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Manchester students break world record for longest hug...and the world loves it!WHEN two Manchester students came up with a novel way of raising money for a cancer charity, little did they know their heroics would become international news. Friends...

Film is ‘biggest Bollywood film ever at UK Box Office’My Name is Khan has broken another record after becoming the biggest Bollywood film ever at the UK Box Office. The film, directed by Karan Johar and starring Bollywood superstars...

Actor reunited with director Sajid Khan for ‘Houseful’BOLLYWOOD superstar Akshay Kumar returns to our screens for the first time this year in the romantic comedy ‘Houseful’. Co-produced by Eros International, ‘Housefull’ was filmed on location in UK, Italy, Hong Kong...

Majority of halal-labeled poultry ‘slaughtered by machine’, claim groupUP to three-quarters of poultry sold as halal in the UK is falsely labelled, an industry group has warned. The majority of halal-labelled poultry and a small amount of beef and lamb...

US No.1 star bags four awardsJAY SEAN was a big winner at the UK Asian Music Awards – winning every category he was nominated in. The R&B star, who was sensationally snubbed at the Brit Awards last month, walked...

Youngster aiming for the top in TaekwondoTAEKWONDO hopeful, Viroshan Gnanapandithan, has never been to Brazil, but the impressive ten-year-old from Ilford plans to see Rio de Janeiro and its famous beaches in 2016, as one of Britain’s competitors for...

Zeenat Moosa judges the station as a listenerTHE BBC’s intention to close their Asian Network Radio, earlier this week, was met by a hideously escalating, and it my opinion, somewhat unnecessary backlash of anger and negativity. Indeed, Facebook petitions...

Media interpretations of recommendations incorrect, say boardTHE Pakistan Cricket Board has released a statement saying they have not imposed life bans on senior players Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan. It comes a day after the PCB released findings of a...

Detectives continue hunt in Nazir Taj Sheikh Murder investigationOfficers investigating the murder of a Leicester man have released a picture of his jacket to help identify his movements prior to the attack. Nazir Taj Sheikh, 36, received a stab wound...

Pakistan police continue in hunt for five-year-oldTHE father of kidnapped Sahil Saeed has flown back to the UK, ignoring pleas from authorities in Pakistan to stay in the country, it has been reported. The BBC said police in Pakistan...

Police appeal for movements of murder victim Nazir Taj Sheikh prior to attackDETECTIVES investigating the murder of a Leicester man are appealing for public help in tracing the victim’s movements before he was killed. Mr Nazir Taj Sheikh, 36, was...

Oxfam’s Arbab Shakar to raise awareness of climate change in PakistanAN Oxfam air worker from Pakistan is to visit Birmingham to raise awareness of the impact of climate change in Pakistan. Arbab Shakar hopes to raise awareness of the issue...