Bhangra Beats for Comic Relief

A BIRMINGHAM husband and wife duo are hoping to dance their way to success when they lead a marathon Bhangra themed fundraising effort for this year's Comic Relief. Sohan and Aruna Kailey will head a number of Bhangra dance workshops...

Saif’s heart scare

Bollywood star vows to give up smoking after scareBOLLYWOOD STAR Saif Ali Khan vowed his smoking days were well and truly behind him after he was rushed to hospital suffering from chest pains. The 36-year-old said he had given up...

Husband Murder charge

THE HUSBAND of a special constable stabbed outside her house has appeared in court charged with her murder. Fadi Nasri, 33, was charged with his wife’s murder along with another man, 37-year-old Roger Lesley. 29-year-old Nisha Patel Nasri was stabbed...

CCTV clues in Brum Shopkeeper murder

POLICE investigating the murder of a Birmingham shopkeeper who was shot dead at his grocery store have released CCTV images of four men they are trying to trace. The images have been taken from the Supermalt Afro-Caribbean grocery store...

Hit-and-run killer driver sentenced

THE FAMILY of a pregnant woman killed in a hit-and-run incident alongside her nine-year-old son and unborn child in Birmingham have lashed out at Britain's legal system after her killer was sentenced to seven years. 28-year-old Sarah Hunt, who was...

No title shot for Khan

Warren dents Khan's 2007 title hopesBOXING PROMOTER Frank warren has ended any hopes Bolton boxer Amir Khan had of competiting for a title shot this year after saying the time wasn't right for the young boxer. Khan has never...

Shot Muslim slams police report

AN INNOCENT British Muslim man shot in the arm during an anti-terrorist raid at his house has slammed a report into the police’s action calling it a “whitewash”. Mohammed Abdul Kahar was shot in the arm when a policeman’s gun...

‘I have great expectations for Honeymoon Travels’

Abhay Deol InterviewAbhay Deol has played the intense guy in Socha Na Tha and Ahista Ahista. Putting that to one side, the dimpled Deol returns in director Reema Kagti's Honeymoon Travels, as he frolics, romances and dances in delectable...

Ameesha Patel turns Outrageous

Bollywood InterviewShe is known to be one of the most elegantly dressed actresses, with an even more glamorous on-screen persona. Back on the big screen Ameesha Patel returns in director Reema Kagti's eagerly awaited romantic comedy, Honeymoon Travels where...

Two new ‘faces’ for hit Asian radio drama

Pooja Shah and Nitin Ganatra Hit Silver Street British Asian stars Poojah Shah and Nitin Ganatra are to try their hand at radio after signing up for the BBC’s Asian drama Silver Street. Shah, better known for her role...

USA Muslim comedy circuit to hit the UK

'All-Muslim Comedy Tour' in Spring runSOME OF America’s biggest Muslim comedians are set to hit the UK this spring with a host of dates lined up across the country. Birmingham is included in the tour which will also see shows...

Raima Sen goes on Honeymoon

Bollywood InterviewRaima Sen, the grand daughter of the legendary Suchitra Sen, has proved her acting prowess with films like Godmother, Daman, Choker Bali and Parineeta. With director Reema Kagti's forthcoming Honeymoon Travels, in which she plays a la-di-dah and...