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Stories of two British teenagers forced to marry abroad BBC Three is to air an hour-long documentary showing two British teenage girls trying to escape from forced marriages. The hour-long programme called ‘My Forced Unwanted Wedding’ took two years to make...

Police appeal for video footage in attempt to identify attackerPOLICE are hunting a man who repeatedly punched a teenage girl in the face at the London Mela. The 16-year-old victim, who was at the event in Gunnersbury Park with her...

Gurjeet Panesar stole £650,000 by submitting false VAT repayment claimsA NORTHAMPTON man who built up large debts while training to become a professional golfer has been jailed for two years and four months for VAT fraud. Gurjeet Panesar, 32, pleaded...

Asda customers help Muslim Aid raise thousands for people in need SHOPPERS at Asda superstores across the UK have helped British charity Muslim Aid raise over £11,000 towards tackling global poverty this Ramadan. Muslim Aid volunteers visited Asda stores in...

Boxing star invited by Hillary Clinton to attend Eid reception AMIR Khan swapped his Bolton home for the White House during his recent visit to the States! The boxing star was personally invited by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to...

Eshwaramma Nrayanappa is awarded first International Diana Award A DISABLED teenager from India who learnt to write and draw by holding pens and brushes in her mouth has become the first recipient of the International Diana Award. In the year that...

Shizzio joins forces with rap icon’s brother Mopreme Shakur BRIT Asian rapper Shizzio has joined forces with the older brother of Hip-Hop legend Tupac Shakur to record a tribute track on the 15th anniversary of the rappers death. The East London...

Bollywood star Jiah Khan Goes wild to help animals in new PETA adCROUCHED in a cage wearing a leopard-print bodysuit next to the words "Wild Animals Belong in the Wild. Boycott Zoos", Bollywood beauty Jiah Khan stars in a...

Actor faces the other side of the camera for scene ACTOR Ranbir Kapoor found himself on the other side of the camera when he had to briefly step into Imtiaz Ali's shoes as the director of a small sequence in...

Actor waived fee for first Hollywood roleBOLLYWOOD superstar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed he has refused payment for his first Hollywood role. The actor is part of Australian director Baz Luhrmaan’s big screen adaptation of the F Scott Fitzgerald novel ‘The...

Singer charts his rise to fame in special BBC Asian Network interview FANS of global superstar Jay Sean will get the chance to watch a special in-depth interview with the singer on the BBC Red Button this week. The singer met...

Fans go wild at London premiere of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan BOLLYWOOD stars Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif stunned crowds in London at the premiere of their new film Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. The duo were joined by co-star Ali Zafar and...