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Man City outcast Walker to join Everton – Tuesday’s gossip

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Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker agrees to join Everton, Brentford striker Bryan Mbeumo favours Manchester United over Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United open talks with Brighton over Joao Pedro.

Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker, 35, has agreed to join Everton on a one-year deal. (Sun)

Brentford and Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo, 25, is leaning towards a move to Manchester United over Tottenham Hotspur, despite his former manager Thomas Frank joining the latter. (Sky Sports News)

Newcastle have opened talks with Brighton over the signing of Brazil forward Joao Pedro, 22, and are also interested in Sporting Lisbon and Ivory Coast centre-back Ousmane Diomande, 21. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Juventus have offered Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres an £11m-a-year contract as they try to beat Arsenal and Manchester United to a deal for the 27-year-old Sweden international. (Mirror)

Tottenham are set to open talks with Rennes over French striker Arnaud Kalimuendo, 23. (L’Equipe – in French)

Manchester United have held initial talks with Eintracht Frankfurt over the signing of France striker Hugo Ekitike, 22, but no formal bid has been made yet. (Sky Sports)

Napoli are aiming to sign either Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, or Manchester City and England midfielder Jack Grealish, 29, but the Italian champions are only willing to spend £45m. (Sun)

Atletico Madrid will target Aston Villa and France full-back Lucas Digne, 31, if they do not sign Scotland and Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson, 31. (Times – subscription required)

Chelsea have opened talks with Lyon over Belgian winger Malik Fofana, 20. Nottingham Forest have also shown interest. (L’Equipe – in French)

Barcelona and Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 33, has turned down an offer from Turkish champions Galatasaray. (Sport – in Spanish)

Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Inter Milan, and Napoli have all shown interest in Al Nassr and Spain defender Aymeric Laporte, 31, formerly of Manchester City. (AS – in Spanish)

Liverpool have joined Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle in the race for Southampton and England U21s winger Tyler Dibling, 19. (CaughtOffside)

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US judge declares Trump’s cuts to NIH grants ‘illegal’

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A Massachusetts federal judge has declared that cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants made by the administration of US President Donald Trump are “illegal” and “void,” and ordered that many of the grants be restored.

In a ruling issued on Monday, Judge William Young vacated the terminations that began in late February and said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily cancelling more than $1bn in research grants because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Young told the court there could be little doubt the cuts represent “racial discrimination and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community”, according to quotes published on X by Politico reporter Kyle Cheney.

In April, a group of researchers sued the NIH, saying hundreds of critical research projects were halted due to an “ideological purge”. The plaintiffs argued that the reasons given for the terminations – connections with “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “gender identity” – were vague and lacking in concrete explanation.

Terminated grants included programmes focusing on women, racial minorities and the health of health of gay, lesbian and transgender people, but also included studies on cancer, youth suicide and bone health. The government has argued that the court lacks jurisdiction and that the NIH has discretion to set its own priorities.

Young said he was reinstating grants that had been awarded to organisations and Democratic-led states that sued over the terminations. And the judge strongly suggested that as the case proceeds, he could issue a more sweeping decision.

Young, who was appointed by US President Ronald Reagan, offered a harsh rebuke to the government, saying that in his 40 years on the bench, he had “never seen evidence of racial discrimination like this”.

‘Didn’t take job to terminate grants’

The ruling comes almost a week after Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), admitted that the Trump administration had gone too far in slashing biomedical research grants and said efforts were under way to restore some of the funding

Bhattacharya made the remarks Tuesday during a Senate committee hearing examining both recent cuts to his agency and deeper reductions proposed by the White House in next year’s budget.

“I didn’t take this job to terminate grants,” said the physician and health economist, who left a professorship at Stanford University to join the Trump administration.

Lily Allen returns to social media as cosy ‘date’ snaps with James Norton send fans wild

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Lily Allen has returned to social media after she was spotted looking cosy with actor James Norton, with the pair said to be ‘enjoying each other’s company’ over the weekend

James Norton and Lily Allen seen getting cosy post-David Harbour split(Image: EROTEME.CO.UK)

Singer Lily Allen has posted on social media for the first time since being spotted looking cosy with British actor James Norton. The mum-of-two, whose marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour ended earlier this year, looked happier than ever as she spent some time with the Happy Valley actor over the weekend.

Lily, 40, and James, 39, were spotted enjoying each other’s company over the weekend, sparking rumours of a budding romance. The Smile hitmaker looked radiant in a black mini skirt and white t-Shirt as she spent time with James at the Lido Festival in East London on Saturday.

James, who recently became single after parting ways with his model girlfriend, is also rumoured to be on Raya, where he has reportedly matched with Lily. The two were spotted at the festival, opting out of the VIP section to enjoy acts like Charli XCX among the crowd with cans on non-alcoholic beer.

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James Norton and Lily Allen mingled with the general public at the festival (Image: EROTEME.CO.UK)
James and lily at the bar
The pair looked comfortable in each other’s company(Image: EROTEME.CO.UK)

At one point, Lily was seen leaning into James, and the two appeared to be at ease with each other, with James visibly giggling at her antics. Festival-goers were reportedly doing double takes upon spotting the pair together as they sipped on alcohol-free beverages.

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Following the snaps circulating online, Lily returned to social media on Monday afternoon – but failed to address the rumours she has a new man in her life. The singer-turned-actress instead used her Instagram Stories to promote the latest instalment of her BBC podcast series with Miquita Oliver, Miss Me?

Earlier in the day, Instagram’s very own Gossip Girl DeuxMoi shared a message from a fan that was at the Chari xcx afterparty that claimed “Lily Allen [was] getting very cosy with James Norton”. “Good for Lily especially after that drama with David,” one Instagram user penned in the comment section, with another adding: “Alright Lily. What a rebound.”

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Onlookers said the pair appeared to be on a date(Image: EROTEME.CO.UK)

Lily admitted she struggled in the wake of her split from American actor David after the former couple called it quits in December, ending their four-year marriage.

Rumours swirled earlier this year that David had been unfaithful during their marriage, with claims of him being seen on a celebrity dating app while still wed to Lily. David has yet to respond to the allegations of infidelity or using a dating app during his marriage.

In a candid admission during a live podcast recording at the Hackney Empire in London back in March, Lily reflected on the split and confessed to the audience, “I am not over it.”

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Lily is yet to comment on the rumours (Image: EROTEME.CO.UK)

She further revealed, “I am sort of running away. Maybe I will have a nervous breakdown.” Meanwhile, David has also opened up about his personal struggles, admitting to having let himself go “physically and emotionally.”

His comments came shortly after he confirmed the split by appearing without his wedding ring on the red carpet at the Thunderbolts premiere. When questioned about the split, David initially responded with a mere “Oh boy,” but later explained his decision to remain tight-lipped, citing his desire to protect the people involved and the reality of his life.

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In an interview with GQ Magazine, David expressed his reluctance to engage with the surrounding hype, which he believed was based on “hysterical hyperbole.”

G7 leaders push Trump on trade as talks continue

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World leaders assembled at this week’s Group of Seven summit in Canada will try to push United States President Donald Trump to back away from his punishing trade war, which experts say poses a risk to global economic stability.

Most countries represented at the G7 are already subject to Trump’s 10 percent baseline tariff with threats of more to come. European countries and Japan face additional levies on cars and steel and aluminium. The G7 consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the US.

Arriving for a meeting with the host, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump said trade would be the “primary focus” of the summit, which began on Sunday and runs until Tuesday.

The trade issue is of particular interest to Canada after the Trump administration announced several extra levies on Canadian goods in recent months.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has been invited to the summit and will have her own face-to-face time with Trump as her country tries to renegotiate its three-way North American free trade agreement, which also includes Canada.

While there is little expectation that the summit will end with a breakthrough in the trade negotiations between the US and the rest of the world, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is part of Trump’s delegation.

Dozens of countries are locked in negotiations with the Trump administration to clinch some sort of trade deal before the US imposes stinging “reciprocal” tariffs, threatened for July.

Last week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the date could be pushed back later for countries thought to be negotiating in good faith.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters he would team up with his counterparts from France and Italy to discuss the US trade threat with Trump directly.

“[French President] Emmanuel Macron, [Italian Prime Minister] Giorgia Meloni and I are firmly resolved to try, over the next two days, to talk again with the US government to see if we can find a solution,” Merz told reporters.

“There will be no solution at this summit, but we may be able to get closer to a solution in small steps,” he added.

The European Commission handles trade negotiations for the 27-country European Union and the bloc’s trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, was also attending the summit, accompanying the delegation of commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Shortly after arriving at the summit, von der Leyen on Monday made an appeal to “keep trade between us fair, predictable and open” in a veiled plea for Trump to back off from his tariff onslaught.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will talk about implementing the UK’s trade deal with the US during his one-on-one with Trump.

The UK in May was the first country to sign a preliminary deal with Washington to avoid deeper tariffs although the 10 percent baseline levy stays in place.

Starmer said the deal was in its final stages and he expects it to be completed “very soon”.

Trade talks underscored by Iran and Israel

The trade talks come alongside increasing tensions between Israel and Iran as the two countries exchange attacks. On Monday, an Israeli air strike hit an Iranian state TV station midbroadcast. Calls for de-escalation have been a point of contention at the meeting, according to Al Jazeera’s James Bay.

“The problem with the G7 is that you have a range of views. You have President Trump on one end, who it seems will not even sign a statement on de-escalation. You have the Europeans, who have been saying ‘de-escalation’ since this current situation started on Friday,” Bay said.

Nicola Peltz blows kisses and rolls her eyes at ‘incompetent men’ amid Beckham rift

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Actress Nicola Peltz has issued a very cryptic post as she rolled her eyes and blew kisses alongside lyrics slamming ‘incompetent men’ amid her ongoing feud with the Beckhams

Nicola Peltz chose to include some very brutal lyrics alongside her latest social media post as the Beckham feud rumbles on. The actress, 30, has been locked in a family fallout with her famous in-laws that all came to a head when she missed David Beckham’s 50th birthday celebrations.

She has received the loyal support of her husband Brooklyn Beckham, 26, as he is now said to have stopped responding to messages from his family. Brooklyn has been keen to declare his love for Nicola throughout the scandal, despite snubbing David’s birthday, his knighthood and Father’s Day.

Nicola also failed to share any message to her father-in-law as she instead paid tribute to her own dad Nelson Peltz. In her latest upload, Nicola shared a short clip of herself blowing kisses to the camera and rolling her eyes.

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Nicola blew kisses at the camera(Image: nicolaannepeltzbeckham/instagram)

However, it was her choice of song that caught attention. She decided to play Sabrina Carpenter’s latest track Manchild and chose to play the lyrics: “Oh, I like my boys playing hard to get.

“And I like my men all incompetent. And I swear they choose me, I’m not choosing them.” In what could be seen as another dig at her in-laws, Nicola shared a gushing tribute to her own dad just hours before.

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She shared a series of photos throughout the years with her dad Nelson alongside a touching caption. Nicola wrote: “Happy Father’s Day to the greatest dad in the world I am so lucky to be your daughter I love you more than you will ever know. Thank you for always being my constant support I love you beyond words. Happy Father’s Day dad.”

As Victoria and David appear to be extending olive branches through their social media, Brooklyn recently shared a picture of a tattoo that could be perceived as a tell-tale sign about where his loyalties lie. The image shows the tattoo on Brooklyn’s upper back that is based on a note Nicola, 30, wrote to him before their wedding in April 2022.

Tattooed in a stylish calligraphy font, it reads: “My forever boy. Read this anytime you feel anxious. I want you to know how deeply loved you are. You have the kindest heart I’ve ever met and hope I never go a day without your love. I think you are so incredible. Just know we can get through it all together if you breathe slow and trust. I love you beyond. Love always, your future wifey.”

She has been locked in a feud with Brooklyn’s parents David and Victoria(Image: INSTAGRAM)

In another show of support to Nicola amid the ongoing drama, Brooklyn shared photos of them on a motorbike. The caption read: “My whole world x I will love you forever x I always choose you baby x you’re the most amazing person i know xx me and you forever baby.”

On Monday, Romeo’s recent ex girlfriend Kim Turnbull spoke out for the first time since she because caught up in the feud. Kim found herself at the centre of it all when she was blamed as the reason Brooklyn and Nicola didn’t attend David’s birthday celebrations.

It was claimed Brooklyn and Nicola didn’t like Kim or her “intentions” with younger brother Romeo. There were also reports she once dated Brooklyn, which she furiously shut down.

Kim declared: “I’ve avoided speaking on this topic to prevent adding fuel to the fire, however it’s come to a point where I feel the need to address it so I can move on. I will not continue to receive harassment or be embarrassed on the basis of lies, to fit a certain narrative.”

She continued: “I have never been romantically involved in ANY capacity at ANY point with the person in question. Nothing between us has occurred further than a school friendship at age 16.” Kim ended with a plea: “I would like to remove myself from the ongoing conversation and set the record straight for the sake of everyone involved.”

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