‘Punish A Muslim Day’ Letters being sent across the Country

Punish A Muslim Day Letters being sent across the Country Threatening letters titled "Punish a Muslim Day" are being posted out across the country. Muslims in London, Yorkshire and the Midlands have reported receiving the letter that calls for attacks...

BIRMINGHAM’S ODARA HOST EVENT TO EMPOWER LOCAL STUDENTS AND WOMEN FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Thursday 8th March 2018 – ODARA is planning an exciting and insightful programme of events in Birmingham for women of all faiths and backgrounds this International Women’s Day. The spa and wellbeing centre for women will be hosting an International Women’s Day...

New hospital hotline introduced for inpatients

A hospital hotline has been introduced at a West Midlands trust to respond to concerns inpatients or their loved ones may have about care.  New Purple Points have been installed outside ward areas at Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals,...

Preparations For New Bicester Style Outlet in Midlands

The preparations for the new Bicester-style designer shopping village in the Midlands has begun. The £160 million McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Village, formerly known as Mill Green is planning for a grand opening for 2020, when more than 80 stores will...

Chief Executive Ranjit Boparan Steps Down From 2 Sisters Group

The chief executive of 2 Sisters Food Group Ranjit Boparan is stepping down from his day-to-day role in running the company. Co-founded 25 years ago, the company employs hundreds of staff across the West Midlands, will move to a new...

India beat Pakistan to win Snooker Team World Cup

The Indian duo Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra staged a exceptional recovery to beat Pakistan in the final of the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup. After being 0-2 down in the best-of-five final played last night, India found themselves sinking at 0-30 down in...

Grandparents Encouraging Other Asian Parents to Support Vulnerable Children

Grandparents Shakeel Ahmed and Zahida Bibi are encouraging and empowering other Asian parents to help transform a young child's life. The couple, from Birmingham, provided short-break foster care to ‘Aaliyah’ (not her real name) before becoming her full-time carers. The little...

Teenage Girl In Coma After a Vicious Attack

A teenager from St Ann's, Nottingham was attacked outside the intu Victoria Centre on Tuesday, February 20 at around 8pm has left the 18-year-old in a coma. Mariam Moustafa was left in an induced coma after being punched and kicked several...

Brave Dad Receives Pride of Birmingham For his Bravery In the Barcelona Terror Attack

A Birmingham brave dad who risked his life to help a young boy fatally injured in the Barcelona terror attack is to receive a Pride of Birmingham award. Harry Athwal, from Great Barr ran to help seven-year-old Julian Cadman, who...

Neymar To Undergo Foot Surgery

Brazilian international Neymar will be side-lined from any games for three months after undergoing surgery on his broken foot, his doctor says. The Brazilian international suffered “a sprain of the right ankle and fissure of the fifth metatarsal”, according to...

Husband Stabbed His Wife To Death

A 49-year-old mother from Birmingham was stabbed to death on the doorstep of her home after an argument with her gambling-addicted husband. Parvez Akhtar plunged a combat style knife into his wife’s chest after she had asked him to leave. Akhtar,...

Sari Shop in Ward End Raided

Three raiders stormed into a Ward End sari shop before making off with cash, CCTV footage shows the moment a shop owner tried to push a masked robber from his shop after a cashier was threatened with a knife. The three...