Kickboxers meet in ‘Battle of Birmingham’
Golden Qasim goes for golden belt
TWO of Birmingham’s most respected young kickboxers will meet head to head later this month when they do battle for the Golden Belt Championship in Liverpool.
Qasim Nisar and Rajesh Salan, two of Birmingham’s brightest...
MCB Chief slams the Sunday Telegraph
A LEADING Muslim figure has slammed the Sunday Telegraph newspaper for “misrepresenting” his words in an interview published on the front page of the paper.
Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari (pictured right), Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain said...
CCTV still releases in Boots theft
DETECTIVES in Leicester have released CCTV images of two suspects they wish to identify in connection with a theft from Boots in Uppingham.
The incident happened at 5.25pm on Saturday April 29 when the thieves entered the store on High Street...
Rustling up ‘Halal Harry’
Russell Razzaque on his new film The annual Bite the Mango Film Festival has in the past showcased the best in British-Asian film talent. ‘East is East’ and ‘Bend it like Beckham’ have all progressed to bigger and better...
Knife breakthrough in PC murder
Detectives investigating the murder of special constable four months ago have revealed they have found the murder weapon.
29-year-old Nisha Patel-Nasri was fatally stabbed outside her Wembley home after investigating a disturbance.
She is believed to have taken a John Lewis...
Blind driver given suspended sentence
A blind man who drove his car on the wrong side of the road has been given a suspended jail sentence.
31-year-old Omed Aziz was convicted of dangerous driving after police spotted his car on the wrong side of the...
Mahmood stars as England claim draw
Bolton ace looks to Ashes nodSajid Mahmood almost certainly booked his place on the Ashes tour after a fine display saw England tie the one-day series against Pakistan with a three-wicket victory.
The fast bowler took two wickets, including that...
Tendulkar “fully fit”
Star to return In DLF CupIndian cricket fans have been boosted by news that star player Sachin Tendulkar is “fully fit” and in “good spirits” ahead of the teams DLF Cup against West Indies and Australia.
News of Tendulkar’s...
Woman charged with shopkeeper murder
A 42-year-old woman had been charged with the murder of shopkeeper Sivaperakash Supramaniam.
Janine Spence, 42, of Harrow Road, Wembley, north London, is due to appear at Brent Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Sivaperakash Supramaniam, 33, was stabbed near his shop...
Fury over Pakistan’s ‘Miss Bikini’ entrant
A bikini contest model who claimed to be representing Pakistan has sparked controversy after a government official claimed she was not a genuine entrant.
Stunning Mariyah Moten (pictured right), 22, who has dual Pakistani and American nationality, hit the...
Kanoute in gambling row
Muslim star refuses to wear logoMuslim football star Freddie Kanoute has refused to wear his team’s playing kit saying he is against gambling.
The former Premiership star who plays for Spanish side Sevilla, covered up the logo for gambling...
‘This is an honest novel’
The Kiran Desai Interview'The Inheritance of Loss' is writer Kiran Desai's second novel. Since it's release in the US and India it has become a bestseller with reviewers describing the novel as 'extraordinary', 'stunning' and 'marvellously rich'.
In this short...
