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A MIDLAND doctor who was arrested in connection with the failed bombs attacks in Glasgow and London has been charged with conspiring to cause explosions. Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, was arrested on the M6 in Cheshire in...

Asian star Manjit on the joys of MusicInfused with soulful and diverse influences from artists such as India Arie, Tracey Chapman, Sade and Lata Mangheskar – Manjit, a talented singer songwriter, recently released her latest EP – ‘the acoustic...

Honorary doctorate for Bollywood starBOLLYWOOD star Shilpa Shetty became a ‘Dr’ yesterday after she was privileged with an honorary doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University. The actress who shot to fame in the UK after her infamous stint in Celebrity...

DOCTORS have warned Muslim women wearing the hijab they may be prone to serious illness because they do not get enough sun. The warning relates to the skin’s exposure to the sun and the lack of vitamin D as...

A BIRMINGHAM man has been jailed for six years for soliciting murder during a protest in London against cartoons satirising the Prophet Mohammed. Twenty-seven-year-old Umran Javed, of Washwood Heath Road, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, was jailed at the Old Bailey....

DETECTIVES in Leicester have appealed for witnesses after two Asian men were assualted in a racially motivated attack. The men, aged 22 and 23, were attacked in Market Place by three men and two women on in the early...

A MAN is to appear in court later today charged with the murder of a Birmingham man in 2003. Twenty-two-year-old Mohammed Sabir was gunned down in the Lozells area of Birmingham on 14 April 2003. The father-of-two died of...

Former coach questions ‘patriotism’of ‘foreigner’ FORMER Pakistan coach Javed Miandad has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board in the wake of the appointment of Australian Geoff Lawson as the teams coach. Miandad, who had three spells in charge of the...

ASIAN parents who have autistic children will benefit from a new support initiative launched in Birmingham this week. South Birmingham Primary Care Trust has joined forces with the National Autistic Society to launch a new scheme called the EarlyBird...

Aussie Geoff Lawson takes over from Bob WoolmerFORMER Australian bowler Geoff Lawson has been appointed coach of Pakistan. He beat off competition from favourite Dav Whatmore and Richard Done to take the slot made vacant following the death of...

HEAD of Drug Interventions at Her Majesty Prison Birmingham Charanjit Mehat and Founder of National Halal Centres, Hafiz Muhammad Yaqoob, were amongst the delighted winners, scooping top honours at this year’s Lloyds TSB Central Jewel Awards. The prestigious event, now...

HUNDREDS of British Hindu’s who campaigned to save a bull scheduled for slaughter after testing positive for TB are rejoicing today after a High Court judge branded the government order “unlawful”. The bull, named Shambo, had faced an uncertain future...