Earl apologises to Khan as war of words turns ugly
Khan gears up for birthday boutAMIR Khan has received an apology from Commonwealth title challenger Graham Earl after he accused the Bolton boxer of receiving more recognition than he deserved.
The two go head-to-head on Saturday in Bolton on...
Ex-Rugby star lands award
Ikram Butt named as future leaderRUGBY star Ikram Butt, founder of the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), is celebrating after picking up a prestigious national award.
The 39-year-old, who played professional rugby league and represented England in the mid-nineties, was...
Axe attackers guilty
FIVE Derby men who attacked a couple with an axe as they walked to a takeaway have been jailed.
Shaban Yasin, 21, Imran Hussain, 19, Kamran Yasin, 18, Minjanur Masan, 29, and Naveed Khaliq, 21, each admitted one charge...
Student guilty of love rivals’ murder
A BIRMINGHAM Dentistry student who murdered her lover’s pregnant wife will spend the next 14 years of her life behind bars after being found guilty.
23-year-old Harmohinder Kaur Sanghera, from Solihull, Birmingham, murdered 17-year-old Sana Ali in a “sustained and ferocious”...
Banking on Hollywood success
Amara Karan gets cosy in HollywoodFor many aspiring actors, taking the decision to turn your back on a financially sound job in search of the red carpet is not an easy task. But for British actress Amara Karan there...
Birmingham support for Bangladesh cyclone victims
A BIRMINGHAM restaurant has teamed up with national charity Oxfam too help raise funds for the victims of Cyclone Sidr which ripped through Bangladesh.
City eaterie Simla has joined forced with the Oxfam Bangladesh Cyclone Appeal to help raise...
Passenger to India
How Wes Anderson took India to HollywoodWes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited, releasing this week across the UK, tells the story of a reunion between three brothers - Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman – who set off on...
Suspended sentences for kidnap mother and uncle
THE MOTHER and uncle of a 16-year-old girl kidnapped by the pair after she ran away from home have been given suspended sentences.
The pair, who cannot be named, kidnapped the teenager after she ran away from home following...
Jay Sean back for the ride
Why Jay Sean has nothing to proveHe was a breath of fresh air. A young and talented singer who managed to get Bipasha Basu on Top of the Pops (well in video format at least!!!). After a short hiatus...
Ofcom rejects ‘Dispatches’ police complaints
MEDIA watchdog Ofcom has accused West Midlands Police of giving "legitimacy to people preaching a message of hate" after it rejected its complaint over a Channel 4 Dispatches undercover programme about extremism in a Birmingham mosque.
The Dispatches programme...
Monty to get Sri Lanka start
Sikh star back in frame for EnglandMONTY PANESAR will get a chance to cement his place in the England squad after a vote of confidence from coach Peter Moores for the forthcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.
Panesar was...
Family of Champions!
9-year-old follows in brother’s footstepsA NINE-year-old Birmingham boy has followed in his brother’s footsteps and struck gold in kickboxing.
Young Noor Muhammed was crowed British champion at the ISKA British Championships held at the Cocksmoor Woods Leisure Centre in...
