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From football icon to restaurant boss — Griezmann’s new Madrid hotspot is already the place to be

After becoming a legend at Atlético Madrid with more than 500 appearances for the Spanish club, Antoine Griezmann is opening an exciting new chapter...

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Shakira may go to jail for 8 years and fined £19million over £12m tax fraud

Pop star Shakira is reportedly facing up to eight years in prison she's found guilty of an alleged massive £12m tax fraud. The Hips Don't Lie' singer, 45, is charged with defrauding the Spanish treasury out of millions over a three-year period between 2012 and 2014. Spanish prosecutors are pushing for the highest-possible sentence over six separate counts of tax fraud totalling 14.5 million euros (£12.2m). As well as an eight-year prison sentence, state prosecutors want the mum-of-two to be slapped with a 23 million euro fine (£19.2m). Shakira is accused of pretending to live abroad to avoid paying tax despite moving to Barcelona in 2011 to be with her ex, Spanish defender Gerard Pique. She has already paid out...

‘Why we treat the rich and poor differently’ – Sharia Police ‘Kano Hisbah’

The Kano Hisbah Board has explained why it treats the rich and the poor differently while enforcing some of its rules.  A director of the Islamic police, Aliyu Kibiya gave the explanation while featuring on a Freedom Radio programme.  Kibiya said it is against the tenets of Islam to publicly criticize a leader. He said;  “Although we call on everybody in the society to do the right thing, but we make the call on case by case basis.“It is against the tenets of Islam to mount the podium and call out leaders. There are ways to caution a leader without criticizing him in public." The Sharia police recently came under fire for allegedly turning a blind eye to some acts committed by the rich and...

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