‘Forced marriage’ doctor returns to the UK
‘I forgive my parents’, says London doctorA LONDON doctor who was allegedly held captive by her parents in Bangladesh after refusing a marriage proposal has said she forgives them.
Dr Humayra Abedin landed in the UK this morning bringing...
Jury convicts city ‘assassin’
Mohammed Rafiq jailed for 22 yearsA BIRMINGHAM man who assassinated a father-of-two shooting him 16 times at point blank range with an Uzi sub machine gun has been jailed.
Mohammed Rafiq, 42, was found guilty of shooting dead Mohammed Sabir...
Honour-killing victim’s daughter calls for justice
Family in India bid to re-open Surjit Athwal caseTHE daughter of a woman who was murdered in India has demanded her killers be brought to justice.
Twenty-seven-year-old Surjit Athwal died in 1998 during a trip to India.
Last year her husband,...
RSPCA apologies over killing of sacred cow
Animal charity mends ties with TempleTHE RSPCA has apologised to the Hindu community over the killing of a sacred cow at a Watford temple a year ago.
The animal welfare charity apologised for the “hurt and offence” it caused when...
Officers who ‘let down’ Banaz will face no action
IPCC hearing closes after witness pulls outTWO police officers who “let down” honour-killing victim Banaz Mahmod weeks before she was brutally murdered will not face a disciplinary hearing, the police watchdog have said.
The two officers – a police...
Mother, son guilty of benefit scam
City Council clamp down on benefit cheatsA MOTHER and her son have been sentenced after they pleaded guilty to cheating the benefit system.
Zarda Begum, 71, and her son, Zulficar Ali, 38, from Edgbaston pleaded guilty to falsely claiming...
Community channel urges Asian to help others
Launch of Helping others can help you campaignTHE Community Channel is launching a campaign to encourage more people from Asian communities to give up their time to help others.
The campaign ‘Helping others can help you’ will pay tribute...
Hajj tour company shut down following investigatio
Go4 Hajj & Umrah Tours ‘misled’ its customersA COMPANY claming to specialise in religious pilgrimages to Mecca has been wound up in the High Court following an investigation.
Luton-based Go4 Hajj & Umrah Tours Limited “seriously misled” its customers, an...
Radio station apologises over ‘Koran verse’ song
Galaxy FM suspend DJ and ProducerA NATIONAL radio station has suspended a DJ and producer after a song featuring verses from the Koran was played on air.
The Birmingham arm of Galaxy FM said an investigation had been launched...
Guilty: Man who killed over £250 debt
Moosa Khan sentenced to life at Old BaileyA MAN who callously stabbed another man to death over a debt of £250 has been sentenced to life today.
Moosa Khan, 20, plunged a knife into the stomach of 23-year-old Leon...
