The British actor and comedian, 46, has reprised his role as Roy Kent, the former player-turned-assistant coach, in the fourth series of the hit Apple TV series about a Midwestern American football coach, Ted Lasso, played by Jason Sudeikis, who is hired to manage the fictional football club AFC Richmond despite having no experience in the sport.

The research building, if approved, would be built next to a train station

A massive technology and research building could be built in a village where only around 800 people live. GCR Camprop Fifteen Ltd (Camprop) is seeking to construct a building for “mid tech” use at 2 Barrington Road in Shepreth.

The building is proposed to be around 21,500 sqft and “provide flexibly commercially lettable space for ‘mid tech’ use”. The plans say it will be used for research and development, industrial processes, and warehouse and distribution.

The applicant said South Cambridgeshire District Council has identified a “significant need” for employment space in the area. The applicant said: “There is a clear need for the space proposed, and the application proposals will help to address this shortfall.”

The applicant added that the key objectives with the plans were to: maximise developable area within site constraints; integrate the project within its edge of village context; and encourage travel to and from the site by sustainable means.

The proposed site is located around five minutes from Shepreth railway station. The documents added that the development would be considered to be in a “suitable location”, being so close to a train station.

During a pre-consultation for the plans, the developers considered four options for the plans and option A1 was chosen. The applicant said: “This option explores the potential of locating a single, flexible building form on the southern half of the site, characterised by extensive areas of hard standing and the existing buildings of the coachworks.

“The primary frontages of the building face north to the entrance of the units and to the west, facing Barrington Road. The remainder of the site provides the necessary service access with car parking located in a landscaped area to the north. A dedicated turning head for service and emergency vehicles is provided to the east.”

The building’s design, if approved, is proposed to have a “shed or barn concept”. The applicant said this aims to “create a strong identity for the building within the wider village context while breaking down the overall mass”.

Parking is also proposed within the plans. These include 30 standard car park spaces and four accessible spaces. Forty cycle spaces across the site are also proposed. The applicants hope to have a space for street food vans in front of the building in the future.

Viral videos caught First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump engaged in an ‘intense’ conversation at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in DC on Sunday, as close aide Natalie Harp seemingly lurked just behind them. 

The clips, capturing a seemingly tense VIP suite exchange between Trump and his wife, have set the internet ablaze, with lip reader Nicola Hickling and body language expert Judi James revealing what appeared to be a dramatic, sudden shift in mood during their appearance at the patriotic car race.

Harp’s presence at the Grand Prix – where she was also spotted conversing with Eric Trump – comes at a time when she and Melania are rarely seen at the same venue.

The shared appearance follows political friction last week after Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff made inappropriate suggestions regarding Trump’s working relationship with his aide at a Georgia rally.

Ossoff said that the President wants to ‘build his ballroom and travel with Natalie,’ hinting that the two were romantically intertwined, which the White House has slammed as ‘absolute trash.’

Initial footage from the event showed the presidential couple in full ‘canoodling mode’ – flirting, smiling and touching hands for the camera. 

However, James notes that Melania’s social smile suddenly vanished, replaced by a closed, downturned mouth.

Hickling decoded the silent dialogue as ‘intense,’ revealing that Melania leaned inward and appeared to issue a firm warning: ‘That is private and valuable text.’ 

The appearance follows political friction last week after Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff made inappropriate suggestions regarding Trump’s working relationship with his aide at a Georgia rally

Harp’s presence at the Grand Prix – where she was also spotted conversing with Eric Trump – comes at a time when she and Melania are rarely seen at the same venue

Advertisement

When her husband inquired, ‘Was it enough?’ Melania then replied, ‘I don’t know.’

‘Then I need to see it,’ he insisted, according to Hickling’s analysis.

Attempting to step away, Melania appeared to whisper: ‘Donald, listen, I’m gonna go,’ only for the President to cut in: ‘Listen, she asked you not to close the door.’

After Melania asked, ‘why?’ Trump cautioned with a solemn expression, according to Hickling, ‘It’s bad news, but it’s bad timing, Melania.’

Calling the situation ‘crazy,’ Melania executed a sharp swish of her hair – what James characterizes as an alert signal reflecting impatience or a firmly made point.

Hickling caught the tail end of her whispered instruction, which she translated to: ‘Obviously, I’ll see her and talk to her in the morning.’

Despite the assertive atmosphere, body language expert Judi James points out that Melania’s intense face-gazing was aimed at securing agreement rather than causing conflict, supported by Trump’s affirming nods and mouth-shrug.

Any potential strain was immediately dispelled when Melania stood up to leave.

Ahead of the race, the presidential motorcade completed honorary laps around the capital track before Trump officially inaugurated the contest by waving the green flag

The 35-year-old former One America News anchor has built a reputation for complete devotion to the President

James highlighted a reassuring ‘farewell tie-sign’ – Melania graciously touched her husband’s knee with a warm smile as she rose, leaving him to remain seated as he remarked, ‘I’ll stay here, I’m talking,’ while an unidentified male guest added, ‘If you need to go, I can wait, I’ll stay here.’

Melania’s exit prompted an instant shift into ‘work mode’ as Trump aide Natalie Harp, 35, moved into frame.

James observed Harp using a smartphone screen like a ‘dog whistle’ to snap Trump’s focus, crouching in the posture of an intensely eager personal assistant.

Spotting the phone, he made a swift gesture to take the device, demanding, ‘gimme that,’ according to Hickling’s analysis.

Showing the screen to the male guest, Trump appeared to ask, ‘See what I mean?’ receiving a nod and a ‘yeah.’

Following a brief exchange of nods and shrugs, the guest offered, ‘I’ll get the list of [them] all,’ according to Hickling.

‘Look at [them], I want to get to the bottom of it,’ Trump appeared to instruct, to which the guest affirmed, ‘yeah, I can do that.’

Hickling says Trump then instructed Harp to send over the file, asking, ‘Can you send him the information?’ prompting her quick reply: ‘Sure, President.’ 

From left, IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi, Melania and driver Scott Dixon at the White House on Thursday

Melania departs the White House en route to the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday

Advertisement

He then appeared to praise his aide: ‘I tell her immediately she gets it done, we need her, she is good for us.’

The highly visible outing marked Melania’s second public appearance of the week as she joined her husband for the IndyCar event celebrating the nation’s semi-quincentennial birthday. 

Ahead of the race, the presidential motorcade completed honorary laps around the capital track before Trump officially inaugurated the contest by waving the green flag.

Sunday’s appearance followed a swift return to public life after a month-long absence from joint events with her husband, following their July 19 outing at the FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey.

Opening a White House Rose Garden gathering earlier in the week, Melania greeted the crowd with a playful eight-word opening: ‘I heard you missed me. Here I am.’

Harp’s presence at the Grand Prix – where she was also spotted conversing with Eric Trump – comes at a time when she and Melania are rarely seen at the same venue.

The 35-year-old former One America News anchor has built a reputation for complete devotion to the President.

Her commitment has led to unusual measures – including once riding in the trunk of a motorcade SUV to maintain proximity when no passenger seat was available and running after his golf cart in newly released photos. 

Nicknamed the ‘human printer’ for carrying a portable device to deliver physical copies of favorable news coverage to Trump, she once summed up her dedication in a handwritten note stating: ‘You are all that matters to me.’

The Daily Mail reached out to the White House for comment.

By SONIA HORON, US ASSISTANT SHOWBIZ EDITOR

Published: 02:23 BST, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 02:50 BST, 25 August 2026

Perez Hilton suffered multiple broken bones after falling on the night of his self-harm livestream earlier this month. 

The celebrity blogger, 48, is still recovering from his wounds in the hospital after he cut himself with a knife during an August 4 livestream.

And on Monday, his brother-in-law Tom revealed that his injuries are far more severe than initially thought during a new episode of The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker.

Tom – who is married to Hilton’s sister, Barbara – revealed that Hilton fell several times during the night of his livestream, resulting in broken bones. 

Advertisement

The Hollywood columnist was treated for an overdose, ‘significant’ blood loss and undisclosed injuries after the incident.

His sister Barbara, 42, discovered Hilton naked and covered in blood in the bathroom of the Miami home he shares with his mother Teresita Lavandeira, 72, and his three children.

Perez Hilton, 48, suffered multiple broken bones after falling on the night of his self-harm livestream earlier this month

Advertisement

She ushered the children into her car and drove away as Hilton chased them into the street and banged on the windows, according to a police report.

The gossip then locked himself inside the house and cut himself with a knife before first responders were able to coax him out and treat him for lacerations and an overdose.

Last week, The Daily Mail exclusively revealed that Hilton will need ‘psychiatric clearance’ before he can see his three children again.

His mom Teresita filed for temporary legal custody of Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, eight, after the incident.

Advertisement

A Miami court agreed this week that Teresita should have sweeping authority over their schooling, healthcare and ‘all things necessary for the care of the children.’

Hilton was hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows for the temporary involuntary detention of individuals in mental health crisis.

The act’s provisions will kick in when he’s medically discharged from the hospital, giving doctors a 72-hour window to transfer him to a psychiatric facility and evaluate him.

Hilton could walk free when the clock runs down if they decide he’s not a risk to himself or others.

Advertisement

But that’s a ‘long shot’ according to Mark Astor, a veteran Florida attorney specializing in Baker Act cases.

The celebrity blogger is still recovering from his wounds in the hospital after he cut himself with a knife during an August 4 livestream; pictured in hospital earlier this year

On Monday, his brother-in-law Tom revealed that Hilton fell several times during the night of his livestream, resulting in broken bones; Hilton seen in 2025

‘You don’t just get to walk out of there after 72 hours,’ Astor previously told the Daily Mail. There are three possibilities, according to Astor, a former prosecutor, defense attorney and partner at Astor Simovitch Law.

Advertisement

‘Number one, they could release him. Number two, they get him to agree to stay on a voluntary basis.’

‘Or number three, they could file what’s known as a petition for involuntary placement,’ Astor explained.

The latter would involve a Miami-Dade judge holding a hearing within five days to decide whether Hilton should remain locked up. The case would be confidential – with media barred from attending or hearing any of the details.

Activision is on the backfoot heading into Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and there’s only so much they can change in just a year.

Call Of Duty is in a weird place in 2026. Last year’s instalment, Black Ops 7, represented a low for the franchise in several ways – between its weak sales against Battlefield 6, the terrible campaign, and the fact that its failures prompted a semi-apology from Activision. The series is still a juggernaut, but it’s now at a point where there’s more enthusiasm around ports of old games from over a decade ago, rather than the latest entry, Modern Warfare 4. 

With all that context, the decision to include, for the first time, a campaign mission in a Call Of Duty beta doesn’t feel like an act of confidence – but an attention-grabbing plea to get fans back onside. In the upcoming open beta, which starts from Friday, August 28, it’s also throwing in access to Warzone’s new map called Zodiac, so there’s a sense it’s trying to hit every shade of Call Of Duty player in one swoop. 

However, for all its touted changes to gunplay, and its new Korean setting, there’s little in this beta to distinguish Modern Warfare 4 from what’s come before. There are some neat additions, but if you’re hoping for some kind of meaningful evolution, this beta presents an unconvincing case for why you should invest in the next entry. 

Bizarrely, considering it was a headline attraction, the included campaign mission is vigorously unimpressive. The mission, entitled Entrenched, is set in South Korea and sees you control Park Hyun Jun, who, alongside his South Korean squadmates and a cluster of US marines, is trying to stop a nuclear power station from falling into North Korean hands. 

It kicks off with claustrophobic trench warfare, segues into a clumsy vehicle section where you blast enemy clusters with rockets, before you lead a push to take out a tank by lambasting it with thermite grenades. It’s tired, by-the-numbers Call Of Duty, which climaxes with an escape from the burning station to show off Modern Warfare 4’s new, smoother traversal system.

When placed next to the best missions from Black Ops 6, like the casino breakout High Rollers, it’s incredibly forgettable. The biggest crime is, despite being set in South Korea, the location feels interchangeable from any other battlefield. In fact, if it wasn’t for the names of the South Korean squadmates (who all speak English here, to accommodate the US soldiers presumably), we’d forget it was set in Korea at all. 

The reworked traversal mechanics are better showcased in the Mobility Course. There have been training courses in past Call Of Duty games, but here it’s been fleshed out with a more elaborate design across three different difficulties. For newbies trying to keep up with the best online, it’s a neat tool to learn the movement’s subtleties, as you vault, slide, and dive between lasers – while shooting targets – to rack up the fastest time. 

While omnimovement has been removed, as a way to distinguish Black Ops from Modern Warfare titles, developer Infinity Ward has made traversal transitions more fluid, so hopping between ladders, ledges and combat slides feels satisfying to execute. However, some of the new abilities, like shooting while hanging off ledges, feel somewhat pointless when you’re rarely ever in a situation to take advantage of them. 

If anything, based on the five 6v6 maps available in the beta, Modern Warfare 4 feels like a throwback to tighter, more condensed design. Sometimes it yields great results like the standout Rooftops, which feels like a classic in the making – with plenty of routes through doorways, windows, and elevated walkways to gain the upper hand. 

Others, however, like Transit 213, set in an Indian bus depot, are too chaotic and simplistic to generate any tactical advantages. Some of the best Call Of Duty maps are designed to be hectic, like Nuketown from Black Ops, but even they have some flexibility to how you can approach situations – something which is missing in some of the smaller maps here, including the Korean shopping district Silkworm. 

It’s a mixed bag across the other two maps too. Lotus, set in Korea, is another highlight because it’s larger and has some breathing space, with opportunities to execute surprise attacks through its verticality. The other, Cachette, is a suffocating mess and – like other maps here without much cover – its problems are only exacerbated when you have killstreak gunships and drones flying overhead.

The most promising map addition is Kill Block, a modular arena which changes its layout across three interchangeable slabs every two rounds. In the beta, you can play on this map in 3v3 or 10v10 Gunfights, where every player is handed the same randomised loadout in each round. 

Gunfight is as tense as ever, with no respawns in each round, but the shape-shifting map adds an extra layer of spontaneity so matches rarely ever repeat in quite the same way. The intricacies of each slab might be figured out pretty quickly by hardcore players, even as they shift around, but it’s an interesting shake-up regardless. 

A couple of promising maps and a neat assault course, however, aren’t strong reasons to stay invested in Modern Warfare 4’s promise. This beta might be an ill-judged first glimpse, but if this represents the best of what’s on offer in the next entry, Call Of Duty’s wobbly era won’t be ending anytime soon. 

Email gamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter.

To submit Inbox letters and Reader’s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here.

For more stories like this, check our Gaming page.

MORE: Gamescom preview – why you should watch Opening Night Live and visit Cologne

MORE: The Witcher 4 release year confirmed as DLC prepares for Gamescom unveiling

MORE: Hideo Kojima wants to keep making new video games as he turns 63 years old

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate passed a bill Monday that would fine content creators who don’t disclose they were paid to post in support of a political candidate or issue on the ballot.

California, along with Texas, already requires content creators to include payment disclaimers on their political posts. The goal of this year’s bill is to better enforce the law. The legislation, which was authored by Democratic Assemblymember Marc Berman, will need a final vote in the Assembly before it can reach Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Newsom has until the end of September to sign or veto it.

“Voters should have a right to know whether or not campaigns are paying for the messaging that they’re seeing,” Berman said in an interview last month.

Under current law, the state’s campaign watchdog can seek a court order compelling an influencer to disclose that they were paid, but that process can take months. Berman’s bill would give the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission, which supports the proposal, the power to fine influencers and political committees if they are found to have violated the law, allowing the commission to bypass the court process. Content creators could face fines of up to $5,000 per violation, according to the commission.

The bill’s passage comes as federal efforts to pass disclosure requirements for influencers have yet to advance. Sen. Adam Schiff of California introduced a bill in Congress last month, but it hasn’t received a vote.

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will open the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament against a team that features the reigning women’s doubles champion.

Williams and Alcaraz will face Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool on Tuesday in the first round of the championship, which will be Williams’ first match at the U.S. Open since 2022.

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic might have an even tougher draw. The top seeds, based on having the lowest combined singles ranking in the 16-team field, face the team of Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten — who are the No. 1-ranked doubles players on their respective tours.

The first round and quarterfinals are Tuesday. The semifinals and final are Wednesday.

Williams and Alcaraz were drawn to face one of the teams that emerged from the qualifying tournament that was held Monday. That ended up being Routliffe and Glasspool, who won two matches, both requiring match tiebreakers, to secure their place in the main draw.

Routliffe teamed with Gabriela Dabrowski to beat Siniakova and Taylor Townsend for last year’s U.S. Open women’s doubles title. They also won the championship in 2023.

Sabalenka and Djokovic had been slated to play Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe. But Tiafoe withdrew from mixed doubles Monday after losing to Arthur Fils in the Cincinnati Open final on Sunday, opening the door for a team that lost in qualifying to nevertheless earn a spot.

Siniakova and Patten won both their matches to reach the main draw. Kristina Mladenovic and Marcelo Arevalo, who lost to Routliffe and Glasspool in their second match, got the remaining spot and will play Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik.

The eight-team qualifying tournament was added this year to give the traditional doubles specialists an opportunity to compete for the U.S. Open title. When the tournament was overhauled last year — with a $1 million prize for the winners — in an effort to get top singles players to compete, direct entry was based on singles rankings, essentially shutting out the players who largely focus on doubles.

Williams is not planning to play singles in New York. Alcaraz, who has been sidelined since April with a right wrist injury, will return to defend his singles title.

___

See AP’s full tennis coverage here

A group of 22 former international cricket captains, including England’s Michael Atherton, Michael Brearley, Nasser Hussain, Andrew Strauss and David Gower, together with Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev of India and Australian greats Greg Chappell and Ian Chappell, signed a second such letter to the Pakistan prime minister within six months.

The latest appeal comes days after Mr Khan was taken to a government hospital in the capital for a medical examination.

The examination was conducted in the presence of one of his sisters, and Mr Khan was then returned to Adiala prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.

Doctors declared him 100 per cent medically fit.

But the group of cricket greats questioned the procedure of Mr Khan’s medical checkup.

Michael is the son of Alan Atherton, who was a head of Harper Green School, Farnworth.

“Pakistan’s supreme court ordered that Imran Khan be transferred to hospital for examination by a medical board that was to include his own personal physicians and his sister, Dr Uzma Khan,” the cricketers said in a letter.

“Concerningly, Mr Khan’s hospital stay lasted only a few hours. He was examined by a state-appointed team rather than the board the court had directed, declared ‘medically fit’, and returned to Adiala jail before that board could complete its work.”

Braintree Cricket Club president Tom Gould was presented with a Sky Sports Coach award at the Oval by Michael Atherton..

Mr Khan, 73, led Pakistan to the 1992 Cricket World Cup title and later served as prime minister from 2018 until his removal in 2022.

The 22 former national team captains said they did not seek to adjudicate on Pakistan’s domestic legal process and had written to the prime minister “not as politicians, but as former colleagues and rivals (of Mr Khan) who share a bond forged on the cricket field”.

In February, 14 former international cricketers expressed their concern over Mr Khan’s health after his family said he had lost about 85% of the vision in his right eye, a claim disputed by the government.

Authorities later said his condition was improving following treatment.

Mr Khan’s lawyers and family have also accused the government of defying a court order that required him to be examined at the private Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad.

Pakistan’s government rejected the allegations over the weekend, saying Mr Khan was examined by doctors from the private hospital and that he could not be taken to Shifa International for security reasons.

The government said Mr Khan’s supporters had begun gathering outside the private hospital in violation of the court order, which required them to stay away from the medical facility to avoid inconveniencing other patients.

The government has also rejected allegations from Mr Khan’s family that he was being subjected to “cruelty, mental torture, punitive solitary confinement and medical neglect”.

Mr Khan is not being held under a government order but as a “convicted prisoner” serving sentences imposed by courts following judicial proceedings, the ministry of information said in a written response to The Associated Press last Friday.

The ministry also rejected allegations that Mr Khan was being held in solitary confinement or denied meaningful contact with his family.

It said Mr Khan had received more than 900 visits from family members, lawyers, doctors, political representatives, and other approved visitors since his imprisonment in 2023.

He had also been allowed weekly meetings with his wife, as well as telephone and WhatsApp contact with relatives in Pakistan and abroad, the ministry said.

It said his sisters had met with him as recently as August 18 and 19.

Mr Khan, a former international, was married to British TV producer and screenwriter Jemima Khan from 1995 to 2004. They have two adult sons, Sulaiman and Kasim.

There’s one week to go in the transfer window and every Premier League club still has a lot to do before it slams shut.

The 20 clubs have already spent more than £2billion combined this summer, topped by three deals within the division – Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa to Chelsea (£117million), Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City (£116million) and Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United to Tottenham Hotspur (£100million).

But no club is closed for business yet and in the rush to ready a squad before the deadline passes, there is a huge amount of transfer activity left to go.

Here, SIMON JONES explains what your club still needs, who they’re in for and who might go…

Arsenal

They want a striker. The dream is Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid, except the player’s dream is to join Barcelona. Atletico ideally don’t want that to happen so Arsenal still have a chance if the relationship continues to sour. Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen is an alternative.

A left winger. Al Hilal are closing on a £50million deal for Gabriel Martinelli while Ethan Nwaneri is expected to go out on loan and Reiss Nelson is poised to join West Ham.

Everton’s £80million-rated Iliman Ndiaye is among those Arsenal admire for left wing.

Aston Villa

A striker and centre-back. They are primed to bid for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson with Ollie Watkins poised to join Al Hilal and have had bids rejected for Taylor Harwood-Bellis at Southampton.

Enquiries are ongoing for Joel Ordonez of Club Brugge and Tosin Adarabioyo of Chelsea.

Free agent Leon Goretzka is poised to add experience in midfield.

Bournemouth

Bournemouth are considering adding a No6 and a No10, plus a winger. Main objective has been to keep their squad together with clubs circling for Alex Scott, Tyler Adams, El Junior Kroupi and Marcus Tavernier. Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio flew in on Monday ahead of completing his loan move.

The option to buy is £12.5million plus £2million in bonuses and there is a £1million penalty if that option is not taken up.

Brentford

A left wing-back is the target and West Ham’s El Hadji Malick Diouf has been one throughout the summer.

Defender Ethan Pinnock is joining Coventry City for £6million. They would like another midfielder and have considered a loan for Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk. Also wary of late bids for Igor Thiago.

Brighton

A winger or two. Liverpool want Yankuba Minteh but there is some distance between valuations.

Amario Cozier-Duberry also has offers from Rangers and Wolves. Brighton have asked about Femi Azeez at Millwall and Deportivo La Coruna’s Yeremay Hernandez.

The club are working on a deal for BSC Young Boys left-back Jaouen Hadjam. 

Chelsea

Focus has been on getting players out. However, if Manchester City firm up interest in Enzo Fernandez they would want a replacement in first. 

Monaco’s Lamine Camara, Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace and Bournemouth’s Alex Scott are admired. 

Their £100million valuation of Pedro Neto and £75million price tag on Malo Gusto have deterred bids but both have interest from rival clubs. Juventus winger Conceicao is on their radar should anyone match their Neto price. 

Nottingham Forest spoke to Chelsea on Monday night about a deal for striker Liam Delap. 

Real Sociedad are pushing to sign Mamadou Sarr on loan from Chelsea.

Brentford have considered a move for Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk

Coventry City

Coventry are open to late opportunities to strengthen across the team but would like more options in defence and wing. They had interest in Milan’s Fikayo Tomori plus Porto’s Francisco Moura and are closing on a £6million deal for Brentford’s Ethan Pinnock. But Stephen Mfuni’s loan move from Manchester City is off.

Crystal Palace

They would like a forward, winger, midfielder and centre-back.

Galatasaray continue to circle for Ismaila Sarr and Adam Wharton is a last-minute option for some despite Palace saying they won’t sell. Palace have also rebuffed Aston Villa interest in Jean-Philippe Mateta. 

Axel Disasi is due to sign from Chelsea while they want a midfielder after Monaco rejected their offers for Lamine Camara. Auxerre’s Kevin Danois and West Ham’s Soungoutou Magassa are among their targets.

They have also checked on Roma midfielder Neil El Aynaoui. 

Everton

A right-back, left-back, midfielder, winger and striker. David Moyes wants more quality in depth after they fell short of Europe last season. Chelsea’s Liam Delap is among the forwards being considered. 

Fulham

A centre-back, midfielder and winger. They have had bids rejected for Rennes defender Abdelhamid Ait-Boudlal and Trabzonspor’s Chibuike Nwaiwu. Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal is admired. 

Hull City

A forward, a winger, and goalkeeping cover are the targets. They are progressing for Mohamed Ali-Cho from Nice and Union Berlin forward Ilya Ansah. 

Ipswich Town

Defence, midfield and attack is where Gary O’Neil would like to add. Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Exequiel Palacios is one he is chasing while they are one of many keen on Liam Delap. 

Chelsea’s Liam Delap is admired by many clubs and Forest are holding talks over a move

Leeds United

A winger, striker, defender, goalkeeper. Chelsea have rejected their latest loan bid for Mykhaylo Mudryk. They may add free agent defender Diogo Leite. Frankfurt ‘keeper Michael Zetterer has held talks over a £4.3m move. 

Leeds have held talks with Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Michael Zetterer (right)

Liverpool

They are chasing two wingers. Bradley Barcola at Paris Saint-Germain and Yankuba Minteh of Brighton are the current targets. If there is no breakthrough on fees soon they will have to consider alternatives, but both players want to join. 

Manchester City

A forward, midfielder, and right-back are on the list. Ayyoub Bouaddi is on his way from Lille and winger Allan Elias is set to join from Palmeiras after the clubs agreed a £34m deal.

Enzo Fernandez remains an expensive option for City who also admire Roma’s Manu Kone and Adam Wharton of Palace. Jack Grealish could stay as Omar Marmoush follows Savinho to Spurs.

Manchester United

They would like a left-back and a forward. An enquiry for Newcastle’s Lewis Hall was rejected and despite a limit on what iis left to spend, they have checked on Barcelona’s Alejandro Balde and Jorge Salinas of Santander. Juventus or Aston Villa could bid for Joshua Zirkzee to provide funds for a new forward. 

Newcastle United

A midfield organiser is the key and they are closing in on an agreement for Manchester City’s Nico Gonzalez. They have also asked about Tottenham’s Archie Gray.

Versatile Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo is also one they are discussing.

Talks have advanced between Newcastle and Manchester City over a move for Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez

Nottingham Forest

A striker, right-back and midfielder. They are talking to Chelsea about Liam Delap and have also discussed Everton’s Beto and Igor Thiago of Brentford for the striker option. Spurs’ Lucas Bergvall and Barcelona’s Marc Casado plus Auxerre’s Kevin Danois are in the mix too and Fiorentina right-back Dodo is the latest in their sights. 

Sunderland

Their midfield has been bolstered by the arrival of Jules Ahoka for £8million from Royal Antwerp. They are also working to add a right winger with talks ongoing over a £30million deal for Sporting Lisbon’s Geny Catamo. Goalkeeper Robin Roefs is in talks over a new contract.

Tottenham Hotspur 

Wanted are two forwards and right back cover. Savinho has joined from Manchester City and Omar Marmoush will follow on an initial loan. Spurs are also trying an ambitious move for Cody Gakpo from Liverpool but hold interest in Chelsea’s Pedro Neto among others as a back-up .

By CAITLIN LENG

Published: 01:45 BST, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 01:49 BST, 25 August 2026

A man has been charged with murder and eight counts of attempted murder following a fatal west London house fire that left one dead and eight injured.

Pawel Kupla, 34, faces charges of one count of murder, eight counts of attempted murder and one count of arson to endanger life in connection with a fire that broke out at an address in Hounslow on Wednesday, August 19.

Kupla, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody on Monday after he was apprehended by Kent Police on Sunday while travelling on a train to France.

He will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 25.

Advertisement

At around 1am on Wednesday, emergency services responded to reports of a house fire on Berkeley Avenue in Hounslow.

Officers attended the scene alongside the London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service. Nine people were rushed to hospital as a result of their injuries.

Kupla’s arrest comes as the Met Police named 50-year-old Anna Kowalska as dying in hospital following the fire, despite the best efforts of medical staff. 

Ms Kowalska’s next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

Advertisement

Pawel Kupla has been charged in connection with a fatal house fire in Hounslow that left one dead and eight others injured (Pictured: Police outside a fire damaged property following a fire on Berkeley Avenue)

Nine people were rushed to hospital, where one woman, named as 50-year-old Anna Kowalska, died despite the best efforts of medical staff (Pictured: Fire damage to a property)

Kupla faces charges of one count of murder, eight counts of attempted murder and one count of arson to endanger life 

Advertisement

Police at the scene of a fire on Berkeley Avenue in Hounslow, where a fatal fire broke out during the early hours of Wednesday morning

Nine people were rushed to hospital with injuries. Seven have since been discharged (Pictured: The charred front facing side of the property in question)

In a statement released on Monday, the Met Police said their investigation remains ongoing 

The force also confirmed a 40-year-old woman remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition.

Advertisement

The seven other victims – six men and one woman – have since been discharged after receiving treatment for minor injuries.

Detective Chief Inspector Neil John, who is leading the investigation, said: ‘Our thoughts remain first and foremost with the victim’s family and loved ones at this extremely difficult time, as well as everyone who has been injured.

‘Our investigation is continuing at pace and we have arrested one man in connection with the incident.

‘Detectives are continuing to build a full picture of the circumstances surrounding the incident and are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry.

Advertisement

‘We continue to ask any witnesses or anyone with information about the incident to please contact us as soon as possible.’

In a statement released on Monday, the Met Police said their investigation remains ongoing.

The force has urged anyone with information or footage connected to the incident to contact police on 101, quoting CAD 359/19Aug.

Information can also be anonymously submitted through the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website.

Advertisement