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A new television documentary will appeal to Asian and Black minority groups to save lives by joining the bone marrow register. ‘Saving a Stranger’ highlights the suffering of the thousands of people waiting for bone marrow transplants in the...

Sample ‘B’ results expected today FORMER Pakistan captain Imran Khan has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board for their handling of the drugs controversy surrounding bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. The pair are currently in Pakistan after being...

A woman who murdered her wealthy lover after he refused to end their affair has been jailed for life. Joygun Nessa (pictured right), 27, of Bow, east London, enlisted the help of her 18-year-old brother Azhor Khan , who...

A children’s board invented by a British Muslim entrepreneur has scooped not one, but two marks of success. Alphabet Runner has won a prestigious Good Toy Awards 2006 "Recommended" award from the Good Toy Guide and has been included...

Following the success of one of the biggest Diwali lights switch-on events in Leicester with over 37,000 visitors, the city is gearing up for Diwali Day festivities this weekend. A number of performers have already been booked for the event...

A MUSLIM mother preparing food for her family during the holy month of Ramadhan was given the shock of her life after slicing open an aubergine to find the word ‘Allah’ inside. The Arabic inscription which means God in Islam...

A Midlands Asian beauty pageant event will unveil its winner at the extravagant Mela celebrations at Birmingham’s NEC next month, organisers have revealed. The Miss India UK Finals, which has become one of the leading annual events in the...

This is the moment a man wielding an axe went berserk in a busy Birmingham McDonalds’s. Police released an image of the attacker in the hope people will recognise him. The man, described as Asian, walked into the McDonald’s branch in...

Three men arrested in connection with the murder of a Birmingham man over a year ago have been released without charge. Mohammed Yasin was shot dead on his doorstep in the Bordesley Green area of the city last September....

Detectives in Birmingham have appealed for help in tracing a Birmingham woman who has not been seen for over a week. Gul Mina was last seen on Wednesday 4 October when she left her home in Whitehall Road, Handsworth to...

Former England star singles out British Asian WeekEngland bowler Sajid Mahmood could be his teams’ ‘star’ in Australia later this year, former captain Mike Gatting has said. The Lancashire paceman has made a name for himself at international level...

Indian ‘first’ returns to educationA woman who attended the University of Leicester nearly 50 years ago - becoming the first Indian woman to attend the University- has retraced her steps. A highlight of Usha Bowry’s time at the University...