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Husband attacks pregnant wife for withholding drugs
24 year-old Haroon Ashraf Bordesley Green of stabbed his wife after three years of marriage when she refused to let him have his cannabis. The mother, Neelam Ashraf wanted to protect her children. Judge Murray Creed ruled that 'she did not want you taking drugs in her presence or the presence of your son (…) you lost self control and lunged at her, she put her arm up to protect herself from the knife (…) you would have hit her in the
face if she had not put her arm up.' Neelam had found the drugs stash and hid them in a kitchen cup-
UKIP won the Clacton byelection on 9th October which now lands the party a seat in the House of Commons. The party's leader Nigel Farage, pictured, told the BBC that the outcome has 'shaken up British politics.' This also means that Douglas Carswell, who recently joined UKIP after leaving his Conservative seat as MP of Clacton in August, will now continue as the
anti-immigration's party's representative in parliament. Carswell gained 60% of the vote, dethroning the Conservative's candidate into second place. In the speech that followed the results Carswell told constintuents 'I resigned from parliament to face this election because I answer first, foremost and last to you. You are my boss.' In a related 'shake-up' Labour
managed to secure its Heywood and Middleton seat, but with a diminished number due to an increase in UKIP support.
Martin&Co for which he recently won 'Best Young Business Award' at the Martin and Co Annual
Awards in 2014. Proud mum Rekha gushed that her son 'is extremely hard-working and always has been. He thoroughly deserves a nomination. She said that Mitul 'employs four full time team members and is continuing to grow the business. He’s also offered training and guidance to two school leavers in the form of apprenticeships.'
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board the court heard. On this day Ashraf carried out a three hour attack in which he sprayed her in the face, throttled her and pulled her hair. Five days later, after a heavy night of drinking, he attacked again with a knife as Neelam continued to refuse him the cannabis. Ashraf claimed that his wife had stabbed herself in a jealous rage because she thought he was having an affair. He has been sentenced to jail for five years.
UKIP gains first seat in Commons
Mitul Gadhia: emerging entrepeneur
Twenty-four year old Mitul Gadhia of Mountsorrel in Leicestershire has been nominated for a Leicester Mercury Young Achiever Award in the Business and Enterprise category. The young businessman has already established his own estate and letting agency in Loughborough and is part of the franchise group
Keith Vaz disputes Belgrave roadworks MP for Leicester East Keith Vaz is debating the over-running of roadworks on Belgrave Road by Sainsbury's. The £4 million development is being paid for
by the food-store giant who are relocating from Belgrave to a larger location in Rushey Mead. The project is being overseen by Leicester City Council who say the road-
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works will continue into March of next year. Vaz is set to pursue a Private Members Bill that will ensure that developers address the issue of community regeneration before they build the agreed project. In a public meeting held with 70 residents, he explained how Sainsbury's had refused his invitation to participate in the discussion: 'they explained to me at length why they would not be sending anyone. The arrogance of Sainsbury’s has been seen on many occasions. A letter will be sent to Sainsbury’s telling them that if they don’t engage with residents and business people about compensation with regard to this issue then a class action law suit may follow. The residents and business people will look to sue them.'
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Police and city praised for EDL calm Birmingham police were commended for the way they handled the EDL demonstration which took place on Broad Street last week. Unlike last year's abysmal protest which saw mass violence and numerous arrests on the grounds of public order, this year's protest was calm and controlled with police making only 5 arrests. Broad Street boss Mr Olley said Saturday’s rally had a “minimal” impact on businesses and said that 'it was down to the way the police handled the protest. I have to credit them for a having a brilliant plan in place – although it wasn’t utilised as there were only around 400 protesters. I also credit the council for the way they handled the operation.'
Interestingly the EDL turnout was indeed lower than last year's. Supt Rich Baker, of West Midlands Police, stated: 'the force has no power to
city on the day.' Adil Ray who is star of the BBC's popular sitcom 'Citizen Khan' which celebrates the city of Birmingham and the area
ban protest groups from exercising their democratic right to express their opinions but we have been planning for weeks to minimise disruption to those who live, work or were visiting the
of Solihull where it is based, tweeted “I might go and join the EDL rally and shout ‘itoes’ after each time they chant ‘no more mosques’– turn it into an anti-malaria demo.”
Kershaw had with officials, none of them at any time made reference to that earlier correspondence,' Clarke said. What is more suspicious is that the investigator was originally discouraged from probing further into case. He said that parts of Whitehall had tried to 'intimidate' him out of the inquiry despite evidence and instinct that was indicating otherwise: 'What I put in my report was the tip of the iceberg. There is a huge amount of material
which I didn’t put in. I deliberately focused on what appeared to be the epicentre. There were problems elsewhere which I couldn’t evidence sufficiently in the time available.' This was part-way in response to the Nicky Morgan, the new Education Secretary who assured that 'ministers had gotten to the bottom of the issue.' In light of Clarke's comments an authority spokesman said: 'Both Peter Clarke’s and Ian Kershaw’s full reports have been received, and both have fed into a strategic action plan which is being overseen by the Education Commissioner, Sir Mike Tomlinson.'
'Just the tip of the iceberg': Trojan Horse plot thickens
The Birmingham City Council knew about the Trojan Horse plot which saw the infiltration of several schools' teaching by Islamic state radicals, announced investigation leader Peter Clarke, pictured. Clarke told the Sunday Telegraph: 'very late in my inquiry, my team found an email buried in a mass of documentation submitted by the council which showed they had known about it all along.' He described the conduct of the council who had denied their knowledge to him and associate Ian Kershaw at several points during the inquiry, as 'extraordinary.' 'Despite all the interviews that both I and Ian
'Diwali is here' pronounces the city of Leicester! Belgrave Circle was set alight with festivity last Sunday 12th. With last year's celebration seeing more than 35,000 people filling the city's Golden Mile, a collection of new lighting columns should guarantee at least a few hundred more in 2014. Councillor Piara Singh Clair, Assistant City Mayor and chair of the Diwali working party, said: 'We're incredibly proud to host these hugely-popular celebrations which draw thousands of people to the Golden Mile every year. Diwali really shows Leicester at its best, and is a real treat for anyone, especially those who have
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never experienced the spectacle for themselves.' Melton Road used every medium available to announce the beginning of the Hindu festival of light; bulbs, dance moves and fire ignited the streets and sky as the event switch was flicked on at 7.30pm by a gathering of dignitaries including City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby
and president of Leicester Hindu Festival Council Maganbhai Patel. A firework and laser show carried the celebrations forward at 8pm. The Diwali lights will come on at 6pm and go off at 11pm each day, apart from Diwali Day on the 22nd of October when they will remain on until midnight.