Bristol man, Sakir Yildirim, is leaving on a new mercy mission, this time to war-ravaged Syria. Sakir, who is well known for his previous humanitarian projects, decided to help after seeing scenes of devastation and suffering on television.

Chairman says talks ongoing; manager hopes for outcome within the next two weeks

Negotiations are ongoing with a Middle East-based consortium to buy English football club Leeds United with an outcome likely in the next two weeks, club officials have said.

Gulf students win reprieve in UK uni row

Hundreds of overseas students at London Metropolitan University, including many from the Gulf region, have been given permission to continue their studies for now after previously facing deportation.

20-year old Ahmed Baraka from the war-torn Gaza Strip in Palestine has arrived in Bristol this week to begin his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at UWE. He is the first student from Gaza to be awarded the University of the West of England’s Conflict Zone Bursary.