Birmingham science boffin meets the Queen
A BIRMINGHAM scientist has been recognised for his services to British science at a star-studded reception at Buckingham Palace.
Rashpal Chana, a member of the Science Learning centre at Keele University, was given the top honour at a special reception...
Boy, 8, describes carjacking horror
AN eight-year-old boy has described the moment he thought he was going to die after robbers held a gun to his head before stealing his mother’s car.
Ifnan Aslam, who has cancer, was with his mother, Nabeela Aslam, 27, at...
Birmingham enjoys Mela mayhem
BIRMINGHAM was abuzz with all things Asian this
weekend as thousands flocked to the annual Mela at the NEC.
The celebrations, which have been staged in the UK’s second city since it began life in 1998, brought together the best...
Father pleads not guilty in family murder
A MAN accused of killing his wife and three children has pleaded not guilty at Manchester Crown Court
Rahan Arshad is to stand trial accused of the murder of his wife Uzma, 32, sons Adam, 11, Abbas, eight, and six-year-old...
Briton ‘glad to be home’
A BRITON who flew back into the UK after spending 18 years on death row in Pakistan has spoken of his relief at returning home.
Mirza Tahir Hussain was released by Pakistan authorities and flew back to the country hours...
Briton’s ‘nightmare’ comes to an end
A LEEDS man who faced the prospect of being hanged for the murder of a taxi driver has had his “nightmare” come to an end, his brother said after Pakistani authorities commuted his death sentence.
Amjad Hussain welcomed the...
Man ‘innocent victim of revenge attack’
THE FATHER of a man shot dead in Birmingham has urged the community not to take matters into their own hands in retaliation for his murder.
Meshack Tesfa Bernard was celebrating his 20th birthday when he was shot in...
Attacked Jeweller family put up £2,000 reward
A £2,000 reward has been put up by the family of a jeweller stabbed and beaten with a hammer in his store.
Verinder Kumar Sedheva, 51, was attacked with a knife and hammer by two hooded men who burst into...
Birmingham man admits shooting PC
A BIRMINGHAM man on trial for the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky has admitted he fired the shot that killed her.
Yusuf Abdilh Jamma, 20, of Whitmore Road, Small Heath is accused of killing the PC as she answered...
Murder family slam “paltry” compensation offer
THE FAMILY of an Asian teenager brutally killed by his racist cellmate in a young offenders’ institution have slammed the Home Office after they were offered just £25,000 in compensation.
A spokesperson for 19-year-old Zahid Mubarek’s family described the sum...
