Asian women ‘targetted’ for gold jewellery

Midland police officers issue warningsASIAN women are being targetted in the street by thieves who snatch gold necklaces before fleeing, police in Wolverhampton have revealed. The area has seen a rise in the number of Asian women victims aged...

Graffiti artist to take murals abroad

Muslim Hands commission Mohammed Ali for global projectMUSLIM Hands has commissioned a Birmingham graffiti artist to paint his unique, thought-provoking murals in cities across the globe. Award-winning artist Mohammed Ali, better known through his work Aerosol Arabic, has spent...

Dairy bosses guilty of industrial espionage

Dairy bosses who stole from rival lose High Court case and ordered to pay outA MIDLAND dairy company, who tried to drive a rival out of business by paying an illegal immigrant thousands of pounds of money to steal...

Phone box link to taxi driver murder

Detectives eager to trace callerPOLICE investigating the murder of Birmingham taxi driver Mohammed Arshad have made a fresh plea for witnesses after confirming that a call to the taxi driver’s firm came from a telephone kiosk in Kings Norton. Detectives...

Eight charged over Bilston murder

Married father-of-four gunned down outside city bar DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a Wolverhampton father-of-four have charged seven men and one woman with his murder. Swinder Singh Batth, from Moxley, was shot dead outside Gavin's Sports Bar in Bilston on Tuesday...

Stars back Leicester’s World Cup host campaign

‘Leicester is like second home’, says cricket star Munaf PatelA BOLLYWOOD star, a world-class cricketer and world record holder have all backed Leicester’s bid to be a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Bollywood veteran Dalip Tahil, Indian...

Swine Flu threatens Hajj

Saudi Arabia concern as British charity urges high-risk groups to defer visitTHE annual Hajj pilgrimage is under threat from swine flu. As thousands of British Muslims finalise their packages to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca later this year,...

Gold jewellery robbers jailed

Blackburn pair targeted homes of Asian familiesTWO Blackburn robbers who preyed on the homes of Asian families stealing over £100,000 worth of gold jewellery have been jailed. Bilal Zeb, 20, and Waqaar Ali, 20, both from Blackburn targeted Asian...

Anil Desai: 52 Impressions to go

Hit Brit-Asian Impressionist heads to the Edinburgh Fringe FestivalANIL Desai told his parents when he grew up he would become a Doctor, a Lawyer or an accountant…we guess that’s the point his parents knew their son was destined for...

Family tribute to murdered taxi driver

Police hunt killers of Father-of-three Mohammed ArshadTHE family of a murdered taxi driver today paid tribute to him and urged people to come forward with information to help trace his killer. Taxi driver Mohammed Arshad from Selly Oak was found...

Police vow hunt for final PC murder suspect

“We will insure final gang member is put before the court”, says DetectiveDETECTIVES in Bradford have vowed to hunt down the final gang member accused of gunning down PC Sharon Beshenivsky. Piran Ditta Khan, 60, is thought to have...

Umrah pilgrims urged to protect against meningitis

Vaccine reminder ahead of pilgrimageMUSLIMS in the UK are being urged by the Meningitis Trust to ensure they are immunised against meningitis as part of their preparations for their Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca. The Meningitis Trust is reminding pilgrims from...