Court Rules Birmingham Al-Hijrah School Segregation To Be ‘Unlawful’
Birmingham’s Al-Hijrah school’s policy of segregating boys from girls is unlawful sex discrimination, leading judges have ruled.
Three Court of Appeal judges in London overturned the finding by a High Court judge last year that Ofsted inspectors were wrong to...
Walsall Shop Closed After Mouse Droppings ‘Found Throughout Store’
Environmental health officers have closed Bangla Stores, on Milton Street, Palfrey, after they found mouse droppings inside.
Walsall Council received an anonymous tip off about the store.
Droppings were found “throughout the store” at the start of this week when workers...
Siôn Simon Revealed As Khalid Mahmood’s Kidney Donor
It has emerged that the life of prominent Birmingham Labour MP Khalid Mahmood was saved by a secret ‘live’ kidney transplant from one of the party's European MPs, Siôn Simon.
In a political world infamous for backstabbing, competitiveness and harsh...
Pakistan Football Team Suspended By FIFA
FIFA have banned the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect due to "undue third-party interference".
The world governing body said on Wednesday that the PFF's national and club teams are not entitled to take part in international competitions until the...
10-Year-Old Girl’s Baby Fathered By Second Uncle
Police say a 10-year-old Indian rape victim, who gave birth to a baby girl in August, had been made pregnant by one of her uncles.
Police are filing charges against the suspect - who is the second uncle of the...
Malala Yousufzai Attends First Lecture At Oxford
World famous Pakistani education campaigner Malala Yousufzai today attended her first lecture at Oxford University.
The 20-year-old tweeted a picture from her first class at Oxford University - five years after she was shot in the head by militants in Pakistan.
The...
Fairy Lights Bomb Plotter Jailed For Life
Zahid Hussain, who planned to bomb a railway line with a device made from fairy lights and a pressure cooker, has been jailed for life.
The 29 -year-old from Birmingham filled the appliance with 1.6kg of shrapnel and made "improvised...
Former Security Guards Guilty Of Conspiracy To Steal £7 Million
After a three-week-long trial at Kingston Crown Court, two former security guards have been found guilty of a conspiracy to steal £7 million.
Mohammed Naheen Siddique, 32 of Belgrave Road, Slough, and Ranjeev Singh, 40 of Grampian Way, Slough, staged...
THE THIRD BIRMINGHAM AWARDS A ROUSING SUCCESS!
Saturday evening saw the third Birmingham Awards take place at the Edgbaston Stadium.
With over 450 people in attendance we brought together the very best individuals and organisations our glorious city has to offer for a night of honour, recognition...
Deadline Looms For Old £1 Coin But Still Being Given As Change
A week before businesses can refuse to accept them, shoppers have expressed their annoyance at receiving old £1 coins in change.
The round £1 coin will no longer be legal tender, from 16th October, as it is fully replaced by...
