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Make Me White documentary to be screened in summerPRESENTER Anita Rani will explore the fascination with the skin lightening cosmetics in a BBC documentary set to be screened this summer. The One Show presenter will look at the products...

Group aiming to raise £50,000 for Gaza’s orphaned childrenTWENTY novice climbers will attempt to scale the treacherous heights of Mount Sinai in the blistering heat, in a bid to raise much needed relief for the orphans of Gaza. The team,...

Pakistan bowler keen to prove a pointPAKISTAN fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is determined to silence his critics by putting in a strong performance in the one-day series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates. Shoaib was dropped for Test series...

Police issue arrest warrant for Zeba Akhtar in £80,000 benefits fraudA LECIESTER woman wanted in connection with benefit fraud is believed to have fled to Pakistan. Zeba Akhtar was due at Leicester Crown Court to face charges of falsely...

Chauhdry Rashid to abseil 150 feet for CharityBIRMINGHAM Lord Mayor Cllr Chauhdry Rashid will have a ‘milk tray’ moment this Friday when he abseils for charity. Lord Mayor Rashid will calmly go the extra mile, well 150 feet up...

Rival groups at war on Facebook over Lichfield Mosque planA LICHFIELD businessman has called for calm after his plans for a Mosque in Lichfield were met with widespread anger. Restaurateur Abdul Salam said he was “concerned” about a number...

£500,000 boost for slum childrenTHE team behind the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire have pledged to financially support the lives of Indian children living in Mumbai’s slums. International development agency Plan will receive £500,000 over a five-year period to boost...

Football initiative gathers momentumBOXER Amir Khan is the latest sportsperson to give his backing to Chelsea’s Search for an Asian Soccer Star initiative. The 22-year-old Bolton Wanderers fan, who will fight for the world light-welterweight title this June, has...

Decision not to prosecute torturers is ‘disappointing’, says Moazzam BeggFORMER Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has said he is “disappointed” at news CIA agents will not be prosecuted over the use of illegal interrogation tactics used under the Bush...

Move is ‘unjust’, says Pakistan coachPAKISTAN will not host any matches in the 2011 World Cup after the International Cricket Council deemed the country was unsafe following the recent terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. The...

New study reveals players ‘under pressure’ to downplay racist incidentsASIAN cricketers feel there is little point reporting racist abuse for fear of not being taken seriously, explosive new research has claimed. A study to be presented to the British...

Papa CJ talks to The Asian TodayWE’RE told he’s smart, funny and the girls dig him – welcome to the eventful world of Asian comedian Papa CJ. Rumoured to be a direct descendent of the Maharaja of Merebaapkaraj (pronounced...