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Naasar Butt’s winning Pin Badge design hits the shelves A BIRMINGHAM student has become part of Olympic legacy – after his London 2012 Pin Badge design hit the shelves! Naasar Butt, from St Albans Academy in Highgate, Birmingham, took part in...

Lafaire Manning sentenced to 21 months in Young Offenders' InstitutionA MAN who snatched a gold chain from an Asian woman in Smethwick, Birmingham has been jailed. Lafaire Manning, aged 18, was arrested by officers on Smethwick High Street on...

Leicester community urged to step forward to help Inspector Rik Basra COLLEAGUES of a police inspector who needs a bone marrow transplant to save his life are supporting an event to encourage more people to join the donor register. Leicestershire officer,...

Brit-Asian footballer shares his thoughts in an Exclusive Column WALSALL-born Netan Sansara packed his bags and moved to Cyprus over the summer after putting pen to paper on a deal with PAEEK FC. In doing so he became the first...

Don’s back as Shah Rukh and Priyanka bring chase back to big screenDirector: Farhan Akhtar Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra   Five years ago Don was a wanted man hunted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries. He had killed...

Bollywood Director Farhan Akhtar on bringing Don back to the big screen BOLLYWOOD is looking to end the year with a bang with the Christmas blockbuster release of Don 2: The Chase Continues – and here director Farhan Akhtar reveals...

Actress and singer talks to The Asian Today On-screen she survived her husband jilting her for another man, while off-screen a musical career took an unexpected turn after she parted with her record label, but for Preeya Kalidas the future...

Recipe for Success for Khalid Sami Khan A CHEF from Lasan Restaurant in Birmingham has beaten off competitors from across the UK to be named British Culinary Chef of the Year at the prestigious British Curry Awards. Lasan’s Khalid Sami Khan...

First baby born at new Sandwell Birth Unit A NEW purpose built midwife-led birth centre in Sandwell has welcomed its first new arrival. A baby boy, still known as Baby Nega until his first name is chosen, was born in a...

New campaign urges Asians to join Organ Donor Register A NUMBER of West Midlands celebrities including Beverly Knight, Darren Bent, Alison Hammond, David Harewood, Adrian Lester, and chef Aktar Islam are backing NHS Blood and Transplant’s (NHSBT) new campaign to...

Leicester Cricket star Shiv Thakor, 18, on why he owes everything to his Family BRITISH Asian families are often accused of failing to encourage their children to pursue sporting talent, but for the Thakor family it’s quite the opposite...

8-Year-old lands Silver Medal in Taekwondo Championships LITTLE Nooh Waqarul Haq is proving to be a sporting gem after landing his first Taekwondo title just six months after taking up the sport. The eight-year-old from Balsall Heath, Birmingham, blew away...