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Four Accused of Handling Guns and Ammunition Four Birmingham men accused of handling guns and ammunition will appear before the city’s magistrates court.   Self-employed Sundish Nazran, 31, of Handsworth; unemployed Amar Ghalib, 32, of Sheldon; and unemployed Donavan Rowe, 33,...

Aimed at Combating Islamaphobic Crimes The Muslim Women’s Network UK (MWNUK) has established and will operate a new national helpline aimed at Muslim women and girls who are suffering from or at risk of abuse or facing problems....

More Than £35k Will Go Towards Cure of Cancer In a humbling and inspiring move, Preston’s Muslim community have contributed their pocket money to help raise much needed capital for lifesaving lung cancer equipment at the Royal Preston...

Becomes First Indian in Top Tier Club Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is admant that he was never as gifted as “some others in the business”. The 22-year-old goalkeeper from Mohali has made history after becoming the first Indian since independence to...

Post Mortem Inconclusive West Midlands Police believe that a body found on an allotment site in Leicester is that of missing Cardiff woman Sameena Imam. Formal identification will take place on Wednesday (21 January) after the find in Groby Road...

Thursday 5 – Friday 6 February 2015 Embrace Arts at Richard Attenborough centre Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7HA Tickets £10, £6 (concessions), £5 (NUS) Box office: 0116 252 2455 RNID Typetalk service: 18001 0116 252 2455www.embracearts.co.uk   Written by Shahid Iqbal Khan Directed by Madeleine Oaten Cast Subika...

National Secular Society Complains Against Asian Network The National Secular Society has welcomed a ruling from the BBC Trust upholding its complaint over the way in which the BBC framed a story concerning the allocation of places at a Sikh...

Finn and Anderson Decimate Indian Batsman India lost their second match of the Carlton Mid ODI series to England by nine wickets in Brisbane. After MS Dhoni’s side succumbed to the Steven Finn-James Anderson attack for 153, Ian Bell...

Parliament Event Marks Important Milestone A report launched in Parliament by an alliance of MPs, healthcare professionals and organisations committed to combating the burden of hepatitis C has highlighted serious concerns over the state of the disease’s management within the...

Archie Panjabi Reveals Why She Quit US Show The Good Wife The British actress claimed her kiss with co-star Gillian Anderson in UK show, The Fall, led to her deciding to quit hit US series The Good Wife, claiming her...

‘Islam Must Die’ and Swastika Spray Painted onto University of Birmingham Wall Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic graffiti was spray painted onto campus walls of the University of Birmingham. The offensive messages were sprayed in black paint on the red brick wall...

ISIS Demands Money for Return of Hostages A video allegedly shows an Islamic State militant threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless a ransom is paid, though the video has yet to be independently verified. The militant in the video...