All Blocks

After a mediocre Ashes and a dismal start to the County Championship season with Kent, there's no escaping the pressure on England opener Zak Crawley.And to make matters worse for the 28-year-old, there's a host of rivals for his position making their case for selection - be it former internationals who have transformed their game, or young talents pushing to be called up for the first time.With only three rounds of first-class matches to go before the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s, Daily Mail Sport examines…

Nato air strikes were intensifying in Libya, a new television show called Game Of Thrones had just premiered - and Prince William finally made a young lady named Catherine Middleton his bride.More than two billion people watched the wedding at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011, an event billed as the biggest royal event since ‘Charles and Di’.And today, the Prince and Princess of Wales will celebrate their 15th anniversary.Aides are discussing how to mark the event publicly, given that it lands midway through the King and…

The Middle East energy shock could plunge the UK into recession and wipe close to £70billion off the economy over the next two years, according to a doom-laden report.In a bleak assessment of Britain's prospects, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said the economy will be £35billion smaller than previously thought by the end of 2027 in a 'best case' scenario.And it warned under more 'adverse' conditions – where the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and oil spikes to $140 a barrel – some £68billion…

A hunk of non-descript human organ sizzles in a pan on top of the stove inside the 1980s-style wooden kitchen while a huge drum labeled ‘toxic waste’ and ‘caution acid’ sits on the tile floor dissolving discarded flesh and body parts.Somewhat hesitantly, I dare to lift the lid of the chest freezer to find a human torso and other body parts frozen inside, carefully dismembered and preserved for consumption at a later date.Moving onto the refrigerator, I open the door to face a man’s head staring back at me from a shelf…