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Film review: Days of Grace (15)

Directed by the pleasingly named Everardo Gout, this Mexican thriller recalls the fragmented structure and kinetic vigour of City of God. The film starts out with a question: Can a good man keep his head above an ever-rising tide of corruption?

Archaeologists discover dinosaur tail in Mexico's desert

The five-metre tail was the first ever found in the country

Mexican clay artist Alejandro Santiago dies of heart attack aged 49

Alejandro Santiago, a Mexican artist who filled the streets of his home town with clay figures to represent the migrants who left for the United States, has died at the age of 49.

Chris Reynolds briefly becomes world's richest person after PayPal 'credits' him with $92 quadrillion

Chris Reynolds became one thousand times wealthier than the total combined GDP of the whole planet

Rafael

Manchester United defender Rafael desperate for chance to play for Brazil again

The right-back has fallen out of favour since the Olympics

A Mexican soldier stands guard beside a placard with pictures of alleged drug cartels members already arrested

The who's who of the murderous Mexican drug wars

After the capture of the notoriously brutal leader of the Zetas drug cartel, we look at the background to the slaughter that haunts the country where Miguel Angel Trevino Morales was a key player

The British Ambassador in Spain, Giles Paxman

Jeremy Paxman's diplomat brother Giles caught up in fake bomb detector scandal

Jeremy Paxman’s diplomat brother unwittingly allowed the British Embassy in Mexico City to be used as a showroom for bogus bomb detectors, a court has heard.

Leninguer Carballido was certified dead by his family in 2010, but recently won an election

'Dead' man elected mayor in Mexico

Relatives forged a death certificate in order to get an arrest warrant dropped

Paperback review: The Cutting Season, By Attica Locke

Belle Vie is a historic sugar cane planter’s house in the state of Louisiana, open for tourists, school visits and wedding receptions; the estate manager, Caren, is the great-granddaughter of slaves who worked on the plantation.

Javier Hernandez hails Manchester United team-mate David De Gea

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez believes there is currently no other goalkeeper in the world on a par with his team-mate David De Gea.

Mexico 2 Japan 1 match report: Javier Hernandez double sees Mexico beat Japan to third in Confederations Cup group

Javier Hernandez scored twice as well as missing a penalty as Mexico beat Japan to finish third in Group A of the Confederations Cup in Belo Horizonte.

David Luiz in action for Brazil after he suffered a broken nose

Chelsea defender David Luiz to undergo surgery on broken nose after Confederations Cup duty

Brazilian suffered injury in a clash with teammate Thiago Silva while on international duty in victory of Mexico

Neymar in action against Brazil

Confederations Cup: Neymar inspires Brazil to place in last four

The hosts beat Mexico to progress

Italy's midfielder Andrea Pirlo (21) takes a free kick to score against Mexico during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group A football matc
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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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