Not really cricket but it was fun

The Cricketer with Mansoor AhmedPAKISTAN AND India contributed heavily in an exciting couple of weeks of cricket circus in South Africa. By far the best games of the tournament were played amongst these two teams, first being a tie and...

The religious symbol debate

The Asian View with Bushra IrfanIN THIS more and more diverse society where we all desire to integrate with each other and hope and aspire to learn to respect each others customs and beliefs, there is on occasions a...

Life for killer husband

A MAN who killed his wife after thinking she was having an affair has been jailed for life for her murder. 31-year-old Kafil Ahmed brutally murdered his wife, Laily Begum, in a frenzied attack at their Darlaston home in January...

Student stabbed to death over phone

THE FAMILY of a student stabbed to death over a mobile phone have paid tribute to their “well respected” and “quiet” son. A-level student Rizwan Darbar was stabbed in his stomach after refusing to give up his mobile phone...

Britz – Pushing The Boundaries

Examining British Muslim life with C4 drama BritzChannel 4 has always pushed the boundaries and later this month the trend is set to continue with the explosive two-part thriller ‘Britz’. Written and directed by the acclaimed Peter Kosminsky, Britz...

Appeal over burning car death

POLICE are appealing for information after the body of a Leicester man was found in a burning car. The body of Shokat Chenia, 45, was discovered by firefighters in the burning silver Mercedes in Nottingham. Supt Simon Nickless, who is...

Khan, Warren at loggerheads over title shot

Warren has to say I’m ready, says KhanAMIR Khan has laid down the gautlet with promoter Frank Warren claiming he is ready for a title shot after his demolition of Stoke’s Scott Lawton at the Nottingham Arena on Saturday....

Man jailed for aiding killer

A MAN who helped his killer brother-in-law escape to Pakistan after the murder of a Leeds man has been sentenced to 12 months. 35-year-old Mohammed Ghaffar was told by Judge James Stewart QC his actions had sunk him to...

‘Self-harm saved me from suicide’

Surviving Self-Harm - Satveer's storyTHREE years ago Satveer found herself staring down at her arm. What she saw shocked her. More than 50 stitches were embedded in her arm - the result of self harming for a week. Satveer...

Why I Self-Harm

A MIDLAND mother will lift the lid on the growing problem of self-abuse that is gripping young Asian women later this month in a BBC Asian Network documentary. 25-year-old Satveer will speak openly about her experiences of self-harming as part...

Inzamam to retire from International cricket

South Africa Test will be his lastINZAMAM-ul-Haq will retire from international cricket after the second Test against South Africa. The 37-year-old is calling it a day after a distinguished 15-year career in which he played 119 Tests for Pakistan. He...

Leicester heroin gang sentenced

POLICE have smashed a major international crime ring that was involved in supplying heroin bound for the streets of Leicestershire. Four men are now behind bars for a total of more than 27 years following an 18-month operation by Leicestershire...