TV Star Adil Ray announced as Acorns Patron

Acorns Children’s Hospice is delighted to announce today the appointment of Adil Ray OBE as a Patron for the charity. Established in 1988, Acorns offers a network of care for life-limited and life-threatened babies, children and young people and their...

Fly-tipping Costs Taxpayers £58m

At a cost of £58m, more than one million incidents of fly-tipping were dealt with by councils in England in 2016-17. It was the fourth year in a row that incidents increased. Around 56,000 fixed penalty notices were handed out by...

Crimes In England And Wales Pass 5 Million Mark

Figures show the number of crimes recorded annually in England and Wales has risen by 13%, passing the five million mark for the first time in 10 years. Crimes in the 12 months to June were up from 4.6 million...

Birmingham Group Plotted To Smuggle Cocaine Through Airport

A Birmingham taxi driver was involved in a plot to smuggle cocaine through Heathrow Airport before transporting it to Birmingham - with the help of two baggage handlers. Adnan Ahmed Malik, from Edgbaston, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers as he was...

Mobile Phone Companies Overcharging Customers After Contracts End

Research suggests Vodafone, EE and Three are continuing to charge customers for the mobile phones they buy as part of a contract, even after the cost of the handset has been paid off. Customers who do not take out a...

Birmingham Carjacker Targeted 90-Year-Old

A carjacker who targeted a 90-year-old man as he returned to his car in a Birmingham park has been jailed. 19-year-old Mohammed Subhan was one of three teenagers who attacked him and made off from Kings Heath's Highbury Park in...

FORMER BRADFORD POLICEMAN HONOURED AT YORKSHIRE AWARDS

A MAN who says his mission is to unite people of all ethnic backgrounds amid rising tensions, segregation and fragmentation was honoured at the Yorkshire Awards (Friday, October 13). Former West Yorkshire Police officer Kash Singh, of East Morton, near...

HOW DO YOU TRULY FEEL ABOUT APPLE?

Qasim Majid is a technology entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Wow Zone – a digital marketing agency. He has been in the digital industry for 20 years.  With the recent update to Apple’s iOS, now on version 11,...

Top 5 Street Foods Here and Coming to Birmingham

Birmingham is a city worth celebrating, to state the obvious our city has gone street food crazy which only means one thing for your appetite it’s about to go through the roof! Street food inspired restaurants are emerging in...

Essential Minerals for hair growth

Less than 45% of women go through life with a full head of hair and most men experience some form of hair loss in their lifetimes. Factors such as hormone levels and oxidative stress play a major part in...

First Cyster Chat Group Meeting a Success

It was truly an eye opener. Sitting down with several women who are in varying stages of dealing with different Reproductive health issues and hearing firsthand their struggles, questions and triumphs. Meeting with these lovely women impressed in me and I learnt several things...

A Poor Legacy

Jas Sansi - The Thinking Man's Mouthpiece Photographer and LoveBrum trustee, Jas Sansi brings a dose of all things Birmingham. With an unprecedented love of the city and its unique diverseness, he brings his 6-foot passion to The Asian Today. Eighteen...