Crysencio Summerville: Al Hilal reach agreement with West Ham to sign Netherlands international

West Ham have reached an agreement with Al Hilal for the sale of Crysencio Summerville. 

Sky Sports News understands the deal is worth a total package of £60m. £55m guaranteed + £5m in potential bonuses.

Enzo Fernandez says Argentina played with 'pride' and 'humility' as FIFA investigate World Cup final behaviour

Enzo Fernandez has praised Argentina for playing with "pride" and "humility" at the 2026 World Cup after it was confirmed FIFA will investigate the team's behaviour after the final.

The defending champions were beaten 1-0 by Spain on Sunday, with Ferran Torres' strike in the 106th minute securing a second World Cup title.

Liverpool: Consortium led by former QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia seeking minority stake in Anfield club

A consortium led by former QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia is in talks to acquire a minority stake in Liverpool.

The investment group - led by Bhatia and backed by the Mittal family - have hired advisors to work on a potential deal with current Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG).

Here's what smart people are saying about OpenAI models hacking Hugging Face on their own

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‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

For years, volunteers have craned their necks and tested their patience to peer into the crevices of the cliffs hoping for a glimpse of fluffy joy.

Finally it all paid off as a puffling – baby puffin – poked its way into the sunshine, becoming the first to be spotted on the coast of Dorset in southern England for three decades.

Australian cave discovery shows grass was burned for magic, cures and curses for 25,000 years

Australian cave discovery shows grass was burned for magic, healing, and cursing for 25,000 years
GunaiKurnai Elder Uncle Russell Mullett at the cave entrance of Cloggs Cave. Credit: Jess Shapiro, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Corporation

The GunaiKurnai, an Australian Aboriginal nation, are the acknowledged traditional custodians of Gippsland and the southern Victorian Alps. Within their territory are caves known from 19th-century ethnographic reports and oral traditions to have been settings for magic, healing and cursing rituals by powerful learned women and men called "mulla-mullung," as well as by other spiritual practitioners. Archaeologists have shown that people have been visiting one of these caves, Cloggs Cave, for such activities over the past 25,000 years.

France approves social media ban for under-15s

France's parliament has approved a law to ban social media for under-15s from January 2027, making it the first European country to block young people from the platforms.

The law will mean everyone in France must verify their age to access social media and comes as the UK and EU are developing their own limits in response to concerns for children's mental health.

Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat

Japan logged its first official kokushobi or “cruelly hot day” on Tuesday since the new term for when temperatures top 40 degrees Celsius was introduced in April. The Japan Meteorological Agency coined the new designation to warn the public of the heat dangers of days that were once freak weather events but have now become more common.

Palestine weekly: Ahead of elections, Israel doubles down on attacks

On July 17, hours after Israel’s parliament formally dissolved itself and set an October 27 election date, an Israeli drone struck a funeral procession outside Ahmad Yassin Mosque in the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least eight mourners as they buried a man killed hours earlier.

South Korea: Michelin-starred restaurateur faces jail for using ants as garnish

South Korean prosecutors sought a one-year jail term for the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant accused of using ants as a dessert garnish, local media reported.

Ants are not among the 10 insect species approved for human consumption under the country's laws. The approved list includes grasshoppers, locusts and two-spotted crickets, among others.