Thu, 23rd Feb 2012

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Asians take care of orphans

10:10am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Asian children are less likely to end up in care because of the strong support network in the community, according to a religious leader.

Bradford men locked up for drug-fuelled robbery and kidnap

6:00pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Two men have been locked up after a drug-fuelled robbery and kidnap in which their terrified victim was punched, kicked and bundled into a car.

Seven dead in Quran burning protests

4:22pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Seven dead in Quran burning protests

Seven people were killed today in clashes between Afghan security forces and protesters demonstrating against the burning of Muslim holy books at a Nato military base.

'Crush' racism in football

2:12pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Swift action is required to "crush" any return of racism to football before it impacts on wider society, Prime Minister David Cameron said today.

Honda apologises over 'Bigger. Fatter. Gypsier' poster

9:44am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

The sponsor of Channel 4's My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding has apologised after an advert for the programme was accused of being racist.

Appeal after robberies

9:40am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Police are appealing for witnesses following two robberies.

PM to chair talks on football racism

12:20am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

David Cameron will step into the row over racism in football today by staging a Downing Street summit on the issue.

Court hears how 'sex gang targeted girls'

3:45pm Tuesday 21st February 2012

A group of 11 men plied girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs so they could use them for sex, a court has heard.

Protests after Quran burning

2:19pm Tuesday 21st February 2012

More than 2,000 angry Afghans have gathered outside a US airbase to protest against the inadvertent burning of the Quran and other Islamic religious materials.

15,000 killed on Indian railways

12:17pm Tuesday 21st February 2012

About 15,000 people are killed each year while crossing the tracks in India’s mammoth railway network, according to a government safety panel.

New strategy on integration

12:20pm Tuesday 21st February 2012

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles brought down the curtain on the era of state-sponsored multiculturalism, with a new strategy on community cohesion and integration which calls for people to come together around shared values.

Nepalese 'world's shortest man'

9:56am Tuesday 21st February 2012

Nepalese 'world's shortest man'

A 72-year-old man from western Nepal is hoping to prove to Guinness World Records that he is the world’s shortest man.

Doctor struck off for having links to Tamil Tigers

1:55pm Monday 20th February 2012

A doctor has been struck off after being accused of having links to the Tamil Tigers.

North West Kent Muslim Association holds exhibition

12:40pm Monday 20th February 2012

Nasif Uddin, aged 15, with the Qur'an

NORTH West Kent Muslim Association opened its doors to non-Muslims for the day to create closer community ties.

Police spied on Muslim students

10:09am Monday 20th February 2012

Jawad Rasul near the City College of New York where he is a student.

The New York Police Department monitored Muslim students at universities far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, it has emerged.

Hindus "honoured" by Queen's visit to Edgware school

9:52am Monday 20th February 2012

The president of the Universal Society of Hinduism said the community is honoured that the Queen will be visiting a Hindu school next month as part of her Jubilee.

Nine-year-old among pupils excluded for racist abuse

9:00am Monday 20th February 2012

Kingston Racial Equality Council chairman John Azah

Pupils as young as nine have been excluded from schools in Kingston for racist abuse, a Surrey Comet investigation has revealed.

Taxi driver jailed for Accrington sex attack on passenger

9:00pm Sunday 19th February 2012

A TAXI driver, who sexually assaulted a teenage girl, has been jailed for three and a half years.

Bradford cabbie robbed at knife-point

9:00am Sunday 19th February 2012

Concerned: Shabir Munir, of the Hackney Carriage Drivers’ Association

A Bradford cabbie was robbed at knife-point, sparking fears for the safety of taxi drivers in the city.

Men parade to celebrate Prophet's birthday

8:17pm Sunday 19th February 2012

Men and boys on the parade through Bradford

Hundreds of men and boys lined the streets of Manningham during a parade to celebrate the birth of the prophet Muhammad.

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