3 h. ago Martin Zubimendi to cost Arsenal more than £51m release clause as transfer details emerge

Arsenal have reportedly finally agreed a deal with Real Sociedad to sign Martin Zubimendi, but the Gunners will pay more than the midfielder's £51million release clause

Economics

4 h. ago A drop in the ocean: does experimental technology hold the key to saving the world’s seas?

Investment is pouring into companies promising to geoengineer a rapid change in the pH of our waters – but critics are concerned at the speed at which unproven methods are being adoptedIn October 2024, a US company called Ebb Carbon announced the world’s largest marine carbon removal deal to date, signing a multimillion-dollar agreement with Microsoft to try to help fix a very real problem in the world’s seas: ocean acidification.Ebb plans to use a method called electrochemical ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) to mimic the natural process of ocean alkalisation – in other words, it wants to add huge amounts of alkaline materials to ocean waters that scientists now know are acidifying at an alarming rate. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Arsenal confirm latest summer transfer deal as Marquinhos exit agreed

Gunners targeting a new winger amid ongoing talks over RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko

Economics

23 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

23 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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28 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

30 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

31 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

32 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...

Politics

42 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

43 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

44 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

46 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

49 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

65 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

69 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

3 d. 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...

Economics

4 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

4 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