A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the discovery of two bodies in a freezer in East London in April last year. Zahid Younis, 35 (07.08.84), of Vandome Close, Canning Town, E16 will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 14 February for two counts of murder. Younis is […]
National wholesaler JJ Foodservice is seeking to acquire more properties to support expansion plans. Following record sales of £170m for the first three quarters of the current financial year – up 14% on the same period the previous year – the wholesaler is looking to bring quality products, a streamlined ordering system and a state-of-the-art […]
An election poll by Turkish research firm Gezici shows National Unity Party (UBP) leader Ersin Tatar is favourite to win in the upcoming Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) Presidential Elections. With less than three months to the election in April, the poll shows the TRNC Prime Minister would take 34.1% of the vote in the […]
It’s only the first month of 2020, but we have another tragedy to add to others we’ve already witnessed this month, including the devastating bush fires in Australia, the deaths of 176 people on board a civilian Ukrainian plane that was inadvertently bombed in Iran, and the deadly earthquake in Elazığ, eastern Turkey. On Sunday, […]
An earthquake that struck Elazığ province on Friday evening has killed at least 22 people and injured over 1,000. The death toll is expected to rise as many people are feared trapped under collapsed buildings following the 6.8 magnitude quake that occurred at around 20:55 local time (17:55 GMT). There have also been fatalities in […]
A Turkish court has sentenced Kıvanç Ağaoğlu to 16 years and 8 months in prison for killing Sevag Şahin Balıkçı. Ağaoğlu was found guilty of ‘voluntary manslaughter with eventual intent’. Balıkçı, 25, a Turkish-Armenian citizen, was shot dead by Ağaoğlu on April 24, 2011 when they were both doing their compulsory military service in Batman […]
A young Turkish Cypriot mother of two whose body was found in a freezer in a flat in Canning Town, East London, last April, will finally be laid to rest on Friday, 24 January. The family of 38-year-old Canan Mustafa have finalised the arrangements for her funeral together with the UK Turkish Islamic Trust and […]
England U21 striker Rhian Brewster helped Championship side Swansea City beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 in his debut home game. The Liverpool player, on loan to Swansea until the end of the season, levelled the scores on 19 minutes with a first time shot into the bottom right-hand corner. The Welsh side, which had gone behind […]
Next week, 12 incredible artists from Britain’s folk and world music scene will be touring as part of Band of Burns. There first stop is Union Chapel in London, on 23 January, with additional dates in Glasgow, Dumfries, and Bristol. This unique collaboration includes Dila Vardar of Dila V and The Oddbeats fame, as well […]
The international community has joined the Turkish government in condemning the Egyptian authorities after four staff members from the Anadolu Agency (AA) were arrested and taken to an unknown location by Egyptian police in a raid on the news agency’s Cairo office on Tuesday night. AA said police officers stormed the office, cutting off security […]
