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Police begin hunt for killersPOLICE in South Africa have launched a murder hunt after a bride on honeymoon with her British husband was killed in a car-jacking incident. The couple - named in reports as Shrien and Anni Dewani -...

Drug dealers dealt ‘expensive blow’ in police raid WEST MIDLANDS POLICE have dealt suspected drug dealers an expensive blow, recovering over one million pounds in notes from an address in Birmingham, the largest forfeiture of cash in the force's history. The...

O2 offer chance of a lifetime ONE lucky British Asian could grab themselves a part in a top Indian soap opera – thanks to O2! The mobile phone operator is giving someone a shot at international stardom with the chance to...

How student Suleman Sacranie quit his studies to become 99p entrepreneur! A YOUNG Leicester entrepreneur is becoming a household name – thanks to his budget online shopping website! Discount shopping website 99pShopper.com caused a sensation when it launched on the web...

Ex-Lib Dem leader in Pakistan for fact-finding missionLORD Ashdown has been in Pakistan this week on a fact-finding mission as part of the UK’s Humanitarian Emergency Response Review (HERR). He visited flood affected areas near Sukkur in Sindh meeting victims...

Two get life terms for brutal killingA BIRMINGHAM man has been jailed for his part in the horrific murder of honour killing victim Banaz Mahmod. Omar Hussain, 30, from Smethwick was jailed for life and told he would serve a...

Actress is new face of BBC hospital dramaLAILA Rouass is to join the cast of Holby City as new regular character, brilliant surgeon Sahira Shah. The actress has already started filming with the Holby City team and will be...

Wolverhampton man arrested on suspicion of encouraging an act of terrorismA MAN from Wolverhampton has been arrested by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit in connection with a website blog which featured a list of MPs who allegedly voted for the...

Player flees Pakistan cricket over match-fixing death threatsTHE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council has offered its support to Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider who fled to the UK after receiving death threats for refusing to cooperate with bookmakers. Haider left the Pakistan...

Imran Iqbal jailed for life for murdering estranged wifeAN investigation into the contact between West Midlands Police and a Dudley mother weeks before she was murdered by her husband has found no failings by the force. Yasmin Akhtar, 24, died...

The man behind Bollywood’s first gay kiss talks to Steven BakerFOLLOWING screenings at international film festivals in the US, UK and Australia, Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon had beenA combination of censor board delays and protests against the Sanjay...

Channel broke broadcast rules, says regulatorAN Islamic channel that allowed presenters to condone marital rape and call women who wear perfume in mosques 'prostitutes' had been censured by the TV watchdog. In one programme the host told viewers that it...