Brothers guilty of ‘gangland style execution’
Killer boasted about killing, court hearsTWO brothers who executed three people at a family home and left two others in a pool of blood in a revenge attack over a drugs deal have been found guilty.
Kevan Thakrar, 21, of...
Lead level warning over eye cosmetics
Birmingham shoppers urged to be cautiousSHOPPERS in Birmingham are being warned to look out for cosmetics that may illegally contain lead.
Responding to a complaint from the public, trading standards officers made a number of test purchases of eye...
Police issue warning to fuel thieves
‘Pay up or pay the price’, warn city detectivesPOLICE in Birmingham have issued a warning to fuel thieves – pay up or pay the price.
The warning comes amid the growing increase in fuel prices.
Detectives today released petrol...
Duo accused of hiding victim cleared
Men walk free due to ‘lack of evidence’
TWO MEN accused of helping hide the body of an honour killing victim have been cleared.
Dashti Babaker, 21, and Amir Abbas, 31, walked free from the Old Bailey after the judge ruled...
Help save baby Alishba
Family's anxious hunt for a bone marrow transplantA BIRMINGHAM family and The Anthony Nolan Trust are urgently calling for Birmingham residents to come forward and join the charity’s bone marrow register at a special clinic this week to help...
Toddler critically injured in house fire dies
Police launch double murder inquiry A LITTLE girl who was critically injured when her Bolton home was set on fire in June has died.
Four-year-old Alana Mian’s long battle came to an end after spending over five weeks in intensive...
Missing boy ‘searching for parents’
Foster family appeal to 13-year-oldA THIRTEEN-year-old boy has sparked a nationwide search after leaving his foster family to search for his parents who dumped him at a Temple in Southall last year.
Parvinder Singh Lavana left a note to...
National recognition for Chief Legal Eagle
Honorary Degree for Mirza AhmadMIRZA Ahmad, Chief Legal Officer at Birmingham City Council, has been recognised with a prestigious honorary degree from the university at which he studied. The Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Manchester Metropolitan...
Refuge group to demonstrate outside High Court
SBS bring legal challenge against funding cutsSUPPORTERS of Southall Black Sisters are set to demonstrate outside the High Court tomorrow as the group take their fight against funding cuts through the legal courts.
The refuge organisation have accused Ealing...
Calls for an end of exploitation of Hajj pilgrims
‘It’s unacceptable’, says Government ministerTHE GOVERNMENT is today hosting a summit to tackle problems faced by British Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
Travel operators, community groups and consumer organisations will discuss with the Government how to protect people...
