Ramadan Advice For Birmingham Diabetics
Throughout Ramadan (2016: 7 June to 6 July) most Muslims are required to refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.
But diabetics are exempt from this if fasting would put their health at risk. (Speak to your Imam for...
Peaky Blinders creator appointed to new screen industry body
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, Birmingham-born actor Adil Ray and Coventry’s Debbie Isitt, who created the Nativity film franchise, will be part of a new taskforce to supercharge the West Midlands’ screen industry.
The trio will join other talented and...
A cyclist dies after coming off bike during Velo
Cyclist in his 50s has died after coming off his bike whilst taking part in yesterday’s 100-mile Velo.
Police have said the man in his 50s came off his Bike in Warwickshire at around about 7.50am at the 23-mile mark.
The...
Hoax Police Calls
Amar Tasadiq Hussain made a hoax 999 call in which he claimed a West Midlands office would be kidnapped by a radical Muslim with relations to the supposed Islamic State.
The 29-year-old made this false call because of a personal...
Graduate Lands Presenter Gig With BBC’s Asian Network
A University of Wolverhampton alumna and former Miss Brighton has secured a position presenting a BBC radio show.
Shivani Joshi, from Brighton, presented every Sunday in December for BBC’s Asian network. She graduated with a degree in Law in July 2022.
Shivani...
A Vow of Silence
City academics have released a report stating that some parents in Birmingham do not trust the police and would not speak out if their children had travelled to Syria.
Researchers Dr Imran Awan and Dr Surinder Guru held focus groups...
Warden Attacked By Thugs in Alum Rock
A 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a traffic warden was brutally beaten and robbed in Alum Rock on Friday 14 September.
A sickening attack on a traffic warden who was going about his job was attacked...
Man Shot Dead In ‘Cold-Blooded Killing’ In Birmingham
Police have described the incident in which a man was shot dead as a “shocking and cold-blooded killing”.
The man, who has been identified but not yet named publicly, was shot in Great Hampton Row, Hockley, Birmingham, on Wednesday evening....
Schoolboy Fraudster
Azeem Mahmood Hussain used fake templates and forged documents to sell fake insurance policies to gullible customers on Gumtree, who were then subject to driving without insurance.
The con first came to light in July 2013 when a driver was...
Plan To Fight Child Poverty In Birmingham
Birmingham should be a city where every child has the opportunity to fulfil their potential and not let poverty be a barrier to success – that is the ambition of the Birmingham Child Poverty Commission’s report which was launched...
