By Becky Johnson, North of England correspondent The mother of teenager Shafilea Ahmed now claims she witnessed her husband attacking her daughter. In what the judge has described as a “significant development in the case” Farzana Ahmed has changed her defence.  Her defence statement has been read to the jury in which she describes witnessing [...]

To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. 3:19pm UK, Thursday June 21, 2012 Comedian Jimmy Carr has issued a statement apologising for his “terrible error of judgement” in using a tax avoidance scheme. Earlier this week, it emerged Carr had been [...]

England and Sweden fans enjoy the atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev on Friday 2:30pm UK, Sunday June 17, 2012 Uefa has launched disciplinary proceedings against the Football Association over the “inappropriate conduct” of England fans at the Euro 2012 Championships. The governing body of football in Europe is investigating an attempted pitch invasion [...]

To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. 5:46am UK, Sunday June 10, 2012 Uefa has charged the Russian football association with the “improper conduct” of its supporters after dozens of fans attacked four stewards. Amateur footage showed supporters punching and kicking [...]