Every Garment Has a Name
In 2013 the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh collapsed killing over 1100 garment workers and reigniting the debate around worker safety issues and the human cost of fast fashion.
Despite high street brands promising safer working conditions for factory workers, little...
NHS doctor has sexual assault conviction quashed
Dr Rajeshkumar (Raj) Mehta, a respected senior NHS General Practitioner in Birmingham, has had his conviction for sexual assault on a patient quashed by the Court of Appeal after new evidence came to light showing the patient to have...
Robbers Forced Victim To Pay £20 To Get Phone Back
West Midlands Police have released a CCTV image of four men they would like to speak to.
A 64-year-old man was forced to hand over £20 to a robber to retrieve his phone moments after he was threatened at knifepoint.
West...
Alum Rock Road Restaurant Infected With Mice-Droppings
A city restaurant in Alum Rock Road has been slapped with a suspended jail term and a huge fine after mice droppings were found in food.
Zahoor Khan director of The Taste of Khyber Restaurant and Takeaway had previously admitted...
England’s New Prime Minister
With the leave campaign acquiring 52 per cent of the vote, David Cameron spoke to the nation in a passionate speech outside 10 Downing Street to declare that he will be resigning as Prime Minister.
He said: “The British people...
Leicestershire Teacher on Road To Recovery
A Leicestershire teacher who suffered critical injuries in a motorbike crash has come out of an induced coma.
Shaykh Abdul Hameed Ismail, 31, suffered head injuries after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car in Wakerley Road,...
Qatar trip has Birmingham out of the blocks for post-Brexit Britain
Birmingham city council leader John Clancy has hailed his recent trade mission to Qatar as a significant step in the battle to unlock millions of pounds worth of investment in a post-Brexit landscape.
Cllr Clancy has returned from a three-day...
World’s Greatest Toy Store Hamley’s to Open Up Two Birmingham Shops!
Toy lovers and kids alike, rejoice! Birmingham is getting not one, but two, of the world’s greatest toy store: Hamley’s.
The toy seller super giant first left Birmingham thirty years when it closed shop, leaving Brummies having to travel all...
Banned Driver Jailed After 115mph Birmingham Pursuit
Kamar Farooq was jailed after a high-speed pursuit in which he reached speeds of up to 115mph before crashing.
Farooq, of Aston, Birmingham, was driving a BMW M3 when speeding away from police after they attempted to stop him last...
Sikh Union Coventry Receives Queens Award For Voluntary Services!
Sikh Union Coventry has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services. This award is the highest honour given to volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work in their communities and is equivalent in status...
