Birmingham Riots

When riots broke out in Birmingham in 2011, no other station was on the ground covering the story like Sangat TV. It was hailed as an amateur yet great community effort at making television in the UK speak the language of the community. And it did - many programmes on the network are in Punjabi.

Masked men fired gunshots at unarmed officers and a police helicopter during this month's riots in the English city of Birmingham, the city's police force says.

Community groups held a peace rally on Sunday in England's second-largest city against the hit-and-run attack that claimed three lives during rioting in Birmingham.

Birmingham, london riots, pakistani men, hit-and-run

UK riots have taken Akshay Kumar by surprise. Just back from London after wrapping up Housefull 2, he feels misled youth are responsible for this.

Police launched a murder investigation on Wednesday into the deaths of three men hit by a car in the English city of Birmingham.Residents said the dead men, aged 21 to 31, were members of Birmingham's South Asian communities who had been patrolling their neighbourhood to keep it safe from looters in the aftermath of riots.Tariq Jahan, whose 21-year...

Birmingham violence, london riots, three killed, car

The Premier League says it is in talks with police to see whether this weekend's season-opening matches in London can still go ahead in the riot-hit city.

The 3rd Test between India and England gets underway at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Wednesday, despite the riots that have thrown England in a tizzy.

London began nearly tripling the number of police on its streets Tuesday to try to end Britain's worst rioting in a generation -- three nights of looting and burning by poor, diverse and brazen crowds of young people. Meanwhile, however, the chaos spread to at least one more major city.Scenes of ransacked stores, torched cars and blackened building...

England's skipper Andrew Strauss said the recent riots here have not affected the team's preparations and they are focused on Wednesday's Test against India to restore the country's feel good factor.

Sporting events in England have taken a direct hit due to the recent incidents of widespread rioting. With latest reports revealing that the unrest has spread to Liverpool, Bristol and Birmingham, the first to be called off was the England-Holland friendly which was scheduled to take place at Wembley on Wednesday.

France international defender Younes Kaboul expressed his fear on Monday that riots in London could force the postponement of his side Spurs' opening Premier League game.

London news: A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.

Even though many football games have been called off keeping in mind the riots that have hit England, currently as things stand, the 3rd Test will be played as per schedule at the Edgbaston Ground in Birmingham starting Wednesday. Though the pitch there is one that's hard to read at the moment, especially if you consider its controversial histo...

When riots broke out in Birmingham in 2011, no other station was on the ground covering the story like Sangat TV. It was hailed as an amateur yet great community effort at making television in the UK speak the language of the community. And it did - many programmes on the network are in Punjabi.

Masked men fired gunshots at unarmed officers and a police helicopter during this month's riots in the English city of Birmingham, the city's police force says.

Community groups held a peace rally on Sunday in England's second-largest city against the hit-and-run attack that claimed three lives during rioting in Birmingham.

Birmingham, london riots, pakistani men, hit-and-run

UK riots have taken Akshay Kumar by surprise. Just back from London after wrapping up Housefull 2, he feels misled youth are responsible for this.

Police launched a murder investigation on Wednesday into the deaths of three men hit by a car in the English city of Birmingham.Residents said the dead men, aged 21 to 31, were members of Birmingham's South Asian communities who had been patrolling their neighbourhood to keep it safe from looters in the aftermath of riots.Tariq Jahan, whose 21-year...

Birmingham violence, london riots, three killed, car

The Premier League says it is in talks with police to see whether this weekend's season-opening matches in London can still go ahead in the riot-hit city.

The 3rd Test between India and England gets underway at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Wednesday, despite the riots that have thrown England in a tizzy.

London began nearly tripling the number of police on its streets Tuesday to try to end Britain's worst rioting in a generation -- three nights of looting and burning by poor, diverse and brazen crowds of young people. Meanwhile, however, the chaos spread to at least one more major city.Scenes of ransacked stores, torched cars and blackened building...

England's skipper Andrew Strauss said the recent riots here have not affected the team's preparations and they are focused on Wednesday's Test against India to restore the country's feel good factor.

Sporting events in England have taken a direct hit due to the recent incidents of widespread rioting. With latest reports revealing that the unrest has spread to Liverpool, Bristol and Birmingham, the first to be called off was the England-Holland friendly which was scheduled to take place at Wembley on Wednesday.

France international defender Younes Kaboul expressed his fear on Monday that riots in London could force the postponement of his side Spurs' opening Premier League game.

London news: A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.

Even though many football games have been called off keeping in mind the riots that have hit England, currently as things stand, the 3rd Test will be played as per schedule at the Edgbaston Ground in Birmingham starting Wednesday. Though the pitch there is one that's hard to read at the moment, especially if you consider its controversial histo...