The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...DAILY MIRRORManchester United are set to give fans their first glimpse of Benjamin Sesko ahead of their friendly clash with Fiorentina at Old Trafford on Saturday. THE TIMESNewcastle United are set to offer an improved bid worth £30m for Brentford forward Yoane Wissa. Real Madrid are reportedly plotting a £78m swoop for PSG midfield maestro and Portugal international Vitinha. THE SUNWhile Luka Modric has joined AC Milan after leaving Real Madrid, there is hope the Croatia star could end his career playing for Swansea. From this season, Sky Sports' Premier League coverage will increase from 128 matches to at least 215 games exclusively live.

Three people have been injured in a horror shooting in Times Square, New York City. A police spokesperson has said that the violence erupted after a "verbal dispute between two people escalated". A 65-year-old man and a 19-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds, while an 18-year-old woman was rushed to hospital with a wound to her neck. The suspected shooter has been taken into custody and officers recovered a firearm at the scene. The teenager has not been identified because of his age and charges have reportedly not been filed thus far.

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeThree people were rushed to the hospital — including a tourist — after a teenage gunman opened fire in New York’s bustling Times Square overnight. The gunman was inside the chain restaurant Raising Cane’s on Broadway when the dispute started, the New York Post reported. New York’s police commissioner announced only a few days ago that the city had seen the fewest shooting incidents and victims this year since records began. Over the first seven months of 2025, there were 412 shooting incidents and 489 shooting victims in New York.

Like many friends from different orbits, Vice President JD Vance and Britain’s foreign minister, David Lammy, got together on Friday to bond over a hobby — fishing — before sitting down to hash out their differences, in their case, how the United States and Britain should respond to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Mr. Vance, a Republican whose public positions rarely diverge from President Trump’s, acknowledged there was daylight between him and Mr. Lammy, a Labour Party minister under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, starting with Britain’s announcement last week that it would recognize the state of Palestine unless Israel agreed to a cease-fire with Hamas. “We have no plans to recognize a Palestinian state,” Mr. Vance told reporters as he met Mr. Lammy at the foreign secretary’s grand official country residence, Chevening House, southeast of London. “I don’t know what it would really mean to recognize a Palestinian state, given the lack of a functional government there.”Mr. Vance said Mr. Trump was sticking to his goal of making sure Hamas is never again able to strike Israeli civilians as it did on Oct. 7, 2023, though he said the president had been moved by the “terrible images” from Gaza and wanted to ease the suffering.

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In fact, it’s flourishing beyond anyone’s expectations, with Tom’s burger business, which he runs in the Crafty Devil on Windsor Road, flourishing and gaining an excellent reputation. So good is the reputation that Tom’s burger business ‘Tom’s Smashed Burgers’ which he runs with the help of brother Sion, has just been identified as one of the Times best burger joints in the UK to enjoy a burger this summer. (Image: NQ) Sion right was cooking our burgers (Image: NQ)Read moreDelish!! This time around we had Tom’s brother Sion cook us the burgers – and Sion might be putting brother Tom under a bit of pressure as his burgers were just as good! Tom’s Smashed Burgers now has a residency in Dalton Yard, Cardiff, as well as at the Crafty Devil in Penarth.

Britain was on a knife edge when Lucy Connolly, a mother and former nanny, tapped out an inflammatory 51-word post on social media a year ago, calling for “all” hotels that house asylum seekers to be set on fire. “If that makes me a racist, so be it,” she added, a postscript that did nothing to spare her the wrath of the country’s courts. Now serving a 31-month prison sentence for inciting racial hatred, Ms. Connolly has become a charged symbol in a debate over whether Britain is suppressing free speech. Last month, an appeals court refused to reduce her sentence, drawing angry protests from her defenders, mainly on the political right. Critics, including Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk, accuse Britain of backsliding in the age of social media.

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The Argentina international impressed in his debut season in Serie A last year under the tutelage of Arsenal legend Cesc Fabregas. 2 Tottenham are interested in signing Nico Paz Credit: GettyPlay Dream Team now! Now Tottenham are considering a move for the attacking midfielder in light of James Maddison's injury news, according to The Times. The England star tore his ACL in a friendly against Newcastle and is expected to miss most of the season. Of course, when players get a long-term injury we need to look into that, but generally we are in the market, yes.”

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Read our Privacy noticeTransgender women will be banned from single-sex public spaces under new guidance to be published by the UK’s equalities watchdog, reports say. The new guidance appears to be similar to its interim guidance issued in the wake of the ruling, which has been criticised by trans rights campaigners as discriminatory and has seen legal challenges launched against it. According to The Times, the guidance will mean trans women will be banned from spaces such as women’s toilets and changing rooms. open image in gallery According to The Times, the guidance will mean trans women will be banned from spaces such as women’s toilets and changing rooms. Trans rights campaigners have criticised the EHRC for its handling of the ruling, with legal challenges brought against the watchdog over its interpretation of the law.