Three guilty of racial attack
THREE men who beat two Asian men in a racially motivated attack in Leicester have been found guilty at the city’s crown court.
Sonny Lynch, Jeff Bradley and Daniel Chapman, were all convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent...
Sikh bracelet row pupil to fight case
THE FAMILY of a 14-year-old Sikh girl excluded from her school for wearing the religious Kara bracelet are to seek legal advice.
Sarika Singh refused to remove the bracelet and was excluded from the Aberdare Girls School in South...
Leicester family scoop Britain’s Brainiest prize
A FAMILY from Leicester have become Britain’s brainiest family and scooped a £20k prize.
Karen Chouhan, her daughter Chhaya, 17 and son Amar, 10, beat off stiff competition to claim the title organised by technology giant Nintendo.
They will use...
Focus on ethnic minority treatment
THE WAY ethnic communities are treated is to come under the spotlight at a De Montfort University (DMU) conference this weekend.
The two-day event is set to attract experts from around the World and will look at how the continent...
Terrorism comments ‘inflammatory’ say group
MUSLIM group The Ramadhan Foundation has accused the head of the MI5 of using ‘inflammatory’ comments after he said more than 2,000 people living in Britain were a terror threat to the country.
The comments by Jonathan Evans have...
Man charged with officer hit-and-run
A MAN has appeared in court charged in connection with the hit- and-run of a West Midlands policewoman.
Detective Constable Catherine Corbett was knocked down as she tried to arrest a fraud suspect near Heathrow Airport last Friday.
41-year-old...
Asian men sought after attempted murder
POLICE are searching for two Asian men after a man was attacked outside a Birmingham pub.
The men, armed with what police believe was a large knife, a baseball bat and an iron bar, attacked the 22-year-old man outside...
Diwali goes digital
DIWALI in Birmingham will get blasted into the digital age this November as Digital Birmingham and the Hindu Council of Birmingham launch Digiwali.
As part of this year’s Max Mix Diwali celebrations, Digital Birmingham has teamed up with the award...
Launch of fire safety campaign for Asian community
A HARD-hitting and emotive TV campaign to raise awareness of the importance of smoke alarm ownership amongst the Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities in the UK will be launched by Communities and Local Government next week.
Strongly supported by Fire Minister...
Sima returns from Irish cycle adventure
A BIRMINGHAM artist has returned home following an extraordinary 900 mile trip of coastal Ireland - on her bike.
Adventurous Sima Gonsai cycled completely alone whilst carrying a pack weighing a third of her entire body weight for six weeks....
