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Newspapers corrected over Pharmacists’ refusal to offer morning-after-pillTHE Pharmacists’ Defence Association has won corrections from two newspapers over a story which implied a Muslim pharmacist refused to give a couple the morning-after-pill because of his religion. The organisation complained...

Lancashire Police in Forced Marriage Protection Order firstA 22-year-old woman who feared her father would take her to Pakistan and force her into marriage has become the first person to be protected under new UK Forced Marriage laws. The...

Kareena Kapoor gets PETA nodBOLLYWOOD actress Kareena Kapoor has been voted sexiest vegetarian for 2008 by animal rights group PETA. The actress, who scooped the title for the second successive year, shared the award with Indian cricket star Sreesanth. The...

Teenager who fled Taliban could be deportedA COLLEGE student who fled to the UK with his family after he was allegedly kidnapped and beaten by the Taliban faces deportation. 16-year-old Satnam Singh Gurwara was arrested at the Dallas Court...

14-year-old Alia Miah urged to contact policePOLICE in Birmingham are concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who has been missing from home for over a week. Alia Miah left an address in Goodrest Croft, Yardley Wood in...

Thousands expected to turn out for London eventWOMEN from Birmingham will join thousands from across the UK to take to the streets of London next month to demand an end to all forms of violence against women. The March and...

E-safety classes to help mothers learn about net dangersA LONDON council has today launched an "e-safety" online class for Muslim mothers - with pointers on how to detect if teenagers are being drawn to extremist websites. A group of 30...

Five-year-old Syed Yasin Hussain suffered ‘fatal injuriesA FIVE-year-old boy who died in hospital after being hit by a lorry has been named by police. West Midlands Police said Syed Yasin Hussain suffered fatal injuries on Friday afternoon near his home...

James Caan to co-chair Government’s Task Force for BME Businesses SERIAL entrepreneur and ‘Dragons’ Den’ star James Caan has been appointed co-chair of the government’s Ethnic Minorities Business Task Force, reporting directly to business secretary Lord Peter Mandelson. The Task...

Devoted police officer ‘extremely delighted’ at honourA WARWICKSHIRE police officer has spoken of his delight at being honoured with the Queen’s Police Medal in the 2008 New Year’s Honours List. Superintendent Mak Chishty who has spent 22 years on the...

Mexican legend warns Khan ‘I will be victorious’BOXING legend Marco Antonio Barrera is fighting fit - and coming to the UK to defeat Amir Khan, he said during a media conference between the two boxers.   The Mexican legend was...

Fahmeeda Begum sentenced to two and a half years iA WOMAN who admitted trying to conceal a loaded gun moments before police raided her house has been jailed today. Fahmeeda Begum, 48, of Manor Road, Levenshulme, wrapped the loaded...