Since Newcastle's takeover was completed in early October, the club's supporters have been eagerly awaiting the January transfer window and debating who the club will bring in. Eddie Howe may have been equally keen for the window to open for the opportunity to reinforce his squad. 

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has said Monday night's game against the Cleveland Browns is likely to be his final one at Heinz Field.

A further 157,758 coronavirus cases and 42 COVID-related deaths have been recorded in the latest 24-hour period, official figures show.

A teenager has been charged with murder following the stabbing of 15-year-old Zaian Aimable-Lina, police have said.

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro has said doctors are assessing whether he needs surgery after being admitted to hospital with abdominal discomfort.

David Bowie's back catalogue has been sold to Warner Music Group in a deal reported to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

The UK Health Security Agency is urging members of the public to check in on older neighbours ahead of freezing temperatures hitting parts of the country.

A fresh fire has erupted at South Africa's parliament building in Cape Town a day after it first went up in flames.

A confidential settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre appears to absolve him and any other party who could have been included as a possible defendant from legal claims she had made.

Boris Johnson has warned it would be "absolute folly" to say the pandemic is over - but said Omicron "is plainly milder" than other variants.