Spanish state broadcaster TVE said the jihadi reached the city of Almeria in a patera, the wooden boats Africans traditionally use to reach Europe from as far afield as Senegal.

British 'ISIS rapper' Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was identified by his ears after sneaking into Spain by boat, it emerged today. Bary, 29, took advantage of coronavirus lockdown to hide behind a face mask.

Identified only as Taha al-J., the 37-year-old Iraqi man is accused of genocide, murder, crimes against humanity, war crimes and human trafficking in case heard before Frankfurt judges.

Ayub Nurhussein from south-west London and Said Mohammed from Manchester were caught sending funds to a contact purportedly serving as a high-ranking ISIS soldier.

The horrifying attack took place in the northern suburb of Colombes shortly after 5.30pm on Monday and left one of the officers in intensive care.

Intelligence officials estimate there are 2,500 to 3,000 ISIS fighters still in Iraq, three years after the group's defeat. A further 500 escaped from prison in Syria last month, fuelling violence resurgence.

Police are looking into the possibility Isis 'sleepers' have been 'reactivated' and are plotting attacks around Europe. Two weeks ago Britain's most wanted ISIS fugitive, who has links to Jihadi John, was arrested.

El Chapo is locked up for life but his legend remains alive after three men in New York City were arrested with the drug lord's likeness branded on heroin packages worth $5million.

The 62-year-old drugs kingpin, who co-founded the infamous Sinaloa Cartel, is serving a life sentence at the ADX Florence super maximum security penitentiary in Colorado,

Claudia Ochoa Felix, 35, was found dead in a house in Isla Musala in the city of Culiacan, north-west Mexico. The model had consistently denied involvement with drug gangs in the country.

Claudia Ochoa Félix ,who allegedly led a gang tied to El Chapo's old Sinaloa Cartel, was not murdered and instead died of a drug overdose in Mexico last weekend.

The accusations were made at the opening of President Hernandez's brothers' trial on Wednesday afternoon by US prosecutor Jason Richman.

Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán's family revealed they will construct the first indigenous university in Badiraguato, Mexico, the birthplace of the jailed drug kingpin.

The violence began when cartel leaders including Ovidio Guzmán López, one of El Chapo's sons, who were hiding in a house in Culiacán, opened fire on a group of soldiers on Thursday.

The Mexican government will be holding an auction sale this week on six homes that were confiscated from El Chapo Guzmán following his capture and extradition to the United States.

The Mexican police officer involved in the arrest of the son of reputed drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was assassinated after his car came under a barrage of gunfire inside a parking lot.

In 2015, Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales gave parliament access to El Chapo's son, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, who also took aircraft pilot classes before he disappeared.

Officials in the Mexican state of Sinaloa report that murders dropped by 60 percent from 2010 to 2019, but El Chapo's old cartel still holds power in his home state.

José 'The Lord of the Tunnels' Sánchez Villalobos is accused by a federal California court of building and operating two tunnels for El Chapo that connects Tijuana and San Diego.

The DEA says El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel poses a threat to the United States like no other Mexican criminal group even with the notorious leader sitting behind bars in the U.S.

El Chapo's mother says her lawyers have provided Mexican officials proof that her son was illegally extradited to the United States in a letter she sent to Mexico's president.

The Brexit Party leader will unveil the bold plan, which includes rebuilding the transport system and free broadband for all homes at a Birmingham rally where he will unveil 100 general election candidates.

Mr Farage told a rally in Birmingham that his new party was 'not a protest movement' as he unveiled the party's first 100 candidates to stand at any snap general election.

The Trump administration is considering tying foreign aid payments to how countries treat their religious minorities.

JONATHAN McEVOY AT YAS MARINA: Lewis Hamilton signed off from qualifying in style - ending his nine-race pole drought - by setting the pace ahead of Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

A new mural has been unveiled at the Farm Bridge section of Silverstone, depicting the Mercedes driver in front of the Union flag following his sixth world title this season.

Aston Martin, one of the most iconic names in British motoring, could enter Formula One as the new identity of the Racing Point team.

Hamilton, who collected his F1 champion's trophy at an FIA gala in Paris on Friday, will head to Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit for the closed event organised by mutual sponsor Monster.

All 10 Formula One teams have unanimously voted to keep the current specification of Pirelli tyres after testing and analysing results of a new prototype in Abu Dhabi, the sport's governing body (FIA) said.

Racing royalty met up in Valencia and traded places for the day, as Lewis Hamilton hopped on a motorbike and Valentino Rossi took control of a Formula One car.

Charles Leclerc has signed a five-year contract to remain with Ferrari following a successful maiden campaign with Ferrari, rewarding the Frenchman with a new and improved deal.

Following a number of on-track disputes last season - the pair's first together at Ferrari - their battle reached boiling point when they crashed into each other at the Interlagos circuit.

Mercedes driver Hamilton claimed his sixth world championship last season and is now eyeing Schumacher's record with the Brit approaching the new campaign as the strong favourite.

They will come face to face when Hamilton, whose contract is due for renewal at the end of the season, returns to work at the Silver Arrows' Northamptonshire factory on Tuesday morning. 

Hamilton, whose Mercedes contract is set to expire at the end of the year, had held informal talks about joining Ferrari last year but any move now looks dead in the water.

Lewis Hamilton has hit back at criticism from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen , calling the Dutchman's comments 'a sign of weakness' after he recently lit the fire ahead of the upcoming season.

The Chinese Grand Prix could be rescheduled for November as part of a two-day event sandwiched in between the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi races after the original race was postponed.

It has been reported that Hamilton could pocket around £60million from a new deal with Mercedes but he and Wolff both claimed that they have not yet spoken about figures.

On Wednesday, seven of Formula One's 10 teams published a joint statement expressing surprise and shock at the FIA's confidential agreement with Ferrari.

Hamilton said it was 'shocking' that the Australian Grand Prix could go ahead amid the threat of the coronavirus and suggested organisers had put financial concerns ahead of people's health.

F1 confirmed the next two races, in Bahrain and Vietnam, are off, meaning the first four races of the season will not take place as planned after April's Chinese Grand Prix was earlier postponed.

Silverstone bosses have promised fans a full refund if the British Grand Prix on July 19 is called off. The first seven races of the F1 season have been cancelled over coronavirus pandemic.

McLaren now have all their employees home from Australia after a period in quarantine following a positive test at the cancelled season-opener in Melbourne.

The boss of the British Grand Prix has told Formula One's owners that he needs to know by the middle of next month whether the showpiece event is going ahead on July 19.

Formula One and Silverstone admit they have until the end of April before they find out if the British Grand Prix could be held this year.

The reigning Formula One champion is waiting to agree terms over a new contract with Mercedes, with his current £40million-a-year deal expiring at the end of this season.

Sportsmail recounts Ian Wooldridge's thrilling escapades alongside motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss, who has passed away aged 90, in the 1991 Mille Miglia motor race...

Stirling Moss was among F1's first stars in its 1950s golden era racing against the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio. But the dangerous decade also claimed the lives of many famous drivers in their prime.

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned that a number of Formula One teams could fold if a crisis meeting on Thursday does not endorse money-saving plans.

Moss died on Easter Sunday aged 90 after a long illness, unrelated to coronavirus. Sir Stirling was considered one of the world's greatest drivers despite never winning the Formula One world title.