The ECB has announced a financial package to help cricket clubs amid the coronavirus crisis.

Cricket bosses are confident they can salvage the international summer insisting they can be good to go ‘behind closed doors' in just four weeks.

The £500,000 donation by England's centrally-contracted players is equivalent to a three month 20 per cent pay cut.

Moeen Ali has opened up on the return of cricket but has sent a stark warning to his fellow players and the decision-makers on the sport.

Captain Tom Moore has been invited to deliver a team talk by England cricket captain Joe Root in the wake of his remarkable achievements in raising money for the NHS.

The Cricket Show pays tribute to Captain Tom Moore today on his 100th birthday. Here's how to watch the Sky Sports special.

Captain Tom Moore was made an honorary cricket player by former England captain Michael Vaughan on his 100th birthday.

The England cricket team are ready to play Test matches behind closed doors this summer.

Leeds went top of the Championship with a brilliant win over Huddersfield.

Rangers have been criticised by Celtic fan Sir Rod Stewart but Gers great Ally McCoist has hit back at the music legend.

Celtic have entered the race with Chelsea to sign Stoke City striker Mohamed Sankoh.

AN ALIEN hunter believes he has spotted a UFO over Spain, which he claims intelligent extraterrestrials are using to monitor the coronavirus situation.

LIFE after death is real, according to a woman who astonishingly claims to have entered another dimension where she saw bright lights and her dead father.

CADBURY has expanded its offering, with two new Dairy Milk flavours, as well as bringing back a retro favourite. Where can you buy them?

PANCAKES are loved by many around Britain, but how can you make the fluffy pancakes which are beloved by the Queen?

HOW to live longer: If you are looking to lead a long life, eating a healthy, balanced diet is the hard and fast rule to live by. The best diet to follow is still debated vigorously but there is a broad consensus emerging.

LOCKDOWN is a difficult time for many with Britons forced to relinquish many freedoms, but those who love a weekly pub quiz have no need to fret.

Manchester United are hoping to get one over their old boss Jose Mourinho.

Odion Ighalo is keen to extend his stay at Manchester United beyond the summer.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has issued a stern warning to Leigh Griffiths about his behaviour after a ‘stamp' incident overshadowed their win over Hamilton.

Celtic hero Chris Sutton has aimed a dig at Rangers as he declared the title is race now over after their loss Hamilton.

All the latest rumours and gossip coming out of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

All the latest rumours and gossip coming out of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Lewis Hamilton rocked up ready to have a crack at riding a MotoGP bike but was told it was too early.

Max Verstappen is eager to get back out on track as soon as possible.

Sebastian Vettel is out of contract later this year but Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is eager to keep hold of him.

Lewis Hamilton has been linked with a move to Ferrari when his contract at Mercedes comes to an end.

TWENTY-three British citizens left stranded in Morocco as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have been returned to their homes in Gibraltar on two specially commissioned vessels.

KIM JONG-UN is building a massive facility outside the capital Pyongyang, satellite images have shown, suggesting he is planning to beef up his stockpile of nuclear weapons.

TWO of Germany's local authorities will bring back certain lockdown measures in some areas following an increase in infections after the government's easing of restrictions.

TEXTILES: brace yourselves. We have a new hate crime on our books.

IS THERE any topic in the entire world that Britain is incapable of turning into a matter of class?

THERE must be an upside to this, yes? Time to read War And Peace, learn a new language, or discover previously unknown aptitudes such as the ability to paint? Face it, you'll never have an opportunity like this again. But this, alas, is what a real day of self-betterment looks like. Leap out of bed at the crack of noon.

The Virtual Grand National takes place today and Express Sport is on hand with the full list of runners and riders.

The Virtual Grand National takes place this weekend instead of the actual race - but who is favourite to win?

Profits of £2.6million have been donated to NHS Charities Together after Saturday's Virtual Grand National.

Horse racing in Britain is currently suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic - but when will racing resume?

Champion jockey Frankie, 49, looks back at his favourite festival on the horse-racing calendar, Royal Ascot

GEORGE SOROS made a chilling warning about the state of global markets in 2012 that has fresh relevance today as world leaders grapple with the unprecedented challenge of rebuilding the post-coronavirus economy.

Peter Whittingham's death has taken the world of football by shock.

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MELANIA TRUMP, 50, has been the US First Lady since 2017. A style expert has explained how she ensures she stands out when she steps out with Donald Trump, 73.

MELANIA TRUMP may be in one of the most controversial families in the White House's history but her fashion and beauty style is almost always impeccable. But what's the secret to her thick, lustrous hair?

THE iconic gown Princess Diana wore to a state banquet at the White House in 1985 is currently being held in quarantine.

PRINCESS ANNE, 69, appeared in a video on the Royal Family Instagram to celebrate the International Day of the Midwife. A video of the Princess Royal, the Queen's only daughter, was posted to the IGTV of the account.

Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa has admitted that he faces a selection headache for the Whites' Championship game against Huddersfield on Saturday, and he could drop striker Patrick Bamford in favour of youngster Tyler Roberts, with the 21-year-old scoring twice against Hull last weekend.

Into mid-2011, the world’s worst food crisis is being felt in East Africa, in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.

Despite successive failed rains, the crisis has been criticized as avoidable and man-made. This is because the situation had been predicted many months before by an international early warning system. Both the international community and governments in the region have been accused of doing very little in the lead up to this crisis. In addition, high food prices have forced food out of the reach of many people, while local conflicts exacerbate the situation.

As the international organization Oxfam describes: 12 million people are in dire need of food, clean water, and basic sanitation. Loss of life on a massive scale is a very real risk, and the crisis is set to worsen over the coming months, particularly for pastoralist communities.

This page also presents news coverage from Inter Press Service on this crisis.

Read full article: East Africa Food Crisis 2011

A recent IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear program was portrayed by most Western mainstream media and politicians as new proof Iran is close to building nuclear weapons. The US Senate passed sanctions on Iran targeting its central bank in response.

However, the report does not say what the mainstream media and politicians claim. It has been much more guarded and much of it is about the state of Iran’s program up to 2003. After that period, the report is much more uncertain. Furthermore, many experts contend that the speculations (not definitive proof) that are in the report are misguided, too, leaning on unreliable sources, for example.

This update to the page on Iran has more information about this. Although the page is long, look for the new section about half way down under the heading of Regurgitating old stories as new information to justify sanctions?

Read full article: Iran

China, India and other emerging economies are often the focus points for climate change negotiations. Many rich nation politicians and their media often point to their rising emissions as proof that they urgently need to be bound to emission reduction targets in the same way rich nations are.

But what is often easily forgotten or omitted is that greenhouse gases can stay in the atmosphere for a very long time. In other words, historic emissions matter.

Historical data show that the majority of greenhouse emissions have been by rich nations, known as "Annex I" countries in climate negotiation speak:

Apart from China and India, the remainder of the top 10 historical greenhouse gas emitters have been from Annex I countries.

This is why 2 decades ago the climate negotiations started by understanding there were "common but differentiated principles" and why "Annex I" countries were initially given target emissions while the rest were to be given space to grow given the urgent need for poverty alleviation and development.

Furthermore, climate negotiations frameworks have always said developing nations need to avoid a polluting path to industrialization, so they can’t just use historic emissions injustice as an excuse not to do anything. At the same time, the dirty path to development was also the cheap and easy path which developing countries need to avoid, so it was also agreed that the Annex I countries should help developing countries in various ways. Needless to say much of this has not really happened.

These and additional charts have been added based on updated data up to 2008 on historical carbon emissions plus estimated emissions for 2009 and 2010.

Read full article: Climate Justice and Equity

Following the trend throughout the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring appears to have spread to Syria. The government crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in Homs and other provincial cities began over a year ago and is thought to have claimed thousands of lives. Attempts at brokering ceasefires have predictably failed.

This page provides coverage of recent events via Inter Press Service’s news feed.

Read full article: Syria Unrest