Rochdale taxi firm boss in 'race choice' U-turn 28/10/2014 5:54 am Urja Patel The boss of a taxi firm has reversed his decision to allow customers to choose the race of their driver after 50 Asian cabbies walked out in protest.
Police hunt robber after gold chain is snatched from Dudley shop worker 28/10/2014 5:57 am Urja Patel Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a £2,000 gold chain was snatched from the neck of a staff member at a Black Country off-licence last month.
photo story diwali 14/10/2014 1:31 pm Rupanjana Dutta Diwali celebration by Zee TV on Friday 10 October 2014
Five deny Ikram Ullah Khan murder in Sparkbrook 28/10/2014 5:59 am Urja Patel Five men have appeared in court and denied murdering a Birmingham father-of-four who was stabbed in the neck last July.
Woman fleeces granny out of £4,200 after being given a roof over her head 28/10/2014 6:00 am Urja Patel A granddaughter callously stole £4,200 savings from her grandma, who had kindly allowed her to stay at her home, a court heard. Nusaybah Al-Mansouri wept as she was sentenced to seven months detention.
Solicitor’s career on hold until a kidney donor can be found 28/10/2014 6:01 am Urja Patel The ambitions of a young woman to establish a career as a solicitor have been put on hold. Instead of studying, Atika Amodo, pictured, has to spend four hours, three evenings a week in hospital having dialysis after being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Earlier this year, the 25-year-old had a kidney transplant which failed and she is now desperate to find another donor.
Paul Uppal opens new FairTrade shop 14/10/2014 1:55 pm Rupanjana Dutta Paul Uppal, a Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West, recently opened the new FairTrade shop.