A Pakistani-born couple were jailed for life by a British court for murdering their “westernised” teenage daughter in an apparent honour killing.

A mother accused of murdering her teenage daughter has changed her defence case in what a judge described as a “significant development”, a court heard yesterday.

A couple murdered their “westernised” 17-year-old daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court heard.

An unlawful killing verdict was recorded today on a Muslim teenager who was found dead on a river bank five months after she disappeared.

Detectives investigating the murder of a 17-year-old student today arrested five members of her family on suspicion of lying to police.