Event boost for Midland charity
A MIDLAND charity is in joyous mood this month after being chosen to take part in a special week long celebration into the achievements of the British Asian community.
Smethwick-based Sandwell Asian Family Support Service (SAFSS) has been chosen by...
Royal Mail fraudster jailed
A ROYAL Mail worker who claimed more than £40,000 though false overtime claims has been jailed for a year.
22-year-old Mandish Kaur had made arrangements to fly out to India this week but was told she would serve 12...
Fire service urge Muslims to have safe Eid
WEST Midlands Fire Service is urging Midland Muslims to be safe as they gear up for Eid festivities this weekend.
Thousands of Muslims across the region will celebrate the festival of Eid, which will mark the end of Ramadhan....
Partner of cell death man found dead
THE PARTNER of a man who died whilst in police custody has been found dead at her home.
Kuldip Kaur Singh, 29, was found collapsed at her home in Brierfield by family members, just two months after the death...
Life for killer husband
A MAN who killed his wife after thinking she was having an affair has been jailed for life for her murder.
31-year-old Kafil Ahmed brutally murdered his wife, Laily Begum, in a frenzied attack at their Darlaston home in January...
Student stabbed to death over phone
THE FAMILY of a student stabbed to death over a mobile phone have paid tribute to their “well respected” and “quiet” son.
A-level student Rizwan Darbar was stabbed in his stomach after refusing to give up his mobile phone...
Appeal over burning car death
POLICE are appealing for information after the body of a Leicester man was found in a burning car.
The body of Shokat Chenia, 45, was discovered by firefighters in the burning silver Mercedes in Nottingham.
Supt Simon Nickless, who is...
Man jailed for aiding killer
A MAN who helped his killer brother-in-law escape to Pakistan after the murder of a Leeds man has been sentenced to 12 months.
35-year-old Mohammed Ghaffar was told by Judge James Stewart QC his actions had sunk him to...
Why I Self-Harm
A MIDLAND mother will lift the lid on the growing problem of self-abuse that is gripping young Asian women later this month in a BBC Asian Network documentary.
25-year-old Satveer will speak openly about her experiences of self-harming as part...
Leicester heroin gang sentenced
POLICE have smashed a major international crime ring that was involved in supplying heroin bound for the streets of Leicestershire.
Four men are now behind bars for a total of more than 27 years following an 18-month operation by Leicestershire...
