Portsmouth chief 'astonished' at tax charge

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie today insisted he will clear his name after being charged with tax evasion, claiming he was on his honeymoon at the time the alleged offence took place.

Storrie, who has been on bail since being arrested in November 2007 on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting, said he will "defend the allegations in the strongest possible terms" and is "entirely confident" that he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.