Qasim’s quest for British glory

Star gears up for crunch matchHE weighs in at a lean mean 61kg and stands at 6ft tall and to speak to you would not expect mild mannered Qasim Nisar from Bordesley Green to be a fighter. Seven years ago...

England Calling

Woolmer admits interest in England coaching roleCRICKET coach Bob Woolmer could turn his back on Pakistan and take the reigns at England - eight years after he turned them down. The former England player's contract with Pakistan ends this June...

FREE MY FATHER

THE FAMILY of a Wolverhampton man detained in India during a family holiday and accused of being a terrorist have begun a campaign to secure his freedom. 54-year-old Paramjeet Singh was due to fly back to the UK on 27...

Birmingham rocked by terror raids

COMMUNITY groups and leaders across Birmingham have appealed for calm after police arrested nine men amid fears of a terror kidnap plot. More than 12 properties across the Washwood Heath, Sparkhill and Alum Rock area's of Birmingham were raided...

Plateful of Asha!

SHE'S famous for having one of the most mesmerizing voices in Bollywood, but this month fans of singing sensation Asha Bhosle can dine in luxury at her very own restaurant in the heart of Birmingham. Aptly titled 'Asha's', the £1million...

Birmingham shoppers encouraged to kick the habit

BIRMINGHAM smokers popping to their local Asda supermarket for a loaf of bread and pint of milk have been urged to kick smoking into touch by a special support team stationed at the supermarket every Saturday until March. The...

To Show or not to Show – Is that the question?

Bushra Irfan on the Big Brother controversyIn the Big Brother house the treatment of Shilpa Shetty by her fellow housemates have caused not only an uproar in public circles but also hit the political world as a national and...

Shilpa BB Queen!

But Bollywood babe urges UK to forgive race trioBOLLYWOOD BABE and new Big Brother queen Shilpa Shetty sensationally urged the UK to forgive race trio Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd saying they were "human beings" who made...

Two year old weather victim named

A TWO year old boy who died when a wall collapsed on him as gusts up to 99mph wrecked havoc across the country yesterday has been named. Saurav Ghai, was killed when he became trapped under a pile of...

Shilpa Shetty Vs Jade Goody

CELEBRITY Big Brother contestants Shilpa Shetty and Jade Goody will go head-to-head this Friday after both were put up for eviction following nominations. The public will finally get their chance to act over a week long row over racism...

Call to halt swastika ban

BRITISH Hindu’s will attempt to block a move by Germany to ban the swastika across the European Union. Ramesh Kallidai, of the Hindu Forum of Britain, told Reuters a number of organisations across Europe were planning on challenging Germany’s decision...

Brit Asians lead wave of Celeb BB criticism

BRITISH Asians Meera Syal and former Big Brother contestant Narinder Kaur have led a wave of criticism against the treatment of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother. More than 10,000 viewers have complained to TV watchdog Ofcom...