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The  coronavirus pandemic  has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe's big leagues and beyond. Mourinho has a French fancy for Giroud With  Chelsea  adding  Timo Werner  and   Hakim Ziyech  to their frontline,  Tottenham Hotspur  feel they have a chance of tempting the Blues to part with  Olivier Giroud ,  according to the Express . The French forward signed a one-year deal only last month, but with both new arrivals expected to start ahead of him, and Chelsea still targeting  Kai Havertz , Giroud could be pushed down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. Spurs manager Jose Mourinho is a huge admirer of the former  Arsenal  forward and tried to sign the 33-year-old in January, though he may find his former employers reluctant to sell to a rival. Chelsea are also keen to offload  Michy Batshuayi , while  Willian  and  Pedro   are also set to leave the Kings Road this summer. Barca given Martinez deadlin

Becoming, the Netflix documentary about Michelle Obama, was one of the streaming site's Top 10 films when it was released a few weeks ago. Now another American First Lady, Hillary Clinton, has her own docuseries - Hillary. The four-hour show, consisting of interviews given by Clinton to documentary maker Nanette Burstein, explores all of Hillary Rodham Clinton's life, from her activism in the 1960s, her marriage to ex-US President Bill Clinton, the Monica Lewinsky scandal and her unsuccessful attempt to become US President in 2016. Hillary puts forward the theory that the next generation of female leaders were galvanised by her election loss into standing for, and voting in, the Congress elections of 2018; with a record-breaking 103 women, including activists such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, elected or re-elected to the House of Representatives. "I know what I mean to many women, I hear it almost every day, someone will say it to me," Clinton told BBC News. "

Mukul Garg wasn’t too worried when his 57-year-old uncle developed a fever on 24 April. Then, within 48 hours, two others in his family of 17 also became ill. The symptoms trickled in as expected - temperatures spiked and voices grew hoarse with coughing. Mr Garg initially chalked it up to seasonal flu, unwilling to admit it could be coronavirus. “Five or six people often fall sick together in this house, let’s not panic,” he told himself. Over the next few days, five more people in the house showed Covid-19 symptoms. And the pit in his stomach grew. Soon, the Garg family would become its own coronavirus cluster as 11 of its 17 members tested positive. “We met nobody from the outside and no-one entered our house. But even then the coronavirus entered our home, and infected one member after the other,”which has since attracted hundreds of comments from readers. The exhaustive account shows how the multi-generational family, a mainstay of Indian life, poses a unique challenge in t

Rapper Wretch 32 has spoken about the lack of progression on "police brutality" in the UK as he shared footage of his father being Tasered. The 35-year-old posted a video on Twitter of Millard Scott falling downstairs after being Tasered by officers in north London, in April. Speaking to ITV News , Mr Scott, 62, said he believed he would not have been Tasered if he were white. The Met Police said a review had found "no indication of misconduct". A spokesman for the force said officers went to the property as part of "a long-running operation to tackle drugs supply linked to serious violence". The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for an urgent investigation by the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Describing the incident as "distressing", Mr Khan said: "It is absolutely vital that our police service retains the trust of the communities it serves." Wretch 32, whose real name is Jermaine Scott, shared

The funeral of George Floyd, an African American whose death in police custody spawned global outrage, has heard impassioned pleas for racial justice. Speakers in the church in Houston, Texas, lined up to remember a man whose "crime was that he was born black". Mr Floyd died in Minneapolis last month as a white police officer held a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes, his final moments filmed.over his death. His coffin was taken from the church driven in a motorcade to the Houston Memorial Gardens where he was to be buried beside his mother. One of Mr Floyd's nieces, Brooke Williams, called for a change in laws which, she argued, were designed to disadvantage black people. "Why must this system be corrupt and broken?" she asked. "Laws were already put in place for the African-American system to fail. And these laws need to be changed. No more hate crimes, please! Someone said 'Make America Great Again', but when has America ever been grea

The Duke of York has "sought to falsely portray himself" as eager to cooperate with an inquiry into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the US prosecutor in charge of the investigation has said. US attorney Geoffrey Berman said Prince Andrew "has repeatedly declined our request" to schedule an interview. The duke's lawyers previously rejected claims he had not co-operated, saying he offered to help three times. He will not be extradited, the US government's chief lawyer has said. US Attorney General William Barr told Fox News: "I don't think it's a question of handing him over. I think it's just a question of having him provide some evidence." Prince Andrew stepped away from royal duties last year after an interview he gave to the BBC about his relationship with Epstein. aged 66, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. The duke has been heavily scrutinised for his friendship with Epstein, but he has said he did

The Ivorian's late header kept his side in the contest before the Blues would go on to win a dramatic game on penalties Bastian Schweinsteiger has revealed what David Luiz told him before Didier Drogba's iconic goal in the 2012  Champions League  final. Chelsea  pulled off a stunning upset to knock out  Barcelona  in the semi-finals and set-up a meeting with Bayern, who conquered  Real Madrid  in a similarly dramatic last-four encounter. The German giants were strong favourites heading into the final, which was held in their own backyard at the Allianz Arena. Indeed, it was Bayern who dominated proceedings in terms of clear-cut chances, but Chelsea's resolute defence stood firm as the likes of Arjen Robben and Thomas Muller toiled to find a way through. Petr Cech produced a man-of-the-match performance in the Blues' goal although he was powerless to stop the German giants from taking the lead with just seven minutes left to play. Muller headed ho

Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur reveals his role-models were Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Sergio Busquets. The 22-year-old is expected to play a more prominent role for the Bianconeri as the season resumes, following his excellent form under new coach Maurizio Sarri. Speaking to La Stampa, the Uruguayan explained why he turned to European footballers to develop his game. “I had no references in my role,” he began, “In Uruguay my model was Diego Forlan, a striker. “By profession I studied European footballers: Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Sergio Busquets.” The move to Juventus came about after the Bianconeri exercised an option to sign him, after Carlos Tevez made the switch to Boca Juniors. “I learned in December, from my agent, that the option would be exercised: six months later I was in Turin and it seemed incredible to me. “I immediately had the sensation of joining a large family and I breathed the winning mentality of the club. “All

Chelsea aim to sign Germany winger for £70m N’Golo Kanté returns to contact training Chelsea have contacted Bayer Leverkusen about signing Kai Havertz this summer and hope to field the Germany winger alongside Timo Werner, who has agreed to join from RB Leipzig. Havertz, rated as one of the best young players in the Bundesliga, is being pursued by several top clubs and Chelsea are expected to face intense competition from Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Real Madrid. Frank Lampard is keen to reshape his forward line and he wants to add the 20-year-old, even though Chelsea are close to Chelsea know there is ground to make up on Liverpool and Manchester City after going two windows without signings and have seen an opportunity to make decisive early moves while rivals are deciding how much to spend following the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It could be a cautious market this summer and if Bayern, United and Real delay over Havertz, the path could be clear f