Owners of beloved Manchester bar announce plans to 'hand over the reigns' after four years

It has been hailed as a 'unique place bringing people from every part of our community and our allies together' ...
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Have a break. Have a "Kite Kat": How to build communities the old fashioned way

Remember kite flying from when you were a kid? Well, it's time to level up! Think of it like gaming – we can make it a super cool community event by keeping things simple but making the experience way ...
Yahoo

Famous but deadly kite flying festival returns after 19-year ban

In the streets of Lahore there are hints that the kite flying festival, Basant, has returned. Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when ...
Yahoo

Pakistan’s cultural capital erupts in color as kite-flying Basant festival ends 20-year hiatus

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after nearly two decades. Authorities said Friday ...
The New York Times

In Pakistan, a Kite Festival Returns to Troubled Skies

The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions. The skies over Lahore, ...
Variety

Coinbase Bets Lo-Fi Karaoke Super Bowl Commercial Creates High-Flying Response

Most Super Bowl commercials aim to be faster, louder and shinier than the rest. And then there are Big Game ads from advertisers like Coinbase. After mystifying Super Bowl viewers in 2022 with a ...
NHK

Traditional kite-flying festival returns to Pakistan

People in Pakistan have held a traditional kite-flying festival for the first time in 19 years. It was banned in 2007 after a series of fatal accidents. The Basant is a centuries-old event held in the ...
Mint

Haris Rauf's kite-flying video sparks online storm after T20 World Cup snub; ‘Bhai ko patang ka world cup khilao’

After losing out on a spot in the Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2026 squad, fast bowler Haris Rauf faced severe online criticism after a video of him flying kite with his friends went viral on social media ...
Deadline.com

BBC Studios Developing U.S. Version Of Sleeper Hit Comedy ‘Here We Go’ With Universal Television & Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios is developing U.S. versions of sleeper hit family comedy Here We Go and time travel series Mammoth, with Universal Television and Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite attached to the former ...
BBC

Pakistan's famous kite festival cautiously returns after 19-year ban

In the streets of Lahore, there are hints that the kite flying festival, Basant, has returned. Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when ...
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Kite-flying incidents claim lives

Accidents linked to kite flying on the third day of Basant claimed lives on Sunday, including that of a journalist. Zain Malik, a journalist and resident of the Sanda area, lost his life after falling ...