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Region turns out to mourn Ashok Kumar

HUNDREDS GATHER: Dr Ashok Kumar’s coffin is carried out of the church

8:07am Saturday 20th March 2010

MOURNERS turned out in their hundreds to pay their respects to North-East MP Ashok Kumar in an emotional memorial service.

Crowds gather to welcome Sahil back home

Crowds gather to welcome Sahil back home

9:38am Friday 19th March 2010

Exhausted Sahil Saeed is enjoying his first full day back home in Oldham since being freed from his two week kidnap ordeal in Pakistan.

Sahil on way home

11:47am Thursday 18th March 2010

The five-year-old boy from Oldham freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom is on his way home, sources have said.

Terror interrogation guidelines to be delayed

10:15am Thursday 18th March 2010

The Government is to delay the publication of new guidelines for intelligence officers and military personnel on the treatment and interrogation of terrorist suspects held overseas, it was disclosed today.

Three to appear in court over kidnap

3:46pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Three people arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old Oldham boy in Pakistan will appear in court on Thursday.

There's more to life than halal food!

No justification for Mumbai attacks

11:59am Wednesday 17th March 2010

What I am about to share with you might get up some people’s noses but unfortunately it is the truth.

Family wait for return of Sahil

10:13am Wednesday 17th March 2010

The family of the five-year-old boy from Oldham freed by kidnappers in Pakistan are waiting for news of his return to the UK.

Asians twice as likely to be stopped

8:50pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A report has criticised the high proportion of police stop and search operations carried out on members of London's black and Asian communities.

MP died from natural causes

2:54pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who was found dead in his home, died from natural causes, police said today.

Classmates cheer Sahil's return

12:48pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Smiling classmates of Sahil Saeed cheered the news of his safe return today at a special school assembly.

Joy as Sahil found safe

9:30am Tuesday 16th March 2010

The family of the five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan are “overjoyed” after he was found safe and well.

Non-Muslim jailed over home-made bombs

9:46am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A man who built makeshift bombs in his bedroom in Lancashire was jailed for two years.

Tributes to 'pioneer' Ashok Kumar MP

Tributes to 'pioneer' Ashok Kumar MP

3:45pm Monday 15th March 2010

Tributes have been paid to Labour MP Ashok Kumar who died aged 53 today.

Ashok Kumar MP found dead

2:31pm Monday 15th March 2010

Labour MP Ashok Kumar has died, his office said today.

Man in court on taxi driver murder charge

11:40am Monday 15th March 2010

A man accused of murdering a taxi driver who was stabbed to death will appear in court to enter his plea.

How melas helped define British Asian culture

How melas helped define British Asian culture

2:20pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Melas have been important in defining British Asian identity a new book and exhibition.

Muslim writer inspires India project

12:50pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A collaboration which began as a play based on the work of a Muslim feminist writer, has now become a project with students in India.

Father helping police in UK

12:28pm Saturday 13th March 2010

The father of a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan last week has returned home and is helping officers find his son, police said.

Poultry sold as halal 'falsely labelled'

9:50am Saturday 13th March 2010

Up to three-quarters of poultry sold as halal in the UK is falsely labelled, an industry group has warned.

Judge shuts BNP membership list over race bais

3:11pm Friday 12th March 2010

The British National Party has been barred from taking new members after a judge ruled its constitution could discriminate against non-white people.




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