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Ed Wylde, prosecuting, said Ms Ejaz stood in the way of officers entering the house and used the time to assist her son in concealing his phone.

An 8-year-old Hindu boy was forced to leave Vicar's Green Primary School in London after staff questioned his sacred Tilak-Chandlo, monitored him intimidatingly, and stripped responsibilities, breaching the UK's Equality Act. Insight UK highlights emotional harm and calls for better religious awareness.

Over 500 Hindus protested outside Bangladesh High Commission in London on Dec 27 against Dipu Das's lynching and Hindu persecution, chanting "Hindus Lives Matter." Khalistanis with yellow flags shouted anti-India slogans, prompting police separation. Organizers called it instigation.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh on December 25 after 17 years in London exile, landing in Dhaka with family. He addressed a massive Purbachal rally amid tight security, then visited his ailing mother before heading home.

A British Airways flight from London to Hyderabad faced a security scare on Monday after a bomb threat email. The aircraft landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, where authorities conducted thorough baggage and passenger screenings before clearing the flight to depart.

Mehul Choksi faced a major setback when Belgium’s Supreme Court rejected his appeal, allowing his extradition to India in connection with the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank scam. Arrested in Antwerp in April, Choksi was denied bail as concerns remain over his flight risk. His nephew Nirav Modi is also fighting extradition from London.

The blunder follows the mistaken release of Ethiopian sex offender Hadush Kebatu, which had already shaken public trust.

At least nine people suffered life-threatening injuries, and a total of 10 people had to be hospitalised following the knife attack.