Youths charged over attack
Two youths have been charged after an attack on two Asian men in Leicester.
The youths, who are both 17-years-old, will appear at Leicester Youth Court tomorrow jointly charged with two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily...
Lib Dem duo call for Briton’s release
Two Liberal democrat MEPs have called on the Pakistan judicial system to release Brit Mirza Tahir Hussain to mark the fourth annual World Day against the Death Penalty.
Sajjad Karim and Diana Wallis joined for calls to abolish the...
PM backs Straw on Veil debate
Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed former Home Secretary Jack Straw saying his comments on the issue of religious veils was “sensible”.
He said the issue needed to be addressed and discussed as Mr Straw had urged.
Jack Straw had...
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...
Birmingham Plan B in 7/7 terror plot
BIRMINGHAM and not London could have been at the centre of the 7/7 plot, according to a friend of bus bomber Hasib Hussain.
In an article in the Sunday Times, a friend of bomber Hasib Hussain who killed 13 people when...
Distraught father speaks of hanging
THE father of two children who were found hanged alongside their mother has spoken out for the first time about his grief.
Suhal Miah was inconsolable after he made the grim discovery of his wife Musamat Mumtahana and two young...
Fears for missing lad
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old lad who has been missing from his foster home address in Wednesfield since 19 September at 10pm.
Haroon Khan is described as Asian, slim build, 6ft tall with short black hair.
He...
Teenager guilty of girl’s fire death
A TEENAGER who set fire to a family home killing a six-year-old girl has been found guilty of manslaughter and arson at Birmingham Crown Court.
18-year-old Daryl Tuzzio (pictured right), from Perry Barr, Birmingham deliberately targeted the family home in...
ZamZam Warning
MUSLIMS across the Midlands are being warned not to drink bottled Zam Zam water after tests on some brands revealed high levels of arsenic which could contribute to increasing people’s risk of cancer.
The warning, headed by the Food...
Brum Councillor hits out at Home Secretary
A BIRMINGHAM Councillor has accused the Labour government of targeting “all” Muslims after the Home Secretary appealed for parents to watch their children in the fight against Islamic extremism.
Tariq Khan (pictured right) , Liberal Democrat councilor for the...
