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Retrial for Birmingham murder

1:42pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Three men will face a retrial for the murder of an IT worker during riots in 2005 after a jury failed to reach a verdict, a judge said.

University honours AR Rahman

University honours AR Rahman

5:00pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

A visit from an Indian superstar brought Middlesex University and its students to a standstill.

Legacy of expulsion of Ugandan Asians

4:44pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

The experience of expulsion - a journey of despair and fear- is to be recollected at a special event at the House of Lords commemorating the Ugandan Asian Diaspora.

Three face jail over tax evasion

5:55pm Tuesday 7th July 2009

Three men who evaded more than £5 million tax using hidden bank accounts and illegal workers are facing jail, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said.

'We will keep challenging the blockade'

5:01pm Monday 6th July 2009

Britons who were on a mercy mission to Gaza told how it had been forcibly stopped by the Israelis.

Case against mum dropped

10:13am Friday 3rd July 2009

A council has dropped its legal case against a mother accused of using a false address to get her son into a popular state primary school, it has been confirmed.

Indian saint to visit UK for first time

8:53pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

A great Sadguru Kabir saint is due to visit UK for the first time.

'The Terrorist Hunters' book blocked

8:56pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

The publication of a book by a former top counter-terrorism officer has been blocked by the Attorney General.

VIDEO: Birmingham seeks to claim "Balti" curry name

12:04pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

Indian restaurants across the country could be banned from selling Balti dishes as council chiefs in the city credited with its invention seek to protect the name.

Curry chief slams 'balti ban'

Mohammed Aslam, managing director of the Aagrah Restaurants

10:08am Thursday 2nd July 2009

The owner of a curry restaurant group has reacted angrily to a bid by Birmingham City Council to ban restaurants outside the West Midlands selling ‘baltis’.


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