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City charity urges British MuslimsBRITISH Muslims preparing to fly out to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah pilgrimage are being urged to take preventative measures against health risks. Birmingham-based charity, The Association of British Hujjaj (Pilgrims) UK, estimate that...

Nomination call for Asian Women of Achievement AwardsTHE search for inspirational Asian women who are shaping the UK’s business, public, cultural, and political sectors has begun with the launch of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, now in their...

Celebs back monster Fundraising event SPORT RELIEF is calling on British Asians to join the likes of champion boxer Amir Khan in ‘Rising to the Challenge’ for this year’s monster fundraising event. The Sport Relief Weekend takes place from...

Birmingham teen urges Britain to continue support for earthquake victimsA BIRMINGHAM teenager moved by the suffering of victims of the Haiti earthquake has written a special poem urging the people of Britain to continue supporting those in need. 17-year-old Shazia...

Supernatural comedy It’s A Wonderful Afterlife set to hit UK cinemasAWARD-winning director Gurinder Chadha will return to UK screens this April with the supernatural comedy, It’s a Wonderful Life, it had been announced. The film will be released on...

‘My Name is Khan’ in biggest opening for Bollywood filmBOLLYWOOD film ‘My Name is Khan’ has stormed the UK box office, grossing nearly £1m in its opening weekend. Special previews of the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol film on...

Third time Lucky! Isa Guha wins at British Asian Sports Awards at third attemptENGLAND women’s bowler Isa Guha is celebrating after being crowned Sports Personality of the Year at the British Asian Sports Awards. It was third time lucky...

Rajveer Sehangera jailed and disqualified from drivingA MAN who continued to lie to police after he knocked down an elderly pensioner before fleeing the scene had been jailed. Rajveer Sehangera, 29, from Ilford, was jailed for five and a...

Hindu leaders hit out over singer’s latest video releaseCHERYL Cole may be the nation’s sweetheart but it seems she’s fallen foul of devout Hindu’s. The singer has been accused of trying to resemble the Hindu goddess Kali in the...

Police in fresh appeal to trace Bradford businessman missing since 2007A BRADFORD businessman who disappeared on Valentines Day three years ago is the subject of a fresh police appeal. Detectives have been mystified over the disappearance of Sajid Saddique...

Family pay tribute to 2004 murder victim Kalvinder ‘Bob’ SinghTHE family of a Manchester man beaten to death outside a takeway in 2004 have paid tribute to him after a second man was jailed today for his murder. Kalvinder...

Lakhvir Kaur Singh laced ex-lovers curry with deadly poisonA MARRIED mother-of-three who murdered her ex-lover after lacing his curry with poison has been jailed for life. Lakhvir Kaur Singh, 40, was found guilty of murder and GBH with intent...