BBC fire presenter over ‘racist’ Asian cabbie call
Turban ‘will freak daughter out’, says host THE BBC have sacked one of their radio hosts over allegedly racist comments made to a local taxi firm in which she demanded a taxi driver who wasn’t Asian.
Sam Mason made the...
Three charged over teens’ murder
Trio appear in courtTHREE men have been charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed through the heart in London.
Student Nabeer Bakurally, 19, died following the attack in Ilford town centre on Saturday.
Abdul Siddique, 24,...
Ice Cream maker wins High Court case against rival
Rival sought to ‘cash-in’on success of Kulfi makerA HALIFAX-based ice cream manufacturer who supplies leading supermarkets with Kulfi ice cream has won a High Court battle against a rival company who is accused of copying its packaging.
Tubzee Limited,...
Asian asthma sufferers ‘let down’ by NHS
Charity slams lack of support ASTHMA sufferers from an Asian background are being confronted with a poor and inaccessible service from the NHS, a leading charity has claimed.
Asthma UK said because of a lack of support and information...
Jailed: Duo who sexually assaulted teenagers
Victims given drink and drugs before assaultTWO men who abused three teenage girls have been jailed indefinitely.
Mirza Baig, 35, and his accomplice Mohammed Yaseen Ditta, 39, lured the girls into a flat in Manchester where they were given drugs...
MEP tear gassed in Palestine
Chris Davies hits out at ‘shameful’ treatmentA BRITISH Euro-MP was tear gassed and knocked to the ground by Israel troops while taking part in a peaceful demonstration against the theft of Palestinian land.
Liberal Democrat Chris Davies said that protesters...
Ban and fine for man who starved dog
10 year ban and £300 fine for Kasim KhanA MAN has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years, fined £300 and ordered to do 200 hours unpaid community work, for causing unnecessary suffering to a dog.
Kasim Khan, of...
Mission to Mount Everest for Haroon
Coventry man in fresh fundraising bid A COVENTRY Council worker who had his dream of scaling the mighty K2 Mountain for charity cruelly dashed at the last minute is now setting his sights on Mount Everest.
Haroon Mota was...
Terror arrest suspects remain in custody
Police granted warrants for further detention
FIVE men arrested in Birmingham under the Terrorism Act earlier this week will remain in custody after police were granted warrants for further detention.
Officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit will now be...
Two bailed over fatal fire tragedy
Murder investigation still ongoingPOLICE investigating an arson attack on a Bolton home which claimed the lives of two people have re-bailed two people arrested on suspicion of murder.
A 14-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man have been bailed until Tuesday...
