Woman charged with ‘faith healers’ murder

Rubina Maroof, 29, arrested and charged as she returned to UK from PakistanA WOMAN has been charged with the murder of a spiritual healer whose mutilated body was found in a Luton park four years ago. Alfusaine Jabbi was found...

Bollywood legend backs Chelsea’s Search for an Asian Star

Premiership Champions praised for initiative ABHISHEK Bachchan, one of the worlds leading Bollywood stars, has given his backing to Chelsea's Search for an Asian Star campaign and urged young players to sign up to the project. Chelsea fan Bachchan underlined...

Lancashire recruit Malik for T20 campaign

Former Pakistan captain says he’s “delighted” at moveSHOAIB MALIK will join Lancashire County Cricket Club for their Friends Provident t20 campaign which starts in June. The former Pakistan captain is available for all of Lancashire Lightning’s t20 fixtures and will...

Man guilty of ‘brutal’ acid attack

Victim attacked over Facebook affair with attacker’s sisterTHREE men have today been convicted of their involvement in a brutal 'revenge' attack on a 24-year-old man who was beaten, stabbed and doused with sulphuric acid in Leytonstone. Mohammed Vakas, 26, was...

BNP ‘exploited religious tensions’

Reports warns party is threatening Islam-Sikh relations THE British National Party has been accused of attempting to exploit tensions between Muslims and Sikhs in a Government-funded report into relations between the two communities. Academics have warned of a "real danger"...

ITV clinch Khan US debut

Fight will come live from New YorkBRITISH fans will get the chance to see boxing champion Amir Khan in his debut American fight later this month. Khan will hope to defend his WBA title against Paulie Malignaggi at New...

Police ‘not to blame’ for custody death

IPCC rule in death of Burnley father Nadeem KhanPOLICE officers who restrained a Burnley father moments before he collapsed and died were not to blame for his death, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has ruled. Nadeem Khan, known to...

Four Lions: Controversial?

’No’, says director Chris Morris, ‘It’s just a funny film’FOUR Lions is a Comedy about a group of inept home-grown jihadist suicide bombers and their mission to blow up the London Marathon. Controversial? Not so, according to director Chris...

Birmingham elects first female Muslim MP

Joy for Labour’s Shabana MahmoodLABOUR’S Shabana Mahmood has become Birmingham’s first female Muslim MP. The Oxford graduate, who describes herself as a ‘born and bred Brummie’ polled 19,950 votes, a majority of 10,105 over Liberal Democrat Ayoub Khan in the...

Women charged in ‘kidnap’ case

Seven people now charged in connection with disappearance of Mahmood AhmadDETECTIVES investigating the kidnapping of a Watford man whose severed thumb was found three days after his disappearance have charged to women. Mahmood Ahmad, 41, was kidnapped on March 7 and his...

Police hunt ‘veiled’ robber

Men strike at Birmingham bankPOLICE in Birmingham are hunting a man who disguised himself in a niqab as he robbed a security guard outside a bank. The incident happed at 11.30am on Tuesday outside the Lloyds TSB bank on...

Election delivers hung Parliament

Tories win most seats - but not enough to secure overall majorityBRITAIN has a hung Parliament after an inconclusive result to the most tightly fought General Election in a generation. With the votes in 36 constituencies still to be counted,...