The Magic of Rafta Rafta
Actress Pooja Ghai on the joy that is Rafta, RaftaAfter a hugely successful stint at the National Theatre last year, Ayub Khan Din's superb stage comedy 'Rafta Rafta' has taken to the road for a national tour. It kicked...
Pakistani Frustrations
Hopes and fears post Benazir BhuttoTHE COUNTRY of Pakistan has commenced a new year in a terrible political state of turmoil after the death of Benazir Bhutto. Is this death symbolic of the beginning of democracy or the end of...
Dr Phil Dyer on the health benefits of Vitamin D
Monthly Health with Heartlands HospitalThis month, HeartlandsHospital’s Dr Phil Dyer talks about the health benefits of vitamin D.
With the short days and long dark nights of winter, it’s easy at this time of year to dream of sunnier days...
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The Footballer with Sunny SahotaWelcome back to the BCFA’s column which outlines the proactive work that we are carrying out in The West Midlands and Warwickshire to increase the number of Asians into the game and highlight the Asian...
City Terror Gang plead guilty
FOUR Birmingham men have pleaded guilty in a plot to kidnap a British solider and behead him.
Leicester Crown Court heard how Parviz Khan, from Alum Rock, Birmingham, planned to cut off his victims head "like a pig" in...
‘I don’t compete with anyone’, Salman Khan
Bollywood star dismisses industry rivalryBOLLYWOOD star Salman Khan has dismissed suggestions of an industry rivalry with some of his fellow stars.
Khan, one of Bollywood biggest actors, told the BBC Asian Networks ‘Love Bollywood’ show he has never competed...
New DVD for Asian families with deaf children
A NEW DVD to help Asian families with deaf children is being launched in Birmingham later this week.
The ‘Communication Matters’ DVD features thirteen young people and their families, illustrating the different communication options available to deaf children and how...
Fresh appeal in fatal road smash
POLICE are re-appealing for witnesses to contact them following a fatal car crash in which a Leicester man died.
23-year-old Nilesh Raja, of Hamilton, Leicester, died after the Toyota Corolla car he was driving hit a white Vauxhall van...
People smuggling gang smashed
A PEOPLE smuggling gang which charged as much as £30,000 to smuggle Indian nationals into the UK from South Africa has been smashed by police.
Details of the massive criminal network were revealed yesterday by the Serious Organised Crime Agency...
Man faked death to avoid speeding fines
A MAN who faked his own death to avoid a number of speeding fines has been jailed for 12 months.
Father-to-be Shafqat Munir ordered a fake death certificate from Pakistan to avoid paying for his crimes, after fearing he...
Muslim troops on alert after laptop theft
MUSLIM military personnel and recruits have been put on high alert after it emerged their personal details are included on a Ministry of Defence laptop stolen in Birmingham.
The details of more than 600,000 are stored on the laptop...
Government pressed over Gangotri killing
THE GOVERNMENT is being pressed for answers over the killing of Gangotri – a protected cow who was slaughtered by RSPCA officials at a Hindu temple in Watford last year.
The Hindu Forum of Britain has written to Prime...
