The six-member girl group will perform their first British concert this autumn, following a rapid rise in Türkiye and growing international streaming success.Turkish pop sensation Manifest will be live in London at OVO Arena Wembley on Friday 16 October 2026. Manifesto will become only the second Tu...
From teenage Labour activist and Cabinet minister to “King of the North”, Andy Burnham has taken a long and sometimes winding route to 10 Downing Street. Here are ten key facts about the man who became Britain’s new Prime Minister on 20 July 2026.1. His return to Westminster was remarkably swiftAt t...
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has congratulated Andy Burham for becoming the new British Prime Minister (PM). In the letter to PM Burnham, the Azerbaijani leader emphasised “the comprehensive development of Azerbaijan-United Kingdom relations based on rich and good traditions”, inc...
Thousands of people flocked to this year’s Turkish Cypriot cultural festival on the Donkey Lane playing fields in Enfield, North London, and once again they left with smiles and happy memories.Now a firm feature in the British Turkish social calendar following its first event back in 2017, the festi...
Two men have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison over the killing of London resident Hüseyin Mavideniz outside a nightclub in İskele, North Cyprus, three years ago.The Famagusta Assize Court found Mehmet Yazıcı and Doğu Ömer Alçıner guilty of manslaughter, causing grievous bodily harm and seri...
Turkish tennis star Zeynep Sönmez made her presence felt at Wimbledon this summer, combining an impressive opening-round victory with a discreet but powerful gesture of support for the Palestinian people that has put her firmly in the international spotlight.The 24-year-old Turkish number one arrive...
We’re a week away this year’s Turkish Cypriot Festival, which again returns to the Donkey Lane site in Enfield, North London. Now firmly embedded in the British Turkish social calendar, this annual event is organised by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA) UK.If you’re a newcomer to th...
The funeral of a nine-year-old girl who died two weeks ago after being hit by a bus in Bexleyheath will be held on Monday. The multi-faith service for Ada Bıçakçı will start at the family home at 10.30am on August 19, followed by a service at St Paul’s Garden at 11.30am. From there, little Ada wil...
The new Member of Parliament for the East London constituency of Barking has used her maiden speech in the House of Commons to highlight her family’s difficult passage, leaving their native Cyprus for a new life as immigrants in the United Kingdom. Nesil Caliskan, who made history at the General El...
Three more men have been convicted of various crimes following the kidnapping and brutal killing of popular DJ Koray Alpergin in North London two years ago. Dylan Weatherley, 20, from Tottenham, North London, was found guilty on Wednesday, 31 July, of Mr Alpergin's manslaughter, kidnap and false im...
