内容摘要：He controlled every aspect of their lives by telling them how to dress, what to eat, where they could go and who they could speak to, the court were told.

He controlled every aspect of their lives by telling them how to dress, what to eat, where they could go and who they could speak to, the court were told.

Even Ayesha, the oldest sister who is in a cousin marriage, said she doesn't imagine either of her two children will marry their cousins.At the time she married her cousin, she says, "I didn't know any different. My parents were strong in their culture. As the generations move on, the culture is disappearing a bit."

She was aware of the genetic risks when she had her two children. Neither of them have a genetic illness."We did take that on board," she says, on the topic of genetic health. "But I always feel like if it's going to happen, it's going to happen. If the child is going to be born with a disability then it will happen if you are married to a cousin or not."Indeed, in Bradford at least, the practice is in decline. The share of new mothers from across the Born in Bradford study who were first cousins with the father of their baby fell from 39% in the late 2000s to 27% in the late 2010s.

This is no coincidence, according to Professor John Wright, chief investigator on the Born in Bradford project. He points out that it is only recently that his team published evidence around the risks of cousin marriage in the UK."When we talked to the families 10 years ago it was very clear that people weren't aware of the risks but like all parents they want to do their best for their children. They want to have healthy children," he says.

"Education is the starting point and we've shown in Born in Bradford how powerful that is."

Aside from health concerns, there's another reason some people want to see cousin marriage banned: its impact on social cohesion. This is what's largely driving the debate in Scandinavia. In Norway, where cousin marriage was banned last year, lawmakers said the practice wasHe said: "We're celebrating a lot of anniversaries."

Bushy's had produced a "special brew" to mark its 40th year, produced in wooden barrels, Mr Cox explained.Organiser Camra Isle of Man was also celebrating its 50th birthday, he added, from when the group believes it was founded locally in 1975.

Mr Cox said there were more than 100 cask ales from all over the UK included in this year's event, and all the local breweries were involved.There was also more than 20 craft beers in kegs, more than 50 real ciders and perries, as well as fruit wines and mead.