Hindu monks to sue RSPCA over cow

7:00am Friday 28th March 2008

Saffron-robed monks are due to serve legal papers on the RSPCA, as part of an ongoing dispute over the charity's slaughter of a sacred cow.

	Grooming: Police ‘are tackling it’
	2:19pm Thu 27 Mar 08
	POLICE have been accused of not doing enough to tackle Asian men who groom white teenagers into prostitution for fear of being branded racist.

Trader’s plans for former Tory HQ

3:10pm Wednesday 26th March 2008

A BUSINESSMAN is set to transform a former Conservative Party HQ into an Asian clothing store.

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Mosque plan set for approval

11:55am Tuesday 25th March 2008

Councillors in Preston are set to give the green light to plans for a new mosque in Fulwood.

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Muslim 'role model' Khan defended

12:34pm Tuesday 25th March 2008

Boxer Amir Khan was hailed as a "wonderful role model" for British Muslims in a rebuke to a radical preacher who criticised him for wearing the Union Flag.

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Why don’t guys like Omar Bakri just shut -up?

12:01pm Tuesday 25th March 2008

When the Sun newspaper rings you up for a quote on anything to do with Islam - don't say a single word.

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	Amir's Union Flag 'sin' - Muslim cleric
	9:22am Tue 25 Mar 08
	Bolton boxer Amir Khan is setting a bad example to Muslims by wearing the Union Flag with pride, radical cleric Omar Bakri Mohammadit has been reported as saying.
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	Shere confusion as restaurant ‘closes’
	9:13pm Mon 24 Mar 08
	ONE of the biggest Indian restaurants in East Lancashire has closed its doors.
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Call for faith school overhaul

7:50pm Monday 24th March 2008

Imams and other preachers should be sent into state schools to give "religious instruction" to pupils under a radical overhaul of faith-based education, teachers said.

Women exchange trips and stories

4:42pm Monday 24th March 2008

CLOSER links have been forged between the women of Pendle and Palestine following a groundbreaking exchange trip.

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Police explore links between Burkha robberies

7:14pm Saturday 22nd March 2008

Police hunting for a man who raided a jewellers while dressed in a burkha and pushing a pram are investigating another similar incident.

People's Party nominates PM

7:12pm Saturday 22nd March 2008

A former parliament speaker and aide to murdered opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was nominated today as the parliamentary majority's choice to be Pakistan's next prime minister.

Boy, 9, found abandoned in London

8:36pm Friday 21st March 2008

Police are searching for the family of a non-English speaking nine-year-old boy who was found abandoned in a clinic in Southall in London.

History repeating itself?

1:16pm Friday 21st March 2008

US President George Bush was today compared to ill-starred Roman general Crassus - whose invasion of Iraq 2,000 years ago led to disaster for the West.

Iranian children make song and dance of New Year

5:00pm Wednesday 19th March 2008

BURY'S rich diversity was amply illustrated when the town's Mosses Centre staged a special event attended by approximately 150 adults and children.

Gurkhas hand back medals in protest

12:53pm Wednesday 19th March 2008

Crowds of Nepalese Gurkhas have descended on the British Parliament to watch 50 veterans hand back their medals in protest at their "immoral discrimination".

Man found dead in jail

11:13am Wednesday 19th March 2008

An internet predator has died in prison less than a month into a five-year jail sentence.

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War costs every man, woman and child in UK £100

10:50am Wednesday 19th March 2008

The bill to the British taxpayer for military operations in Iraq is more than £6 billion - and rising.

A class apart

10:15am Wednesday 19th March 2008

Four students have become some of the youngest students to pass GCSE's in the country.

	Card fraud gangs: Picture of wanted man
	8:17am Wed 19 Mar 08
	Detectives who successfully caught two gangs who masterminded an international cash card scam have issued a picture of another man wanted in connection with the crimes.

	Guantanamo Bay detainee speaks at Cathedral
	4:22pm Tue 18 Mar 08
	In 2001 Moazzam Begg, a British citizen, travelled to Afghanistan to start a girls' school with his wife.
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Jinnah celebrates Women's Day

12:16pm Tuesday 18th March 2008

BURY'S popular Jinnah Centre was a hive of activity as a host of events were staged to mark International Women's Day.

Murder trial date fixed for park death

6:14pm Monday 17th March 2008

A TRIAL over the alleged murder of Nelson father-of-seven Mohammed Shafiq is set to take place in September.

	Fans banned following racist chants at derby match
	2:10pm Mon 17 Mar 08
	Nine people have been banned from Bloomfield Road after racist and homophobic chanting marred the Seasiders local derby with Preston on Saturday.

	Racist chants at derby match spark investigation
	9:29am Mon 17 Mar 08
	Blackpool football chairman Karl Oyston is to meet with police in a bid to prevent of the racist chanting which marred Saturday's derby with Preston.

Islamic finance expert welcomes budget

5:06pm Monday 17th March 2008

The government's continued support for Halaal finance, as outlined in the Budget, has been welcomed by a UK Islamic Finance expert.

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Army chief defends recruitment move

3:38pm Monday 17th March 2008

The Army's chief recruiter has defended the decision to launch a £2 million public relations campaign on the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

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British PM backs Iraq inquiry - but not yet

1:20pm Monday 17th March 2008

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed an inquiry will be held to learn "all possible lessons" from the Iraq war - but resisted calls for it to be held immediately.

	'Lay off my town'
	12:53pm Mon 17 Mar 08
	It was branded the most racist place in Britain but is Wigan really that bad a place to go to?
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	Marchers carry banner for prophet's day
	10:48am Mon 17 Mar 08
	THOUSANDS of Muslims marched through the streets of East Lancashire yesterday to mark the birthday of the prophet Muhammad.
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