Newcastle are 'targeting a sensational return' for Rafa Benitez if the proposed £340million take over by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince goes through. 

Sources close to Mike Ashley have suggested he does not have the appetite for another takeover saga played out in public, much like Staveley's previous attempt to buy the club in 2017.

A Saudi takeover of Newcastle would be 'sportswashing' according to human rights body Amnesty International.The Premier League club are understood to be in talks with two potential buyers

The proposed Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of Newcastle United could be blocked by the Premier League amid allegations that their government are facilitating theft of television rights. 

Michael Sanchez (inset) filed a suit stating the Amazon boss defamed him by falsely claiming he was the source of the leaked naked photos of Bezos (pictured with Lauren Sanchez).

Super rich Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly remains very keen to pull off a takeover of Manchester United.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who fled Saudi Arabia for Canada last year, shared the before-and-after pictures of herself in a niqab and then a bikini on her Twitter account last month.

Ahmed Hirsi discovered Ilhan Omar was having an affair with Tim Mynett when he went to her Washington D.C. apartment and found the lovers in pajamas last spring.

The new global index showed children in Norway, South Korea and the Netherlands had the best chance at survival and well-being thanks to good healthcare, education and nutrition.

Billionaire Sheikh Maktoum - a friend of the Queen - had Princess Shamsa abducted from Cambridge after she went on the run in 2000 and her sister Princess Latifa snatched from her yacht.

Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum ordered henchmen to snatch Princess Shamsa in Cambridge in 2000 but a criminal inquiry was dropped as an alleged diplomatic favour.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected more than half a million people worldwide, with more than 28,000 deaths recorded.

Saudi Arabia's three biggest mobile phone providers sent millions of requests for location data to a major US carrier starting in November last year, which can be used to track the phones' users.

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: Mike Ashley will sell Newcastle United if the consortium fronted by Amanda Staveley produces the cash to do a deal, Sportsmail has been told.

Saudi Arabia, which has recorded 1,885 infections and 21 deaths, imposed a 24-hour curfew today in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, an extension of measures to combat coronavirus.

Tamer Antakly, 58, moved to Australia with his wife and two daughters in 2015 but is unable to work as a doctor because his final qualification test has been delayed due to coronavirus

Amir Khan is considering retirement after the coronavirus has put boxing on lockdown. The 33-year-old recently welcomed his newborn baby into the world and donated his building to the NHS.

800 people have been executed in the Kingdom since King Salman bin Abdulaziz ascended to the throne in January 23, 2015.

Manchester United's chances of being bought by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appear to be all but over in light of his move to buy Newcastle.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN AND CRAIG HOPE: Sources have disclosed that all the necessary paperwork has been lodged, and that the potential deal now awaits their approval.

Abdul-Rahim al-Howeiti (pictured) was shot dead by security forces in Al-Khuraybah, near the Saudi border with Jordan, the government confirmed.

A deal worth £300million from Saudi Arabia's Private Investment Fund, Amanda Staveley and the Reuben Brothers to take control of the club from current owner Mike Ashley is close to being finalised.

Mike Ashley is close to sealing the £300million sale of the Premier League club to a consortium fronted by Amanda Staveley, which has been backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

Steve Bruce was an unpopular choice to replace Rafael Benitez, but Sam Allardyce insists Newcastle must stick with the former Sunderland boss once the takeover is complete.

The bid to take over the club is being chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, who is the defence minister. He oversaw the devastating Yemen attacks that caused a humanitarian crisis.

Should the Reuben brothers play an integral part in Mike Ashley departing Newcastle United, Ant and Dec might suddenly find they have competition as the Toon's favourite double act.

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.

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.

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.

Fans of The Block probably feel like they had seen it all after Sara Vale's many dramatic meltdowns and walk-offs on last year's season. 

Shaynna Blaze announced her split from husband of 18 years, Steve Vaughan, in August 2018.

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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.

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.

We're all rushed for time these days, but even so, the fact that one in three people in the UK doesn't regularly read for pleasure is a shock.

Journalist Alice Vincent has written about finding peace in her plants after a breakup. Rootbound: Rewilding A Life described how her long-term boyfriend broke up with her over breakfast.

Philippe J. Dubois and Elise Rousseau have written a collection of essays on the behaviour of birds. A Short Philosophy Of Birds looks at how they interact with each other.

Richard Layard, an economist, has written a study into how society can be happier. He has long promoted happiness as a better measure of society's progress than GDP.

Psychotherapist Julia Samuel draws on love, grief, loneliness, fear, separation, anger, jealousy, frustration in This Too Shall Pass and the demands that each issue comes with.

Sebastian Barry is currently reading Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty And Time by Gaia Vince. He said he was unable to read until he was eight.