By Hemisha Morarji Cricketing legend Sir Ian Botham said corporal punishment and cricket would have prevented the August riots. The former England captain is planning to promote “cage cricket”, a version of the sport that shares...

British cycling invited Sport England’s Parliamentary Fellow Rehman Chishti to their Manchester headquarters to reveal the secrets to their success. The Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham, was given a tour of the world-leading velodrome and...

Ofcom has fined a local Islamic channel £75,000 for encouraging the audience to donate money in exchange for prayers. The Media regulators made the charge to Noor TV earlier this month, accusing the Birmingham based channel of...

The Selfridges store is one of Birmingham’s most distinctive landmarks, with its wavy structure and honeycomb exterior. But travel guide magazine Lonely Planet has placed the Bull Ring shopping centre store in its “craziest building category.”...

A Birmingham father becomes a sensation amongst pupils at his daughter’s school, who got extra help with their homework using his educational crossword books. Ash Sharma’s Maths and English crossword books were picked up by families across...

An Accrington man received a pleasant surprise when he found the word of Allah inside a tomato. Naveed Hanis, 37 was preparing a salad when he cut into the vegetable to find the Arabic word for...

The family of a supermodel, who fell 150 ft to her death three years ago, hope that an inquest will give them closure. Sahar Daftary’s death will be examined over a five day hearing. The 23...

A Karate instructor has been sentenced to jail after seducing a teenage girl and having regular sex with her. Jaspal Riat met Dana Baker when she was 13 years old at his Birmingham karate school. The...

Tickets now on sale for Charity Christmas Extravaganza headlining Noddy Holder and featuring Azaad Dhol Group. Noddy holder will be hosting at the town hall on Thursday 1st December 2011 to help raise money forBirmingham and...

Designer Philip Colbert has launched an exclusive ‘Cod Save the Sea’ t-shirt at London Fashion Week in support of the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)’s work to end ‘pirate’ fishing. The organic, ethically-made, low-carbon t-shirts have been...