Mahmood relishing England battle

‘I’m a better bowler now’, says Lancashire fast bowlerSAJID Mahmood has revealed he is ready to challenge himself with the aim of becoming a regular for the England cricket team. Mahmood earned an international recall for England’s forthcoming tour...

BCCI: India have no time for Pakistan

Indian cricket chiefs refuse series with rival neighbours THE Board of Control for Cricket in India has ruled out a resumption of cricketing ties with Pakistan due to a packed calendar. India were due to tour Pakistan in January this...

Asian family star in reality documentary

The Grewal’s star in Channel 4’s ‘The Family’THE Grewal family from Windsor will make broadcasting history tonight when they become the first British-Asian family to feature in a fly-on-the-wall documentary on Channel 4. The nine family members – one...

Man cleared of Griffin race abuse

Jury takes just 45 minutes to clear Tauriq KhalidAN Asian man has been cleared of racially abusing British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin. Tauriq Khalid, 23, was cleared by a jury at Preston Crown Court, following the three-day...

Further arrests in fatal house fire

Two men arrested in Forest Gate, east LondonPOLICE have arrested two more men in connection with a house fire in Blackburn which claimed the lives of a mother and father. Abdullah Mohammed and his wife Ayesha Mohammed died following...

Deported man facing murder charges

American Iraqi fled to Britain after daughter's suspected 'honour killing'AN Iraqi man who fled to Britain after allegedly running down his daughter in a suspected ‘honour killing’ could face murder charges after she died. Faleh Hassan Al-Maleki, 48, was...

Diplomatic row over rapist on the run

Pakistan High Commission hit out at security ‘slackness’A DIPLOMATIC row has broken out between Britain and Pakistan after a rapist fled from the Pakistan High Commission in London 90 seconds after entering the building. Consul general Nafees Zakaria hit...

Police search for missing teen

Hafeez Safi missing for five weeksPOLICE are concerned for the welfare of a missing 15 year-old boy who has been missing for five weeks. Hafeez Safi, 15, went missing from his address in Victoriana Way in Handsworth, Birmingham on 28...

British Asians ‘worry’ about caring for elderly parents

Survey finds a third of British Asians have concernsBRITISH Asians are amongst those who are most worried about how they will care for elderly parents in old age, a new Big Care Debate poll has found. As the Government’s consultation...

‘India was a culture shock’

How a Welsh beauty crowned Miss Universe Great Britain ended up in BollywoodWHEN Welsh model Lisa Lazarus was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain last year, little did she realise her crown would lead her to Bollywood royalty. Starring opposite...

Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

What’s On Bollywood with Manish Gajjar Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Directed by: Rajkumar Santoshi Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Upen Patel, Darshan Jariwala, Asrani, Smita Jaykar   Prem's (Ranbir Kapoor) beliefs in life have always been very simple - be happy, make...

House fire mother dies

Two men in custody over fire which killed Blackburn parentsA woman who was rescued from a burning house which claimed the life of her husband and left two of her children fighting for the lives has died. Mother-of-three Ayesha...