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Arsenal have signed “extremely versatile attacking player” Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m.The 24-year-old Greece international has joined the Premier League champions on what they describe as a “long-term contract”.Tzolis scored 43 goals and provided 45 assists in 108 appearances for Club Brugge.He joins Arsenal after the departure of Belgium forward Leandro Trossard to Besiktas earlier this month”Christos naturally operates on the left but is comfortable across the front line,” said Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta.”He’s an excellent finisher with both feet, thrives in tight spaces, and possesses incredible technical ability.”Christos has produced outstanding numbers in terms of goals…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is preparing to announce significant cuts to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits as part of plans to tackle rising welfare costs and youth unemployment.The Prime Minister, who entered Downing Street on July 20, is expected to use a speech next week to argue that expanding further education opportunities for young people is key to reducing both economic inactivity and the growing welfare bill.The address will be one of the first major policy announcements of Mr Burnham’s premiership and is expected to signal that welfare reform will be a central part of the Government’s domestic…

The UK’s largest gas storage site will close next year without Government intervention, the owners have warned.Centrica, which operates the Rough gas storage facility in the North Sea, has said it will not seek to continue production beyond April 2027. Without a £2billion redevelopment, the “important strategic asset” is at the limit of what it can deliver, said chief executive Chris O’Shea. Rough accounts for half of the UK’s gas storage capacity. Centrica says an expanded facility would bolster UK energy security, lower our exposure to volatile prices and support jobs. But it wants price guarantees on its gas from…

Lord Alan Sugar has sparked a flood of outraged X responses after the star of The Apprentice took to the social media platform to complain about paying £5 a month for what he deemed a “sneaky” ITVX subscription.The 79-year-old, who is estimated to be worth around £1 billion, complained that he paid the fee to avoid seeing adverts, but he alleged the streaming service still interrupted his content with in-house commercials.Earlier this week, the business magnate wrote in view of his four million X followers: “Watchout. I subscribed to ITV X agreed to pay £5 a month not see adverts.”However…

Drivers have been warned that the cost of dropping off passengers at some of the UK’s busiest airports has increased by one-third over the past year, forcing motorists to pay extortionate prices. According to new research, 16 of the UK’s 20 busiest airports have increased the charges drivers must pay to drop passengers close to their terminals.The report detailed how the average cost has risen by £1.70 since last summer, reaching £7 for a drop-off in a “kiss-and-fly” zone. London Gatwick and London Stansted were found to be the most expensive airports for drivers dropping passengers off, with both charging…

Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker and music producer Brian Eno have written to new prime minister Andy Burnham asking to be taxed more.In an open letter, 120 well-off Britons told Burnham: “We can afford it. We’re not talking about higher taxes on those who get up and go to work for their income every day, but on the very richest whose income is derived from the wealth they hold.”Organised by Patriotic Millionaires, the letter said it would lead to a more equal society, and urged a “devolution of wealth and power from the very richest”. People can already give…

England’s Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson had already skipped the event to prioritise the European Championships, which begin in Birmingham on 10 August, leading many to question the event’s significance in the sporting calendar. The squad for the European Championships is expected to be announced next week.St Lucia’s 100m Olympic champion Julien Alfred has also pulled out of the Glasgow Games, while Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh, one of the sport’s biggest stars, is favouring the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.With the likes of the United States, China and major European nations not part of the Commonwealths, some athletes favour other, more…

A police chief has apologised after admitting phones were seized from the Manchester synagogue attacker months before the car and knife assault but they were not examined.Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was on bail for an alleged rape when he carried out the attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall on 2 October 2025, in which two Jewish men were killed.His devices, which contained evidence of his extreme views, were seized after he was arrested in February and September but not analysed.Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson said he was “deeply sorry”, conceding that “the information contained within these devices…

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