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Thieves struck more than 200 times Sly street thieves struck more than 200 times across the West Midlands during 2013 using an array of 'sleight of hand' tactics to swipe purses, phones and bank cards. 　 Favourite cons used by brazen...

Incident took place sometime between 4.30pm and 7.15pm Crime number: LB/06063/13-0   Officers from Blaby local policing unit are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a house in Thorpe Astley.   The incident took place sometime between 4.30pm and 7.15pm on Thursday...

He will be joined by WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs   Boxing superstar Amir ‘King’ Khan and former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs will be the honoured guests for the official grand opening of Dubai’s most outstanding fitness,...

Islamophobia remains a major concern in British society According to a leading lecturer, Islamophobia remains a major concern in British society with a number of reported incidents of street-level violence perpetrated against Muslim communities.  Imran Awan, Deputy Director for...

Faisal Iqbal attaked Rukhsana Shaheen A 21-year-old man with a string of criminal convictions who carried out a sustained assault on his sister when she challenged the moral authority he had imposed on the household has been jailed for...

Rizwan Khan's Chime won a RTS Award Creative graduates Birmingham City University have received a double honour at this year’s Royal Television Society’s Midlands Centre awards.   Rizwan Khan, from Edgbaston, was named winner in the Student Animation category for his...

Bilal Ahmad came up with the idea A Coventry University graduate has launched a free car-sharing app to help students get from A to B without breaking the bank – and it's already generating interest from universities around the...

Sanjeev Dass is one of ten finalists A design graduate from Coventry University has had his very first commercial product shortlisted for a national award for new business start-ups. Dudley based Sanjeev Dass, 22, is one of ten finalists in...

Sivasubramanian Srithar falsely claimed £15,000 A man who falsely claimed £15,000 in benefits despite the fact that he lived in a house he owned in Coventry has been given a suspended jail sentence.   Sivasubramanian Srithar, 53, was claiming housing and...

Leading wedding event caterer Payal has come up trumps again. Tarla Somaiya, Chief Executive of Payal Events, was awarded the coveted CEO Award, at the seventh British Asian Hafta Awards,   The awards which took place at the Warwickshire Suite at...

Fraudster claimed he wasn’t related to his own mother A man who cheated Harrow Council out of thousands of pounds in benefits by pretending he was a “paying guest” in his own house, has been ordered to pay all the...

Visited in celebration of public good De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, welcomed special guest Vinayak Bhattacharjee, Gandhi’s great grandson, at a celebration of its commitment to public good through its award winning Square Mile initiative.     Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard initiated...