East is East returns to the stage

Hit production back at Birmingham threatre where it premiered 13 years agoTHE hit BAFTA award-winning film East is East is returning to Birmingham – 13 years after it made its premiere at the city’s Repertory Theatre. The production, which tells...

Anti-Islam protestors ‘not welcome’ in Manchester

City council moves to stop EDL in planned October protestMANCHESTER is taking a stand against an anti-Islam protest group by calling on the Home Secretary to prevent their planned protest in the city centre next month. The English Defence...

Extremist Jew plot story was ‘wrong’

Newspaper admits Muslim terror story was wrong, but offers no apologyA NATIONAL newspaper which ran a front page story claiming leading British Jews were being targeted by Islamic extremists have admitted they were duped by a ‘phoney terrorism expert’. The...

Muslims warned over ‘bogus charities’

Commercial businesses ‘misleading’ the public, council saysTRADING Standards officers from Leicester City Council are warning residents to beware of bogus charity collectors targeting the city’s Muslim community. Officers have received numerous complaints from residents concerned about suspicious door to door...

Bollywood actress in London visit

Rani Mukherjee brings ‘Hadippa’ to the CapitalBOLLYWOOD actress Rani Mukherjee was in London yesterday to promote her latest film. The actress jetted into the capital just hours after she attended the world premiere of her new film ‘Dil Bole...

Afridi denies retirement plans

Pakistan all-rounder sets the record straightRUBBISHING reports of a planned retirement if he fails to do well in the upcoming Champions Trophy, Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi today said he would never put his career at stake for just...

Far-right groups ‘provoking’ Muslim communities

Communities Minister hits out at ‘anti-Islam’ protest groupsGOVERNMENT Minister John Denham has accused far-right groups protesting against Islam of deliberately setting out to provoke British Muslims. In an interview published by the Guardian newspaper, Communities Minister John Denham accused...

Airline bomb plotters jailed for life

Groups aim was for attack to “stand alongside” 9/11, court toldTHREE men who plotted to blow up planes mid-flight between the UK and America and Canada by using liquid explosives were today each jailed for life - with minimum sentences...

ASDA launch ethnic clothing range

Supermarket giant embraces Asian fashionSUPERMARKET giant Asda has launched its first ethnic clothing range in select stores across Birmingham. The collection, which will be branded with the supermarkets George label, was introduced in response to huge demand from Asda...

Torture victim speaks out about terrifying attack

Gang jailed after Leicester man subjected to five-hour assaultA LEICESTER man who was kidnapped and then tortured by a group of thugs for five hours has spoken out about the terrifying attack. The 20-year-old, who does not want to...

In the Driving Seat

Tonio Liuzzi gears up for Force India runTONIO Liuzzi has been Force India’s test and reserve driver since the start of 2008 season. For the rest of this season the Italian will take the F1 wheel for his Force...

Man charged over hoax 999 call

Fresh appeals as police continue investigationA MAN who phoned police claiming to be the killer of murdered taxi driver Mohammed Arshad has been charged with perverting the course of justice. The 50-year-old had called detectives alleging he murdered father-of-three...