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Won the Special Jury Award Pakistani feature film Zinda Bhaag (Run for your Life) won the ‘Special Jury Award’ at the Closing Ceremony of the prestigious Jaipur International Film Festival.   Many writers and directors from around the world and also...

Meera Syal supports NHS ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign The NHS is launching a new ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ public awareness campaign highlighting the fact that the older you get, your chances of getting breast cancer increase, with one...

Will recruit 450 new constables over the next two years West Midlands Police will recruit 450 new constables over the next two years from April onwards, it has been confirmed. Potential applicants will be able to begin registering their interest by...

Pair were Arrested and Sentenced Drug dealers who hid £75k worth of drugs in an airing cupboard at a Birmingham home have been jailed. Officers acting on intelligence spotted Anthony Ralph and Suresh Loi going into an address on Waterloo...

Jignesh Madhavji Shortlisted in National Award A Bolton barber is celebrating this morning after being shortlisted in a competition to crown Britain’s best wet shaving barber.   Jignesh Madhavji, owner of the Jiggi Salon and Spa in the prestigious Bolton Whites Hotel...

18-Year-Old Died on M65 The mother of Lena Begum, the 18-year-old who killed herself on the M65, has paid tribute to her. Miss Begum, who was from Brierfield, took her own life after she walked in front of a van...

Tory minister has been nominated for numerous awards The UK Home Secretary Theresa May leads the race for first IHRC's annual Islamophobia awards. The Tory minister has been nominated for her policies of banning Muslim preachers from entering the UK,...

Sony ranks 2nd whilst Tata is 3rd India's much anticipated and most rigorous brand evaluation, The Brand Trust Report, India Study, a comparison of the trust held in brands, has been released for 2014. Samsung has emerged as India's Most...

Five men have been jailed for drug offences in North ManchesterFive men have been jailed for drug offences in North Manchester. The men were sentenced at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square, for drug offences. Chris Manning (06/09/1984) of Duchess Road, Crumpsall...

Waheed Ahmed A wicked thief stole disability benefit from a wheelchair user after prowling a Birmingham retirement block looking for vulnerable victims. Waheed Ahmed claimed to be collecting charity cash on a door-knocking tour of Balsall Heath and, having pocketed...

Bad Blood” led a thug to spearhead a robbery attempt Bad Blood” led a thug to spearhead a robbery attempt on a family newsagents that saw a shop-keeper bludgeoned with a metal bar. Yasser Hussain, from Chartist Road in Washwood...

New charity to help Syrian refugees A group of Coventry University students are setting up a new charity to help Syrian refugees rebuild their lives.   The student-led aid organisation ‘Refugee Hope’, which officially launches at the University’s city centre campus on...