‘Pants’ protest against Guantanamo Bay
GUANTANAMO Bay is Pants – that’s the message from cosmetics company Lush whose staff have begun a week-long campaign against prisoners’ treatment at the notorious American prison camp.
Staff across most of the company’s UK stores will wear orange knickers...
Four charged over park stabbing
FOUR people have been charged over the death of a Burnley father who died whilst trying to protect his son.
Father-of-seven Mohammed Raja Shafiq died earlier this week after he tried to stop a fight in Thompson Park, Burnley.
He was...
Asian’s shun cancer screening
THE ASIAN community is less likely to attend cancer screening than non-Asians, a new study has revealed.
The study is the first of its kind and was conducted by the University of Warwick.
It found that only one in three...
Fly-tipper trapped by Birmingham City Council
A FLY-TIPPER who was caught illegally dumping more than 250 used vehicle tyres at sites across Birmingham was today given a two year community order and disqualified from driving for six months at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.
Mohammed Latif of Mendip...
Muslim frustration over Visa delay
BRITISH Muslim families planning the Umrah pilgrim later this month may be forced to miss out due to delays in issuing visas, a Birmingham charity has warned.
Thousands of British Muslims perform the Umrah pilgrim to Saudi Arabia each...
Indian restaurant makes Time Out guide
TOP Asian restaurant Madhu’s has been listed in the Time Out’s prestigious Top 50 London Restaurants.
The restaurant’s recognition by the UK’s most respected listings publication is a further notch on the culinary belt of restaurateur Sanjay Anand’s ever...
Forced marriage fear for ‘missing children’
A NUMBER of young students across the country are ‘missing’ from school amid fears they have been the victims of forced marriages, it has emerged.
Evidence given to the Home Affairs Select Committee which is investigating the issue of...
Statue row brews in Leicester
A ROW is brewing in Leicester as the council decides who is deserving of a commemorative statue – spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi or footballing hero Gary Lineker.
The multi-cultural Midlands city has one of the largest British Asian populations...
Leeds’ benefit fraudsters jailed
TWO BROTHERS who falsely claimed more than £220,000 in benefits in what has been described as the biggest ever fraud in the city’s history have been jailed.
Brothers Javeid Akhtar and Banaras Ali pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit...
Police event to promote safety for female students
LEICESTERSHIRE Constabulary is joining forces with De Montfort University for an event to promote safety to female students.A ‘Violence Against Women' event is being held at the university this Thursday between 6pm and 9pm.
The evening will include talks...
