Joe Cole says Chelsea's impressive start to Premier League season is down to two men

Starz will expand the world of Outlander with a prequel series now in the works.

James Arthur has dropped a punchy new single titled ‘Lose My Mind’, for which he’s teamed up with You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi.In a Tweet announcing the guitar-driven pop tune – the first shared from a deluxe edition of his recent fourth album, ‘It’ll All Make Sense In The End’ – Arthur said he was “so excited” to release it as he’s been a longtime fan of rock acts like You Me At Six.“As I grew up listening to rock bands, this song means a lot to me,” he wrote.Have a listen to ‘Lose My Mind’ below:‘It’ll All Make Sense In The End’ was released last November via Columbia. The forthcoming deluxe edition adds six new tracks, bringing it up to a hefty 20 songs in total.

Eurovision Song Contest, following backlash to an earlier statement saying the country would be allowed to compete despite launching a military assault on Ukraine.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on Thursday (February 24).At the time of writing, at least 137 civilians have been killed in Ukraine with 316 injured (via The Guardian). It is currently being reported that Russian forces are now approaching Kyiv, the country’s capital (via BBC News).The UK, European Union, US and Australia have imposed sanctions on Russia in response, with Putin warning of “consequences you have never seen” if the West attempts to interfere.Many figures from the music world continue to condemn the attacks.

Ashanti is gearing up to return to the UK this summer, announcing an arena tour with special guests Trey Songz and Mario.The R&B singer, known for the hits ‘Foolish’, ‘Baby’ and ‘Happy’, will hit the road between May 29 and June 2. She’ll perform at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, Leeds’ First Direct Arena, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena and Manchester’s AO Arena.Put on in collaboration with UK promoters TCO, Ashanti’s upcoming UK trek will celebrate 20 years of her debut single ‘Foolish’, which was originally released on February 11, 2002.Her last album was 2014’s ‘Braveheart’, but she announced in December that she plans to re-record her 2002 self-titled debut album, explaining at the time that she made the move “so I can collect my coins”.The former Murder Inc.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ recent call to pull drill music from the internet.Earlier this month, Adams said during a press conference that after seeing “alarming” drill music videos, he felt they should no longer be shared on social media.“We pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing,” the former NYPD officer said at the time. “Yet we are allowing music, displaying of guns, violence, we’re allowing it to stay on these sites.”Adams added: “We are going to pull together the social media companies, and state that you have a civic and corporate responsibility.”The Mayor also said he was “alarmed by the use of social media” by drill rappers before blaming the music for “contributing to the violence we are seeing all over this country.”According to NBC New York, shootings year to date are reportedly up 37 per cent in the city versus this same period in 2021 – an average of nearly four people shot every day.However, drill artists and rap culture experts have spoken to NME about how they don’t agree with Adams – and believe there’s an agenda behind his call to ban the genre.“Drill music is our form of art,” Jeffrey Mark Alexander, who performs as 22Gz told NME.

Chelsea’s squad has clicked into gear under Frank Lampard this season, after an influx of summer signings.

Chelsea currently have a better “blend” without Kai Havertz in the team.Havertz headed to Stamford Bridge from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer though has struggled at times since making the move.He has netted just one Premier League goal and not been involved for Chelsea’s last two league matches.The German did feature against Stade Rennais in the Champions League in midweek, coming off the bench for the final 14 minutes.Though Merson believes Frank Lampard’s side look better in an attacking sense without the 21-year-old being involved.Merson wrote in his latest Daily Star Sport column: “Chelsea have found the right blend up front without Kai Havertz in the team and he might find himself on the fringes now.“It’s so competitive there now that

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has revealed the moment from last season that forced him to make defensive transfers. The Blues boss spent £200m on new talent, brining in stars such as Bundesliga top-scorer Timo Werner and £72m man Kai Havertz.

Chelsea won for the sixth game in a row with a narrow triumph over Rennes. Frank Lampard watched his side battle to earn all three points in France to secure progression into the Champions League knockout stages after four of their six fixtures.The Blues took the lead through Callum Hudson-Odoi in the first half following a fine pass from Mason Mount to spare the blushes of the misfiring Timo Werner.The German failed to make up for his miss against Newcastle at the weekend by smashing over the bar from close range with the scores still level.Daily Star Sport have now picked out the winners and losers from the evening’s action.

Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard has insisted that Mason Mount is far from a “teacher’s pet”.

Chelsea’s recent form in both the Premier League and Champions League suggests the January transfer window could be a quiet one, particularly after a summer of lavish spending.

Chelsea’s impressive form continued on Saturday with a dominant 2-0 win over Newcastle United at St James’ Park.

Olivier Giroud has admitted his lack of playing time at Chelsea is “worrying” and he will have to make a decision about his future in January.

Frank Lampard says he is "happy" with Timo Werner's start to life at Chelsea and backed the Germany international to bounce back from his country's heavy defeat to Spain.

The return of Premier League and no international football will be a welcomed with open arms for many football fans across the country.

There can be no accusations of a lack of ambition over the summer at Chelsea.

Frank Lampard that there could still be a way back for him at Chelsea after making an impressive start to his loan spell at Aston Villa.Barkley, 26, made the decision to join Villa on loan in the summer and autumn transfer window after seemingly dropping down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.The Blues’ £220million spending spree, which saw the likes of Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner arrive in west London, left Lampard with greater options in attacking midfield.In order to boost his chances of playing regular first-team football, Barkley signed for Dean Smith’s men on a season-long loan and has got off to a flyer in the Midlands.The England international has produced a string of impressive displays for Villa, helping them

Chelsea will be without some of their key players for Saturday’s Premier League trip to take on Newcastle. Christian Pulisic has missed the majority of the season so far, and won’t be in action at St James’ Park (12.30pm).

Ross Barkley has reportedly been handed a lifeline over his Chelsea future by boss Frank Lampard.

Didier Deschamps has suggested Olivier Giroud may need to leave Chelsea in order to retain his place in the France squad ahead of next summer's Euros.

N'Golo Kante's second-half strike earned France a 1-0 win away at defending Nations League champions Portugal and lifted Les Bleus three points clear at the summit of Group A3.