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Daily Mail
25-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
National Crime Agency obtains asset-freezing order to stop future sale of home belonging to mother of ex-City Minister Tulip Siddiq
The National Crime Agency has taken the first step in Britain in a corruption case embroiling ex-City minister Tulip Siddiq, by freezing any future sale of her mother's home. The agency – hailed as Britain's FBI – last night confirmed obtaining an asset-freezing order on the luxury property in Golders Green, North London, which has been the Siddiq clan's main home for 14 years. Hampstead Labour MP Ms Siddiq's mother Rehana, 69, has been living there since it was bought in 2011 for £1.2 million. The home, registered in the Isle of Man tax haven, was bought by millionaire Ahmed Shayan Rahman, 42. He was a chairman of the British Asian Trust, a charity founded by King Charles. Last night the trust said he has stood down over the NCA probe. Mr Rahman's father Salman, 74, was a minister for prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the aunt of Ms Siddiq, 42, who was ousted from power last year after weeks of violent protests. The freezing order is part of the NCA's investigation into suspected corruption and money-laundering. Bangladesh is probing claims Ms Siddiq and family members siphoned nearly £4 billion from a nuclear plant deal with a Russian company. Ms Siddiq denies any wrongdoing. She quit as City minister in January after a standards investigation into properties she owned or lived in which were given to her family by her aunt's allies in Bangladesh.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick meet King Charles III at a charity event in London
Actors Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick were recently spotted at a prestigious charity evening in Richmond, England, where they had the honour of interacting with members of the British Royal Family. The couple attended the Wonders of the Wild event, hosted by a UK-based charity focused on the conservation of Asian wildlife. Held at the iconic Kew Gardens on May 13, the gala was organised in collaboration with the British Asian Trust . Amy Jackson, who serves as an ambassador for the UK-based charity, took to Instagram to share glimpses from the event. The charity holds personal significance for her, given her British-Indian heritage and ongoing efforts in wildlife advocacy. The organisation was co-founded by the late Mark Shand, brother of Queen Camilla. check out the post here: by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here! Expertinspector Click Here Undo In a series of photographs posted online, Amy and Ed can be seen engaged in conversation with King Charles III . Amy wore a strapless jumpsuit paired with black shoes, while Ed looked dapper in a tailored suit. The couple also posed beside a life-sized elephant sculpture carved from wood. In another picture, King Charles is seen addressing the attendees. They also shared a photo of the invitation and some of the decor. Amy wrote, 'Such a special night at Wonders of the Wild with Elephant Family and the British Asian Trust – two charities very close to my heart. As an ambassador to the Elephant Family, I am proud to support their incredible work protecting elephants and promoting human-wildlife coexistence, especially across South Asia. We also had the honour of meeting Their Majesties The King and Queen, who are passionate patrons of the charity. So much love to my Chopard family for supporting the night. Caroline discovered the most stunning emerald in Zambia shaped like an elephant, which she then turned into the most breathtaking jewellery, with proceeds supporting the charities.' Fitness freak Amy Jackson flaunts baby bump at gym The couple, who tied the knot earlier this year along the picturesque Amalfi Coast in Italy, welcomed their baby boy Oscar in March. Amy is also mum to her elder son, Andreas, from a previous relationship with businessman George Panayiotou. On the work front, Amy was last seen in Aditya Dutt's 'Crakk'. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Business Recorder
02-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Standard Chartered Foundation, British Asian Trust renew alliance
KARACHI: Standard Chartered Foundation and British Asian Trust renew partnership to support young women micro-entrepreneurs build sustainable livelihoods With this partnership both institutes will launch 'Thriving Futures', a three-year enterprise development programme that will focus on providing support to high-potential youth microenterprises to help build their capacity and attain long-term sustainability. The previous programme enabled us to empower over 1000 young women and men to boost and sustain their Agri-enterprises by focusing on enterprise growth, marketing, quality assurance, digital literacy training which helped to increase the enterprise revenues by 25 percent on average. Building on learnings from the past programme, 'Thriving Futures' will offer advanced enterprise development and tailored interventions to 900 microenterprise groups (90 percent of which will be women-led) to become thriving and, in doing so, create a stronger, more inclusive microenterprise ecosystem in Sindh and Punjab. The British Asian Trust will deliver the programme in conjunction with two implementing partners-Kaarvan Crafts Foundation and Shirakat. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
