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Two Lancaster schools are among those to be given a special award for their welcoming attitude to all

Mabs Hussain is the son of hard-working Pakistani migrants and - against the odds - has climbed to the higher echelons of Britain's police.His parents are from Pakistan, first generation immigrants into the country, they came in the 1960s.He joined at the aged off 22, in 1996, becoming a beat bobby in the Bradford district of Odsal.At GMP, he really encouraged with the work that has been done to increase the diversity of the workforce and that was one of the reasons that he was attracted to GMP.

Local charitys support the 20,000 people fleeing the civil war from Syria in the Harrogate district, such as communtiy transport charity called Travena , who aims at elliviating the isolation many refugees experience. Additionallu, the Harrogate School of English, provides tutoring and classes for non-english speakers, which has been revieved with great appreciation and confidence.

In the late 1800s there was an influx of Italian immigrants from the North and South of Italy to the district of Ancoats near Manchester city centre, an area which was later to become known as Ancoats’ Little Italy. Since 1890 the Madonna del Rosario procession has been held every year - a colourful celebration of religion and culture.The procession was born out of the creation in 1888 of the Manchester Italian Catholic Society, the result of a local priest’s desire to form a dedicated group to support and educate Italian families living in the city.

Manchester City manager stumped up the cash to get the Open Arms back on the seas in time to help the next wave of desperate migrants.Pep Guardiola paid for the repair of a rescue boat which plucks desperate refugees from the Mediterranean.

It was an emotional night as medical student Fatime Gashi was crowned Miss Manchester at a glitzy ceremony in the city. Her family - who fled war-torn Kosovo in 1999 as refugees to start a new life in Manchester.Fatime was just 2 years old when her family left Kosovo for the UK to escape the horrors of war. They have built a new life here, and are proud to call Salford their home.She is half way through a biomedicine degree at Salford University, Fatime holds down a number of jobs to make money while she studies.

The Championship club, with a charity, help more than 30 refugees and asylum
seekers to socialise, learn English and play football

The action was held over claims asylum seekers are still being made to share bedrooms with unrelated people despite a council ruling

Dr Koukash was born on December 3, 1958, on the West Bank in Palestine.
Study was his way out of poverty and his father was able to send him aged 17,in 1976, to Liverpool to get an education. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University and progressed to get a PhD in electrical engineering. To pay his way through university he worked as a waiter, mechanic, market trader, and nightclub bouncer.He taught at the university for five years, and was appointed Director of International Business.In 1992, he set up EuroMaTech, a corporate training company - the foundation for much of his wealth.Estimates of his current wealth range from £900m to £3bn.

Family pleas for new home as Turkish-born dad-of-two says: 'It should be called Grove Hell, not Grove Hill'

Do Polish residents feel safe in West Leeds after Brexit? Chris Siejka says Polish people need to try to meet more British people.

Bradford welcomes president of the Pakistan region that was home to many of its immigrants

Born in the Punjab, he and his wife came to Bradford in 1965. They were married for 90 years

A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition celebrating the history of Asian cricket across Bradford and the rest of Yorkshire has gone on display at Headingley (Leeds).

The Pakistan and Kashmir Welfare Association in Batley planted a tree in tribute to Peter O'Neill.

Describes how the carnival brings colour and spectacle to Leeds. Quote from the chairman and founder, Arthur France

2 Syrian refugees share their stories

Friends Meeting House in Lancaster provides English classes and drop in centre for refugees.

Aaqib Zahoor is helping the Kirklees Faith Network to launch ‘Our Shared History, Our Shared Heritage’, an interactive display and resource pack which tells the story of Sikh and Muslim men who fought for the British Empire.

Refugees welcomed at MIMA art gallery in Middlesbrough as new exhibition launched

A ground-breaking production featuring an all-female cast of Syrian refugees comes to the West Yorkshire Playhouse next month.

Too many people ‘chucked at north of England’, says Dave Budd, mayor of UK town with highest ratio of asylum seekers

It describes an Exhibition at Dean Clough Halifax telling the story of Joseph and Magaret Kagan, Lithuanian Jews who fled the Nazis.

2,000 people process through Leeds to celebrate the Vaisakhi festival

Warrington Council decision expected on application over next couple of months Omega Warrington Ltd (OWL) and Domino’s Pizza Development have just submitted a ‘reserved matters’ planning application for a £30m 117,000sq ft supply chain centre on Omega South which could create 120 jobs.The application for new business premises includes space for production, storage and distribution, a two-storey office, parking and a substation.; this is a very positive story for Warrington’s manufacturing industry.”

A group of students at Lancaster University have set up a group aiming to persuade the university to set up a scholarship scheme for refugees.

Iby Knill's story as a holocaust survivor. Reporter draws direct comparisons with Iby's experience and that of modern refugees

Six months after the migrant crisis first hit the headlines, we find out the reality of being an asylum seeker. Asylum seekers, many of them from Syria, were being put up in relative luxury as they waited for temporary housing, prompting an outraged flurry of publicity.Take Mahmoud Afara as a example.

Workers begin process after complaints from asylum seekers that colouring front doors red made homes a target for vandals