooth out the volatility in the market place. The way that With Profits funds seek to smooth out the ups and downs of investment markets is by declaring bonuses each year that are allocated to investors’ pots rather than participating directly in the actual performance of the actual places where you invest.

These funds have been hit hard, and this is partly due to crashing returns, and also the bonus rates being very low. Typical bonus rates in the past could reach circa 15% and maybe even more; however now bonus rates usually are hardly over 1.5% for many of these funds. As the investment returns

have reduced, and annuity rates (a conversation for another day) reducing significantly the actual projected return is significantly lower, than what was anticipated when people took out these plans.

What can you do? Well the chances are that you no longer have an adviser if this plan was setup a long time ago.

You also probably have stayed in the same fund possibly since the start of the plan; therefore in my view it is crucial that you get a review of your funds.

Now not all of these With Profit funds are bad as some will give you a guaranteed growth rate i.e. and this in some cases is circa 4%. In reality this is not a bad rate of return, but without investigating your plan you are not going to be aware if your plan is worth keeping or whether it is time to undertake a full review of your pension.

Overall about 50% of pension’s customers that I see have a pension fund, where they might have a With Profit fund investment, and usually most of the pension customers I see

The key is to making sure that your pension is still linked to your hopes, dreams and ambitions

have not reviewed the plans for a long time. The key is to making sure that your pension is still linked to your hopes, dreams and ambitions.

If you have not reviewed your pension

in a long time, then I would strongly recommend you do this. I normally recommend a review annually, and most advisers would undertake an initial interview free of charge.

If any of you out there have any particular concerns about your pension, or just want to have a conversation, then please contact me at the paper, and I will be more than happy to talk to you further.

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LEGAL TALK

TAHIRA RAHMAN

Tahira Rahman is a practicing solicitor in the field of family law with a particular interest in the division of matrimonial assets and children matters. In her 11 years as a solicitor there is not much she hasn’t seen or steered her clients through

What you need to know before you enter into a Nikah For those of us who have been lucky enough to have fallen in love, the tantalising prospect of living happily ever after evokes warm and woolly feelings of walking hand in hand in the park on a balmy afternoon or an exotic holiday on a sun kissed beach. The last thing many of us want to discuss is, ’what happens if things do not work out?’. What will happen to the assets, the children, the furniture or the gifts that have been exchanged between us or between the families?’.

Sadly, as a practicing lawyer in the field of family law, I all too often see the not so warm and woolly end to the many hopes we all hold for the future.

As Muslims living in the United Kingdom (UK) with our own strong religious identity we are often unwisely led to believe that our religious marriage (the Nikah) will protect us in case of a breakdown. In the UK there is an alternative legal system that regulates marriage and more importantly what happens on divorce or legal separation. It is not easy to decide how best to regulate your relationship in these circumstances.

Our legal system provides, in my view, robust protection against the failure of a marriage as long as the legal formalities have been complied with.

Marriage in the United Kingdom For a marriage to be valid in the UK it must be monogamous and carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Marriage Act 1949-1994 or for same sex couples the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. Such marriages are performed in the Civil Registry Office or an approved building for civil marriages under the Marriage Act 1994.

The effect of entering into a legally binding and recognised marriage is that it gives you rights which you would not otherwise enjoy, for instance

if you co-habit, even for a lifetime.

There is no such thing as common- law wife or husband (a term I thankfully hear less and less of). The commitment of marriage gives the parties rights and obligations to provide for one another in the event of failure.

The most critical protection the marriage gives is protection to nonowning spouses. Upon divorce or judicial separation parties become entitled, in the absence of an agreement, to make an application at court for financial provision. This could include a whole menu of potential remedies including provision for a family home (whether transfer of the ownership the whole property or in part or occupation of it), order for sale, maintenance, lump sum, periodical payments, and division of pension provision (principally that which was accumulated during the currency of the marriage).

Islamic Nikah Many of our readership, who I suspect were either born or brought up in the UK, will invariably undergo an Islamic Nikah either on the same day as the civil marriage or shortly before or after it. We do this because culturally and religiously many of us do not feel married until such a ceremony has taken place. The civil ceremony is a formality and the Nikah ‘The Event’.

A Nikah is, in my view, driven very much on the principles of contract law when it comes to the rights and obligations of the parties. These rights and obligations are set out on the outset, for example the Mahr provisions. This is not the case for civil marriages. UK law is to a large degree discretionary and each case is decided on its merits and circumstances of the family as a whole including any children of the family. The welfare of the children is very much at the core of any final decision a court, if invited to

do so, makes.

The problems in our community arise when the parties only opt for the Nikah and overlook the formality of a civil marriage. In these circumstances, the parties have no more a status than that of cohabitees.

The only benefit of entering into a Nikah, the more astute reader will have already picked up, is that there is no requirement in Islam for a marriage to be monogamous (for men at least).

However, in the UK however bigamy is a criminal offence.

Practical Advice The only practical advice I can give our readers, is that if you are about to walk on to the sandy sun kissed beach with your loved one after agreeing to marry, insist on a civil ceremony preferably before the Nikah. Once ‘married’ life

starts there will a myriad of reasons not to bother with it.

Food for Thought There is no bar on our mosques to becoming approved buildings under the 1994 Act but there appears to be some resistance to this by those with authority to make such decisions.

Why? This is anybody’s guess. I have my suspicions but they are outside the scope of this article.

If you are thinking of getting married but are genuinely interested in protecting your assets or assets that belong to the family but are in your legal ownership, consider entering into a Pre-Nuptial Agreement. There is no bar in law for parties to try and attempt to regulate their own financial affairs in the right circumstances.

The problems in our community arise when the parties only opt for the Nikah and overlook the formality of a civil marriage.

In these circumstances, the parties have no more a status than that of cohabitees

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OPINION

by ALISON BELLAMY alison@asian-standard.co.uk

This is where trouble often starts We all have a barometer of what we think is an acceptable level.

Perhaps life is less serious now, and for some, morals are lower than they used to be.

Be it behaviour, temperature, attitude, dress sense, the amount we eat, or even how much cash we are willing to spend on a new car or house, for example.

I feel saddened that it has come to this and that a young mum has lost her life and her children are left without their mother.

We are all individuals, all with differing levels of what we perceive to be ‘normal’ or acceptable.

And this is where trouble often starts.

Take the brutal killing in recent weeks of Pakistani self-styled celebrity Qandeel Baloch.

The family is devastated and I cannot imagine how the grandparents of the family feel, to see their son arrested and daughter dead.

Ever since I began working for an Asian newspaper, I have realised that custom and tradition is of vital importance, especially

Her death has certainly put an abrupt end to her so called ‘provocative’ Facebook selfies.

There was outrage after my mother was ‘spotted’ on the street, by a busybody from the island.

Her Catholic parents said she had brought shame on the family and she was made to feel guilty and ashamed.

It is a vastly different situation, but custom, tradition and accusations of dishonour are present in both experiences.

She is certainly beautiful, but looked unhappy. I feel she was probably caught between two cultures and perhaps enjoyed the attention of being a rebel.

For some, particularly older people, it must have been hard to grasp her ‘reveal all’ attitude.

One day her friend bought some lipstick and my mum tried it on, and wore it for the first time as she walked to her job.

Her ‘crime’ was having the audacity to wear lipstick.

And today, as I look back at the tragic story on the internet, there are certainly lots of shall we say ‘lively’ photographs of Quandeel, also known as the Pakistani Kim Kardashian.

Even so, her defiance of tradition and defence of liberal views has won her many young fans in Pakistan.

She left home in 1961 at the age of 16 and went to work on the mainland, where every penny she earned was sent back home to the family.

My innocent mum did not have a clue that she was being either provocative or outrageous by wearing make-up.

He strangled her after she refused to stop posting what he described as offensive selfies and videos on social media, some of them in her underwear.

I suppose what is surprising is that she is a young Asian woman, of Pakistani heritage.

My own mother comes from a tiny island in the Outer Hebrides, off the coast of Scotland.

A day or two later, by the time the boat had arrived back home, the news was out. She had been seen, in broad daylight, wearing colour on her lips.

The 26-year-old mother was murdered by her brother, who said she brought ‘dishonour’ to the family.

For me, the images are not shocking. I have seen similar shots in the tabloid press for many years of Western celebrities.

honour, I feel sickened.

for those from a south Asian heritage. It often overtakes life as we know it and as an outsider looking in, I sometimes find it overwhelming, as tradition is not that important to me. I don’t like to feel pressured into following something.

But surely bringing ‘dishonour’ does not mean someone has to be killed?

When I see hurt, confusion and in extreme cases, horrific violent crime and even murder being committed in the name of

The death of Quandeel has now led to calls for action against the epidemic of so called ‘honour’ killings.

Let us hope something positive comes out of this for the future and the loss of this young mum was not completely in vain.

Above all, I hope we can learn to live in a way where modern life can be accepted and happily meet the custom and tradition of many different cultures around the world, without the need for violence, fear or loss of life.

When I see hurt, confusion and in extreme cases, horrific violent crime and even murder being committed in the name of honour, I feel sickened

It’s the way forward Yaar

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NISSAN BLADEGLIDER BRINGS CUTTING-EDGE INTELLIGENT MOBILITY TO LIFE

Nissan recently unveiled the working prototype of its futuristic BladeGlider vehicle, combining zeroemissions with high-performance in a revolutionary sports car design.

The vehicles, developed from concept cars first shown at the Tokyo Auto Show in 2013, have arrived in Brazil to symbolize future technologies that will combine Intelligent Mobility, environmentally-friendly impact and sports-car driving capabilities.

Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., said: “These prototypes epitomise Nissan’s drive to expand its Intelligent Mobility strategy, where driving pleasure combines with environmental responsibility. Nissan believes that enthusiasts should look forward to a zero emission future and BladeGlider is a perfect demonstration of that. It’s the electric vehicle for car-lovers.”

The debut of the BladeGlider prototypes forms part of Nissan’s ongoing commitment to the development of zero-emission vehicles and new automotive technologies including autonomous drive systems and connectivity. Nissan already sells the world’s highest-volume zero-emission car, the LEAF, and is pioneering Intelligent Mobility systems that will be deployed in a range of vehicles over coming years.

efficiency and handling stability.

High-waisted, rear-hinged dihedral doors provide a dramatic entry and exit to the cabin. The open roof of BladeGlider is reinforced with an integrated roll-over protection structure, providing the exhilaration of an open-topped race car with the safety of a coupé.

Wheel-mounted controls for BladeGlider’s systems feed into an advanced display showing speed, state of battery charge, regeneration mode and torque map. Flanking the central display are two screens, with the images of rear-view cameras mounted just behind the front wheels.

An alternative to door-mounted mirrors, this dual screen design improves the aerodynamic efficiency of BladeGlider. The driver sits in

for the BladeGlider project, UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering.

Maximum speed of the demonstration models is in excess of 190km/h*, with 0-100km/h taking less than 5 seconds*.

The rear wheels’ drive is provided by two 130kW electric motors – one for each wheel.

The system features torque vectoring, controlling the torque delivered to the driven wheels, improving the handling even further. With torque vectoring, if the car starts to understeer, it automatically sends more torque

The demonstration models feature an advanced chassis configuration with a narrow front track and wider rear track for optimum aerodynamic

The interior of the BladeGlider reflects the vehicles’ sporting intentions, with four point safety harnesses for each occupant. The seats offer exceptional support to sides and legs of the driver and passengers.

The seats are trimmed in a highly tactile blend of fabric and epoxy resin coating, resulting in a tough and grippy material that has the effect of comfortably adhering occupants securely in place.

There are two colour trims – Cyber Green and Stealth Orange. These colours are used for the upper portions of the seat back, and framed with a silver reflective material to create an eye-catching, sporty look.

The base of the seats are in black, patterned material, with a band of green and orange trim framing the cushion.

With the BladeGlider, Nissan’s vision was for an agile, efficient EV that would provide new dimensions of driving fun and excitement - a car that would ‘glide’, thanks to the near-silent performance of its electric powertrain and aerodynamic shape.

After two years of work on design, engineering and development, Nissan BladeGlider has evolved further into an exciting, real-life study into the potential of advanced EV performance.

BladeGlider epitomises Intelligent Mobility, a philosophy to make its cars more exciting by redefining how they are driven, powered and integrated into society.

performance five module lithiumion 220kW battery. Bespoke cooling systems have been developed for both the battery and the motors.

Two BladeGliders will be presented in Rio de Janeiro in August. One will be on static display in Rio while the second will be offering dynamic rides to media and VIPs.

Key Specifications

arrowhead formation slightly in front of two passengers, who enjoy extended legroom. The view for all occupants is panoramic, thanks to the seamless cockpit windscreen.

Power is 100 percent electric, with exceptional powertrain performance delivered by Nissan’s technical partner

to the outside wheel to restore the handling balance.

Designed to add to the driving experience rather than govern it, the torque vectoring systems has three settings: off, agile and drift mode.

Power is supplied by a high

Top speed

> 190 km/h (115 mph)*

Acceleration 0-100km/h (62 mph)

< 5 seconds

Power

200 kW (268hp)

Torque

707 Nm

Weight

1,300 kg

Length

4,300 mm

Width

1,850 mm

Height

1,300 mm

Wheelbase

2,800 mm

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MOTORS LAMBORGHINI CENTENARIO COUPÉ TO MAKE UK PUBLIC PREMIERE AT SALON PRIVÉ The Lamborghini Centenario will make its UK public debut at the leading luxury automotive event, Salon Privé, on 1st to 3rd September.

combines a lightweight carbon fibre tub and the most powerful V12 engine in the company’s history with 759bhp, giving it a 0-62 time of just 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 217mph.

The Lamborghini Centenario coupé has yet to be seen on UK soil, but will be on display during this spectacular three-day event at the renowned World Heritage site of Blenheim Palace.

Produced in limited numbers, just 20 coupés and 20 roadsters will be made and all are already sold.

Describing the Lamborghini Centenario, event co-founder David Bagley said: ‘It perfectly reflects Ferruccio Lamborghini’s passion for high performance without compromise, and it combines a purity of design with engineering excellence. We’re immensely proud to premiere such an important car at Salon Privé this year.”

Built to honour the 100th birthday of company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini, this limited edition Lamborghini

i20 TURBO EDITION ADDED TO HYUNDAI RANGE

Hyundai Motor UK has revealed pricing and specification details for its new i20 Turbo Edition. Designed, engineered and built in Europe, the i20 Turbo Edition will be priced from £12,975 OTR when it enters showrooms this August.

Meeting the growing trend for small capacity turbo petrol engines, the special edition i20 Turbo features Hyundai’s entertaining yet

efficient100PS 1.0-litre turbocharged 3 cylinder petrol engine with CO2 emissions just 104 g/km.

Fitted with distinctive 16” alloy wheels, the special edition model will be available in a choice of six exterior colours: Polar White, Aqua Sparkling, Sleek Silver, Stardust Grey, Phantom Black and Red Passion, all with a sophisticated Black/Grey interior.

Based on the well-specified i20 SE, the sporty new i20 Turbo Edition offers Bluetooth®, DAB digital radio, cruise control with speed limiter, and a leather wrapped steering wheel with audio and phone controls as standard.

The special edition builds on the SE model’s specification, adding a rear view camera, automatic lights with dusk sensor, and satellite navigation

via a seven-inch integrated touch screen.

With the satellite navigation upgrade, Turbo Edition owners receive a free seven-year TomTom Live Services subscription, which provides the most up to date traffic information, speed camera alerts, weather updates, and live Point Of Interest notifications.

To coincide with the launch of the Turbo Edition, Hyundai Motor UK will be launching a new TV advertisement for the i20 which will run from August 5 – September 19. The 30 second ad will leverage our recent successes in the World rally Championship and showcase how the learnings from our motorsport team will filter down across the range over the coming years.

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Brainteaser What do the following words have in common?

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Pay: Voluntary first year. Thereafter £150 per day plus expenses Number of positions: 6 RF Publishing Ltd, is the publisher of Asian Sunday, Asian Style magazine and a new weekly title Asian Standard. Asian Sunday was launched in 2011 as Britain’s leading and first FREE Sunday newspaper, with a particular focus on British Asian news, for British born South Asians, with a view to reaching out to the wider community. We then relaunched the successful Asian Style Magazine in January 2016 and then added Asian Standard as the

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Bradford Community Empowerment Network Limited (CNet), a Company Limited by Guarantee and managed by a voluntary Management Board has served the District of Bradford for over 12 years and has developed a successful track record of delivering community-led activities and of partnership working. We have been appointed as Local Trusted Organisation by Greenmoor Big Local and an opportunity has arisen to be part of an exciting project to move the Greenmoor Big Local programme to the next stage of development. Please refer to Greenmoor Big Local website www.Greenmoorbiglocal.com for further information on this project.

We are looking to recruit to the following post: Community Involvement Officer Hours: 15 hours per week Salary: Scale 5 SCP 24 - £21,530 per annum (pro-rata) Fixed Term contract to 31st March 2017 The role is to support the Greenmoor Big Local Partnership Board to move forward with the Big Local programme. This will involve working across the Greenmoor Big Local area (parts of Scholemoor and Lidget Green) by involving and engaging residents in the process using creative and innovative ways to help shape the Big Local programme.

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Rio 2016 Olympics: Who will bring medals home for Team GB?

by AYYAZ MALIK ayyaz@asian-standard.co.uk

After brilliantly hosting the football world cup, Brazil will be looking to host the Olympics with just as much success as they did with football’s biggest showpiece. The Olympics is for athletics arguably what the world cup is for football.

The event which takes place in Rio, Brazil begins on 5 August and ends on 21 August will see the best athletes from across the globe compete under ‘one roof’. As the excitement builds up to athletics’ biggest showpiece, controversy seems to have hit the event early, in the form of doping allegations of Russian athletes.

As the authorities look to resolve these allegations as quickly and decisively as possible, there will no doubt be plenty of talent on show. Whether it be the ‘poster boy’ of athletics Usain Bolt or Britain’s Mo Farah, the prestige of succeeding on the Olympics stage is what it’s all about for an athlete.

Here at the AS sports desk, we hope to be bringing all the Olympics action to life over the next few weeks, so do stay tuned. With a slight partial lean against team GB, naturally we will be reviewing who will be Britain’s best hopes of bringing a medal home.

be the 100m men’s final which many expect to be hotly contested between Bolt and Justin Gatlin, or the 4x100m men’s final which we predict will most likely be between athletes from USA and Jamaica. It’s safe to say there will be plenty of drama!

In terms of British Asian talent, there will be athletes such as Qais Ashfaq and Mohammed Ali who will be looking to fly the flag for British Asian’s, as well as Britain on the whole.

The men’s 4x 100m relay or even the men’s individual 100m will be seen by many as the main showpiece of the 16-day event. Naturally, countries such as USA and Jamaica will be the favourites due to the talent that both countries have at their disposal.

In this Olympic games, there will be some fascinating battles. Whether it

DID QAIS WIN A MEDAL? Sadly, Ashfaq became the fifth British boxer to be eliminated at Rio 2016 after defeat to Chatchai Butdee in the men's bantam 56kg.

Ashfaq, who won Commonwealth gold in Glasgow 2014, narrowly lost out in the opening round but was knocked to the mat in the second after a powerful left from his Thai opponent – the decisive moment in an otherwise evenly matched round.

We still think your great Qais!

Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay will be competing for the USA and will be seen as the biggest threat to ‘golden boy’ and defending champion Usain Bolt’s Olympic crown. Yohan Blake, a former Olympic champion himself will be the two standout names competing for the Jamaicans, but do keep an eye out for Nesta Carter who we think could be in with a shout of a medal.

Just like any other sport, being hot favourites sometimes counts for very little, just ask France who despite being overwhelming favourites in the football European cup failed to capture ‘gold’.

So let’s look at our home favourites from Team GB. We have talented sprinters like Adam Gemili who will be competing in the 200m as well as being part of the 4x100m relay team.

This year has been a very unusual one in the sporting calendar not just in football, so expect the unexpected in Rio. The 4x200m men’s relay, in theory, should be similar to how the 4x100m

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SPORTS STILL UNDEFEATED? The fastest man in the world, who holds the world record in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay and won gold in all of those events at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, is attempting to pull off an unprecedented 'triple triple'. If he does achieve this feat, he will cement his name as the greatest sprinter in history.

So far he has held his 100m win with a time of 10.07.

Is it any wonder he is the only non-British Olympian on our list of who to watch out for? men’s relay would be in terms of the athletes who will be competing in it.

The true beauty of sport is that we don’t know what will truly happen until the athlete’s step onto the track.

That should hopefully bring some solace to team GB, but in the 100m equivalent, Britain’s men will have their hands full. Similarly, also in the 200m will see Usain Bolt as the man to beat, Bolt is of course in possession of what the rest of the world’s best sprinters are after, his gold medals.

In terms of the track events such as the 100m, Britain might find it difficult to win a medal due to the immense talent on show from other countries, but champion Usain Bolt has been beaten before on the world stage. Jamaica’s gold medalist was once famously disqualified in the 2011 world championships 100m final after a false start, which allowed compatriot Yohan Blake to emerge victorious on the day. Anything can happen, this is the world of sport.

Britain’s hopes of medals in the 100m will be on the shoulders of the experienced James Ellington, as well

crown, if the Sheffield United patron does indeed defend her crown in Heptathlon, then the 30-year old will become the first ever British woman to defend an Olympic title.

Another Olympic champion Greg Rutherford holds all the major crowns in the long and just like Ennis-Hill won’t look to give any of them away without a fight!

The Olympic, world and European flyweight champion is an inspiration. She begins her tournament on 16 August against Tetyana Kob of Ukraine and it would be a major surprise if she did not advance from this quarter-final and go on to reach the final.

With all these athletes being champions in their respective fields, there could always be the danger of complacency, but with the right coaches and mentors around these

MO FARAH Despite a tumble Farah, 33, became the first British track and field athlete to secure three Olympic titles - following a long-distance double at London 2012.

Farah retained his gold with a win in the 10000m, despite falling.

Farah is now due to defend his 5,000m Olympic title on 17 August athletes that shouldn’t really happen.

In the form of Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford Britain have athletes who are gold medal holders. It’s fair to say that all of these athletes wouldn’t want to give up their gold medals they worked so hard for in the London 2012 Olympics, without some form of fight at least.

To further add to the mood of optimism, Britain in the form of Diver Tom Daley as well as cyclists Mark Cavendish and Sir Bradley Wiggins are also all genuine medal hopes, if not gold medal hopefuls. In the case of Sir Bradley, the Scot would secure a record eighth Olympic medal which would bring down the curtain on a wonderful career.

Mo Farah comes into the games as the 5000m and 10000m defending

British boxer Nicola Adams is another who will be looking to add

champion and to be honest it will be hard for the chasing pack to mount a serious challenge to Farah, due to the Londoner’s shear domination of those two events. Should Farah indeed defend his titles, he will be only the second man to do so in Olympic history.

Jessica Ennis-Hill just like Farah will also be looking to defend her Olympic

The 20-year old flyweight boxer will no doubt be going into the games full of confidence after a fine year which saw him win English domestic titles as well as British titles.

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as youngsters James Dasalou and Chujindhu Ujah. The trio will know that they will have to be on top form

if they are to stand any chance of a medal against top quality athletes in the 100m.

further glory to team GB’s final medal haul. The 33-year old Leeds fighter is an overwhelming favourite to defend her flyweight crown in Brazil. Bantamweight fighter Qais Ashfaq who is from Leeds will also be looking to do his country proud, as will another British Asian who will be making the trip to South America is Keighley fighter, Mohammed Ali. No this isn’t the ‘greatest’, who sadly passed away this year, but this is 20year old Ali who was a silver medalist at the European championships.

Other sports such as Badminton will see the husband and wife pairing of Chris and Gabby Adcock who will be hoping for success in Rio. The couple who have been married for three years will be in high spirits after winning BWF World Super Series Masters in Dubai, last year in December.

There will be a lot of twists and turns for sure, that’s if this sporting year is anything to go by. Many might see the Olympic games as a way to watch Usain Bolt who has arguably put athletics on the map, but in terms of a British perspective, there’s a lot to be optimistic about.

The football might not have panned out the way we expected, but we are sure Team GB will put on a show of true sportsmanship and be competitive overall by winning many medals in Rio. Football might not have got us helped us score in the world of sport, but we are sure Team GB will put on true sportsmanship and competitive challenges with many wins in Rio.

EMOTIONAL MOMENT FOR JESSICA ENNIS-HILL Ennis-Hill wiped away tears after losing her title to Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam last weekend by a slim margin.

She looks back on two world titles, and the Olympic gold medal four years ago at her home games here in London.

Reports are saying that Ennis-Hill may now retire after RIO 2016.

Boxing with Khalil Alam Khalil Alam works as a boxing coach for The Lion strength and Fitness Academy (LSFA) based in Bradford an independent and registered non-profit organisation that is affiliated to England Boxing.

The aim of LSFA is to engage young people and adults into physical fitness, health and nutrition, drugs and alcohol awareness and dangers of weapons.

Khalil is extremely passionate about boxing and each edition he will be sharing the latest news and reviews from the world of boxing.

CHRIS EUBANK JR VS GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN I have great admiration for Chris Eubank Jr who burst onto the boxing scene a couple of years ago and has since been moulded into a very decent and dangerous fighter. Eubank Jr has had convincing wins against some durable opponents and picked up a British middleweight title recently.

Eubank has to be applauded for the way he has handled the immense pressure on his shoulders of fulfilling his father’s legendary boxing achievements and people unjustly will always compare. However in my opinion I feel Eubank Jr is a better fighter now than his father was at the peak of his boxing career and he seems to be getting better and stronger with each fight.

Eubank Jr is a very brave man and he has displayed that in his willingness to fight the most avoided and feared boxer in the history of the sport Gennady Golovkin.

Reports have recently surfaced that Eubank Jr is close to signing a deal that will see him take on Golovkin at the London O2 Arena in September.

Eubank Jr is expected to sign a 3 million pound contract to fight Golovkin and confirmation from promoter Eddie Hearn has been received that the deal is almost complete to make this fight happen.

“It is very close to being made. We had a positive meeting with Sky and the major details are nearly all agreed.

We still have stuff to discuss but I expect both sides to sign by the end of this weekend,” he said. “We have been negotiating and each camp is up for it and September is in my mind at the O2 in London.”

The mighty Golovkin currently holds IBO, WBA, WBC and IBF world titles and he has recently tweeted that he is very much interested in making this fight happen and has welcomed the Eubank Jr challenge.

Some boxing pundits are surprised that this fight is happening at all and feel that this bout against Golovkin has come too early for Eubank Jr considering his fight record and

experience.

Golovkin at 34 years old has won all of his 35 professional fights, 32 coming by way of knockout and seems to have hurt power in both hands being able to knockout and hurt is opponents at will. He walks through and absorbs his opponent’s biggest shots to land his own that usually result in a damaging knockout.

This fight is a massive task for Eubank and beating Golovkin seems vitually impossible but the 26 year old Eubank Jr has boxing ability, power and speed to give Golovkin a fight and cause him problems even though I expect Golovkin to be the winner in the end via knockout.

Golovkin may well be the most powerful puncher in the history of the sport and have the ability to inflict serious damage to his opponents, but his power does make him a much slower fighter than Eubank and that is where Eubank can hopefully capitalise and even win this fight.

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by AYYAZ MALIK ayyaz@asian-standard.co.uk

The world of women’s tennis is in shock after news emerged that the women’s doubles pairing of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have decided to go their separate ways. The 29-year old Indian Mirza and the 36-year old Swiss Hingis, have pretty much won all the grand slam tournaments on the ATP tour.

This season, however, the Indi-Swiss team haven’t been able to maintain the kind of form that they did last season. Sania Mirza after splitting from Martina Hingis will pair up with Barbora Strycova of the United States of America and Hingis will pair up with Coco Vandeweghe of the Czech Republic. The pair (Mirza and Hingis) had been together for the best of part of two years.

Sania and Martina had enjoyed two years of unparalleled success, in fact for Martina Hingis she has also enjoyed success with Sania Mirza’s compatriot Leander Paes in the mixed doubles as well. Hingis’ success with both of India’s top tennis players, is no doubt a sign of how much the Indian game is improving.

Mirza will partner Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles at Rio 2016, with their first match to be played on Wednesday 9th August. Their opponents have yet to be confirmed at this stage.

As sad as it maybe for the Indian sporting world, the news of the breakup of Indian player and Mirza and Swiss play Hingis partnership, only reiterates one thing, all good things must come to an end.

Rehan The Man for Burton

by AYYAZ MALIK

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It’s been something that the Asian community has been plagued with for far too long, lack of Asian’s participating in football, in the UK in any capacity. There have been some quality Asian players in the British circuit over the years, with players such as Zeeshan Rehman and Adnan Ahmed to name just a couple.

Nottingham based Rehan Mirza is going to coach Championship side Burton and Hove Albion Under 15’s team this is hopefully another sign of encouragement. Surely this will help encourage more Asian youngsters to have more confidence in their potentially ‘hidden talent’.

As good as the work, that Shafiq is doing, more is needed. With news

Rehan Mirza has also worked abroad after spending time in Pakistan with the aim to help improve the football standard in the Country. As encouraging as this is for Asian’s, one would hope that there would be more Asian’s coaching at a higher level. If that wasn’t enough Rehan has also conducted coaching sessions at St George’s Park in Burton.

If you look at the example of Thierry Henry who had a glittered playing career, even the Frenchman is having to work his way up the coaching ranks. The former Juventus, Arsenal and Barcelona striker was to be the assistant manager of the Gunners’ under 18 side, but will now look to forge a coaching career elsewhere after Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger personally rebuffed the suggestion.

Ever since both of these players have retired in Rehman’s case or taken a different career choice in Ahmed’s case, there hasn’t been another player or players to take Asian football forward.

Hopefully, there are signs that’s about to change. Lancashire based coach Majid Shafiq is one coach who, after working with Karachi Electric in Pakistan is doing something to help increase the participation of Asian footballers.

a UEFA A Licence coaching badge.

48-year old Mirza who is a very experienced coach has worked tirelessly to improve the standard of football in his local area of Nottingham and can also boast of being well on his way to qualifying for

Here is an example that in the world of coaching, or any profession for that matter, you don’t get to the top, without working from the bottom.

Rehan is keen to develop and coach football talent from ethnic minority

communities. Speaking to Asian Standard he said: “One thing I do find is that we need mentors within the game who are qualified in coaching qualifications. With proper guidance, we can generate more youngsters to understand the game better and develop, whilst in the hands of some of these coaches. I do feel that the notion about football within our Asian community is somewhat tilted towards youth work, when it should

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be geared towards looking at it as a professional industry. The fault here is that game understanding becomes limited and nothing is delivered from an elite or advanced perspective. Being from Nottingham, I have seen this problem come up many times. Youth centres, Mosques and community groups take first lead on football programmes and title programmes as that of drug awareness, social interaction, crime prevention when it SHOULD be more about football development”.