Woman jailed for concealing loaded gun
Fahmeeda Begum sentenced to two and a half years iA WOMAN who admitted trying to conceal a loaded gun moments before police raided her house has been jailed today.
Fahmeeda Begum, 48, of Manor Road, Levenshulme, wrapped the loaded...
City Asians targeted in Kidney screening campaign
Asians at high risk of kidney disease, says KidneyTHE Asian community in Birmingham are being urged to take up free Kidney checks as part of a national screening pilot by Kidney Research UK.
The screenings, which will take place...
‘Jihad leaflet’ woman pleads guilty
Shella Roma to be sentenced next monthAN OLDHAM woman has pleaded guilty to producing a leaflet which encouraged a Holy War.
Shella Roma, 28, of Chester Street, Werneth, Oldham, appeared at Manchester Crown Court yesterday and was due to go...
Protests force Israeli Army chief to cancel city visit
City councillors condemn visit as ‘provocative’A PROPOSED visit to Birmingham by a high-ranking Israeli army chief was forced to cancel following protests.
Colonel Geva Rapp, Deputy Commander of the Israeli Ground Forces was due to speak in the city...
Father charged over son’s air rifle death
Bakht Zaman appears in courtTHE father of an 18-month-old boy who died after being accidentally shot in the back of the head with an air rifle has appeared in court in connection with his death.
Bakht Zaman, 29, appeared...
Support for ‘honour killing’ film
Land Gold Women to premiere in BirminghamTHE UK’s first film on honour killings has received support ahead of its Birmingham premiere this month.
Shot entirely on location in Birmingham, ‘Land Gold Women’ follows the story of a British-Asian family...
Poison murder suspect remanded
Man dead, woman critical in suspected poisoning A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of her former lover and attempted murder of his girlfriend in a suspected poisoning.
Lakhvinder Cheema, 39, of Princes Road, Feltham, died...
Twenty years for woman who ordered husband dead
Five others jailed for total of 63 years in prisonA WOMAN who paid a group of aspiring rap stars £200 to attack her husband before she callously ran him over in her 4X4 has been jailed for life.
Faria Khan,...
Solicitor found dead in office
Police appeal for informationA SOLICITOR has been found dead in her office in Leicester, police have revealed.
The body of Vina Patel, 51, was discovered last Thursday in the premises of a solicitors practice on Blackbird Road, by family...
New cow joy for ‘Gangotri Temple’
RSPCA deliver cow gift to end Temple disputeA NEW cow has been delivered to a Hindu Temple as a gesture of goodwill by animal charity RSPCA.
The charity donated the cow, named Aditi, to the Bhaktivedanta Manor Temple in...
