BBC to explore skin lightening cosmetics
Make Me White documentary to be screened in summerPRESENTER Anita Rani will explore the fascination with the skin lightening cosmetics in a BBC documentary set to be screened this summer.
The One Show presenter will look at the products...
Charity climbers aim high
Group aiming to raise £50,000 for Gaza’s orphaned childrenTWENTY novice climbers will attempt to scale the treacherous heights of Mount Sinai in the blistering heat, in a bid to raise much needed relief for the orphans of Gaza.
The team,...
Benefit Fraudster flees to Pakistan
Police issue arrest warrant for Zeba Akhtar in £80,000 benefits fraudA LECIESTER woman wanted in connection with benefit fraud is believed to have fled to Pakistan.
Zeba Akhtar was due at Leicester Crown Court to face charges of falsely...
‘Milk Tray’ moment for Birmingham Mayor
Chauhdry Rashid to abseil 150 feet for CharityBIRMINGHAM Lord Mayor Cllr Chauhdry Rashid will have a ‘milk tray’ moment this Friday when he abseils for charity.
Lord Mayor Rashid will calmly go the extra mile, well 150 feet up...
Businessman calls for calm over Mosque backlash
Rival groups at war on Facebook over Lichfield Mosque planA LICHFIELD businessman has called for calm after his plans for a Mosque in Lichfield were met with widespread anger.
Restaurateur Abdul Salam said he was “concerned” about a number...
Slumdog filmmakers to improve lives of children in Mumbai slums
£500,000 boost for slum childrenTHE team behind the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire have pledged to financially support the lives of Indian children living in Mumbai’s slums.
International development agency Plan will receive £500,000 over a five-year period to boost...
Ex-detainee dismayed at CIA torture amnesty
Decision not to prosecute torturers is ‘disappointing’, says Moazzam BeggFORMER Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has said he is “disappointed” at news CIA agents will not be prosecuted over the use of illegal interrogation tactics used under the Bush...
Bhajan backs world record Dhol fiesta
City father gives thumbs up to Dhol world record attemptA BIRMIMGHAM father has backed a world record Dhol attempt set to take place in Birmingham next month.
Over 500 drummers will descend on Centenary Square, Birmingham on 2nd May...
Guilty: Mother-in-law who treated sons’ wives as ‘slaves’
Naseebah Bibi to be jailed in MayA BLACKBURN woman who treated her three daughter-in-laws’ as slaves and threatened to kill them if they went to the police has been jailed today.
Naseebah Bibi “exploited” the women who had come...
Houses of Parliament print guide book in Arabic
Move follows request from Liberal Dem Sarah TeatherTHE Houses of Parliament will print their guide book in Arabic for the first time.
The decison was made following a request from Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather.
Currently the Houses of Parliament...
