The Government’s own figures show that homelessness in London has risen for the fourth year running – that’s since the Coalition first took office. A record 29,152 households have declared themselves homeless this year – a 10% increase on last ...

Emdad Rahman reviews Where shall we walk today? Walking the Pennine Way, by Dave Marriott. As an avid walker I particularly enjoyed reading Dave Marriott’s excellent book recently. Fifty-two year old Dave grew up in the 1960s in a Derbyshire ...

Emdad Rahman reviews Where shall we walk today? Walking the Pennine Way, by Dave Marriott. As an avid walker I particularly enjoyed reading Dave Marriott’s excellent book recently. Fifty-two year old Dave grew up in the 1960s in a Derbyshire ...

On 8th November 2013 the Starbucks and Crisis partnership Christmas promotion “Share the Warmth” was launched. The initiative aims to raise over £100,000 for the homeless charity. To celebrate, Abdul Samad, an apprentice with Starbucks Brushfield Street store is swapping ...

The Sapphires This is an inspirational tale set in the late ’60s about a quartet of young, talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission, discovered and guided by a kind-hearted, soul-loving manager. Plucked from obscurity, the four spirited women with ...

Emdad Rahman:  Cycling has never been more popular.  Bradley Wiggins made history by becoming the first Brit to win the Tour De France and the Englishman’s phenomenal triumph has led to calls for him to be given a knighthood. During ...

Emdad Rahman interviews Bishop Adrian Newman of Stepney. Bishop Adrian Newman is the Suffragan Bishop of Stepney. He was an economist before he became Vicar of Wadsley Bridge. He was Rector of St Martin-in-the-Bullring, Birmingham from 1996 to 2004, before being ...

Emdad Rahman: Homelessness charity Crisis has published a new national survey that supports its fears that many of the 88,000 people affected ....

On Tuesday the Civic Awards Ceremony was held at the Town Hall.

A Christian church minister and Muslim Imam are visiting Haiti, 12 months after the devastating earthquake