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Manchester United are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl and could use Henrikh Mkhitaryan to try and facilitate a deal.

Arsene Wenger has ruled out the possibility of allowing Giroud to leave on loan in January, despite the striker starting only once in the league.

Drug smuggler Jason Waterman has been jailed after landing in an airfield carrying £1.2m of cocaine.

Transgender model Munroe Bergdorf who was fired by L'Oreal over a race row has caused controversy by using the word 'n****r' on Good Morning Britain with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid.

The rising model gave birth to the couple's daughter Alana Martina on 12 November.

Antonio Conte will give chances to his fringe players when Chelsea take on Bournemouth on Wednesday with Callum Hudson-Odoi also hoping for a debut.

Tim Varchmin, a high-flying City lawyer, has spoken of his relief of being cleared of child porn and drug charges after he blamed guests attending his Grindr "chem sex" parties.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema missed Real Madrid training on Tuesday as Zinedine Zidane's side begun preparations for El Clasico against Barcelona.

Richard Dunne believes Liverpool have to replace the 'mentally weak' defenders in their squad during the January transfer window.

An Australian women has endured 20 hours of surgery in Sydney after she was scalped in a gruesome sheep shearing shed accident in regional New South Wales.

Jennifer Garrett shared a photo of anti-bird spikes in some Bristol trees, designed to stop pigeon poo damaging residents' cars.

The picture shows her lying on a bed in front of a mirror, covering her breasts with her hands while wearing a pair of boots from French fashion house Saint Laurent.

A man who pickpocketed more than 50 phones from a Royal Blood concert in just one night has been jailed after police found he concealed them inside a full-length swimsuit.

Britain's only aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, was undergoing sea trials when a leak was discovered by engineers.

Parlaympian star Oscar Pistorius files papers at South Africa's Constitutional Court to appeal increased murder sentence, which Supreme Court doubled from six to 13 years.

Pulis could be set for a third spell with the Potters, should Stoke chairman Peter Coates sack Mark Hughes.

A Chinese student has entered a coma after they were forced to stand outside in the cold as part of a punishment.

Paulo Dybala has scored only two goals in all competitions since the start of October. A dip in form forced him to settle for a place on the bench against Bologna.

Conte has been frustrated with the lack of signings in the summer and has already conceded Chelsea will not retain the title.

Murat Bayaral's intervention, made on a religious TV channel on 16 December, has highlighted the increasing Islamisation of Turkey under President Recep Erdogan.

Anger among University of Hartford students and civil rights activists as Brianna Brochu avoids hate crime charge for 'poisoning' black roommate Jazzy Rowe.

Just 13% of Israeli Jews are willing to have Arabs as neighbours, a new study by The Center for a Share Society has found.

A woman had her throat slit by her new husband after he became obsessed with her previous partners and refused to believe she was a virgin.

Kendra and Joseph got married in September this year at the First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

A 19-year-old California man faces life in jail after he allegedly tortured and murdered two children.

The primitive species lacks certain features that are common in more complex animals, according to researchers.

Astronauts at the International Space Station have received barley seeds that they will attempt to cultivate and grow in space.

Explaining that there are many reasons responsible for cheating, Australian sexologist Nikki Goldstein concludes: "One reason is often when there is trouble at home."

The training was given to make sure that some units of the US Army are ready in case troops need to be deployed on the ground and invade North Korea.