Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman spoke of her plans to launch a clothing range in his name as she appeared in VH1 reality show Cartel Crew.

The growth of Reuben 'Nemesio' Oseguera Cervantes' Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion from coast to coast over the past decade has made the cartel a 'clear, present and growing danger'.

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.

Noel 'El Flaco' Salgueiro - founder of the ruthless Gente Nueva hit squad - was taken into the custody of the FBI on Thursday and transferred to a jail in El Paso, Texas, on a narcotics charge.

The total number of Mexican adults crossing the border spiked by 25 per cent from late July to late September, while migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador declined.

Michael Avenatti, renowned for representing porn star Stormy Daniels, is being held at the notorious Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan for allegedly extorting $25m from Nike.

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.

Iván Archivaldo Guzmán (pictured) is one of the sons who has been enforcing the 10 p.m. coronavirus curfew in Culiacán, threatening anyone who breaks it with violence.

UK foreign aid money is said to have funded 'salaries' to Palestinian terrorists jailed in Israel. Recipients reportedly include bombmaker Abdullah Barghouti whose attacks killed 67 people.

The cash went on 'lifestyle interventions' between 2005 and 2018, according to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) think-tank. More than 80 per cent of the money has been spent since 2016.

Miss World Australia 2017 winner Esma Voloder and two other beauty queens headed to Canberra with World Vision to ask Australia to boost its foreign aide budget.

The Department for International Development (Dfid) controls most of Britain's £14billion aid budget and has faced frequent criticism for waste and muddle since it was set up by Labour in 1997.

The Department for International Development will now not merge with Foreign Office and a borders and immigration ministry, separate to the Home Office, is unlikely in the cabinet reshuffle.

The £14.6billion budget has faced criticism, with questions over the legitimacy of the projects it is used on, including a mosque build in Egypt.

Nine-year-olds study maths by adding the number of martyrs in Palestinian uprisings in textbooks illustrated with pictures of their funerals.

Foreign aid chiefs have been told to improve how they manage the £4.2billion being spent on boosting gender equality overseas. In the past £4million has been spent on Yegna, Ethiopa's answer to the Spice Girls.

Max Verstappen, who is largely considered the biggest emerging threat to Lewis Hamilton's supremacy on track, is quietly confident his Red Bull team can do big things in 2020.

Valtteri Bottas finished fastest in opening practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel crashed out.

After taking a stunning victory in Brazil last time out, the Dutchman narrowly pipped Hamilton to the fastest time as he looks for back-to-back wins for the first time in his career.

The two-time world champion departed the grid at the end of the 2018 season, opting to continue his career away from the sport, since winning the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour race for Toyota.

JONATHAN McEVOY AT YAS MARINA: His trainer was hanging Lewis Hamilton's laundered overalls on the balcony railing while inside his boss speculated over a move to Ferrari.

As Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes bask in the glory of a sixth world championship, Sportsmail looks at the good and the bad and hands out its post-season awards for 2019.

Under new rules introduced this year, a digital chequered flag mounted on the starting lights gantry took precedence over the physical flag.

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.

The super-ambitious Wolff, currently head of Mercedes, has harboured a desire to replace Liberty Media's moustachioed Chase Carey, who is likely to relinquish his post in the next 18 months.

Hamilton's £40million-a-year deal with Mercedes expires at the end of next year, and Ferrari chief executive Louis Camilleri has confirmed that preliminary discussions have taken place.

Max Verstappen rattled the top of the drivers' market on Tuesday by committing his future to Red Bull for £40million a year and the promise of a title-winning car.

COMMENT BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: I wonder whether F1 - and the other sports being lured there - might not play a constructive role in helping the kingdom towards improvement.

The six-time world champion's clarification follows Italian media reports claiming negotiations with team boss Toto Wolff have broken down over his annual pay demands.

The prospect of a woman competing in F1 for the first time in 44 years has moved a step closer, when the W Series announced that its 2020 champion will receive 15 points towards a 'super licence'.

Red Bull's 22-year-old star Max Verstappen is convinced that, with the right car, he can become Formula One's world champion in 2020 as he insists rival Lewis Hamilton 'is not God'.

McLaren have unveiled the car they hope will take them another step forward on their journey back to the front of the Formula One grid.

Formula One star Lando Norris isn't going to follow Lewis Hamilton to Monaco - because he can't afford it. Norris, 20, would rather stay in Surrey than move to the playground of the grid's high-rollers.

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled the new Mercedes he hopes will fire him to a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship.

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.

The British Formula One driver, who shared the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award with Lionel Messi on Monday, has been linked with a switch from Mercedes to Ferrari.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton is making Mercedes wait to open contract talks, though he revealed that 'freedom' will be a central demand when negotiations finally start.

Mercedes' reinvention of the steering wheel has been banned just a day after it broke cover. Not that Lewis Hamilton and his boffins will mind because it won't be outlawed until 2021.

JONATHAN SPENCER IN SALZBURG: When we rocked up to the iconic Hangar-7 in a Red Bull themed double-decker party bus, we knew we were in for one special night.

INTERVIEW BY NATHAN SALT: Jenson Button has warned Charles Leclerc that his honeymoon at Ferrari is over and he must now put up a fight with Lewis Hamilton for the title.

The Dutch driver, heading into his seventh season in Formula One, lost control and spun around, going off the track at turn five. He was unharmed in Thursday morning's session in Barcelona.

WILL JEANES IN MARRAKESH: Felipe Massa says the future of gas-guzzling Formula One is under threat due to the climate emergency.

Red Bull's No 1 driver Max Verstappen, who is expected to seriously test Lewis Hamilton's dominance going forward, starred heavily during the documentary that premiered last month.

The seven teams, which includes Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren, are concerned that that FIA's probe does not identify whether Ferrari bent the rules.

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.

His comments came as the FIA admitted on Thursday they were not convinced last year's Ferrari was always legal, but took no further action because it was too complex to prove.

Mercedes have reinvented the wheel - for now. Their new DAS system took onlookers by surprise when cockpit cameras showed Lewis Hamilton tugging on his steering wheel.