Barcelona have wasted enormous £368m on strikers as transfer choices under spotlight

Rock ‘n' roll fans from Ayrshire and beyond are being encouraged to support two weekend events aimed at offering some hope to war-torn Ukraine.

Police have issued an appeal for information after four terrifying knife-point robberies over just two days in Bury town centre.

Holly Willoughby was left very impressed when she discovered a hack during an episode of This Morning this week.

A repeat offender has been jailed for carrying a knife in Motherwell town centre.

The Apprentice viewers left stunned during the latest episode as Lord Alan Sugar was forced into a show first.

A mum says she was left in tears after discovering a vile fat-shaming note left on her car in her local ASDA car park.

Shoppers in the UK have been warned that new rules coming into place on March mean some cards could soon be declined at the checkout.

sautéing aubergines. Wrong.Oil is a kitchen hero, of course.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorEva Zaoralová, the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival’s artistic advisor and its artistic director for many years, has died, the festival confirmed Friday.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWarnerMedia has been owned by telco giant AT&T for less than four years and it will soon have a new parent company — likely by the end of next month.Discovery’s shareholder vote on the acquisition of WarnerMedia is set for today during a special meeting of stockholders set for 10 a.m. ET. The deal is expected to get an easy thumbs-up given the approval already bestowed by Discovery’s oldest and most influential holders, investor John Malone and Advance/Newhouse Co.

job after discovering she can earn a staggering £1,000 per week from her former side hustle. Atlanta Martin, 21 from West Sussex had worked as a flight dispatcher before deciding to pick up a second job in July 2019.

lion dubbed “Britain's loneliest”.Having lost his second companion in two years, Bailey has been a star attraction at Colchester Zoo for 12 years.He came to the UK with cousins Naja and Malika, and the 18-year-old Naja was sadly put down last week.And it happened 18 months after Malika suffered tragically the same fate, too.But now, staff at Colchester Zoo are keeping a close eye on lonely Bailey - and are even considering relocating him to another zoo with a pride of lionesses.A spokesman for the Zoo said this week: “Bailey’s health and welfare is our top priority and, whilst our Animal Care Team continues to monitor him daily, discussions have been put in place by the Animal Care Management Team regarding Bailey’s future at Colchester Zoo.“The team are currently exploring bringing in a female lioness for Bailey, but this option is reliant on a lioness being available at one of our neighbouring zoos.“However, given Bailey’s age, introducing a female at this stage in his life could prove too stressful.“The team are also exploring relocating Bailey to another zoo with a pride of lionesses.“This would be dependent on another organisation having the space to house Bailey and the move alone could prove too much.“Bailey has become a big part of the Colchester Zoo family and parting with him feels almost impossible and irresponsible.“Our Animal Care Team will continue to monitor Bailey’s mental and physical welfare over the next few weeks."It’s our responsibility to ensure that Bailey’s welfare is at the forefront of any decision made, which may include letting him live out the rest of his life here at the zoo by himself.”The staff also paid tribute to Naja, calling her “one of a kind”.Never want to miss a story like this?

killed a pregnant woman as well as a mother and son in just six days will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was handed a rare whole life order.Anthony Russell, 39, previously pleaded guilty to killing David Williams, 32, on October 21, 2020, in a flat in Coventry. He also admitted to killing Mr Williams' mother Julie Williams, 58, four days later on October 25 in a separate flat in the city.

Jeremy Kyle showed the ITV host asking co-stars: "Do you think Phillip Schofield has to put up with this sh**?".It comes in a new Channel 4 documentary, Jeremy Kyle: Death On Daytime, which explores the downfall of the controversial daytime show, which was axed in 2019 after 14 years.The two-part documentary, which airs on Sunday (March 13), features interviews with ex-employees and former show guests who make claims about their experiences on the show.In one unaired moment from the second episode, which airs Monday (March 14) at 9pm, Jeremy can be seen ordering the lighting team to turn the lights off as he prepares to film a link.Standing in the studio with a cue card, Jeremy shouted: "Shut up! We don't need the lights on for me to read a line, do we? Turn it off."When the lights finally get turned off in the room, Jeremy shook his head before adding: "Do you think Phillip Schofield has to put up with this sh**?"Jeremy's former ITV colleague Phillip has presented ITV's This Morning with Holly Willoughby since 2002, as well as its hit skating show Dancing on Ice.Another behind the scenes moment in episode one showed Jeremy slamming the writers of the show.After a number of bleeped words, Jeremy said: "That's b****cks. Whoever wrote that...

Manchester City star Ferran Torres is set to join Barcelona in January – but a deal might not have been possible without the influence of his apparent girlfriend.The Catalan giants have agreed to pay a fee of £46.7million with a further £8.5million in add-ons for the forward.That is despite their well-documented financial situation, which forced Lionel Messi to leave the Nou Camp in the summer, and saw some high-profile names asked to take wage cuts.However, following the premature retirement of Sergio Aguero, Barcelona are in need of a new centre-forward, and Torres fits the bill perfectly.

Ask a Manchester City fan who has been their best signing in terms of value for money, and Vincent Kompany is likely to be a top answer.

Dimitar Berbatov feels Edinson Cavani’s situation at Manchester United is “not fair”, and has backed the Uruguayan for a move to Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid insist that Joao Felix is not for sale despite interest from Manchester United and Arsenal.

Sergio Aguero, Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi has penned touching a tribute on social media.Aguero was taken to hospital in late October after Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Alaves, complaining of chest problems. The medical advice was to retire from football, given the risk it would be continuing with his condition.Then on Wednesday, the 33-year-old, through his club Barcelona, gave an emotional press conference in which he said that he would be retiring.And compatriot Messi was on hand to deliver a long message of kindness.“Practically a whole career together, Kun,” wrote Messi.“We lived very beautiful moments and others that were not so, all of them made us unite more and more and be more friends.

Barcelona star and Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero has confirmed his retirement from football due to a heart condition.The Argentinian, 33, left the Premier League champions for the Catalans only six months ago but could not have expected such a swift change in his career.Aguero experienced chest pain and breathing difficulties during a 1-1 draw with Alavés on October 30 and was taken to hospital after leaving the pitch clutching his chest.After being diagnosed with a cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) the club said he would undergo a "diagnostic and therapeutic process", but it has now been decided he will call time on his career for good.Speaking at the announcement of his retirement at the Camp Nou, a tearful Aguero said:

Mikel Arteta with some big decisions to make.One has already been taken, as the club captaincy was stripped from the 32-year-old on Tuesday. The next will be whether to potentially offer a way back to the Gabon international or give the go-ahead for him to search for a new challenge in January.With that in mind, a lot of transfer buzz is to be expected around Arsenal in the coming months, not only focused on Aubameyang but potential replacements too.Daily Star Sport has all of your latest Arsenal transfer rumours.