WITH serious knife, gun and general crime on the up and up and police resources seemingly stretched to the limit, I find the news that officers are being diverted from their duties to learn Urdu ...

Firefighters from Rochdale were given an Urdu lesson by the Imam of the Golden Mosque in Deeplish. As part of a cultural exchange, staff from the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service were given ...

Police in West Yorkshire are taking steps to improve relations with Bradford's Pakistani community - by learning Urdu. The city has one of the largest concentrations of Muslims in Britain, and there ...