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Morning news brief
Trump threatens economic pressure campaign against Iran, SCOTUS to weigh in on whether Trump’s ballroom project, investors dump stocks and bonds despite government’s efforts to calm market.
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Five things in EFL: Fallen giants and ambitious upstarts
BBC Sport’s weekly look at the English Football League highlights five storylines as the 2025-26 season enters its second week, contrasting clubs with big ambitions to bounce back with unfancied sides revelling in unexpected success. West Ham United and Leicester City are both aiming for immediate returns to the Premier League after relegation, while newly…
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Why the US economy is ringing alarm bells
US national debt passed $40tn (£29.4tn) this week, a milestone economists say marks a significant warning sign for the world’s largest economy, even as they stop short of calling it a crisis. The debt has doubled in the decade since 2016, driven by rising spending on social programmes, crisis responses such as the 2008 financial…
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Tottenham hold advanced talks over Omar Marmoush transfer
Tottenham Hotspur are in advanced talks to sign Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, though no agreement has yet been reached, as part of a summer attacking overhaul under manager Roberto De Zerbi that looks set to exceed £300m in total spending. The interest follows Friday’s confirmed £75m deal for City winger Savinho and comes alongside…
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Controversial Sheffield sauna the Boiler Room rebranded and set to reopen under new name – Club Zeus
The Boiler Room was closed down due to drug-related crimes
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I missed being valued as a footballer – Walti
Brighton midfielder Lia Walti has said she “missed the feeling of being valued as a footballer” during her season at Juventus, prompting her return to the Women’s Super League this summer. The Switzerland captain left Arsenal, where she won four major trophies including the Champions League and WSL titles over seven years, to try Serie…
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Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble: Parabólico review – gorgeous reinvention of Gilberto Gil’s grooves
Gaia Wilmer, the Brazilian saxophonist and composer, has released Parabólico, the first of a three-volume tribute to singer Gilberto Gil performed with her 20-piece Large Ensemble. The album continues a signature project in which Wilmer radically reworks the catalogues of celebrated Brazilian musicians, following previous homages to Egberto Gismonti and Caetano Veloso, and this instalment…
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65 Years Later, the Best “Peanuts’ Linus Quote Is Still an All-Time Great Comic Strip Moment
Yes, he believes in the Great Pumpkin, but he’s not wrong about everything
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US woman falls to her death from hotel’s 18th floor in Mexico: Husband quizzed by cops after telling staff his wife had ‘done something outrageous’
A US woman has died after falling from the 18th floor of a hotel in Mexico, prompting an investigation by local police. Her husband is being questioned by officers after reportedly telling hotel staff that his wife had “done something outrageous” prior to the fall, though the full circumstances of her death remain unclear. Details…
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Football transfer rumours: Endrick to Liverpool? Arsenal to swap Martinelli for Yildiz?
The Guardian’s regular transfer gossip round-up features Liverpool reportedly weighing a £55m bid for Real Madrid forward Endrick, while Arsenal are said to be eyeing Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz following Vinícius Júnior’s new Madrid contract, potentially offering Gabriel Martinelli in part-exchange. Manchester City are trying to rebuild their midfield after Savinho’s departure to Tottenham, reportedly…