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35 arrested as rival protesters clash in Birmingham city centreWEST Midlands police have been accused of “playing down” the racist nature of an anti-Muslim protest in Birmingham that resulted in over 30 arrests on the weekend.  A group calling themselves...

Hundreds expected as police mount ‘substantial policing operation’AN ANTI-Muslim protest group which will demonstrate in Birmingham this weekend has been described as a “mob of far right hooligans” with alleged links to the BNP. The claim was made against...

Co-Operative Pharmacy supporting fasting Muslims A LEADING pharmacy is extending their award-winning Ramadan campaign to help British Muslims manage their medicines during the forthcoming fasting period. The Co-operative Pharmacy won best Clinical Service at the 2009 Chemist & Druggist Awards...

Family of murdered cabbie in fresh pleaTHE family of murdered taxi driver Mohammed Arshad today urged the killer to hand himself in to the police. Mr Arshad’s brother-in-law Mohammed Sheraz Hussain said that he was sure that the killer was...

Campaigners describe treatment as “mockery of justice”A GROUP campaigning for the release of seven Pakistan students detained without charge and whose cases are being heard in a ‘secret court’ by the British government has described their treatment as a...

Fardeen Khan rushes to London ahead of big movie releaseFARDEEN Khan has taken the title of his forthcoming romantic comedy, Life Partner, quite seriously. While the Abbas-Mustan/Studio 18 co-production releases worldwide next week, Fardeen airdashed to London last week to...

Jaan-e-mann director Shirish Kunder returns with two new moviesBACK in 2006, director Shirish Kunder released the Akshay Kumar-Preity Zinta-Salman Khan love triangle Jaan-e-mann. Since then he has been playing the role of devoted father, bringing up triplets with choreographer...

This month Dr Dyer gives advice on Swine FluWhat is swine flu and how is it different from ordinary flu? Swine flu is a respiratory virus, which has some elements of a virus found in pigs. Pandemic flu is different from...

Midland police officers issue warningsASIAN women are being targetted in the street by thieves who snatch gold necklaces before fleeing, police in Wolverhampton have revealed. The area has seen a rise in the number of Asian women victims aged...

Muslim Hands commission Mohammed Ali for global projectMUSLIM Hands has commissioned a Birmingham graffiti artist to paint his unique, thought-provoking murals in cities across the globe. Award-winning artist Mohammed Ali, better known through his work Aerosol Arabic, has spent...

Dairy bosses who stole from rival lose High Court case and ordered to pay outA MIDLAND dairy company, who tried to drive a rival out of business by paying an illegal immigrant thousands of pounds of money to steal...

Detectives eager to trace callerPOLICE investigating the murder of Birmingham taxi driver Mohammed Arshad have made a fresh plea for witnesses after confirming that a call to the taxi driver’s firm came from a telephone kiosk in Kings Norton. Detectives...