Fears for missing West Bromwich woman
POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 21-year-old woman who has gone missing from her home in West Bromwich. Korona Begum has not been seen since December 10, 2007 when she left her home address in...
Man denies policewoman hit-and-run attack
A WEST Bromwich man has denied a hit-and-run attack on a female police officer.
Rashpal Singh, 42, accused of injuring West Midlands Police officer Det Con Catherine Corbett near Heathrow Airport, on 2 November.
Mr Singh, of Gladstone Street,...
Government crackdown on extremist websites
THE GOVERNMENT will target extremist websites that attempt to radicalise young British Muslims as part of a new campaign announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith today.
In a speech at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and...
Warning on food import restrictions
PEOPLE returning to the UK from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are being advised to check the rules and restrictions on bringing back food products.
A new campaign run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...
Controversy over PM’s organ donation plans
DOCTORS could remove organs from dead patients without consent if plans announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown go ahead.
The move, which the government claims will help solve the transplant crisis and save thousands of lives, has been heavily...
Youngsters joy after PC World gift
MORE than thirty children and young people with disabilities from Birmingham enjoyed a night out at the theatre thanks to a generous donation from their local PC World.
The extra special present took them to see Peter Pan at the...
University honour for Asian police chief
ASIAN police chief Tarique Ghaffur, CBE is to be honoured by the University of Leicester.
Mr Ghaffur, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and a former Superintendent of the Leicestershire Constabulary, will be honoured at the University’s Jubilee Degree...
Government launches online consultation
THE HOME Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry and online consultation into domestic abuse, including forced marriage and "honour"-based" violence.
The online consultation, which runs from January 21st for six weeks, aims to hear from survivors of forced marriage...
Guantanamo Protests staged worldwide
WORLDWIDE protests calling for the closure of the American prison camp at Guantanamo Bay have been staged today.
Thousands of people are believed to have staged demonstrations in cities across the world to mark the sixth anniversary of the...
Shafilea was ‘murdered’, rules coroner
Teenager Shafilea Ahmed was ‘murdered’, the coroner heading her inquest has ruled.
Coroner Ian Smith told the inquest: "She was murdered. I'm convinced of that because of the way in which the body was disposed, it had been hidden...
