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It is fast becoming very interesting in the world of politics as we approach the General Election. Recently, Business Secretary Vince Cable visited Birmingham with Lorely Burt the MP for Solihull to make sure the Midlands...

The head of the British Army is examining proposals to create a Sikh regiment, the Armed Forces minister has said. Mark Francois said the idea “may well have merit” as he told the Commons a reserve...

A 40-year-old illegal immigrant has lost the latest round of his fight to stay in the UK nearly 18 years after being told he had no right to remain. The man arrived in Britain from India...

This February, I attended and spoke in the debate on Animal Welfare (Non- stun slaughter). The debate was triggered because of an e-petition had achieved over 115,000 signatures. The petition called for an end to slaughter...

Eighty-two prisoners took their own lives during 2014 as the suicide rate behind bars rose to its highest level for seven years. They included 14 young adults, aged between 18 and 24, data compiled by the...

Votes from the Indian diaspora will be the deciding factor in the upcoming general election in UK in May. Almost 4 million voters — about one in 10 of the entire electorate in England and Wales...

Four slaughter men have had their operating licences suspended after hidden cameras were used to film the alleged mistreatment of animals at a Halal slaughterhouse. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched an investigation into the...

Asians as a whole are not featured on mainstream television prominently minus the odd token character here and there. However Gurinder Chadha has aimed to change this with the recent structured reality show Desi Rascals launched...

Kashif Ashraf, 34, and Khalid Ashraf, 28, both of Portland Road, Smethwick, were jailed   at Birmingham Crown Court to six and seven years respectively after they were found guilty of four street robberies. The robberies...

Usman Ali, from Green Lane in Small Heath, threatened the Loomis driver with a hammer outside a Wickes store last July and made off with a cash box containing around £14,000. The following day staff at...