Kent comes to the rescue of Bollywood movie

Medway Council step in to save Salman Khan and co during UK shootCOUNCIL chiefs in Kent came to the rescue of a big Bollywood blockbuster this week when it was unexpectedly left without a location on the last day...

Trio guilty of publisher arson attack

Men attacked publishers home over release of controversial bookTWO men who set fire to the home of a publisher after he announced plans to release a controversial book have been found guilty. Ali Beheshti, 41, and Abrar Mirza, 23, planned...

Labour Minister resigns over expenses scandal

Shahid Malik vows to clear name as PM orders inquiryJUSTICE Minister Shahid Malik has resigned from the government following claims made about his expenses by the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Mr Malik stepped down from his post just hours after defending...

Bollywood fans can watch film shoot online

Yash Raj Films launches Pyaar Impossible websiteBOLLYWOOD actress Priyanka Chopra was in Mumbai this week to launch the website of Yash Raj Films Pyaar Impossible, which recently completed its first schedule. By logging onto the site, fans will be...

Police hunt death note author

Kuldeep Kaur Sidhu murder investigation gathers pace DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a Birmingham woman whose badly burnt body was found at her home have today released part of a note left at the scene of her death. The body...

Community order for eBay fraudster

Rizwan Hanif sentenced to 100 hours community workAN eBay fraudster who kept £730 for a laptop computer which he never supplied was sentenced to a 12-month community order at Luton Crown Court. Rizwan Hanif, of St Lawrence Avenue, Luton, pleaded...

Arson fugitive ‘may be back in UK’

Shahid Mohammed wanted over fatal house fire that killed eight family membersA MAN wanted in connection with an arson attack which claimed the lives of eight family members seven years ago is believed to be back in the UK,...

Husband attacked wife with cleaver after curry row

Mukhtar Ali jailed for four and a half yearsA MAN has been jailed after attacking his wife in a frenzy with a vegetable cleaver. Mukhtar Ali caused deep serious wounds, severing his wife’s ear and missing her spinal cord by...

Award for hero Mohammed

Youngster praised for 999 call saved mums lifeA YOUNG Leicester boy has been hailed a hero after dialling 999 when his mum collapsed at the family home. Nine-year-old Mohammed Chelbi was presented with a Young Hero Award by officers...

Duo jailed for ‘largest UK passport fraud’

Indian-born Mandip Sharma and Brando Sibayan jailed for four yearsTWO foreign nationals have been jailed for four years each for their roles in running the largest ever passport forgery factory in the UK. Mandip Sharma, 34, from India, and Brando...

KFC trials Halal menu

Takeaway giant could extend trial nationwideTAKEAWAY giant KFC have announced plans to trial a Halal-only menu at a number of stores across London. The fast food takeout said the move was made following a number of requests from British...

Asian Star winners shine

Chelsea FC hand out the medals in the ultimate footballing prizeTHREE days of a ground-breaking new initiative by Chelsea football club drew to a close with three young Asian players joining the club this summer for trials at the...