EXCLUSIVE BY MARTIN SAMUEL: The deposit paid by the Saudi Arabian consortium is non-refundable, meaning Newcastle owner Ashley gets richer even if the takeover is not ratified.

Khan, now 33, has not fought since beating Billy Dib in Saudi Arabia last summer and is now chasing his next pay-day against a far more difficult opponent in Filipino Pacquiao.

The north-east club are reportedly on the verge of being sold to a Saudi-backed consortium which involves Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for around £300million.

English football's biggest overseas broadcast partner beIN Sports have reportedly urged the Premier League to block Newcastle's proposed takeover from the Saudi Arabian-led consortium.

beIN Sports shone a light on Saudi Arabia's involvement in the piracy of matches, highlighting the Premier League's unsuccessful attempts to take legal action against satellite provider Arabsat.

The trio had arranged to return to Buenos Aires via Sao Paulo in Brazil. But given there is a travel ban between Brazil and Argentina, a permit was needed to allow their private flight.

The UK government have been urged by its own members to take an active role in scrutinising the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United following calls for the deal to be blocked.

A year has passed since the beheading of 37 Saudi men and still the families wait to receive the bodies. At the time, they did not even know their loved ones had been executed.

Newcastle United's Saudi Arabian takeover, led by Amanda Staveley, will face renewed scrutiny this week from the Premier League after further complaints from human rights activists.

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EXCLUSIVE: BeIN Sports have written to the Premier League urging chief executive Richard Masters to block the £300million deal for Newcastle, citing illegal streaming of matches in Saudi Arabia.

The Premier League asked the United States government to keep Saudi Arabia on its piracy watch list before beginning checks on Newcastle United's Saudi-led takeover.

It is the news Newcastle fans have been dreaming about for years - a big-money takeover and the possible departure of Mike Ashley. But how does a deal actually happen? Our expert reveals all.

Newcastle's first team stars have launched a bid to save boss Steve Bruce with the club's prospective new owners keen to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as manager, according to The Sun.

The £300m deal is awaiting the League's approval but that process is understood to have been held up given the complexity of broadcast piracy allegations against the Saudi state.

A source said more deals with entertainment businesses in America are to be expected as the country tries to navigate the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout from plunging oil prices.

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This taut, spooky debut charts the fate of Elissa, a stunningly bright 13-year-old chess prodigy who is abducted in broad daylight from a tournament in Bournemouth.

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Chris Atkins was sentenced to a five-year 'stretch' in jail. He wrote about his seven months in HMP Wandsworth in A Bit of a Stretch: The Diaries of a Prisoner.

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This fabulous book features all your favourite canine actors, with delightful 'behind the scenes' commentary alongside images from classic films.

An anonymous midwife blows the whistle on underfunded British hospitals in a memoir. Half the maternity units in England alone, are forced to turn mothers away due to staff shortages.

Nicholas Milton, author of Neville Chamberlain's Legacy, reveals the many sides to the famous British war-time leader. From his boyhood in Birmingham he was a lover of nature.

This writer may have a difficult name to remember but once you have read one of her excellent books, you won't forget it

Alpha-male Brad and his glossy wife and daughters have just moved to a smart North Carolina suburb

Susanna Johnston has collated a charming and witty selection of vignettes and diaries from her well-connected life. From bring her dementia-ridden father home from Cape Town, to losing at ping-pong.

In Qualityland, needy delivery drones sulk if we don't give them five stars

Neuroscientist Professor Gina Rippon suggests 'one of the oldest and apparently hardiest of moles is the myth of female and male brains'.

Clare Mackintosh is currently reading The Giver Of Stars by JoJo Moyes. The British thriller writer revealed that she would take Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson to a desert island.

Gene Stone and PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk explore nature in fascinating new book AnimalKind. British authors reveal that an ant colony displays more calm than a bunch of politicians.

Feeling worried about climate change has now been recognised as a legitimate mental health issue.

Sadie Jones is reading My name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. The British novelist revealed that she would take Middlemarch, Nicholas Nickleby or Vanity Fair to a desert island.

Andrew Ziminski has devoted himself to preserving Britain's greatest structures. The stonemason of 30 years, examines wonders including Stonehenge in a new book.

Set after the death of Victorian explorer David Livingstone, Petina Gappah's novel is part of a trend for putting history's supposed bit-part players centre-stage.

There is no shortage of female detectives in fiction, from Agatha Christie's Miss Marple to Dorothy L. Sayers' Harriet Vane

Combining myth and science, this breathtaking book explores our obsession with the sky.

Foley burst on to the crime scene with her debut The Hunting Party last year, and this second outing confirms her exceptional talent.