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New blood in midfield is as vital to Arsenal as striker search

CALLS for Arsenal to sign a striker are growing louder every day, but the noise should not detract from a need to also strengthen their midfield.

DRAGUSIN CLOSING IN ON MOVE TO SPURS

CLUB FIGHTS OFF BAYERN INTEREST, WHILE WERNER TAKES HIS MEDICAL

Fearless flier redefined full-back play and gave rugby peerless moments

WALES great JPR Williams will go down as perhaps rugby's finest fullback and yet his storied sporting career might easily never have happened.

Iconic 'Kaiser' transformed football for ever on his way to conquering the world

FRANZ BECKENBAUER, who has died aged 78, was one of only three men to win the World Cup as a player and manager, and was such a graceful and influential footballer that he effectively had a position named after him.

Gunners' midfield targets would be hard to prise away now

limits. Keeping Jorginho for another year would buy Arsenal time and that feels valuable given how they have little room for manoeuvre in the transfer market this month.

Poch craves final at Wembley to launch a new era

THE Carabao Cup may not have been top priority for Chelsea at the start of the season, but they are 180 minutes away from a shot at a trophy that Mauricio Pochettino hopes could be the catalyst for a new era of success at Stamford Bridge.

House prices rise but tough times endure

The property market remains in flux as both buyers and sellers face an uncertain picture, writes Rob Griffin

US lawsuit accuses Revolut of privacy breaches over 'selfies'

REVOLUT could face millions of dollars in damages after being hit by allegations of illegally collecting, storing and using its customers' biometric data in a fresh lawsuit filed in the US.

Hays fees fall 17% in UK amid jobs slowdown

THE slowdown in the jobs market has hit recruitment firm Hays, which saw fees dip 10% in the last quarter.

GSK to buy asthma drug maker Aiolos for £1.1bn

THE first major takeover of 2024 sparked life into London's M&A market today when pharma giant GSK unveiled plans to buy asthma drug maker Aiolos Bio in a $1.4 billion (£1.1 billion) deal.

'On the slopes I'm called Daily Disaster'

Usually the fiasco of her skiing group ,Rachel Johnson finds her happy place on the pistes in the Italian Dolomites

Britain has a moral duty to formally recognise my home country Somaliland

HISTORY was being made in the Horn of Africa, just at the point last week when many of us were contemplating what our new year resolutions would be.

Just when we need it, the Navy is all at sea

At the weekend the frigate HMS Richmond left Devonport to join HMS Diamond in the task force protecting international shipping from attacks by Houthi militias.

Vive Le Gavroche! Inside the last days of a true icon

It was the restaurant that revolutionised London dining, and gave the world Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay. Ahead of its closure on Saturday, Mike Daw joins the kitchen to see what the world will be missing when it’s gone

Michelle: Return of Trump terrifies me

EX-FIRST LADY SPEAKS OUT AHEAD OF RIOT HEARING

Crash victim danced for Sheeran

A YOUNG dancer who died after a motorbike crash in Wandsworth had performed alongside Ed Sheeran at the Brit Awards, friends said today.

Tech giant behind Post nightmare may have to stump up, says minister

TECH giant Fujitsu may have to fork out millions for compensation for sub-postmasters and postmistresses wrongly convicted of fraud in the Horizon computer scandal, a Cabinet minister suggested today.

Sex tapes made by Epstein of Andrew 'exist' claims witness

‘Branson and former president Clinton also filmed by paedophile financier’

Roll out the ballots: Aslef to vote on Tube strike action as Khan shakes 'money train'

...and TSSA set to follow suit as Mayor stonewalls questions at City Hall

I'll be a better player when I return, says Toney

IVAN TONEY is confident he is going to be a better player when he returns from his betting ban and has vowed to repay Brentford's support by firing the club out of their relegation battle.

RISK-FREE TIMO TICKS THE RIGHT BOXES FOR CANNY TOTTENHAM

NO signing is ever entirely risk-free, but in landing Timo Werner on a six-month deal from RB Leipzig, Tottenham have secured a deal with no obvious downsides.

WERNER SPURS DEAL NEARING COMPLETION

CHELSEA FLOP SET TO RETURN TO TOP-FLIGHT THIS WEEK AS POSTECOGLOU GETS TRANSFER BALL ROLLING

RFU will just have to take the hit if they say au revoir to Farrell

ENGLISH rugby will have to take all the repercussions square on the chin should Owen Farrell opt to quit the country for France this summer.

Wright is right, but striking issue isn't an easy fix

FEW people are better placed than Ian Wright to assess Arsenal's attacking woes, and in four words he summed up the thoughts of everyone here at the Emirates yesterday.

Coates pays herself £270m for year despite Bet365 swinging into loss

BET365 boss Denise Coates paid herself another £270.7 million in the year to March 2023, despite the gambling firm swinging to a loss as it spent big entering new markets across the Atlantic.

This Balenciaga reveals fashion's TV show fatal flaw

IF your experience of Balenciaga is a vague awareness of 2022’s bondage teddy furore or the recent “viral” hit of a towel as skirt then you may be surprised to understand the origins of the designer behind it.

Keir Starmer has lots of answers but none to the big questions that matter

THE Labour Party might insist it's wary of complacency in the run-up to a general election. But its leader is certainly growing in confidence.

Droning on about 'hope' won't cut it, Sir Keir

This is the time in any election campaign when voters engage in selective brain shutdown, viz, when it’s apparent from the observations of anyone being interviewed that they’re not actually talking like a human being but like robots who have been programmed by their respective party HQs on the lines to take in answer to any question.

Outrageous tips are the worst American import to London

My friend Robin has never been prone to timidity. If, in a restaurant, he feels he isn’t being taken care of, he never shies away from a confrontation.

Battle against truancy intensifies as nine London schools made 'attendance hubs'

NINE London schools were today named as new “attendance hubs” as the Government attempts to tackle the truancy crisis that has taken hold since the pandemic.