| JANUARY
2006 NEWS STORIES |
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| MET
CHIEF APOLOGISES TO SOHAM FAMILIES |
 The
Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair's comments that murders
of white people, like murdered school girls Holly Wells & Jessica
Chapman, generated more media interest than those of ethnic minorities,
has created controversy. In a later radio interview, Sir Ian said:
"I unreservedly apologise to anyone connected to the Soham murders".
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| NASSER
HUSSAIN TO SPEAK AT NEW ASIAN FORUM |
 Specifically
targeted at the UK Asian community, a series of groundbreaking new
initiatives, 'Move Your Mind' Forums, are set to launch on 1 February
2006. Speakers at the inaugural event include former England Cricket
Captain Nasser Hussain and actress Meera Syal.
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| DR
ZAKI BADAWI PASSES AWAY |
Dr Zaki Badawi, one of the country's most influential Muslim personalities,
has died. Founder of The Muslim College, Chairman of the Mosques Council
of the UK, Founder of the Muslim Law Council and former Director of
the Islamic Cultural Centre in Regent's Park, Sir Dr Zaki Badawi was
a man of stature and a powerful voice of reason.
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| LORD
PATTEN APPOINTED TO THE UK-INDIA ROUND TABLE |
 The
Foreign Secretary said today the Lord Patten has been appointed as
co-Chair of the UK-India Round Table, a body established by the late
Robin Cook and the then Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh in April
2000 to look for ways to regenerate and strengthen the bilateral relationship
between the two nations.
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| WAS
FARIA ALAM RIGHT? |
 Bangladeshi-born
Faria Alam, who became famous after spilling secrets of her affair
with England Coach Sven Goran Eriksson, claimed that there would never
be a Black or Asian winner of 'Big Brother', Channel 4's hugely successful
reality TV show. Alam was promptly evicted by a public vote the following
day (18 January 2006).
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| HIGH
COURT CHALLENGE TO DRACONIAN MARRIAGE RULES |
 Today
the High Court will hear a group of cases which challenge draconian
Home Office rules on marriages. Under the rules, non-EEA nationals
with less than six months’ leave to remain can be barred from
getting married unless they obtain the permission of the Home Secretary
at a cost of £135 per person.
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| DEFEND
RUSSIAN HINDUS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED |
 The
'Defend Russian Hindus' campaign, is launched on 18 January 2006 by
Ashok Kumar MP in association with Hindus groups in the UK. The campaign
aims to build awareness about the persecution and discrimination against
Russian Hindus by a corpus of the Russian Orthodox Church despite
support from the Central Government.
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| KIDS
SEEK REALITY TV FAME INSTEAD OF EXAM PASSES |
 Fame
hungry teenagers are planning to ditch education and live in dreamland
according to new research.
However, the odds of being picked for a Big Brother style reality
TV show are around one in 30 million - worse odds than winning the
lottery jackpot.
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| SAFER
NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAMS FOR ALL OF LONDON |
 Mayor
of London, Ken Livingstone today announced that the roll out of dedicated
community police teams will be speeded up to ensure every neighbourhood
has a full team during the next financial year. A safer neighbourhood
team puts an extra beat police officer in each ward to tackle anti-social
behaviour, racial abuse and petty crimes.
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| ISHA
KOPPIKAR IN PETA ADVERT |
 Dressed
in a pleather catsuit, actor Isha Koppikar proclaims, "Cats Are
Too Cool to Be in Zoos", in PETA's latest ad to raise awareness
about the cruelty of zoos. Koppikar's advert comes in the wake of
a Mumbai High Court order demanding improvements at the Mumbai Zoo
as a result of a case filed by PETA-India.
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| SEWA'S
HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN JAMMU & KASHMIR |
 Following
the Asian earthquake on 8 October 2005, a team of volunteers from
Sewa Bharti visited the inaccessible areas along the Line of Control
(LOC) of Jammu & Kashmir State where over 1500 people lost their
lives. Sewa International hopes to rebuild at least three of the most
affected villages situated on LOC of India.
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| DEC
PLANS TO SPEND £190M FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN 2006 |
 Since
Boxing Day 2004, millions of survivors of the tsunami have been helped
by Disasters Emergency Committee member agencies. The DEC plans to
spend up to £190 million in 2006, this will include more than
20,000 permanent houses for around 100,000 men, women and children.
Over six thousand will be in India and nearly three thousand in Sri
Lanka.
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| BRITAIN
IN STRONG POSITION FOR 2006 SAYS TONY BLAIR |
 "The
UK begins 2006 in a strong position thanks to eight and a half years
of a Labour Government" said British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
"Despite a more challenging context our economy is enjoying its
longest period of growth while employment is high, interest rates
and inflation are low. Hospital waiting lists and times are falling,
crime is down and our children have had the best-ever exam results."
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