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England and Sussex Spin-bowling role for Pak aceFORMER Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has been cleared to begin coaching stints with England and former club Sussex. The 38-year-old will begin work in June, sharing a three month stint with the...

Manish Gajjar previews the year ahead2008 has been a dreadful year for Bollywood seeing no significant box office gains except for the historic epic Jodhaa Akbar, Abbas-Mustaan’s suspense thriller, Race and comedy Singh Is Kinng reaching the 1 million...

Duo jailed for total of 16 yearsTWO men have been jailed for killing a frail pensioner during a robbery at her Birmingham flat. Mohammed Iftab, 25, and Waseem Shabir, 23, both of Aston, Birmingham, had earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter...

Team replace India for January series SRI LANKA will tour Pakistan in place of India who pulled out of next months series, the PCB have confirmed. Saleem Altaf, the PCB’s chief operating officer, confirmed Sri Lanka will travel to Pakistan...

Sarah Elenany ‘frustrated’ with Muslim ‘fashion’A LONDON fashion graduate has launched her own clothing line that unites urban chic with Islamic culture. Sarah Elenany, from Mitcham in Surrey, has developed her new label ‘Elenany’ by drawing inspiration from Islamic...

Daredevil returns from Mount Everest trekA COVENTRY man who has just returned from a gruelling trek to Mount Everest is hoping the spirit of ‘giving’ this Christmas will help him reach his fundraising target. Council worker Haroon Mota spent...

Study finds decline in jobs for ethnic groupsTHE employment prospects of some of Britain's ethnic minorities have failed to improve and may well have declined markedly since the 1970s according to the most detailed analysis ever carried out. A study...

Government must be accountable, says Sarah TeatherLIBERAL Democrat MP East Sarah Teather is calling for a full inquiry into the Iraq war after the Prime Minister announced that troops would be withdrawn by July next year. Ms Teather, MP for...

Film Café guikty of changing results of votesTHE BBC Asian Network was slammed yesterday for its ‘lack of regard’ for the broadcasting code after it changed the results of a Bollywood Film Awards show voted by its listeners. Media...

Imraan Ladak hits out at Lloyds TSBA BRITISH Asian millionaire has said he will return an award given to him by a High Street bank in protest at their treatment of a UK charity who distributes humanitarian aid to...

Release of debut album on holdA LEADING Pakistani rock band have delayed the release of their debut album in India in light of last months Mumbai terror attacks. Four-man-band Roxen said they understood it “wasn’t the right time” to...

Government makes final decision on tourTHE Indian cricket team will not tour Pakistan next month, its board has confirmed. The January tour had been in doubt following the atrocities in Mumbai last month. Relations between the two countries have...