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Oxfam’s Jonaid Jilani reports from PakistanJonaid Jilani from Oxfam has just returned from the Swat Valley in Pakistan where a humanitarian disaster is playing out. It is estimated nearly 1 million people have fled the war zone following fighting...

What’s On Bollywood with BBC’s Manish GajjarKaminey Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amol Gupte   Twin brothers, Guddu and Charlie are in their early twenties. They were born and bred in Dharavi, the world's largest slum dwelling in...

Victim lay undiscovered in flat for almost a monthA TEENAGER who brutally murdered his friend has been jailed for life. Ziarab Nawaz, 18, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to murdering Mohammed Ali. The 23-year-old was knifed to death...

Leicester men aided international drugs ringTHREE Leicester men who helped to smuggle cannabis worth more than £36m into the UK have been convicted. Baljinder Singh Rai, 41, of Huntsman Way in Leicester, Mohinder Singh Rai, 45, of Portsdown Road...

‘IPL has made us winners’, says Captain DhoniINDIA enter the World Twenty20 this month hoping the benefits of playing regularly in the Indian Premier League can help them retain their crown as the best Twenty20 side in the world. The...

Bolton Ace dreams of Hollywood as he gears up for World Title showdownAMIR Khan loves Tinseltown so much that he says he may move there permanently after his boxing career has ended - to become an actor. Khan is spending...

Sri Lanka prepare for return post-Lahore terror attackSRI Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said his team were looking forward to getting back onto the cricket pitch just months after they were targeted in a terrorist attack in the Pakistan city...

‘I’m not going back’, says Pakistan batsmanMOHAMMAD Yousuf has returned back to the Pakistan fold after quitting the unofficial Indian Cricket League for the second time. The record-making batsman could return to first team cricket for Pakistan who had...

“We need to reflect multicultural Britain’, say soap bossesBBC bosses will embark on their most explosive storyline for a Muslim Walford resident later this month when newcomer Syed Masood embarks on a gay love affair with neighbour Christian Clarke....

Family hit out at ‘barbaric killer’ after guilty verdictA BIRMINGHAM man who butchered his girlfriend and her sister to death in their city apartment has today been found guilty of murder. Mohammed Ali, 29, of Old Snow Hill, was convicted...

Three venue tour to play ahead of vital June European ElectionsACCLAIMED British band Asian Dub Foundation has announced a special three-date tour to counter the possible threat from the British National Party at next month’s European Elections. The ‘Beating...

Bid to block Nick Griffin from Queen’s annual showpieceANTI-Racism campaigners have reacted with fury after it emerged BNP leader has been invited to theBuckingham Palace garden party. Nick Griffin is expected to accompany Richard Barnbrook, a BNP member of...