http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/ Top stories for News http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048835_joy_for_manchester_asylum_seeker A WOMAN who fled Bangladesh claiming she was gang raped is now celebrating after winning her right to stay in the UK. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048835_joy_for_manchester_asylum_seeker Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048609_shopkeeper_slams_attackers_lenient_sentence A SHOPKEEPER who was beaten-up outside his own business has slammed his attackers' sentence. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048609_shopkeeper_slams_attackers_lenient_sentence Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048764_four_arrested_after_racist_chainsaw_incident FOUR people have been arrested after a group of men were threatened with a chainsaw in Bolton last night. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048764_four_arrested_after_racist_chainsaw_incident Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048631_man_sentenced_for_abducting_child A 34-year-old man has been given an indeterminate sentence after admitting to abducting a 14-year-old girl in Oldham. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048631_man_sentenced_for_abducting_child Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048602_quit_while_your_ahead AURANG Zaib Amirat works to help people from some of the most diverse areas of Manchester give up smoking. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048602_quit_while_your_ahead Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048528_taxi_firm_in_angry_race_storm STOCKPORT taxi firm Metro Taxis is at the centre of a race storm after imposing a strict ‘European’ dress code on its drivers. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048528_taxi_firm_in_angry_race_storm Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048533_curry_house_fined A CURRY house has been fined £4,500 after inspectors discovered filthy conditions. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048533_curry_house_fined Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048537_doctor_failed_to_spot_danger A MUM has spoken of her struggle to get medical help days before her newborn baby died. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048537_doctor_failed_to_spot_danger Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048434_new_rules_on_immigration NEW immigration controls detailed today would have prevented 20,000 foreign workers taking jobs in Britain last year, the Home Office said. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048434_new_rules_on_immigration Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048409_thug_jailed_for_nightclub_attack A TWENTY-one-year-old who stamped on a man's head during a vicious assualt in a Manchester nightclub has been locked up for four years. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048409_thug_jailed_for_nightclub_attack Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048242_shop_owner_says_cigarette_ban_will_devastate_trade A NEWSAGENT has warned that banning the display of cigarettes could put stores in Rochdale out of business. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048242_shop_owner_says_cigarette_ban_will_devastate_trade Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048240_familys_support_for_lifeline_scheme A MOTHER has hailed a scheme helping parents with deaf children as a ‘knight in shining armour’.= http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048240_familys_support_for_lifeline_scheme Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048239_police_lead_antiterrorism_drill POLICE carried out two controlled explosions and arrested two men in an early morning anti-terrorism raid – but you can be forgiven if this dramatic event escaped your radar. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048239_police_lead_antiterrorism_drill Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048238_now_you_can_recycle_disposable_nappies_under_council_scheme A Cheetham Hill mother is encouraging other parents to take advantage of a free trial of environmentally friendly nappies. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048238_now_you_can_recycle_disposable_nappies_under_council_scheme Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048237_duo_on_audi_theft_charge TWO men have been charged in connection with the theft of a £56,000 car in Accrington. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048237_duo_on_audi_theft_charge Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048224_man_died_of_heroin_overdose MOHAMMED Shakeel died in his bedroom from a fatal dose of heroin just hours after complaining of toothache http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048224_man_died_of_heroin_overdose Sun, 04 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048225_arsonists_behind_car_explosion ARSONISTS have blown up a car in a terrifying explosion in a residential street. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048225_arsonists_behind_car_explosion Sun, 04 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048221_sex_harassment_trial TWO Oldham men have been charged with sexually harassing four 13-year-old schoolgirls at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048221_sex_harassment_trial Sun, 04 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048227_first_time_voters_air_their_views_on_politics TWINS Yasmin and Jasmin Khalik have been airing their views on the BBC’s Politics Show. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048227_first_time_voters_air_their_views_on_politics Sun, 04 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048103_oap_blinded_in_random_yob_attack A PENSIONER could lose his sight in one eye after teenagers sprayed an acid-like substance in his face. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048103_oap_blinded_in_random_yob_attack Fri, 02 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048104_shamed_doc_fails_to_halt_pay_cut A shamed doctor banned from working by a medical regulator has failed in a legal bid to stop hospital bosses cutting his pay. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048104_shamed_doc_fails_to_halt_pay_cut Fri, 02 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048098_cop_demoted_for_racist_remarks A POLICEMAN has been demoted for making racist and sexist comments while on duty. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048098_cop_demoted_for_racist_remarks Fri, 02 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048101_tragedy_of_man_hit_by_khan_ THE MAN knocked over by boxer Amir Khan in a road accident two years ago has died, after spiralling into depression. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048101_tragedy_of_man_hit_by_khan_ Fri, 02 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048106_three_sentenced_for_owning_guns THREE people arrested for owning guns have been jailed for total of 19 years. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1048106_three_sentenced_for_owning_guns Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047813_mystery_patient_at_royal MYSTERY still surrounds rumours a Kuwaiti sheikh is a top secret patient at Salford Royal Hospital. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047813_mystery_patient_at_royal Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047812_oliver_split_not_amircable AMIR Khan’s former trainer Oliver Harrison says the star sacked him via a letter shoved under his gym’s door. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047812_oliver_split_not_amircable Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047822_biman_boycott_call_ PROMINENT members of Oldham's Bangladeshi community are threatening to boycott Bangladeshi Biman airlines if the treatment of travellers at Dhaka airport does not improve. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047822_biman_boycott_call_ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047786_shisha_cafe_boss_fined_for_defying_smoking_ban A CAFE boss who broke the ban on smoking by letting customers use a hookah pipe has been fined more than £2,000. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047786_shisha_cafe_boss_fined_for_defying_smoking_ban Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047836_mi5_accused_of_colluding_in_torture_of_terrorist_suspects Officers of the Security Service, MI5, are being accused of "outsourcing" the torture of British citizens to a notorious Pakistani intelligence agency in an attempt to obtain information about terrorist plots and to secure convictions against al-Qaida suspects. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047836_mi5_accused_of_colluding_in_torture_of_terrorist_suspects Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047790_taxi_driver_robbed POLICE has released CCTV stills of three men they would like to speak to after a taxi driver was robbed in Salford. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047790_taxi_driver_robbed Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047406_racists_threatened_arson A SHOP assistant was subjected to racist abuse three times in three days by racists who threatened to set fire to his workplace. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047406_racists_threatened_arson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047044_friends_pay_tribute_to_cabbie_killed_in_motorway_smash A COLLEAGUE of a taxi driver killed in a motorway crash drove by the scene minutes later and recognised his friend's wrecked vehicle. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1047044_friends_pay_tribute_to_cabbie_killed_in_motorway_smash Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046838_teenager_sexually_assaulted_by_taxi_driver A teenager was sexually assaulted during a taxi journey. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046838_teenager_sexually_assaulted_by_taxi_driver Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046806_councillor_cleared_of_fraud A COUNCILLOR arrested over allegations of money laundering has been cleared after a year-long investigation. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046806_councillor_cleared_of_fraud Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046804_passersby_racially_abused_during_st_georges_celebrations NINE people were arrested as St George's Day celebrations in Manchester turned ugly. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046804_passersby_racially_abused_during_st_georges_celebrations Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046808_wife_bailed_over_husbands_death A woman arrested in connection with the murder of her husband in Pakistan has been rebailed by detectives. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046808_wife_bailed_over_husbands_death Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046809_police_appeal_for_serial_flasher POLICE in Wythenshawe are hunting a flasher who has exposed himself to women in the Poundswick, Brownley Road, Woodhouse Park and Moss Nook areas. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046809_police_appeal_for_serial_flasher Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046810_five_arrested_over_rape_allegations FIVE men have been arrested on suspicion of rape as part of Operation Messenger in Oldham. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046810_five_arrested_over_rape_allegations Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046812_man_charged_with_sexual_activity_with_a_child A 35-year-old man has appeared in court charged with sexual activity with a child. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046812_man_charged_with_sexual_activity_with_a_child Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046337_shafileas_parents_court_bid_to_overturn_coroners_verdict THE parents of a murdered teenager have launched a bid to overturn a coroner's verdict that she was unlawfully killed. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046337_shafileas_parents_court_bid_to_overturn_coroners_verdict Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046226_khan_delivers_election_blow BOXER Amir Khan has been drawn into a political dust-up after an election candidate used his image on a leaflet without permission. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046226_khan_delivers_election_blow Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046227_police_officer_faces_bnp_probe_ A POLICE officer is facing a disciplinary hearing for allegedly supporting the British National Party. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046227_police_officer_faces_bnp_probe_ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046013_fundraiser_will_help_to_buy_boats_for_victims_of_bangladesh_cyclone A FUNDRAISER inspired by Rochdale MP Paul Rowen recent visit to Bangladesh will take place next week at the town hall. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046013_fundraiser_will_help_to_buy_boats_for_victims_of_bangladesh_cyclone Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046042_new_shop_two_years_later A MANCHESTER shopkeeper who was forced to trade from a temporary cabin at the heart of a muddy building site for two-and-a-half years has finally moved into a new store. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046042_new_shop_two_years_later Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045872_kidnap_claim_part_of_smear_campaign_against_me AN OLDHAM man fears he is the target of a smear campaign. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045872_kidnap_claim_part_of_smear_campaign_against_me Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046051_muslims_and_christians_will_discuss_mary_and_jesus A local imam and reverend will discuss what both Islam and Christianity says about Mary and Jesus. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1046051_muslims_and_christians_will_discuss_mary_and_jesus Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045988_twelve_charged_following_drugs_raids TWELVE people have been charged following a police operation to smash a major drugs ring in Bolton. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045988_twelve_charged_following_drugs_raids Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045980_burglars_get_away_with_valuable_indian_jewellery BURGLARS ransacked a house in Ashton and escaped with valuable Indian jewellery and clothing worth more than £5,000. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045980_burglars_get_away_with_valuable_indian_jewellery Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045880_50k_raised_in_memory_of_little_bhavini A COUPLE whose baby died after contracting a killer strain of meningitis 20 years ago have raised more than £50,000 for charity — more than doubling their target! http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045880_50k_raised_in_memory_of_little_bhavini Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045883_mp_is_brought_to_book_by_author WILMSLOW author Shiv Sharma has just published his third novel and made sure Tatton MP George Osborne was among the first to read it. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045883_mp_is_brought_to_book_by_author Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045512_man_killed_himself_when_prayers_failed A FATHER killed himself after he found that his prayers were unable to rid him of his depression. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045512_man_killed_himself_when_prayers_failed Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045537_fathers_fear_over_needles A DAD-of-three fears his children’s health could be put at risk by drug addicts’ needles. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045537_fathers_fear_over_needles Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/education/s/1045538_special_thanks_to_governor THE chairman of governors at Heybrook Primary School in Rochdale has retired after more than 20 years of service. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/education/s/1045538_special_thanks_to_governor Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045542_fines_slashed_for_snooker_club_boss The former manager of Accrington Snooker Club, in court for flouting fire safety laws, has had his fines cut from £8,000 to £800 on appeal. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045542_fines_slashed_for_snooker_club_boss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045733_smokers_family_call_for_more_research THE family of a man who died after slashing his wrists are calling for more research into an anti-smoking pill he was taking being linked to depression and suicide.ordingly." http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045733_smokers_family_call_for_more_research Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045540_getting_it_down_to_a_tea TEA for two, share a brew was the message at Rochdale’s Tea Day aimed at promoting cohesion in the community. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045540_getting_it_down_to_a_tea Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045510_student_left_unconscious_after_attack A STUDENT was beaten and left unconscious in the street less than a hour after another teenager was brutally attacked nearby. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045510_student_left_unconscious_after_attack Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045515_conservationists_clean_up_woodland CONSERVATIONISTS braved heavy downpours to help clean up an area of woodland. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045515_conservationists_clean_up_woodland Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045532_bin_ladens_son_will_take_fight_to_live_in_the_uk_to_european_courts THE son of terror leader Osama bin Laden will take his fight to live in Cheshire to the highest authority, his wife has said. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045532_bin_ladens_son_will_take_fight_to_live_in_the_uk_to_european_courts Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045536_parents_can_broaden_it_skills_with_new_computers TWO children’s centres in Rochdale have been celebrating after receiving a grant to buy four new computers. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045536_parents_can_broaden_it_skills_with_new_computers Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045315_call_centre_worker_swindled_thousands_from_bank_customers A CALL centre worker has been jailed for helping to siphon £33,500 from customers' accounts. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045315_call_centre_worker_swindled_thousands_from_bank_customers Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045311_man_killed_wife_with_kitchen_knife A MAN tried to murder his sister-in-law, then killed his wife when she 'got in the way', a judge heard at Manchester Crown Court. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045311_man_killed_wife_with_kitchen_knife Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045307_man_dies_after_road_accident A MAN seriously injured in a car crash in Hopwood over a week ago has died in hospital. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045307_man_dies_after_road_accident Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045313_curry_house_fined_13200 THE owners of a curry house infested with cockroaches have been fined £13,200. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045313_curry_house_fined_13200 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045309_bin_laden_sons_visa_battle OSAMA Bin Laden's son will take his fight for a British visa to the highest authority, his wife said today. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045309_bin_laden_sons_visa_battle Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044962_gang_left_boy_for_dead_after_racist_attack A SCHOOLBOY kicked unconscious in a racist attack has told of how he `prepared himself to die'. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044962_gang_left_boy_for_dead_after_racist_attack Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045005_out_of_pocket A PROPERTY developer says he is £150,000 out of pocket because of delays in deciding which development plan should replace the historic Cine City. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045005_out_of_pocket Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045008_kashmir_calling FORMER Manchester Lord Mayor Afzal Khan has returned from a meeting to discuss the crisis in Kashmir. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1045008_kashmir_calling Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044734_tragic_loss_of_new_dad A NEWSAGENT was killed just days after becoming a father when he lost control of his car at a notorious accident blackspot. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044734_tragic_loss_of_new_dad Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044790_boxing_champ_says_happy_birthday_ada BOXING-loving gran Ada Gibson got an extra-special birthday surprise when champion Amir Khan wished her a happy birthday in front of millions of television viewers. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044790_boxing_champ_says_happy_birthday_ada Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044977_cruxifix_row_mans_relief NO legal action will be taken against a hospital porter quizzed by police after a row over a crucifix being covered up in a prayer room. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044977_cruxifix_row_mans_relief Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044786_bosses_told_to_take_on_more_ethnic_firefighters FIRE stations across Lancashire have been told they must sign up more personnel from black and ethnic minority communities. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044786_bosses_told_to_take_on_more_ethnic_firefighters Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044613_teenager_jailed_for_frenzied_attack_on_former_imam A TEENAGER who stabbed a former imam in a frenzied attack has been locked up indefinitely. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044613_teenager_jailed_for_frenzied_attack_on_former_imam Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044767_attack_on_schoolboy_was_racially_motivated A TEENAGE boy was assaulted in what police say was a racially-motivated attack while he walked home from school. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044767_attack_on_schoolboy_was_racially_motivated Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044725_halal_pub_keeps_with_changing_times A SWIFT drink down the local has taken on a new twist – at what is thought to be the country’s first Islamic ‘pub’. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044725_halal_pub_keeps_with_changing_times Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044507_top_cops_terror_warning A TOP counter terrorism cop has warned a Manchester conference `the aim of the game now is mass murder'. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044507_top_cops_terror_warning Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044563_pankaj_pops_in_for_a_curry VETERAN ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas stopped over at a local curry house following one of his sell out concerts in the north-west. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044563_pankaj_pops_in_for_a_curry Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044481_actor_lands_a_cameo_in_hollywood_blockbuster FORMER bus conductor Kaleem Janjua is on the road to success after landing a film role opposite Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044481_actor_lands_a_cameo_in_hollywood_blockbuster Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044503_destitute_foreign_brides_have_nowhere_to_go A WIFE was so terrified in her unhappy marriage she fled and lived in a park and on the roof of a mosque. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044503_destitute_foreign_brides_have_nowhere_to_go Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044542_residential_trip_breaks_barriers_ A group of young people from across Rochdale have returned from an Easter Holiday break away with a difference. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044542_residential_trip_breaks_barriers_ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044319_man_pleads_guilty_to_nightclub_attack A MAN has pleaded guilty to assault after he stamped on another man's head during a fight in a Manchester nightclub. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044319_man_pleads_guilty_to_nightclub_attack Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044312_cancer_scan_doc_suspended A DOCTOR who wrongly gave 22 women the all-clear from cancer has been suspended from practising medicine for a year. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044312_cancer_scan_doc_suspended Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044318_woman_walker_indecently_assaulted A WOMAN was indecently assaulted while out walking in Oldham. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044318_woman_walker_indecently_assaulted Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044321_abductor_cried_and_pleaded_for_15yearold_girl_to_drop_charges A 28-YEAR-OLD man avoided a jail term after he begged a 15-year-old girl he had abducted to drop the charges against him because his mother was ill. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044321_abductor_cried_and_pleaded_for_15yearold_girl_to_drop_charges Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044316_jungle_fever PUPILS at Levenshulme High School in Manchester joined together to stage a successful musical theatre production of the Jungle Book. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044316_jungle_fever Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044313_hindu_leader_attends_conference_at_palace A PROMINENT Hindu leader has been invited by the Archbishop of Canterbury to attend a prestigious conference at Lambeth Palace. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044313_hindu_leader_attends_conference_at_palace Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044158_brawl_erupts_at_khans_fight A VIOLENT brawl broke out at Amir Khan's homecoming fight in Bolton Arena as two gangs of fans hurled chairs at each other. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044158_brawl_erupts_at_khans_fight Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044141_missing_mans_wife_flees_with_16m A MOTHER has fled the country with her three children and £1.6m from her collapsed business -nearly two years after her wealthy husband vanished without trace. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044141_missing_mans_wife_flees_with_16m Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044150_drunk_cabbies_license_revoked A BOOZY taxi driver collecting passengers while twice the drink-drive limit has had his licence revoked. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044150_drunk_cabbies_license_revoked Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044148_shop_banned_from_selling_booze A SHOP has become the first in Salford to be permanently banned from selling alcohol after being continually caught serving booze to children. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044148_shop_banned_from_selling_booze Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044152_museums_plans_for_better_tolerance MANCHESTER could become the home of a new national tolerance centre. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1044152_museums_plans_for_better_tolerance Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043947_former_al_qaeda_man_comes_in_from_the_cold MANUSCRIPTS of a book co-authored by a former supporter of terrorism are to be seized by police. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043947_former_al_qaeda_man_comes_in_from_the_cold Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043659_sarvat_stars_on_catwalk SARVAT Khan spun her wheelchair down the catwalk in a specially organised fashion show staged by MS Life the charity that support multiple sclerosis sufferers like Sarvat. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043659_sarvat_stars_on_catwalk Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043661_witnesses_turned_blind_eye_to_sex_attack A WITNESS turned a blind eye as a drunken sex pest molested a 17-year-old girl, a court heard. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043661_witnesses_turned_blind_eye_to_sex_attack Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043662_apartment_helps_shanazes_beijing_bid BRITISH Olympic gold medal hopeful, Shanaze Reade has been given a boost in her preparations for Beijing by being given free accommodation in a new east Manchester apartment development in Beswick. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043662_apartment_helps_shanazes_beijing_bid Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043581_apostate_punishments_not_in_keeping_with_islam A ROCHDALE Muslim leader is to feature in a BBC radio investigation on the Islamic approach to apostacy or abandonment of faith. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043581_apostate_punishments_not_in_keeping_with_islam Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043660_businessman_becomes_pakistan_mp A PROMINENT Asian businessman has succeeded in becoming an MP in the recent Pakistani elections. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043660_businessman_becomes_pakistan_mp Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043596_fingerprint_bid_to_beat_boozebuyers IN a bid to save his booze licence shopkeeper Nimish Patel hopes to become the first traders in Greater manchester to fingerprint his customers. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043596_fingerprint_bid_to_beat_boozebuyers Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043595_kids_quick_on_the_draw_for_nursery DRAWINGS by two children have been chosen as the public symbol for the nursery facility on the brand new Burnley Campus. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043595_kids_quick_on_the_draw_for_nursery Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043582_cops_found_heroin_in_drivers_pocket POLICE who stopped and searched a driver found £12,500 worth of heroin wrapped in a plastic bag in his pocket. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043582_cops_found_heroin_in_drivers_pocket Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043354_two_boys_arrested_for_racial_attacks POLICE investigating racial attacks on a Whitworth couple’s home have arrested two 13-year-old boys. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043354_two_boys_arrested_for_racial_attacks Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043364_lib_dem_party_rocked_as_17_members_resign THE LIBERAL Democrat party has been rocked after the shock resignation of 17 members plus former mayor and ex-president, Rodney Stott. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043364_lib_dem_party_rocked_as_17_members_resign Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043580_manjus_epic_journey__by_bus_pass BY now Manju Ghosh will be well on her way to Land's End on a epic 700-mile bus journey. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043580_manjus_epic_journey__by_bus_pass Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043533_chance_to_go_on_tour NORTH west muslims are being offered a tour of some of Islam's greatest historical sights. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043533_chance_to_go_on_tour Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043276_brothers_are_jewel_in_business_crown A TRAFFORD-Park based business run by two young brothers has been nominated for an award that celebrates the huge impact of British Asians on UK industry. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043276_brothers_are_jewel_in_business_crown Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043046_pride_award_for_dedicated_mum A MUM who has spent 20 years working for the Asian community has been presented with a top award. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043046_pride_award_for_dedicated_mum Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043064_mosques_can_communicate_better_ Two Rochdale councillors saw the successful completion of a new project designed to help improve communications with mosques in the borough. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043064_mosques_can_communicate_better_ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043045_a_festival_of_colour WHALLEY Range was illuminated in a blaze of colour as Hindu worshipers celebrated the Holi festivities. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043045_a_festival_of_colour Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043056_faith_school_plan_comes_under_attack A CONTROVERSIAL plan to allow Muslim religious leaders, rabbis and priests into schools to offer religious instruction has been backed by a Rochdale National Union of Teachers representative. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043056_faith_school_plan_comes_under_attack Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043059_hard_work_pays_off_for_dancers A pupils’ Bollywood dance evening proved a sell-out. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1043059_hard_work_pays_off_for_dancers Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000