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A 17-YEAR-OLD who lost his parents and four sisters in a house fire in November has died in hospital. Adam Riaz, who was orphaned after losing his family in a suspected arson attack on the family home in Manchester, lost...

THE FAMILY of a father-of-two gunned down in his shop in Birmingham have urged the local community to unite as detectives step up the hunt for his killers. Mohammed Basharat, 24, was attacked at his shop on Villa Road, Lozells...

A 62-YEAR-OLD man is in critical condition in hospital after being shot as he sat in his car on Thursday evening. The incident occurred at about 7:20pm at the junction of Heather Road and Somerville Road, Small Heath. The 62-year-old...

How conversion to Islam changed Mohammad YousufHours after breaking one of cricket’s most sought after records, Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousuf told reporters his fete was down to god and nothing else. Since his conversion from Christianity to Islam in 2005, Mohammad...

Bushra speaks out for the communityAt a time when a Muslim allegedly holding an ‘offensive’ banner is convicted of inciting racial hatred the BNP leader and associate WALK FREE by an ALL WHITE JURY after calling Islam a “wicked,...

Confidence is low, says coachINDIAN coach Greg Chappell faces a race to get his team brimming with confidence ahead of their Test series against South Africa. India suffered a ODI series whitewash after losing all five one-day matches in...

'It's not a problem for me', says spinnerENGLAND spinner Monty Panesar has shrugged off reports that he was racially abused by Australian spectators saying it does not bother him. Writing in his column for the Daily Mail, Panesar dismissed reports...

Pak star breaks 30 year recordMOHAMMAD YOUSUF was the star for Pakistan in their series win over the West Indies after smashing his way past Viv Richard's 30-year-old record for the most runs scored in a calendar year. The...

'The decision to drop Monty Panesar is absurd'I have a lot to write about this week but I'll start off with an issue that has disturbed many English cricket fans including myself; non inclusion of England's most popular and...

Bollywood Film ReviewA moving story about a father who tried all he can to bring happiness into his daughter-in-law's lifeDirector: Ravi ChopraCast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, John Abraham, Om Puri   Balraj Kapoor (Amitabh Bachchan) is a...

DVD Review: Koffee with KaranWhen Bollywood hotshot Karan Johar revealed he was to front his own star-studded chat show, there was that much excitement it was as if he’d announced he was making Kuch Kuch Hota Hai…the sequel! For knowledgeable...

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri have arrested two men in connection with her murder. The men, one a 37-year-old from north London, and the other, a 41-year-old from east London, were arrested by detectives in...