Scrapped tours will not affect pay packets as Eoin Morgan’s England squad prepare for South Africa

Scrapped tours will not affect England players’ £800,000 pay packets as Eoin Morgan’s white-ball squad prepare for South Africa and ODI and T20 contests England’s players will receive their full basic salaries even if games are called off  Sportsmail has learned that England’s players will continue to be paid £800,000  Eoin Morgan’s squad will fly … Read more

Critics have condemned Pakistan police chief who seemed to blame alleged rape victim for attack

Fury after Pakistan police chief ‘victim blames’ mother who was gang-raped in front of her two children because she was out without a male guardian  French mother to blame for her rape Pakistani police chief Umar Sheikh appears to say  Victim allegedly attacked by several men in front of her two children  Police chief’s comments criticised … Read more

Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden opens up about the risky mission

A Navy SEAL who helped take down Osama bin Laden has opened up about how the harrowing memories of 9/11 helped him go through with the life-threatening mission.  Robert O’Neill, from Montana, was part of the SEAL Team Six who carried out Operation Nepture Spear in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and successfully killed the al-Qaeda leader in May … Read more

Christian sentenced to death in Pakistan for ‘blasphemous texts’ after ‘refusing Islam conversion’

Christian is sentenced to death in Pakistan after being accused of ‘blasphemy’ when he refused his employer’s request to convert to Islam Asif Pervaiz, 37, has been in custody since 2013 accused of blasphemy He claims his factory supervisor tried to convert him to Islam after he quit the job Asif says when he refused, … Read more

Ben Stokes speaks for the first time after his father, Ged, revealed he is battling brain cancer

England cricketer Ben Stokes reveals he ‘didn’t sleep for a week’ after finding out his father Ged was suffering from brain cancer England star Ben Stokes has spoken after his father’s heartbreaking diagnosis  Ged Stokes revealed he is battling brain cancer after being taken ill in the winter  Stokes withdrew from England’s Test series with … Read more

Mother-of-eight avoids jail after taking nearly £100,000 in illegal benefit claims

Saaba Mahmood, 36, was spared jail after admitting to scrounging almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims at Manchester’s  Minshull Street Crown Court A mother of eight who scrounged almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims has been spared jail after she offered to enrol on a taxpayer funded programme to help her realise her crimes were … Read more

Police are forced to close Curry Mile AGAIN as hundreds ignore local lockdown in Manchester

Police are forced to close Curry Mile AGAIN as hundreds ignore local lockdown in Manchester to attend mass celebration of Afghan Independence Day Hundreds spilled onto one of city’s busiest streets where they parted last night  The Wilmslow Road revellers have been scolded by both their councillor and MP  Manchester has a local lockdown limiting … Read more

Police flee crowd celebrating Pakistan Independence Day

A group of heavily-outnumbered police officers fled a mob of hundreds of revellers attending an illegal party celebrating Pakistan Independence Day in locked-down Manchester. Party goers gathered in Manchester’s so-called ‘Curry Mile’ on Friday night, in breach of the city’s reinforced lockdown rules which restrict outdoor gatherings to up to six people with social distancing enforced. Police … Read more

Police flee mob celebrating Pakistan Independence Day

A group of heavily-outnumbered police officers fled a mob of hundreds of revellers attending an illegal party celebrating Pakistan Independence Day in locked-down Manchester. Party goers gathered in Manchester’s so-called ‘Curry Mile’ on Friday night, in breach of the city’s reinforced lockdown rules which restrict outdoor gatherings to up to six people with social distancing enforced. Police … Read more

Kensington mansion once home to the Maharaja of Lahore’s exiled son goes on sale for £15.5m

An elegant mansion in London‘s Kensington which was once home to an exiled prince who was a godson of Queen Victoria has gone on the market for £15.5million. The stunning five-bedroom property in The Little Boltons was occupied by Victor Duleep Singh, son of the last Maharaja of Lahore Sir Duleep Singh – now part of Pakistan – … Read more

Police flee baying mob celebrating Pakistan Independence Day

A group of heavily-outnumbered police officers fled a baying street mob after failing to break up an illegal party celebrating Pakistan Independence Day in locked-down Manchester. Hundreds of revellers gathered in Manchester’s so-called ‘Curry Mile’ on Friday night, in breach of the city’s reinforced lockdown rules which restrict outdoor gatherings to up to six people with … Read more