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By and large, today, British Asians lead fairly comfortable lives thanks to British values and environment. Many from the community have built solid reputations in entrepreneurship, professions, art, culture, media, politics and sports. Turn the clock back half a century or so and the scenario looks different, at times grim. The Asian diaspora, from various corners of the globe, came to Great Britain for different reasons. Some of their own accord. Some with their backs to the wall had no choice but to flee or be consumed by the flames of war and persecution. When they arrived here they had two choices – wring their hands in despair and plead for handouts or roll up their sleeves, dig deep and prepare for the long haul. They chose the latter and in so doing spawned innumerable stories of rags and riches.

London Assembly has voted recently with a clear majority, supported by Labour LibDem and Green to support the membership of the European Union. See below some of the text of the motion debated at the Assembly “This Assembly supports the United Kingdom’s continued membership of the European Union and, in particular, the economic, workplace, security, and environmental benefits this brings to the people of London.

A tycoon whose tyre-fitting business was destroyed by ‘jealous’ arsonists is to reopen again following a £100,000 makeover.

A schoolboy fraudster has been jailed for selling fake car insurance on Gumtree from his bedroom to unsuspecting customers - who were left driving illegally.