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When the Rotherham child abuse scandal exploded last year the nation hoped that the sordid story was a horrifying one-off. But in the wake of the revelations came allegations of more Asian gangs sexually abusing white girls - some as young as 12 - in cities across the north of England. For Katie Taylor (not her real name), the sickening tales of sexual abuse came as no surprise, because as a 13-year-old, she too had been a victim of predatory gangs. Scroll down for video Harrowing: Katie Taylor tells her story from behind a screen to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield In a brave appearance on ITV breakfast show, This Morning, she revealed that she had first been approached by a handsome man named 'Sam' at just 13 years of age. 'I first noticed him when he began following me home from school but I didn't think anything of it at first,' she said from behind a screen. More... Heartbroken bride-to-be prepares for the funeral of her fiance after he dies from

The Kidderminster Harriers player who was punched by a Stockport County supporter during Saturday's Blue Square Premier match has branded their fans a 'disgrace' and called for the club to suffer a second relegation this season. Defender Lee Vaughan spoke out angri ly against those visiting fans who encroached on to the pitch. Kidderminster's 4-0 victory had ramifications for both clubs, as the home team won but failed to leapfrog Mansfield at the top of the table while Stockport were relegated to the sixth tier of English football. Shocking: Lee Vaughan of Kidderminster (C) is attacked by a Stockport County fan Ugly: A Stockport fan confronts two Kidderminster players Lee Vaughan of Kidderminster Harriers (L) with Alex Kenyon of Stockport County as fans invade the pitch Peacemaker: Stockport's Alex Kenyon pleads with fans to calm down Trouble flared after Anthony Malbon gave Harriers the lead six minutes into the second half. The evening turned ugly wh

FIFA has confirmed that the Twitter accounts of president Sepp Blatter and the World Cup team were hacked this evening, with a series of controversial messages left on both. The co-ordinated hacking affected the @SeppBlatter and the @FifaWorldCup accounts, with messages suggesting the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar had been corrupted. While the @FifaWorldCup account carried tweets suggesting Blatter was to stand down following corruption charges, the @SeppBlatter account 'responded' with messages purporting to be Blatter defending himself. Powerful: Sepp Blatter is the FIFA president Controversial: Many have long disagreed with Sepp Blatter's FIFA presidency Downbeat? Blatter did not appear in the best of spirits during a recent news conference in Havana A FIFA statement tonight said: 'We can confirm that some of FIFA's twitter accounts, including the account of the FIFA President and @fifaworldcup, have been hacked today. 'We are look

Everton are giving a trial to South African midfielder Daylon Claasen. The skilful 23-year-old was a former target for Mark Hughes at Queens Park Rangers and is hoping to finally earn his breakthrough Premier League move by impressing David Moyes. Claasen plays for Belgian side Lierse but is out of contract in the summer with other English clubs also showing interest. Like Everton midfielder and compatriot Steven Pienaar, Claasen started his career at Ajax Cape Town before signing for Ajax in Holland after trial spells with Real Madrid and Espanyol. Famous footsteps: Daylon Classen, who has been compared with Steven Pienaar, is on trial at Everton He made his senior debut for in his homeland aged just 16 years, nine months and 29 days and his since gone on to earn a call-up to the national side. His agent Ivan Modia said: 'He is a player very similar to Steven Pienaar, Ajax Amsterdam's school. He has been labelled as his successor in the national team. 'A very

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is hoping to have captain Fabricio Coloccini back at his disposal for the crucial end-of-season run-in. The 31-year-old Argentina international has missed the last 11 games after breaking two bones in his back during the 4-2 Barclays Premier League victory over Southampton on February 24. In his absence, the Magpies have slipped out of the Europa League and been sucked closer to the battle for top-flight survival, although they remain six points clear of the bottom three. Key man: Fabricio Coloccini is Newcastle's captain and a commanding centre back However, Coloccini’s return to training means he could yet have a part to play, and that would come as a welcome boost to Pardew, who has found himself in the firing line as the fall-out from a disastrous derby defeat by Sunderland continues to shroud Tyneside. He said: 'Colo is training. He hasn’t done full physical training - that’s due to come, hopefully, this week. 'We are fingers crossed beca

Tottenham fans joined the bizarre 'shoes off' craze during their side's Under 21 victory over Arsenal on Monday night. Just 24 hours after celebrating a 3-1 victory over Manchester City in the Premier League, more than 1,000 Spurs supporters turned up at Barnet's Underhill stadium for the 'mini derby'. Scroll down for video Dapper: Tottenham fans wave their shoes in their air Nabil Bentaleb's 46th minute strike secured a 1-0 victory over their north London rivals and fans celebrated by chanting 'shoes off, if you love Tottenham'. The bizarre chant was first sung by Newcastle fans in 2006 and has since been taken up by Bangor, Cardiff and Wolves fans. Some believe it was inspired by the Islamic insult of showing the soles of your shoes while others claim it was simply an act of bravado during a freezing match-day at St James' Park. Spectacle: More than 1,000 Spurs fans turned up for 'mini derby' Neat finish: Nabil Bentaleb sc

Southampton striker Rickie Lambert has described the decision to leave Swansea forward Michu off the shortlist for the PFA Player of the Year award as 'shocking'. Michu has scored 21 goals in 38 games in his first season in English football - including 17 in the Premier League - yet the Spaniard was overlooked in favour of Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale, Michael Carrick, Juan Mata, Eden Hazard and Robin van Persie. Lambert, who came up against Michu in Saturday's 0-0 draw at the Liberty Stadium, told the Daily Mirror that he thinks the 27-year-old was overlooked because he plays for an 'unfashionable' club. Lambert said: 'It is shocking really if someone like Michu can’t get in with the season he has had. 'I don’t know what it is, whether it is ourselves or the FA. But it is shocking that he is not in it. 'Shocking': Lambert (right) feels Michu should have been shortlisted 'I did not believe it was because he’s at an unfashionable side before this