Amy Winehouse’s husband plotted a £200,000 (€252,000) pay off for a pub landlord he had beaten up to skip a key court date, it was claimed today.

POP singer Amy Winehouse yesterday spent more than an hour in court supporting her husband, who faces charges of assault and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Police have charged a fifth man with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in relation to a trial involving the husband of jazz singing sensation Amy Winehouse.

Shares in IT firm Computacenter fell 5% today after talks that could have led to a takeover by its co-founders came to an end.