£500m ‘dirty cash’ gang jailed
A BRADFORD travel agent became the eleventh man to be jailed for a massive money laundering scam involving a total of £500 million.
Shahid Nazir Bhatti, 45, was jailed for three years at Bradford Crown Court after admitting conspiracy...
Pharmacist lends helping hand to local community
A MIDCOUNTIES Co-operative pharmacist has used his expertise to support his local community by offering free advice on blood pressure.
Davinder Singh, a pharmacist at The Co-operative Pharmacy in Raynor Road, Wolverhampton, visited his local Sikh Temple in Willenhall...
Police investigate under-reporting of hate crimes
WEST Midlands Police are conducting their first ever survey to investigate the under-reporting of hate incidents.
The online survey asks questions on why a hate incident has not been reported, and how police can improve their services to people who...
Learndirect launch service for Asian community
Learndirect, the UK’s largest provider of free advice and information about learning, has launched a new phase of its campaign to encourage and increase learning amongst the south Asian community.
Learndirect first launched its bilingual advice lines in 2004, with...
Schoolgirl killer could be free in 7 seven years
A BRADFORD shop worker who brutally assaulted and killed a Birmingham schoolgirl could be released in seven years time, a High Court judge has ruled.
Abbas Shabir Ali was sentenced to life for the violent murder of 13-year-old Anum...
New hope for Hindu open-air cremations
BRITAIN’S Hindu community may be able to conduct open-air cremations after a High Court judge backed a religious charity’s bid to challenge a local authority who refused to allow the traditional Hindu funeral.
Davender Kumar Ghai, a 68-year-old devout...
Police search for missing Indian dancer
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a 38-year-old woman who has been missing from an address she was staying in Wolverhampton since the beginning of March.
Kanchan Bala, 38, was staying at an address in Vicarage Road, All Saints,...
Man wanted for failing to appear at court
A MANHUNT is underway after a man wanted in connection with physicallly abusing his former partner failed to turn up in court.
Mohammed Akram, 37, is on the run after failing to turn up for his sentencing hearing at Leicester...
Life sentence for wife killer
A MAN who admitted stabbing his wife to death has been jailed for life.
Zameer Ahmed, 27, was sentenced by a judge at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to the murder of his wife Nazia Ahmed in Blackburn...
Brum graffiti artist to showcase work in America
A BIRMINGHAM graffiti artist whose take on modern Islamic art has made him one of the most recognizable Muslim artists in the world is to showcase his work in America next month.
Birmingham-born Mohammed Ali will take his work to...
