Building Society robber caught on CCTV
Detectives hunt Asian manA MAN who escaped from a building society with cash after telling a worker he was carrying a gun has been captured on CCTV.
Detectives are now hunting the Asian man following the raid on the...
Police watchdog probe death of Dudley woman
Mother-of-three Yasmin Akhtar found dead at homeTHE Independent Police complaints Commission is to hold an investigation into the contact police officers had with a Dudley woman over a period leading up to her death.
Yasmin Akhtar, 24, was found...
Muslim tutor jailed for indecent assault
Victim brings Yusuf Mangera to justice 28 years after assaultsA MUSLIM tutor has been jailed today for indecently assaulting a nine-year-old girl nearly 30 years ago.
Yusuf Mangera, 52, of St Barnabas Road, North Evington was sentenced to 30...
British Muslim jailed for airline bomb plot
Adam Khatib will serve minimum of 18 years in prisonA FACTORY worker from east London has been jailed for life today for conspiring to murder innocent people in an airline bomb plot.
Adam Khatib, 23, was found guilty at...
Man jailed for killing mother, 70, in home row
Nasir Uddin jailed for lifeA MAN has been jailed for life for killing his mother because she would not move out of the family home in east London.
Nasir Uddin, 32, stabbed frail Khyrun Nessa, 70, five times with a...
Award recognition for ‘honour killing’ film
‘Land Gold Women’ honoured at Asian Festival of First Films in SingaporeA FEATURE film said to be the first to tackle honour killings on screen has scooped two awards at the Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore.
‘Land Gold...
Killer crash driver sought
Raouf Mraidi fails to appear for trial but sentenced for four years in absencePOLICE are appealing for information to trace a bus driver who was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.
Raouf Mraidi, 30, failed to appear for...
Pakistan visa ‘discrimination’
Nearly half of family visa requests from Pakistan rejected last year, figures shA LIBERAL Democrat MP has accused the government of discriminating against Pakistani nationals after figures showed that nearly half of family visa applications from the country were...
Police tackling more ‘honour’ crimes
60% surge in incidents, new figures revealTHE Metropolitan Police are tackling more suspicious incidents motivated by so-called "honour" than ever before, according to new figures.
Officers recorded 256 incidents, of which 132 were criminal offences, in the year 2008-9.
This was...
Leicester brothers convicted in £12m heroin scam
Babu Natha Day Sarasia and Bharat Ram Sarasia jailed for total of 43 yearsTWO Leicester brothers have been jailed for their part in importing £12m worth of heroin into the country.
Babu Natha Day Sarasia, 44, and Bharat Ram...
