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THE CONSERVATIVE Party have outlined new proposals to tackle forced marriages. The proposals include a requirement for spouses to register the name of their potential husband or wife before going abroad, as well as the requirement for those wishing...

A MAN has been charged by police after an Imam was seriously attacked at London’s Regent’s Park Mosque. The man, 40-year-old Ryan Donegan from Hammersmith, was detained and charged with GBH following the attack on Friday. The 58-year-old imam,...

Hollywood beckons for Bollywood beautyASHWARIYA Rai looks to have made a big splash in Hollywood after reports revealed she has been cast in the big-money Pink Panther sequel. The actress, who is already a star name amongst the non-Asian...

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan attends London premiereLONDON’S Somerset House was turned into a hockey haven last night as it hosted the world premiere of new Bollywood film ‘Chak De India’. Crowds flocked to the premiere to catch a glimpse of...

THE CHANNEL 4 Dispatches row proves why Muslims distrust the media, the Muslim Council of Britain has said. Speaking a day after West Midlands Police revealed they had lodged a formal complaint over the way programme makers ‘spliced’ speeches...

FORMER Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has called for the detention facility to close down as Prime Minister Gordon Brown reversed the government’s policy and called for the release of five British residents held at the camp. The men,...

Sanjay Dutt challenges six-year sentenceBOLLYWOOD star Sanjay Dutt who was jailed for six-years for buying weapons used in the 1993 Mumbai bombings is to appeal against his sentence. The 48-year-old is currently being held in a high security prison...

CHANNEL 4 has been reported to broadcasting regulator Ofcom over the way it edited speeches by Muslim clerics in an undercover programme on Islamic extremism in the UK. The Dispatches programme ‘Undercover Mosque’, which was broadcast in January, took...

Filming begins for Film London backed ‘Shifty’ASIAN actor Riz Ahmed will return to our screens later this year in the British urban thriller ‘Shifty’. The star of Channel 4’s critically acclaimed docu-drama ‘The Road to Guantanamo’, takes the lead in...

CHANNEL 4 has moved to defend itself after it was criticised for airing the views of a Muslim extremist who defended the July 7 London bombings. The Dispatches programme, ‘Britain under Attack’, was broadcast last night and featured an...

Willard Carroll on the joys of making 'Marigold'Ask Hollywood director Willard Carroll what led him to Bollywood and he’ll answer ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke’. The famous and much-loved Salman Khan starrer kickstarted a love for Bollywood and one that...

A WOMAN who tortured her lover’s little boy to death has been told to expect up to 14 years in jail. Sumairia Parveen tortured 17-month-old Tahla Ikram so horrifically a doctor who examined the youngster likened his injuries to...