Creative Sandwell Students

Three computing students have developed the advanced R2U Road to University app, after huge inspiration from their course lecturers, which they are eager to make a commercial success. Inventors Kieran Dee, Josh Oakley and Mukesh Jassal have designed the app...

Asda Joins Birmingham Central Mosque In Their Humble Initiative

In an endeavour to join the community during the holy month of Ramadan, Asda joined Birmingham Central Mosque as they opened their kitchen to the needy and homeless on the 24th of June. Volunteers from Asda and Birmingham Central Mosque...

Indian Working Women Documentary

Meera Darji, from Hamilton is working on a documentary called ‘Majoor 9195’, which she is shooting in Majoor, Gujarat. She wants to show the health and safety issues that are behind these working females, all the things that are not...

Hero Shopkeeper

37-year-old Ben Blackmore burst into a shop demanding cash and cigarettes whilst waving a ten-inch blade at the shopkeeper. The court was told that he threatened a frightened 62-year-old Hasumati Patel, who immediately notified her husband 65-year-old Natvar Patel who...

Toyota Cars in Major Recall

Toyota vehicles including the Prius hybrid, Lexus CT200h and Prius plug-in, have small cracks in air bags in the driver and passenger sections. This could cause the bags to expand and partially inflate. No injuries or accidents have been yet...

Brexit has unleashed attacks on Muslims & Migrants

Dr Qari Asim, Senior Imam of Makkah Mosque Leeds, shares his concerns over the rising hate crimes and sentiment in Britain following our EU departure. The result of the historic EU referendum has been dramatic and unexpected for many, giving...

Tragedy in Turkey

A deadly bombing and shooting spree occurred at Ataturk international airport in Turkey. Three perpetrators began to shoot inside and outside the building before blowing themselves up as police began to shoot at them. Responsibility is uncertain at this point...

Have No Fear

Photojournalist Sabiha Mahmoud said the stranger was listening to her speaking and pointed at her, saying: “You lot are leaving next.” The whereabouts of the incident has not been exposed. Ms Mahmoud, a mother-of-two, wrote on Facebook: “Nationalism, fear and hatred...

Halal Meat Shop in Flames

A bottle containing an “accelerant” as described by the West Midlands Police was thrown into Kashmir Meat and Poultry shop on Wednesbury Road in Walsall whilst a worker was still inside at about 5.25pm on Monday 27 June. It collided...

Man Stabs His Pregnant Wife

41-year old, Babur Raja confessed attempted murder, attempted child destruction, possession of a knife in public and the wounding and attack of two passersby’s after the outbreak in Sutton Coldfield town centre. At his hearing at Birmingham Crown Court, his...

Pool Bug

The parasite Cryptosporidium was identified in the teaching pool at Northfield Leisure Centre. Birmingham Community Leisure Trust is anticipating the results for the main pool. It said it did a variety of tests as an “extra precaution” after the bug was...

Manchester Eid Festival

Organisers are promising the biggest Eid Festival ever to take place in Manchester next month – in partnership with the world’s biggest independent Muslim aid agency, Islamic Relief, and at the home of one of the world’s biggest football...