• Hammers make improved offer for Wolves defender
• Arsenal pay Brentford almost £30m for goalkeeper

West Ham have made an improved offer of £40m for the Wolves defender Maximilian Kilman. Julen Lopetegui is prioritising the signing of a centre-back and has made Kilman his top target. It is thought West Ham’s latest bid will convince Wolves to sell their captain.

West Ham had a bid of £25m rejected for the Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo this week and Lopetegui has decided to return to Kilman.

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Rebecca Joynes is facing a potential prison sentence after she abused her position of trust to have sex with schoolboys – having a baby with one of them

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‘It wasn’t a choice we made lightly,’ cast member said

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It might have just dented film’s box office chances

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Rebecca Joynes is facing a potential prison sentence after she abused her position of trust to have sex with schoolboys – having a baby with one of them

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Jabbar’s friend is setting record straight after speculation

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‘Am getting really tired of being invested in mysterious TV shows,’ one frustrated viewer wrote

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Hit series is returning – but with a big difference

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Reducing press conferences, interviews and meetings with Congress members exposed as damage control measures

For three and a half years, Joe Biden was wrapped in a metaphorical ball of cotton wool by an anxious White House staff eager to protect him from the worst of himself.

Worried about signs of ageing and an increasing propensity for verbal missteps, they cut press conferences and media interviews to a minimum.

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A federal judge has ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation

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‘I should have said nothing,’ actor said of statement that led to backlash

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A teen accused of killing a four-month-old baby denied being “unduly angered or irritated” by the child, but called him a “c***” in a Snapchat message, a court heard.

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Hit series is returning – but with a big difference

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‘Notting Hill’ star has long been outspoken on subject of politics

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‘He gets a lot of stick,’ the comedy actor said

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Donald J. Trump’s lawyers want to argue that a Supreme Court decision giving presidents immunity for official acts should void his felony conviction for covering up hush money paid to a porn star.

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Netflix and Amazon are driving a small bump in the market for TV shows after a major slowdown.

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Coach Steve Borthwick says England ‘want to find out more about ourselves’.

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During the most challenging period of President Biden’s re-election bid, the first lady appears on the cover of a high-fashion bible.

‘It indicates to me they’ve died,’ one heartbroken fan suggested

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Important scene refers to events that took place in ‘Game of Thrones’

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Returning star left ITV soap in 2005

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