Sacked Hindu nose stud worker reinstated

A HINDU woman sacked by a Heathrow airport catering company for wearing a nose stud has won her job back. Amrit Lalji, 40, worked at Heathrow airport for caterers Eurest at the British Airways VIP Lounge before they dismissed...

Hunt continues for city centre rapist

A MAN wanted in connection with the rape of a Birmingham woman in 2006 has been added to the West Midlands Police “Wanted” website. Ali Majid, 21, has evaded capture since the incident in Birmingham city centre in July 2006...

Brum GP in clear over illegal abortion

A BIRMINGHAM GP and her daughter are in the clear after the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to convict the pair over an illegal abortion. Dr Saroj Adlakha and her daughter Shilpa Abrol who...

Muslim group issue Bollywood star with Fatwa

Salman Khan criticised for attending pujaFRESH from his jail hell, Bollywood star Salman Khan has walked himself into another controversy after an Indian Muslim group issued a fatwa against the troubled star for attending a Ganesh puja. Salman, a Muslim,...

Police hunt man over fatal car crash

POLICE are hunting a man believed to have fled the scene of a car crash on the M6 on Monday. Birmingham teenager Mohammed Faisal, 18, from the Sparkhill area of the city died after the Ford Focus car he was...

Backing for sacked Hindu catering worker

THE MAYOR of London and a leading British Hindu group have backed the case of an Asian woman sacked by a catering company for wearing a nose stud. Amrit Lalji, 40, worked at Heathrow airport for caterers Eurest at the...

Life for honour killing mother-in-law and husband

THE mother-in-law and husband of a Coventry woman murdered during a trip to India have been jailed for life. Bachan Athwal, 70, and Sukhdave Athwal, 43, were found guilty of the murder of Surjit Athwal in July. The 27-year-old...

Dhoni gets ODI captains nod

Wicketkeeper takes over from departing DravidMAHENDRA Singh Dhoni will lead India for the home series against Australia and Pakistan after he was appointed captain of the one-day team. The wicketkeeper, who is India’s current captain in the ICC Twenty20...

Police hunt for car thief

POLICE are hunting for a man behind the theft of a number of vehicles from car show rooms across the Midlands. The man, believed to be Asian, has taken off with three vehicles after taking the cars out for...

High Street shops ‘shamed’ on sweatshops

HUNDREDS of workers in Bangladesh are still living in poverty despite working for some of the UK’s biggest high street stores, a report published today has revealed. The report by anti-poverty campaigners suggested staff at suppliers in countries such...

Birmingham hosts Rafi Sainthood attempt

THOUSANDS of visitors from across the world are expected to descend on Birmingham’s Festival of Xtreme Building next weekend as a tribute shrine to the late Bollywood legend Mohammed Rafi is unveiled in an attempt to make him a...

Intercultural evening a success

THE CHIEF Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary has paid tribute to the city’s multi-cultural community. Chief Constable Matt Baggott, hosted the Force's 15th intercultural evening at Force Headquarters earlier this month. The annual event brings together the Chief Constable, police officers...