Arsenal transfer round-up: Gunners considering swoop for Aston Villa midfielder

Today is the Queen's first Valentine's Day without her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. It will likely be a strange day, as together they marked the holiday 73 times. Despite being the longest married couple in UK monarchy's history, Prince Philip kept coming up with new ideas to surprise his wife with romantic gestures on February 14th.

Super Bowl halftime show. Eminem knelt for the best part of one minute as Dr Dre played an excerpt of Tupak’s hit, I Ain’t Mad At Cha, on the piano.Eminem had reportedly mentioned the idea of kneeling ahead of his performance and rumours swirled that he was asked to avoid doing so by the NFL.The star's gesture comes as NFL rules still state that "all league and team personnel shall stand and show respect for the flag and the anthem" with players that refuse to stand being asked to "stay in the locker room until after the anthem has been performed".Following Sunday’s game, the NFL confirmed that it was aware Eminem was going to make the gesture, whilst denying they told him not to.In a statement, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said: “We watched all elements of the show during multiple rehearsals this week and were aware that Eminem was going to do that.”Eminem’s gesture was an apparent tribute to former quarterback Colin Kaepernick.The American footballer took the knee during the national anthem six years ago to protest police brutality.

Top Gear producer Aurora Mulligan, 36.The pair had been together for almost six years before they are said to have “struck a clean break, but it’s still very raw".The former couple had a significant age gap between them, but “were a really great match,” a source explained.The insider told The Sun: “Matt and Aurora’s relationship has run its course.

Snail Mail has shared a new demo of her ‘Valentine’ title track to celebrate Valentine’s Day – listen to ‘Adore You’ below.Lindsey Jordan released her second album last year via Matador, and will head out on a rescheduled UK and European tour later this year.The new demo version of ‘Valentine’, titled ‘Adore You’, sees a more lo-fi, scratchy initial version of the song, which eventually ended up as a widescreen rock anthem.Check it out below.The US singer-songwriter was forced to delay the run of shows in support of her latest album album after undergoing vocal cord surgery.“I’ve been struggling with my vocal health more and more each year. I lose my voice after a couple [of] days of singing,” she said at the time, adding that a doctor subsequently discovered “massive polyps”.The musician will touch down in the UK on June 23 for a performance at The Ritz in Manchester before making stop-offs in Glasgow (June 24), Bristol (28), London (29) and Brighton (30).An additional European concert in Lyon, France is scheduled for July 5 before Snail Mail heads back to the states in August.Tickets purchased previously remain valid for the new shows.

Ghostbusters and Kindergarten Cop, has died at the age of 75.According to Reitman’s family, the filmmaker and producer died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday (February 12) night at his home in Montecito, California.“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” Reitman’s children Jason, Catherine, and Caroline said in a joint statement.“We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore in the 1984 film, wrote on Twitter: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of Ivan’ Reitman.

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting upcoming Netflix pic Against The Ice was no straightforward task, as its stars and director reveal to Deadline in a first interview as a trio.

Alexandra Burke has revealed she's expecting her first child with footballer Darren Randolph.The 33 year old singer, who recently said her mum denied her a record deal with Stevie Wonder at the age of 12, took to her Instagram feed to announce the happy news with her 243,000 followers in the form of a video. The clip showed the star with her footballer beau outside playing with their two dogs to a beautiful piano melody. The pair held hands and smiled before Darren, 34, knelt down to kiss her blossoming baby bump.

Livingston skipper Nicky Devlin says he ‘proud’ of his team-mates despite their Scottish Cup exit.

Peter Andre has opened up about being involved in a “horrific knife incident” where a group of men “threatened to finish me there and then”. The ordeal happened in a nightclub in Sydney when Pete was in his twenties and saw a “group of guys” cornered the 48 year old and holding a knife up to the Mysterious Girl singer’s throat.

There is "no case for rejoining" the European Union, Keir Starmer has declared.

Bournemouth representatives are set to discuss the possibility of launching legal action against Hawk-Eye due to an error it made during a game between Sheffield United and Aston Villa.

Aston Villa co-owner Nassef Sawiris is prepared to let Jack Grealish join Manchester United this summer - but for nothing less than £80million.Grealish, 24, proved crucial in Villa’s successful bid to stay in the Premier League this term, scoring his ninth goal of the season in yesterday’s pivotal 1-1 draw away at West Ham.The midfielder has been linked with a move away from Dean Smith’s side, nonetheless, and reports suggest United are leading the race for his signature.But according to The Mirror, the Red Devils will have to cough up £80million to prise him away from Villa Park in the summer transfer window.Villa co-owner Sawiris, who is known to be a stubborn businessman, is willing to dig his heels in and receive one of the most

Aston Villa, Watford and Bournemouth it was the threat of falling through the relegation trap door, while Chelsea, Manchester United and Leicester were battling it out for Champions League places.Tottenham and Wolves were gunning for Europa League spots, while Arsenal had one eye on the FA Cup final next weekend.We've picked out 10 talking points from a final day which kept fans on their toes until the final whistle blew.David Silva deserved a standing ovation from packed Etihad for his service to Manchester City but had to make do with the adulation of his team-mates alone due to coronavirus.The playmaker was applauded off the pitch in the closing stages of their 5-0 victory over Norwich as he was replaced by his Portuguese namesake

Aston Villa, Watford and Bournemouth all enter Sunday's final day of the Premier League season facing the dreaded spectre of relegation, but by the end of the afternoon one of that trio will have survived.

Aston Villa will get the better of Watford and Bournemouth in their battle for Premier League survival, says Match of the Day pundit Mark Lawrenson.The three sides will be battling to stay in the top flight on the last day of the season, with only three points separating them.The Birmingham side and Watford are only separated by one goal as they both sit on 34 points, taking on West Ham and Arsenal respectively.But a loss for both of them could see the Cherries swoop in if they can beat Everton, also sitting on a goal difference -26.Lawrenson, though, believes it will be Villa who come out on top in the battle for Premier League survival.Writing on BBC Sport, the 63-year-old said: “West Ham are totally safe after Wednesday's draw at Old

Arsenal legend Tony Adams has warned Gunners boss Mikel Arteta that questions could be asked of his management over his handling of Mesut Ozil.

Arsenal have been through some ups and downs over the past fortnight and the performances of his side will have given Mikel Arteta plenty of food for thought over where he needs to strengthen.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United morning headlines for Wednesday, July 22.Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has said he doesn’t know what the future holds for him amid the possibility of a summer transfer to Manchester United.United are interested in Grealish, but reports have also seen the 24-year-old linked with Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Grealish has said he is only focusing on keeping Villa up, with their survival hopes given a major boost on Tuesday.The midfielder played a key role as Villa climbed out the relegation zone with one game to go, thanks to a 1-0 win over Arsenal.“I'm not too sure at the moment,” Grealish told Sky Sports when asked what would happen over the summer window.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Mesut Ozil's career at the Emirates is over following his latest snub from Mikel Arteta.

Mikel Arteta has pinpointed what went wrong for Arsenal in their defeat to Aston Villa.

Arsenal were brought crashing down to earth following their FA Cup semi-final triumph at the weekend as they were humbled by relegation battlers Aston Villa on Tuesday.