Gurinder Chadha film set for April release

Supernatural comedy It’s A Wonderful Afterlife set to hit UK cinemasAWARD-winning director Gurinder Chadha will return to UK screens this April with the supernatural comedy, It’s a Wonderful Life, it had been announced. The film will be released on...

UK box office record for Khan Film

‘My Name is Khan’ in biggest opening for Bollywood filmBOLLYWOOD film ‘My Name is Khan’ has stormed the UK box office, grossing nearly £1m in its opening weekend. Special previews of the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol film on...

England cricket star ‘pleased’ with award

Third time Lucky! Isa Guha wins at British Asian Sports Awards at third attemptENGLAND women’s bowler Isa Guha is celebrating after being crowned Sports Personality of the Year at the British Asian Sports Awards. It was third time lucky...

Driver who misled police over hit and run death jailed

Rajveer Sehangera jailed and disqualified from drivingA MAN who continued to lie to police after he knocked down an elderly pensioner before fleeing the scene had been jailed. Rajveer Sehangera, 29, from Ilford, was jailed for five and a...

Cole upsets Hindu’s over ‘Kali’ resemblance

Hindu leaders hit out over singer’s latest video releaseCHERYL Cole may be the nation’s sweetheart but it seems she’s fallen foul of devout Hindu’s. The singer has been accused of trying to resemble the Hindu goddess Kali in the...

Mystery over missing man

Police in fresh appeal to trace Bradford businessman missing since 2007A BRADFORD businessman who disappeared on Valentines Day three years ago is the subject of a fresh police appeal. Detectives have been mystified over the disappearance of Sajid Saddique...

Takeaway killer jailed

Family pay tribute to 2004 murder victim Kalvinder ‘Bob’ SinghTHE family of a Manchester man beaten to death outside a takeway in 2004 have paid tribute to him after a second man was jailed today for his murder. Kalvinder...

Life term for Curry Killer

Lakhvir Kaur Singh laced ex-lovers curry with deadly poisonA MARRIED mother-of-three who murdered her ex-lover after lacing his curry with poison has been jailed for life. Lakhvir Kaur Singh, 40, was found guilty of murder and GBH with intent...

Diabetes education scheme targets Asian community

Group sessions offered in variety of languagesEXTRA help is being offered to Asian residents in South Birmingham who have been newly-diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The risk of Type 2 diabetes in people of South Asian heritage is about...

Flying the nest – and taking Dad with you

University of Leicester Sociology student brings her father to universityWHILE most students flee to University to escape their parents – one Leicester student has flouted the tradition by taking her father along with her. Sociology student Anuya Pai,...

‘On Guard’! Fencing champion trains for the 2012 Olympics

University of Leicester student Gaurav Gupta, 18, sets sights on the big prizeUNIVERSITY of Leicester student Gaurav Gupta is setting his sights on the big prize – competing at the London 2010 Olympics. The 18-year-old is a champion fencer...

Review: My Name is Khan, UK Premiere

Steven Baker previews Bollywood's biggest film of the monthALTHOUGH the Indian release of My Name is Khan has been marred by protest over actor Shah Rukh Khan’s comments about the non-inclusion of Pakistani cricket players in the Indian premier league,...