Banging the drum in Brum
Organisers in call for Dhol players for world record attemptORGANISERS of a Birmingham charity event are appealing for drummers from around the world as they bid to beat their way into the record books later this year.
The Birmingham...
Nowka Bais a Success
Birmingham Host First 'Dragon Race'
Birmingham hosted its first ever Nowka Bais (pronounced ‘Nouka Baich’) event with unprecedented success. Nowka Bais is the traditional sport of dragon boat style racing in rural villages of Bangladesh held after the Monsoon rains and...
Autism support for Asian parents
ASIAN parents who have autistic children will benefit from a new support initiative launched in Birmingham this week.
South Birmingham Primary Care Trust has joined forces with the National Autistic Society to launch a new scheme called the EarlyBird...
Hajj Tour Operator Ordered to Pay £70,235
Travel Agent Lied About Services
A Birmingham-based Hajj travel company has been ordered to pay £70,235 at Birmingham Crown Court.
Umrah & Hajj Specialist Ltd, based on Coventry Road, Small Heath, pleaded guilty to five offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair...
Youth Council Celebrates
Award Was Presented at the House of Commons
Young people from Wolverhampton’s Youth Council are celebrating after being presented with national awards at a House of Commons parliamentary reception.
City teenagers Rashae Johnson aged 17, Summaya Shaikh 16, Miranda Roberts...
New cartoon scandal hits Denmark
Denmark has become embroiled in a new cartoon scandal after a television channel aired a video showing youth groups ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad.
The country was at the centre of violent protests last years that escalated across the world...
Axe attackers guilty
FIVE Derby men who attacked a couple with an axe as they walked to a takeaway have been jailed.
Shaban Yasin, 21, Imran Hussain, 19, Kamran Yasin, 18, Minjanur Masan, 29, and Naveed Khaliq, 21, each admitted one charge...
Caught and Jailed With £800,000 worth of Drugs
A drug dealer caught with £800,000 worth of drugs in his van has been jailed for 6 years.
Alum Khan, 28, of Ladypool Road, Sparkhill had been driving a white Mercedes van when he was stopped by police on Highgate...
Saudi Arabia Shaken by Bomb Blast
Four security officers have been killed and five others have been injured in a suicide attack right outside one of Islam’s sacred sites.
The attack occurred on Monday 6 June, before sunset prayers before people were breaking their fast inside...
Fears for missing Birmingham Mum
Mum-of-six Nasim Akhtar missing since 23 DecemberPOLICE in Birmingham have released CCTV footage of a missing woman, as they renew their appeal for people to contact them with information on her whereabouts.
The footage is believed to be the last...
