Three teeange boys have been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in connection with the death of a 16-year-old schoolgirl who is thought to have taken an illegal substance.

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Next sees new gardening centres as path to greater growth

Fashion retailer Next is branching out into garden centres after a trial format came up smelling of roses.

Wolves set to snap at Wigan's heels

Warrington have the chance to turn up the heat on the Super League leaders Wigan when they meet in today's match at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Briers uses experience as wily Wolves feast on Saints

St Helens 12 Warrington 22

Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed jailed for life for murdering their daughter Shafilea

Judge told the pair they had sought to keep the teenager in the "sealed cultural environment" of rural Pakistan rather than modern Britain

Family honour key to Shafilea death

Shafilea Ahmed was murdered by parents who were obsessed with the idea of family honour.

Ben Forster, 31, a stage-school graduate who has already appeared in the West End, pipped Rory Taylor, 24, to claim the role of Jesus Christ, with former male model Roger Wright, 41, coming third

3.3m tune in to see Ben Forster win live final of ITV's Superstar

The climax of ITV1's Superstar pulled in only half the audience which the finals of Andrew Lloyd Webber's previous BBC shows attracted.

Paul Anderson: Huddersfield’s new coach suffered a debut defeat at home to Wakefield

New Giants coach urges unity

New Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson is urging his team to "pull together" after watching them suffer an alarming collapse in his first game in charge.

Anderson era opens with late loss for Giants

New Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson admitted his team face a crisis of confidence after watching their dismal run continue with a 35-14 home Super League defeat by Wakefield yesterday.

Farzana Ahmed is jointly charged with murdering her daughter

I lied to police in fear of husband, says Shafilea's mother

A woman accused of murdering her daughter because she brought shame on the family told a jury yesterday that she had lied to police because she was "frightened" of her husband who she said would beat her.

Shafilea Ahmed's parents have been charged with her murder

Mother 'saw husband slap Shafilea Ahmed'

A mother accused of murdering her daughter because she brought shame on the family has admitted for the first time that she realised her husband had “probably killed” the teenager just one week after she went missing, a court heard today.

The Sports Matrix: Monday 16 July 2012

Ferdinand defends 'choc-ice' comment

Warrington centre Chris Bridge tests the Huddersfield defence

Briers' skills send hungry Wolves back to Wembley

Warrington 33 Huddersfield 6

She was lying, says accused Shafilea Ahmed father

A father accused of murdering his “Westernised” daughter told a jury today she was lying when she complained of violence and being forced into marriage.

Shafilea Ahmed’s father denies violence

A father accused of murdering his daughter because she brought shame on the family has denied being a “domineering and violent man” and called into question his wife's “mental state”, a court heard today.

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