Appeal over burning car death
POLICE are appealing for information after the body of a Leicester man was found in a burning car.
The body of Shokat Chenia, 45, was discovered by firefighters in the burning silver Mercedes in Nottingham.
Supt Simon Nickless, who is...
Man jailed for aiding killer
A MAN who helped his killer brother-in-law escape to Pakistan after the murder of a Leeds man has been sentenced to 12 months.
35-year-old Mohammed Ghaffar was told by Judge James Stewart QC his actions had sunk him to...
Why I Self-Harm
A MIDLAND mother will lift the lid on the growing problem of self-abuse that is gripping young Asian women later this month in a BBC Asian Network documentary.
25-year-old Satveer will speak openly about her experiences of self-harming as part...
Leicester heroin gang sentenced
POLICE have smashed a major international crime ring that was involved in supplying heroin bound for the streets of Leicestershire.
Four men are now behind bars for a total of more than 27 years following an 18-month operation by Leicestershire...
Sacked Hindu nose stud worker reinstated
A HINDU woman sacked by a Heathrow airport catering company for wearing a nose stud has won her job back.
Amrit Lalji, 40, worked at Heathrow airport for caterers Eurest at the British Airways VIP Lounge before they dismissed...
Hunt continues for city centre rapist
A MAN wanted in connection with the rape of a Birmingham woman in 2006 has been added to the West Midlands Police “Wanted” website.
Ali Majid, 21, has evaded capture since the incident in Birmingham city centre in July 2006...
Brum GP in clear over illegal abortion
A BIRMINGHAM GP and her daughter are in the clear after the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to convict the pair over an illegal abortion.
Dr Saroj Adlakha and her daughter Shilpa Abrol who...
Police hunt man over fatal car crash
POLICE are hunting a man believed to have fled the scene of a car crash on the M6 on Monday.
Birmingham teenager Mohammed Faisal, 18, from the Sparkhill area of the city died after the Ford Focus car he was...
Backing for sacked Hindu catering worker
THE MAYOR of London and a leading British Hindu group have backed the case of an Asian woman sacked by a catering company for wearing a nose stud.
Amrit Lalji, 40, worked at Heathrow airport for caterers Eurest at the...
Life for honour killing mother-in-law and husband
THE mother-in-law and husband of a Coventry woman murdered during a trip to India have been jailed for life.
Bachan Athwal, 70, and Sukhdave Athwal, 43, were found guilty of the murder of Surjit Athwal in July.
The 27-year-old...
