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Abdullah Rehman, founder of Balsall Heath Forum, made MBE in New Year Honours A Balsall Heath community leader has been made MBE in the New Year Honours. Abdullah Rehman, a founder of the Balsall Heath Forum, received the honours as recognition...

Penny Appeal’s Run For Their Lives Coventry challenge helps those fleeing confli Former refugee Mergim Butaja, whose emotional farewell speech on The Apprentice highlighted the importance of remaining strong and determined in the face of adversity, is taking on a...

Public Health England and the Stroke Association are urging South Asians to Act FAST if they spot signs of stroke with the aim of saving lives and improving outcomes for survivors. A person loses 2 million nerve cells every...

Around 100,000 people die from smoking every year in the United Kingdom and is one of the nation’s biggest causes of death. Did you know each cigarette has approximately 4,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic? Ammonia, tar, carbon...

Mohammad Amir’s resurrection in the world of cricket seems to have been given an extra impetus by the news that he is to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) which commences on the 22nd of November. Speaking exclusively to...

Britain's First Asian Professional Golfer Daanyal Spalding signs to Shehneela Ahmed Daanyal Spalding who is (18) from Birmingham, turned professional in March 2013 at the age of 15, now on the verge becoming one of the biggest British Asian golfers...

October saw Coventry youngster Muhammad Abu-Bakr challenge for the WKU Commonwealth Championship in Muay Thai, following from his June win for the European Championship he took on Newcastle-based competitor Harvey Lampang in a 5 round fight in Birmingham. The 1st...

Birmingham’s Central Mosque are getting into the festive spirit this year, as preparations go underway to feed the hungry and homeless by running a soup kitchen on Christmas day. Volunteers helping at the local event will be an aid to...

Charity Aware Girls is one of just 20 organisations from around the world to receive an inaugural With and For Girls Award. The With and For Girls Awards is a global initiative to identify and support strong local organisations working...

It’s an exciting time of the year for us at Mosaic, HRH The Prince of Wales’ mentoring charity, because the 2016 Enterprise Challenge competition for schools has launched. In the West Midlands, 22 schools have already signed up to take...

Nobel prize winner criticises Whitehouse hopeful’s proposed Muslim ban Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai has condemned Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the USA as an ideology “full of hatred”. The 18-year-old spoke out against the Republican presidential candidate’s...

Hundreds attended ex-Musafirs musician Saminder Sagoo’s funeral The funeral service of radio presenter and former “boy band” member Saminder Sagoo was attended by hundreds of people. Saminder, 76, who helped found one of the first Sikh temples in Birmingham, died on...