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Team was captained by a Prince and featured a one-eyed player FASCINATING details of the first ever Indian cricket team to tour Britain a hundred years ago have been revealed by a Leicester historian. While players such as Sachin Tendulkar and...

Fazal Raja Ali ordered to pay back over £35,000A CONVICTED Birmingham drugs dealer has been ordered to hand over £35,000 cash following a successful application by officers from West Midlands Police under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Fazal Raja Ali,...

Qudues Zafar named runner-up in first Youth Agency Youth Worker Awards THE founder of a youth organisation based in Stechford, Birmingham has received national recognition for his contribution to the local community after being named as a runner up in...

Iconic torch to pass through borough on its way to LondonSANDWELL residents danced the Bhangra beat to celebrate news that the Olympic Torch will be coming to the borough in 2012. Thousands of Sandwell people will get a once-in-a-lifetime...

Smethwick Bangladeshi Youth Forum becomes Community Connect Foundation A SANDWELL charity which started out helping the boroughs Bangladeshi community improve their quality of life is set to unveil a new name after other communities began accessing its services. The...

MADE in Europe and Oxfam join forces to launch online toolkit YOUNG British Muslims are being urged to get involved in helping to tackle global poverty. Charities MADE in Europe and Oxfam have launched an online toolkit to help and...

Gurnam Singh jailed for two years and nine monthsA PROLIFIC burglar is behind bars – and he can thank his fingerprints for putting him there! Detectives were able to place Gurnam Singh at the scene of one burglary in Manchester...

Asian men sought over incident POLICE have released the image of a number of people they wish to speak following an incident of indecency in Leicester. The incident happened at the Clock Tower in Leicester city centre between 3.30pm and 4.30pm...

Procession to brighten streets of Sandwell this weekendSIKH across Sandwell will celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji by holding a procession from West Bromwich to Smethwick this weekend. The procession - called a Nagar Kirtan - is a...

Maninder Kaur Dhallu raises more than £1,600 for Cancer Research UK A WALSALL teenager has made sure Cancer sufferers aren’t being left out in the cold after raising money on an Artic charity trek. Maninder Kaur Dhallu has raised more than...

Why it pays to be Halal for Rose Brown WITH all the talk of cuts and recession it’s good to hear that the pioneering spirit is still with us. Not letting the current economic climate get in the way of...

Actor chastises smoking litter lout in middle of busy Mumbai street! HE may be one of India’s biggest celebrities, but that didn’t stop Akshay Kumar from chastising a smoking litter lout in the middle of a busy Mumbai street! The Bollywood...