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Manchester United have marked Barcelona’s 23-year-old French forward Ousmane Dembele as a possible alternative for Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, 20. (ESPN)external-link Manchester City’s Spanish midfielder David Silva, 34, will join Lazio when his contract expires at the end of the season. (Guardian)external-link Aston Villa are preparing an opening bid for …

An huge mansion that was designed by Buckingham Palace’s architect and overlooks Regent’s Park has been put on the market for £185 million. The John Nash-designed property, 1-18 York Terrace East, would become the second most expensive house sale in the UK if bought for the asking price.    The property firm …

By Sally Lockwood, news correspondent There is a crisis behind the coronavirus crisis in the US. As it prepares to lose thousands more lives to COVID-19 in the coming weeks, millions of Americans are facing destitution. The emergency benefits that have been supporting around 30 million Americans since March ended …

More than 10,000 British Airways employees are being made redundant, it has actually been confirmed.It is understood that 6,000 of the redundancies are volunteer and trade union Unite states an additional 4,000 are mandatory. A speaker for British Airways stated:” Our half-year results, released recently, plainly show the huge economic …

The chancellor has warned there is hardship ahead for many people as the furlough scheme winds down over the next few months. Rishi Sunak told Sky News that ending the scheme was “one of the most difficult decisions I’ve had to make in this job”. He added: “If you look …

Image copyright EPA It is going to be sweltering. You don’t really need the TV weather maps turning red to realise that much of the UK is going to be roasting in temperatures above 30C. But as you slip on your favourite summer top and shorts, you may break out …

Donald Trump has authorized an exec order prohibiting any kind of US deals with the Chinese business that owns the video-sharing app TikTok.The order, which will enter impact in 45 days, comes after his administration advised it was stepping up initiatives to purge “untrusted” Chinese apps. Tencent, which has the …

Image copyright Getty Images People with symptomless Covid-19 can carry as much of the virus as those with symptoms, a South Korean study has suggested. South Korea was able to identify and isolate asymptomatic cases through mass testing as early as the start of March. There is mounting evidence these …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Treatments such as chemotherapy do not seem to increase mortality risk from Covid-19 Continuing chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatment in cancer patients with Covid-19 is not a risk to their survival, a study suggests. It also recommends further research into the drug hydroxychloroquine, which appeared …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The app should log when two people have been within 2m of each other for more than 15 minutes A second attempt at a Covid-19 contact-tracing app for England will soon be tested by members of the public. Officials hope to confirm the date …