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A teenager convicted of raping a vulnerable middle-aged woman in an alleyway has been sentenced to eight years' detention.

A man who was stopped at the Syrian border while trying to illegally enter the country has been detained under the Mental Health Act after passengers on a bus heard him talking about plans to behead somebody.

Two Oldham taxi drivers worked hard to bring in money to support their wives and young families ­— but they had a secret sideline which earned them far more, a court was told.

C.K. Pote The launch of Gujarat Samachar in 1972 began well inspite of all the challenging circumstances in the UK. Economically and politically, several issues persisted. The Conservative government had run out of steam, and the leader of the Labour Party, Harold Wilson was making tremendous impact. Britain could not cope with the resurgent Germany on one hand and, the European community itself on the other, including France, Italy, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. In 1949, EEC (European Economic Community) began its journey with the formation of Steel and Coal authority. Britain was invited but declined the offer. Having missed the bus, the UK applied to join the EEC as it began to make bold strides, but was flatly rejected by President Charles de Gaulle, twice.

British Asians have come a very long way since their arrival in the UK. They worked hard and achieved so much to reciprocate the warmth and hospitality of the British people renowned for their open, fair and law-abiding way of life.

It is once again a privilege for me to have a resounding success in the recent GLA election which will enable me to serve on the assembly for the third term as Brent and harrow’s representative.

The NUS Annual Conference held in Brighton two weeks ago might have been the most controversial for over a decade especially as this was when Malia Bouattia, former NUS Black Students Officer, was elected as the first female Muslim NUS President following a controversial vote to not adopt a system that would allocate a vote to every individual member of the NUS. Her stances on ISIS, Palestine and Prevent have created a divided student population and she has been left with many questions to answer.

Two men from Langley who had £8,000 worth of cocaine seized from them have been jailed. Nathan Knight, 26, of Willoughby Road, and Arjun Sandhar, 26, of St Marys Road were jailed for a total of seven years for possession with intent to supply cocaine.