7 h. ago The Spin | Rehan Ahmed’s technicolour technique deserves a show on Ashes stage

All-rounder is back on form and would be an exciting addition to England’s squad, says Leicestershire’s director of cricketAs the Hundred fires into primary-coloured summer action, all free T-shirts and AI fan photos, the Spin has been putting her feet up, coffee in one hand, notebook in the other, chewing over the Championship season to date.If the notebook has proved a bitter disappointment, scribbled with long-forgotten three for 67s, the ruminations have been fun. It’s been a season of surprises – Leicestershire! Lancashire! – and memorable moments, from Tom Banton’s 371 in the very first game to Ian Botham’s thunder and fury over Somerset’s field-of-onions pitch for the game against Durham. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Dangerous drug 'rampant' in Brit holiday hotspot as tourists have seizures on the streets

Another popular drug has emerged on to the party scene once again as dealers target tourists in Majorca, leaving them at risk of seizures, memory loss and even death, officials have warned.

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52 h. ago The key issue facing Swansea City in their striker search and the example to follow

Swansea are keen to add more firepower to their squad before the close of the transfer window

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53 h. ago Brit collapses on Brazil beach as women drug him in 'Good Night, Cinderella' scam

A British tourist was found unconscious on a beach in Brazil in an alleged scam, which saw two friends drugged and then robbed of around £16,000 before waking up in hospital

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5 d. ago Hibs hero hailed but warning fired after Partizan feat as one player left out of squad due to transfer

Boyle hits 100 goals and Gray can’t praise him enough

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7 d. ago Brit drug mule mum avoids jail after being caught with 45lbs of cannabis

Cameron Bradford, 21, was arrested on April 22 after a last-minute change of flight tipped off German authorities as the judge presiding over her case agreed she had been pressured by a man

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3 w. ago Drug smuggling siblings caught at UK airport with £5m of cocaine after mum recruited them

Farzana Kauser, 54, used five of her children to smuggle drugs from Cancun in Mexico through to Birmingham Airport. Two of the children were teenagers at the time of the offences

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3 w. ago Chilling final wish of drug smuggling Brit mum who faces death by firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford, 69, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia after being caught smuggling cocaine into Bali

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4 w. ago Brit drug mule mum weeps in Bali court as she bids to dodge firing squad

Lisa Stocker could be given the death penalty if she is convicted of smuggling cocaine.

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4 w. ago British mum faces death penalty for smuggling £300k cocaine in Angel Delight

Lisa Stocker, 39, and her husband Jon Collyer, 39, are facing the death penalty in Indonesia after they were found with 992 grams of cocaine stashed in 17 packets of the dessert Angel Delight

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4 w. ago Brit drug smuggling mum facing death by firing squad horrifying final wish

Lindsay Sandiford is the second Briton to face the death penalty in Indonesia after being caught with £1.6million worth of cocaine - she has spent the last 12 years on death row

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4 w. ago Brit drug smuggling mum's horrifying wish as she awaits Indonesia execution by firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford was sentenced to death in Indonesia after she was convicted of trying to smuggle £1.6million of cocaine into the country in 2012

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