UPDATE – Tareena Shakil Sentenced to Six Years for Travelling to Syria to Join...
Sparkbrook mom Tareena Shakil, has been jailed for six years at Birmingham Crown Courts.
Tareena Shakil, a 26- year-old Sparkbrook mum has become the first British woman to be found guilty for joining terror group, Islamic State, after returning from...
UPDATE – Councillor Afzal Steps Down as Lord Mayor elect
After recent controversies, Councillor Afzal has announced his withdrawal from the running to become Lord Mayor elect.
The veteran Labour councillor had been expected to become Birmingham’s First Citizen, when public embroilments ensued.
The Birmingham Councillor came under-fire when he made...
Nuneaton Food Festival Satisfies Taste Buds And Raises Thousands Of Pounds for refugees
A community food festival in Nuneaton has raised £2,500 to provide vital aid to refugees.
Organised by Yaseen Sheikh, a member of charity Penny Appeal’s #TeamOrange volunteer family, the event was part of his fundraising efforts ahead of Coventry’s Half...
Is there still a place for girls’ schools?
Figures were recently released by education consultancy SchoolDash showing that girls in single-sex schools got better results at GCSE level than those who attended mixed-sex schools.
Girls’ schools in London did particularly well in comparison to co-educational schools.
Of course,...
Bradford Launches National Campaign To Celebrate The Queen’s Birthday In Style
Bradford will see the launch of a campaign by ‘One Britain One Nation’OBON to bring people together to help celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday in June.
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Coun Joanne Dodds has invited civic heads and...
Birmingham ISIS Mum Tareena Shakil Found Guilty
Tareena Shakil, 26 a Sparkbrook mum has become the first British woman who has returned from Syria to be convicted with the offence of taking her toddler son to syria to join Islamic State.
On her return to the UK...
14-Year-Old Arrested in Association with False Bomb Scare
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in relation to a bomb hoax that caused Birmingham’s Great Barr School to be evacuated.
The young boy was arrested and detained on Thursday Morning In suspicion of being responsible for the bomb threat...
Councillor Pushing Red Light District in Birmingham
Hodge Hill Councillor Majid Mahmood calls for a red light district to be set up in Birmingham to drive prostitutes away from family homes.
The Birmingham councillor has urged police and council bosses to consider a designated red light...
Councillor Afzal Fails to Step Down as Lord Mayor-Elect
Councillor Muhammad Afzal has refused to resign the position of Lord Mayer-Elect, despite being urged by Labour Leader John Clancy.
The Birmingham Councillor recently came under-fire when he made derogatory comments about the government’s Prevent-anti-terror scheme, accusing David Cameron of...
Ofsted to Penalise Schools that Allow Students to Wear Full Face-Veil
Head of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, urges inspectors to penalise educational institutions where they believe the Face-veil ‘hinders learning or social interaction.’
Chief Inspector Wilshaw wrote to all inspectors on the issue of the face veil and its hindrance to...
MP Roger Godsiff Backs Birmingham Dads Battle for ‘Wonder Drug’
Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff is urging the Prime Minister to over turn decisions to deny life-saving medicine to cancer sufferer Khalid Younis.
The father-of-four was diagnosed with a chronic form of Myeloid Leukaemia and is being treated at Birmingham’s Queen...
Sikh Union Go the Extra Mile for Lord Mayors Charity
The lord Mayors charity Appeal is £1,500 closer to its target thanks to a donation, received this week, from the Sikh Union Club.
The money was raised by participants who took part in their annual ‘Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Charity...
