Arsenal are targeting two midfielders also wanted by Manchester United and Liverpool as Mikel Arteta looks to strengthen his Premier League title-winning squad in the summer transfer window12:05, 15 Jun 2026View 4 ImagesLONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, celebrates with the Premier League trophy, as Arsenal are crowned the Champions of the Premier League for the 2025/26 Season, after the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park on May 24, 2026 in London, England.…

SriLankan Airlines flight UL606 was climbing out of Colombo in the early hours when it was struck by lightning, damaging part of the engine and forcing the pilots to return12:00, 15 Jun 2026Updated 12:02, 15 Jun 2026View 4 ImagesA video grab of the engine after the lightning strike(Image: JamPress)A passenger jet carrying more than 200 people suffered engine damage after being hit by lightning while airborne. SriLankan Airlines flight UL606 was ascending from Colombo in the early hours of Friday (12 Jun) when the lightning…

Thomas Tuchel is leading England at the World Cup, but it could have been a very different story had former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew been given the job11:22, 15 Jun 2026Updated 11:22, 15 Jun 2026View 3 ImagesTuchel is leading the charge these daysFormer dancing Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has claimed he was sounded out for the England manager's job before Gareth Southgate got it.Pardew, who now spends his time talking about (mainly himself and) football on Talksport, was asked if he'd ever had the…

Kenneth Lingard, 87, died before he could face a retrial after a jury failed to reach verdicts on 15 alleged child sex offence counts11:34, 15 Jun 2026Updated 11:43, 15 Jun 2026View 3 ImagesKenneth Lingard outside Liverpool Crown Court(Image: Liverpool Echo)The grandfather of footballer Jesse Lingard has passed away while awaiting a retrial for alleged child sex offences. Kenneth Lingard, 87, faced trial at Liverpool Crown Court last year, charged with sexually abusing a girl from the age of five.He was acquitted of two…