Concern for Missing man
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a 42-year-old man who has been missing from his home in Birmingham for a month. Reshpal Badesha was last seen at his home address on Stratford Road, in the Hall Green area...
Haroon on a high for K2 challenge
COVENTRY student Haroon Mota is aiming for the biggest 'high' if his life later this year when he bids to scale the K2 Mountain in aid of orphaned children.
Daredevil Haroon will take part in the Islamic Relief K2 Challenge...
Man jailed for abusing wife for 16 years
A MAN who physically and sexually abused his wife over a 16-year period has been sentenced to 14 years in prison at Woolwich Crown Court.
Gurdawar Singh Chima, 45, of Sidcup had previously been found guilty at Woolwich CC...
‘Sohan is living my dream’
FOR Nine-year-old Sohan competing in martial arts has had a lot of rewards.
Bullied at school because of his severe eczema, Sohan has managed to fight his way past his tormentors and emerge a fighter.
The youngster will feature...
Thousands gather to ‘save curry industry’
THOUSANDS of people gathered in central London yesterday to protest over new immigration rules they believe will damage the future of the great British curry.
Restaurant owners, workers and supporters waved placards and called for the government to change...
Three jailed for ‘appalling’ race abuse
THREE men who force-fed a Muslim colleague bacon during a ten month campaign of abuse have been jailed at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
Victim Amjid Mehmood was tied to railings, hosed down with water and force-fed bacon during a campaign...
Gandhi statue gets Leicester nod
LEICESTER City Council has approved plans to erect a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the city’s Belgrave area.
Leicester-based charity Samanvaya Parivar submitted plans for the bronze statue last year but was met with opposition from the local community...
Coventry duo scaling new heights for orphaned kids
A COVENTRY businessman is spearheading a quest to raise more than £10,000 for charity by urging people to visit social networking website Facebook.
23-year-old Coventry entrepreneur Riz Navsarka has set up a Facebook group in response to cousin Haroon Mota’s...
Calls to abolish Pakistan death penalty
AMNESTY International UK and the Parliamentary All Party Panjabis in Britain Group will hold a vigil outside the Pakistan High Commission in central London to voice their concerns over the continuing use of the death penalty in Pakistan.
The vigil,...
First National Forced Marriage Helpline Launched
A NEW national helpline for victims of forced marriage and honour-based violence, part-funded by the Forced Marriage Unit, has been launched today by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker.
The 'Honour Network', run by the Derby-based charity Karma Nirvana is...
