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Mother-of-three Yasmin Akhtar found dead at homeTHE Independent Police complaints Commission is to hold an investigation into the contact police officers had with a Dudley woman over a period leading up to her death. Yasmin Akhtar, 24, was found...

Former bowler takes up second stint with national teamFORMER fast bowler and captain Waqar Younis has been appointed as Pakistan's bowling and fielding coach, the Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed. The PCB said he will take over the role for...

Bollywood star makes TV debut in action packed series ACTION hero Jack Bauer is back on our screens next month in the action-packed eighth series of ‘24’ – and this time he’s brought a bit of Bollywood with him. Anil Kapoor...

Victim brings Yusuf Mangera to justice 28 years after assaultsA MUSLIM tutor has been jailed today for indecently assaulting a nine-year-old girl nearly 30 years ago. Yusuf Mangera, 52, of St Barnabas Road, North Evington was sentenced to 30...

Adam Khatib will serve minimum of 18 years in prisonA FACTORY worker from east London has been jailed for life today for conspiring to murder innocent people in an airline bomb plot. Adam Khatib, 23, was found guilty at...

Nasir Uddin jailed for lifeA MAN has been jailed for life for killing his mother because she would not move out of the family home in east London. Nasir Uddin, 32, stabbed frail Khyrun Nessa, 70, five times with a...

Nominations call for British Asian Sports Awards 2010THE search for Britain’s best Asian sporting talent has begun with nominations for the Change4Life British Asian Sports Awards 2010 officially open. The awards ceremony, which will celebrate its tenth year next...

‘Land Gold Women’ honoured at Asian Festival of First Films in SingaporeA FEATURE film said to be the first to tackle honour killings on screen has scooped two awards at the Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore.  ‘Land Gold...

Will Syed and Christian get rumbled in monster New Year Special?ALBERT Square will have its first taste of a traditional Asian wedding this month – but it could be an unhappy day for newlyweds Syed Masood and Amira Shah. Fans...

Raouf Mraidi fails to appear for trial but sentenced for four years in absencePOLICE are appealing for information to trace a bus driver who was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. Raouf Mraidi, 30, failed to appear for...

Nearly half of family visa requests from Pakistan rejected last year, figures shA LIBERAL Democrat MP has accused the government of discriminating against Pakistani nationals after figures showed that nearly half of family visa applications from the country were...

60% surge in incidents, new figures revealTHE Metropolitan Police are tackling more suspicious incidents motivated by so-called "honour" than ever before, according to new figures. Officers recorded 256 incidents, of which 132 were criminal offences, in the year 2008-9. This was...