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Mayor joins Sikh community leaders’ discussion
The Centre is the first of its kind in the UK and was launched in 2018, offering PhDs and Master’s level courses in Sikh studies as well as continuing professional development (CPD) courses for teachers and...2019-03-16 1633 0 -
Stabbing in Small Heath as Knife Violence Continues
Abdullah Muhammed was found critically injured in Herbert Road, Small Heath, at around 8 pm on Wednesday, 27th February. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene. A 15-year-old boy, who...2019-03-14 1949 0 -
Art, sensuality and feminism
Internationally renowned artist Faiza Butt and award-winning writer, curator and art historian Dr. Sona Datta have spoken out on gender politics and artistic inequality at an event organised by the Stellar International Art Foundation....2019-03-11 3804 0 -
Dewsbury Driver Jailed for Jamming Police Speed Cameras
An ex-businessman has been prosecuted for purposely interfering with speed camera equipment, whilst driving on UK roads. Michael Twizell, aged 58, of Dewsbury, was spotted speeding in North Yorkshire across junctions, illegally breaking the motorway speed limits...2019-03-09 2238 0 -
Tories Ban 14 Members after Islamophobic Facebook Row
The UK Conservative Party has suspended a staggering 14 of its members following the discovery of Islamaphobic comments on social media. The news comes at a time of growing speculation towards the Tories as an investigation into the...2019-03-08 1545 0 -
More than 250 mosque’s help Keep Britain Tidy!
Ahead of this year’s Visit My Mosque Day, volunteers from over 250 mosques across the UK took part in the Great British Spring Clean. This year’s campaign, in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy, launched with a street clean at...2019-03-07 1966 0 -
10 year olds in the UK have consumed 18 years’ worth of sugar
The latest Change4Life campaign is encouraging parents to “Make a swap when you next shop” to halve their children’s sugar intake from some everyday food and drinks. Children are currently consuming around 2,800 extra sugar cubes...2019-03-06 1945 0 -
Khalid Ali: Mental Health and Homelessness Hero
As a current Public Governor for Birmingham and Solihull NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust, Khalid Ali has been tirelessly serving the communities that he represents for over a decade now. He has represented Mental Health for...2019-02-19 3529 0 -
Hack Job to Pay For
An ex-employee has been ordered to reimburse former company £20,000 after losing them thousands of pounds in illegal computer hack. 41-year-old Samir Desai, of Grange Drive in Streetly, hacked the network numerous times in 2017 between...2019-02-16 2014 0 -
Parents Protest over LGBT Teaching
A group of angry parents have taken their children out of scheduled lessons, discovering that they were being taught about LGBT rights and that ‘it’s okay to be gay.’ Andrew Moffat, the assistant head teacher at...2019-02-14 3110 0