‘Dracula’ – transformed with an Eastern twist
WE don’t often go beyond the typical portrayal of Dracula in popular culture - all teeth and blood with a dash of grim seduction.
Is there really a need for another reworking of the popular text, or has it yielded...
Benazir died from bomb blast, say Brit police
FORMER Pakistan leader Benazir Bhutto was not killed from a bullet wound, Scotland Yard have dramatically revealed.
British Police called in to help with the investigation amid speculation as to how the former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader was...
Calls for increase in minority organ donation
A HEALTH expert has today given evidence to a House of Lords’ Inquiry to highlight the need to increase organ donation rates in black and Asian communities.
Professor Gurch Randhawa, Director of the Institute for Health Research at the University...
Taxi driver sought over assault
DETECTIVES have released an e-fit of a taxi driver wanted in connection with an indecent assault on a young woman in Leicester.
The victim, who police said was left “extremely shocked” by the incident, was assaulted in the early...
Abused wife jailed for killing husband
A WOMAN who stabbed her husband to death has been sentenced to four years in jail.
33-year-old Rina Begum accused her husband, Anhar Miah, of making her life hell saying she feared for her life.
The Old Bailey heard Begum,...
Row over preacher visa snub
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has evoked the fury of a number of Muslim groups after he banned a Muslim preacher from entering Britain.
Yusuf al-Qaradawi, 81, had been hoping to come to London to receive medical treatment but it...
Family guilty of bride death
FOUR members of one family have today been found guilty of allowing a 19-year-old Pakistani bride to be beaten to death by her husband.
Sabia Rani endured three months of beatings by her husband Shahzad Khan eventually leading to...
Helping refugees become entrepreneurs
REFUGEES in Birmingham are being helped to set up in business and become entrepreneurs.
Action Enterprise is staging a series of seminars in which groups of refugees are being given advice on how they can set up their own businesses.
In...
Hindu’s hit out at PM
A NUMBER of Hindu organisations across Britain have hit out at Prime Minister Gordon Brown accusing him of ignoring their needs and concerns.
Hindu frustrations have been at a high since the killing of the ‘sacred’ cow Gangotri in December...
Bradford’s Heroes awarded
THE spotlight was on the Bradford’s unsung heroes at a special awards ceremony hosted by TV celebrity Linda Barker.
The 2020 Vision Awards, held recently at the Grattan Stadium, was a chance for the people and projects which help...
