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Asian Network embark on biggest summer Mela roadashowTHE BBC Asian Network has announced its biggest Summer of Melas programme, starting with the Preston Mela on the Sunday 6 June fronted by Tommy Sandhu. Descending on more Melas than ever...

Birmingham takeaway riddled with miceA PIZZA boss whose premises were so badly infested with mice that Environmental Health Officers from Birmingham City Council observed them eating discarded chips and running up and down a kebab rotisserie has been sentenced...

Teen guilty of killing ex-girlfriend and her sister in arson revenge attackA JILTED schoolboy who set fire to his ex-girlfriends house killing her and her older sister has been convicted of their murders. Akmol Miah, who was 14 at...

Jiva Parmar and Rekha Parmar were on the run for nearly a decadeA COUPLE from Leicestershire who have been on the run for nearly a decade were jailed yesterday for over seven years for their part in a VAT...

Doctor Khayyam Altaf attempts challenge for charityA MIDLANDS fundraiser and his friends are hoping to conquer the Three Peaks in a bid to raise money for Cancer Research UK next month. Khayyam Altaf, 28, of Solihull will be attempting...

Reports name them as Mohammad Yousaf, his wife Pervaiz and daughter TanyaA BRITISH couple and their daughter were shot dead at a cemetery in Pakistan as part of a family feud while visiting the country for a wedding, police...

BME smoke alarm plea launched by prize winning Sheffield youngsterAN arty British-Asian youngster from Sheffield has picked up a top national award after wowing judges with her designs in a major kids fire safety contest. Nine-year-old art champ Zenab Kauser,...

Detectives continue hunt for killers of Sukhwinder SinghDETECTIVES investigating the murder of have-a-go hero Sukhwinder Singh have issued a £20,000 reward for information. The father-of-one was fatally stabbed as he tackled two muggers moments after they snatched a woman’s handbag...

BBC Sports Personality Of The Year back in the second cityTHE BBC’S flagship sports awards show will return to Birmingham this year. The Sports Personality Of The Year will take place at the LG Arena in Birmingham in December, the...

Former Pakistan captain is ‘world class’ signing, say clubFORMER Pakistan captain Younis Khan has signed for Surrey County Cricket Club until mid July, the club has confirmed. The 32-year-old will play for the club in all competitions and after...

Club launch investigation LEICESTER City Football Club has launched an investigation following reports a player launched into a racial tirade against ethnic minorities at the clubs training ground. Reports allege defender Wayne Brown could be sold by the East...

CCTV released by detectivesTWO men who used stolen bank notes in a Birmingham casino could help police solve a major robbery. These CCTV images, taken at the casino in the Star City complex, show two men inserting the notes into a slot machine. Staff became suspicious and called the police...