6 h. ago Tottenham growing in confidence over agreeing Thomas Frank deal as £10m talks held with Brentford

Brentford boss is believed to be keen on taking charge at Spurs

Economics

6 h. ago Tottenham approach Brentford over appointing Thomas Frank as head coach

Spurs confident deal can be struck in next 48 hoursPersonal terms already agreed with 51-year-old Dane Tottenham have approached Brentford over appointing Thomas Frank as their new head coach. The Dane is the club’s No 1 target to replace Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked on Friday, and there is confidence that a deal will be struck in the next 48 hours.Negotiations are due to take place on the cost of recruiting Frank, who has a £10m release clause, and his backroom staff. The 51-year-old wants to join Spurs after almost seven years at Brentford, with c already in place. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Mamadou Sarr: Chelsea confirm third transfer of summer window as £12m deal finalised for defender to sign

Defender signs eight-year contract at Stamford Bridge after £12m deal was agreed in January

Economics

13 h. ago Jobe Bellingham transfer fee: How much did Dortmund pay Sunderland, yearly salary, potential squad number

Jobe Bellingham is set to sign for Borussia Dortmund this summer in a megabucks transfer from EPL outfit Sunderland.

Economics

14 h. ago US chipmaker Qualcomm agrees to buy UK’s Alphawave in $2.4bn deal

Acquisition will lead to latest departure from London’s stock market

Economics

15 h. ago US and China officials to meet for trade talks in London – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsChina has slipped further into deflation territory, underlining the importance of agreeing a trade deal with the US.China’s consumer prices fell for a fourth consecutive month in May, new data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows.“The next round of trade talks between the U.S. and China will be held in the UK on Monday.“We are a nation that champions free trade and have always been clear that a trade war is in nobody’s interests, so we welcome these talks.” Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Jobe Bellingham to follow in Jude’s footsteps as Sunderland agree deal with Dortmund

Potential fee could be most expensive for German clubPlayoff winner Tommy Watson sold to Brighton for £10mJobe Bellingham is poised to swap Sunderland for Borussia Dortmund after the clubs agreed an initial fee of around £28m, potentially rising to £32m.The 19-year-old England Under-21 midfielder, the younger brother of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, has just played a key part in helping Sunderland to secure promotion to the Premier League but is now following in his sibling’s footsteps and heading to the Bundesliga. Continue reading...

Economics

26 h. ago Rachel Reeves strikes 11th hour deal with Angela Rayner to break cabinet civil war deadlock

Exclusive: The Treasury agreed a late deal with Angela Rayner’s Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government on Sunday evening, just days before Rachel Reeves publishes the spending review

Events

28 h. ago Jobe Bellingham to Dortmund: Transfer fee, salary and Sunderland star's potential squad number at Signal Iduna

Borussia Dortmund are set to sign Sunderland and England under-21 midfielder Jobe Bellingham according to reports.

Politics

29 h. ago Jobe Bellingham to Dortmund: Transfer fee, salary and Sunderland's stars squad number at Signal Iduna

Borussia Dortmund are set to sign Sunderland and England under-21 midfielder Jobe Bellingham according to reports.

Politics

33 h. ago Two reasons Arsenal could MISS OUT on £51m Martin Zubimendi transfer as Real Madrid make move

Arsenal have an agreement to sign Spain international Martini Zubimendi but a deal is not yet over the line for the midfielder who is drawing late interest from Real Madrid this summer

Economics

49 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal to sign Kepa, Sesko update; Mbeumo to Man Utd twist; Chelsea agree Gittens deal

The first of two summer transfer deadlines is now drawing near

Sport

52 h. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan and former fiancee Laila Rouass agree deal to seal clean break

The snooker icon, 49, is now understood to be planning to quit the UK and move to the Middle East where he has a snooker academy

Economics

59 h. ago Sunderland make £8.5m demand as Jobe Bellingham talks with Dortmund reach deadlock

Borussia Dortmund want to sign Sunderland midfield starlet Jobe Bellingham before the Club World Cup and the two clubs remain in negotiations for the player, who has agreed a five-year deal with BVB

Economics

3 d. ago Between ‘rollover UK’ and ‘retaliatory China’: will EU hardball secure trade deal with US?

Optimism is growing in Brussels, but high-risk strategy has only weeks to play out before pause in tariff threat endsIn Brussels’ corridors of power, quiet optimism is growing that the EU’s hardball strategy to secure a US trade deal is working. While Britain quickly moved to try to cushion the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs with a deal agreed last month – and US-Chinese relations are a tit-for-tat situation – the EU has taken a different stance. “We are positioning ourselves between ‘rollover UK’ and ‘retaliatory China’,” said a Brussels source.The stakes are not just the £706bn in transatlantic trade between the EU and US but the fallout from what diplomats and businesses say is a dangerous assault on the global rules-based system that governs western democracy. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Emmanuel Gyamfi sold on Aberdeen transfer by Scottish Cup party as Hampden scenes sealed the deal

The Dons have agreed a deal with Schalke 04 for the young left-sided player who has penned a four-year agreement

Economics

3 d. ago Dundee United agree Iurie Iovu deal with further transfers in pipeline for Jim Goodwin ahead of Conference League test

The Tannadice club have thrashed out a fee to sign the Moldova international - who will pen a long-term deal at the club

Economics

4 d. ago Manchester United have already given game away over next major transfer move

Manchester United transfer latest with Bryan Mbeumo bid lodged and Mathues Cunha deal agreed

Sport

4 d. ago Millions of Brits heading to Portugal can use eGates at Faro airport and avoid lengthy Brexit border queues

The new arrangements come after the UK and EU agreed a new trade deal

Politics

4 d. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal want Semenyo; Man Utd make Gyokeres move, Mbeumo bid; Wirtz agrees Liverpool deal

Halfway stage now reached in first of two summer windows

Economics