Arsenal book medical for new striker signing ahead of triple announcement

Read our privacy notice . Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Blackburn Rovers striker Igor Tyjon . Standard Sport understands that Arsenal will pay £1million up front with a further £2m in add-ons for the…

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Waterparks forced to close over disgusting ‘brown challenge’ that is spreading

For those fortunate enough to still be blissfully unaware of the trend, never fear, we can fill you in. In recent years, Instagram and TikTok users have taken it upon themselves to try and get public pools to close by…

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Desperate Putin’s nuclear threats to the UK are growing – here’s what it means

Russian state TV issued a chilling warning to Britain this week that Moscow could deploy its nuclear-armed autonomous “super torpedo”, Poseidon, in retaliation for UK-made drones being used by Ukraine to strike Russia.…

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Securing return to EU single market would win Burnham the next election, says former Tory MP turned Labour adviser

Under his proposal, which has reportedly been put to the prime minister , the UK would be invited to join the confederation in return for a commitment to spend 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence and to extend the protection…

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Armed robber back in custody after escaping twice in a week and going to France

Despite being caught the following day, Boakye escaped again just days later from a wheelchair at Lewisham Hospital while he was being taken for an X-ray. Boakye, who raps under the name Dsavv, was eventually arrested in…

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Prince Harry and others told to pay £9,500,000 to Daily Mail

It marks the first round of legal costs following their failed High Court case. The high-profile figures, also including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Elton John , sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over…

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From Zuckerberg to Irons - why do the wealthy buy Irish castles?

But the Facebook founder is far from the first - the likes of Jeremy Irons, Christy Cashman, and the billionaire John Malone have all bought Irish castles in recent decades. So what exactly is going on? For Zuckerberg…

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Oldest death row inmate who had ‘last meal’ eight times dies naturally aged 101

Each time his execution approached, it was called off. Smith spent 76 years under sentence and more than 70 of them behind bars. He died aged 101 while still maintaining his innocence. Smith was believed to be both the…

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A party, 101 princesses and an eccentric millionaire: Jon Ronson on a mysterious castle – and what it taught him about masculinity in crisis

From what I could tell, as I frantically tried to piece together the night's events, one of Joel's friends had been invited to a party being held by a stranger she'd met that week on Tinder. So Joel and two others went…

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‘HS2 lite’ to Manchester project revived

The Prime Minister has spoken frequently of his desire to see plans for a new rail line resurrected, citing warnings from the industry that the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and Manchester is close to reaching…

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