Family plea for hit and run victim
THE FAMILY of a father-of-six killed in a hit and run incident in Walsall have appealed for information to help catch the person responsible for his death.
51-year-old Walsall businessman Mushraf Surti was found lying in the middle of...
Christian composer inspired by Allah
A WORLD renowned composer has drawn inspiration from the Muslim faith for a forthcoming concert in Birmingham.
Sir John Tavener, a Christian himself, has looked to the Muslim faith for inspiration for his recent major work The Beautiful Names of...
Award joy for Asian wedding company
A LEICESTER-based Asian wedding service has scooped top prize at the Wrapit Wedding Industry Awards.
Tania-Tapel Limited proved themselves to be top of the tree - having been voted Britain's best wedding planners.
The Leicester-based company took the coveted honour at a glittering...
Two jailed for ‘brutal’ murder
A MAN and a boy who brutally murdered a teenager by stamping on his head have today been sentenced to life in jail.
Joseph Jimmy Booth, 18, of Tildsley Street, Great Lever, and a 15-year-old boy who cannot be named...
Tipton shooting victim named
POLICE have named a Tipton man shot dead last week.
39-year-old Harun Khan died after being shot in Tudor Street in Tipton last Monday.
He was taken to Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, but died.
A 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder...
‘Pants’ protest against Guantanamo Bay
GUANTANAMO Bay is Pants – that’s the message from cosmetics company Lush whose staff have begun a week-long campaign against prisoners’ treatment at the notorious American prison camp.
Staff across most of the company’s UK stores will wear orange knickers...
Four charged over park stabbing
FOUR people have been charged over the death of a Burnley father who died whilst trying to protect his son.
Father-of-seven Mohammed Raja Shafiq died earlier this week after he tried to stop a fight in Thompson Park, Burnley.
He was...
Asian’s shun cancer screening
THE ASIAN community is less likely to attend cancer screening than non-Asians, a new study has revealed.
The study is the first of its kind and was conducted by the University of Warwick.
It found that only one in three...
Fly-tipper trapped by Birmingham City Council
A FLY-TIPPER who was caught illegally dumping more than 250 used vehicle tyres at sites across Birmingham was today given a two year community order and disqualified from driving for six months at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.
Mohammed Latif of Mendip...
Muslim frustration over Visa delay
BRITISH Muslim families planning the Umrah pilgrim later this month may be forced to miss out due to delays in issuing visas, a Birmingham charity has warned.
Thousands of British Muslims perform the Umrah pilgrim to Saudi Arabia each...
