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His first visit to a pub was the unlikely starting point for Lord Navnit Dholakia's political career.

The ambience of the summer was disturbed by four consecutive days of rioting in London and other parts of England which blighted the city in early August. The reasons behind the troubles are still being talked about today, with everyone sharing an opinion about why people decided to smash up and burn businesses and properties.

The collapse of Britain's biggest police corruption trial yesterday has been described as a 'dark shadow upon the justice system'.

Eight former police officers along with two other people were cleared of perverting the course of justice at Swansea Crown Court after the wrongful conviction of three men for the murder of prostitute Lynette White. The judge ruled the officers could not get a fair trial, bringing to an end 10 years of investigation which cost millions of pounds.

The Asian News marked the 10th anniversary of the Oldham riots earlier this year with a series of insightful articles around the disturbances. Happening before 9/11, those disturbances were to transform the way Britain viewed its Muslim communities, and also the way many Muslims viewed themselves.

There may be 23 days to Christmas, but there are a few people who will be putting their present shopping lists on hold in west London.

That's because campaigning has begun in Feltham and Heston for the by-election to see who will replace the late Alan Keen as MP. Keen, who was a member of the Labour party, died of cancer last month after being the MP since 1992.

There are nine candidates looking to take the hot seat, which is a Labour stronghold though the Conservatives will need a 4.8 percent swing to take the seat.

Yesterday, OBV’s former Communications Director Winsome-Grace Cornish attended a reception at Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE for services to Black and Minority Ethnic communities in London. Named in the Queens Honours List earlier this year, Cornish attended the Investiture Ceremony to formally receive the honour and medal.

For centuries, the turban has bemused other cultures. We haven't exactly understood its necessity and empowering quality to those who wear one. Yet, through the turban, a Sikh feels presence in society and a sense of their place in the wider world.

For those looking to learn more about the Turban and it's important to the Sikh community, a new book has been published entitled Turbanology: Sikhs Unwrapped, which explores the issues of misconceptions about British Sikhs and the beauty of the religious symbol of the Sikh Turban.

Almost three million public sector workers went on strike to protest against government cuts and pension reforms on Wednesday. Demonstrations took place all across the country, including a large protest in central London.

Ever since the riots blighted the country back country back in August, historian Dr David Starkey has been embroiled in controversy for his comments about the decay in society being caused by Black culture.

More recently, he has been causing more controversy with his views on British culture and what history should be taught in schools. Here, OBV director Simon Woolley and Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission give their views on Dr Starkey.