25 m. ago Transfer news LIVE! Liverpool to revive Guehi deal; Donnarumma delay and Deadline Day reaction

Assessing a record-breaking summer transfer window

Economics

99 m. ago José Pizarro’s recipe for chilled cherry and tempranillo soup

Fresh cherries are a late-summer joy, but this taste of Spain can be enjoyed year-roundCherries are a big deal in Extremadura, where I’m from, especially in the Valle del Jerte to the north, where the picotas are some of the best in all of Spain: sweet, dark, no stalk and full of flavour. At home, we usually just eat them by the handful, fresh and cold, so when I started cooking with them, my family looked at me as if I’d gone mad. But they always end up saying yes after the first spoonful. This chilled cherry and tempranillo soup is one of those dishes: a bit unexpected, but it always gets a smile. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago France has a massive debt crisis. So why is it spending billions a year subsidising business? | Alexander Hurst

The government is on the brink of collapse over planned austerity. Instead it must face up to the costs of its unnecessarily rigid labour marketAs someone who has always been against austerity, I find France, with a national debt at 114% of GDP and a budget deficit of 5.8% of GDP, a conundrum. Despite years of denunciation from his left and far-right opponents that Macron has engaged in “ultraneoliberalism”, there hasn’t been any. Not on a macro level, anyway, where both French government spending (57.3% of GDP) and tax receipts (51.4% of GDP) are among the highest in the world, including social spending, which outpaces any of its European neighbours.At the same time, it’s impossible to have spent the past decade in France without encountering the widely shared perception and accusation that public services are in decline. Doctors and nurses denounce a labour shortage in public hospitals; people who live in rural areas denounce the closing of rural train lines; students and academic...

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2 h. ago Emmerdale's Ryan Hawley shares major spoiler as two characters left 'lifeless'

Robert Sugden has been clinging on to hope for his bond with Aaron Dingle. But as he tries to save him from John Sugden's grasp, the Emmerdale hunk is left to deal with a tragedy.

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4 h. ago Vietnam celebrates 80 years since declaring independence with flags, boba tea and a military parade

Vietnam marked its National Day with its largest military parade in decades

Events

5 h. ago Paris Hilton sparks rumor frenzy after taking out huge mortgage a month after buying Mark Wahlberg's $63M mansion

Heiress Paris Hiltion raised eyebrows by taking out a massive mortgage weeks after buying the French château-style estate from Mark Wahlberg.

Economics

8 h. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma joins Man City in Transfer Deadline Day deal from PSG

The club are expected to officially announce the goalkeeper’s arrival from Paris St Germain on Tuesday, with Ederson set to leave for Fenerbahce.

Economics

8 h. ago Liverpool take firm view on future Marc Guehi transfer after deadline day deal collapses

Liverpool ended up missing out on a deadline day deal for Marc Guehi after Crystal Palace decided to pull the plug on a transfer at the eleventh hour in a dramatic twist

Economics

8 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Liverpool sign Isak; Guehi deal OFF; Hincapie joins Arsenal; Lammens to Man Utd

All the latest Deadline Day news and rumours as the summer window closes

Economics

8 h. ago UK Government’s major vow over 'stop the boats' deal with French

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told the parliament, upon its summer break return, when she expects migrants who arrived illegally via the English Channel to be returned to France

Politics

9 h. ago Alexander Isak and Marc Guehi headline thrilling deadline day of drama

The Premier League champions secured a deal for the Newcastle forward but their pursuit of the Crystal Palace defender fell through

Events

9 h. ago Man United seal Senne Lammens deal in bid to solve goalkeeping crisis

The Belgian goalkeeper arrives to provide competition against the error-prone Altay Bayindir and Andre Onana

Economics

9 h. ago Transfer deadline day live: Liverpool sign Isak despite Guehi blow, Man Utd striker deal, Arsenal updates

It’s transfer deadline day in the Premier League and across Europe as clubs scramble to finalise their business with the 7pm now passed

Events

9 h. ago Senne Lammens joins Man Utd in £18.2m deal to give Ruben Amorim huge new headache

The Belgian goalkeeper travelled to Manchester on Monday to complete his move from Royal Antwerp and has signed a five-year deal with United

Economics

9 h. ago Harvey Elliott seals Liverpool exit in deadline day deal worth £35million

Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has completed a deadline day switch to Aston Villa after a loan deal with a £35million obligation was struck between the two clubs

Economics

9 h. ago Newcastle say brutal goodbye to Alexander Isak with damning 37

Liverpool have completed the £125million signing of Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, the deal finally announced at 930pm on Monday night, two and a half hours after the deadline

Politics

10 h. ago Alexander Isak transfer fee truth as Liverpool and Newcastle disagree over record deal

Liverpool and Newcastle have reached an agreement over the transfer of Alexander Isak to the Premier League champions - but both club's are highlighting a different final transfer fee for the Premier League's biggest-ever deal

Economics

10 h. ago Liverpool announce £125million Alexander Isak deal as transfer saga ends in record move

Liverpool have broken the British transfer record for the second time in the same transfer window with Alexander Isak signing from Newcastle for £125million

Economics

10 h. ago Liverpool sign Alexander Isak in British transfer record £125m deal from Newcastle

Isak signs six-year deal and ‘wants to create history’Deal for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi falls throughLiverpool broke the British transfer record to sign Alexander Isak for £125m from Newcastle on deadline day but were foiled in an attempt to end a stunning window with a deal for Marc Guéhi.On a contrasting day for the Premier League champions, Isak underwent a medical on Merseyside before signing a six-year contract worth around £300,000 a week. Liverpool also stepped up efforts to sign the Crystal Palace captain, Guéhi, who had a medical in London in anticipation of joining Arne Slot’s side after Steve Parish, the Palace chair, accepted £35m plus £5m in add-ons for the defender. Continue reading...

Economics

10 h. ago Transfer deadline day: City agree Donnarumma deal, Guéhi to Liverpool move collapses – live

City chase Donnarumma | Liverpool agree Isak feeMail Will | Transfer interactive | Monday’s Rumour MillHere’s a roundup of all the deadline-day transfer chat:“Was Vinny Samways ‘tough-tackling’? I always remembered him as more a cultured midfielder,” writes Andrew Champney. One deadline day not dominated by Vinny Samways, all I ask. Will never happen. But did you know he spent six years at Las Palmas? Nice work if you can get it. Continue reading...

Economics