Distraught father speaks of hanging
THE father of two children who were found hanged alongside their mother has spoken out for the first time about his grief.
Suhal Miah was inconsolable after he made the grim discovery of his wife Musamat Mumtahana and two young...
Fears for missing lad
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old lad who has been missing from his foster home address in Wednesfield since 19 September at 10pm.
Haroon Khan is described as Asian, slim build, 6ft tall with short black hair.
He...
Teenager guilty of girl’s fire death
A TEENAGER who set fire to a family home killing a six-year-old girl has been found guilty of manslaughter and arson at Birmingham Crown Court.
18-year-old Daryl Tuzzio (pictured right), from Perry Barr, Birmingham deliberately targeted the family home in...
ZamZam Warning
MUSLIMS across the Midlands are being warned not to drink bottled Zam Zam water after tests on some brands revealed high levels of arsenic which could contribute to increasing people’s risk of cancer.
The warning, headed by the Food...
Brum Councillor hits out at Home Secretary
A BIRMINGHAM Councillor has accused the Labour government of targeting “all” Muslims after the Home Secretary appealed for parents to watch their children in the fight against Islamic extremism.
Tariq Khan (pictured right) , Liberal Democrat councilor for the...
Arson death linked to relationship
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl who was killed after an arson attack on her home was the innocent victim of an attempt to scare her brother into ending his relationship with a girl, a court has heard.
Alisha Begum, (pictured right) died...
Smethwick Murder victim named
DETECTIVES in Birmingham have launched a murder inquiry after a 19-year-old lost his fight for life after being savagely attacked by 15 youths.
Gurdeep Singh Mann (pictured right) was rushed to Birmingham City Hospital after he was battered by...
Brothers convicted in Restaurant card scam
Two Leicester brothers who stole more than £18,000 from customers at the restaurant they worked to fund a lavish lifestyle have been convicted.
Abdul Salam, (22) and his brother Abdul Munim, (29) both of Queens Road in Loughborough worked...
Entrepreneur sets sights on award
A BIRMINGHAM businessman who has been denied the opportunity to appear on the hit BBC show Dragons Den will do battle later this month in the regions Best Business Innovation Award.
Entrepreneurial wizard Rasib Khan (pictured right with his game)...
British Muslims urge Pope to retract comment
British Muslims have urged Pope Benedict to retract “anti-Islamic” remarks he made at a German university.
The Muslim Council of Britain led nationwide calls for the Vatican to issue an apology after the Pope (pictured right) quoted a 14th Century...