The £300m deal is awaiting the League's approval but that process is understood to have been held up given the complexity of broadcast piracy allegations against the Saudi state.

Joanna Scanlan is currently reading Catch And Kill: Lies, Spies And A Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow.

Clare Mackintosh is currently reading The Giver Of Stars by JoJo Moyes. The British thriller writer revealed that she would take Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson to a desert island.

Sadie Jones is reading My name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. The British novelist revealed that she would take Middlemarch, Nicholas Nickleby or Vanity Fair to a desert island.

Psychotherapist Julia Samuel draws on love, grief, loneliness, fear, separation, anger, jealousy, frustration in This Too Shall Pass and the demands that each issue comes with.

Sebastian Barry is currently reading Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty And Time by Gaia Vince. He said he was unable to read until he was eight.

Timmy Mallett is currently reading Peace In War by Edward Seago, The TV presenter said he would take The Secret Footballer series to a desert island.

Biographer Hugo Vickers said he would take A. G. Macdonell's satirical interwar novel England, Their England, with him on a desert island.

Novelist Annalena McAfee said she would take Palgrave's Golden Treasury on a desert island. She said she is currently reading Self-Portrait, the memoir of the artist Celia Paul.

Sarah J. Maas is currently reading Nalini Singh's A Madness Of Sunshine. The American fantasy novelist revealed that she would take Sally Thorne's The Hating Game to a desert island.

Anne Tyler has recently finished reading Miriam Toews's All My Puny Sorrows. The American novelist revealed that she would take Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples to a desert island.

Robert Webb is currently reading Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking. The British novelist revealed he would take Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy stories by Douglas Adams to a desert island.

Amanda Owen is currently reading The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak And High Society Scandal In Kenya by Frances Osborne. The British writer would take Swaledale to a desert island.

Emily Gunnis is currently reading Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey. The British writer would take The Wicked Wit Of Winston Churchill to a desert island.

Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras, has penned a memoir. The tome started with the idea of how to create inner strength and mental resilience.

Maureen Waller's detailed portrait of London in 1945, has been reissued in paperback to commemorate this year's anniversary of VE Day.

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Victoria Beckham has candidly spoken out about how it has taken her years to come to terms with her looks and to have the ability to accept her 'imperfections'.

Romeo Beckham was seen taking his very first driving lesson in London on Sunday.

Romeo Beckham, 17, took fashion inspirition from Gareth Southgate as he wore a waistcoat during a fun date with girlfriend Mia Regan on Friday.

The country is in lockdown in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus, but that hasn't stop celebs from celebrating Easter in lavish style with their families.

It was revealed this week that Ed will be using his personal fortune to prop up his bar Bertie Blossoms in west London and the staff there, instead of furloughing them so their wages are subsidised.

Production of The Block was brought to a grinding halt six weeks ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The pair collided when the cyclist tried to undertake the car on Collins Street in Melbourne's city centre on February 24.

Locky Gilbert has taken a savage swipe at Nick 'The Honey Badger' Cummins while speaking about his new role as The Bachelor. 

The Bachelor's Sogand Mohtat was completely blindsided when Matt Agnew sent her home on the show last year. 

She was recently forced to self-isolate for 14 days after a trip to the Maldives with her family. 

CRAIG BROWN: Fresh from London, he informed me that the new Cockney rhyming slang for coronavirus is 'Miley Cyrus'.

CRAIG BROWN: Hard to believe, but next month sees the 50th anniversary of the day The Beatles broke up.

CRAIG BROWN: Five years ago, I went to see a splendidly grim Icelandic film called Rams, about two hairy old sheep-farming brothers. Gummi and Kiddi refused to speak to each other for 40 years.

The X Factor final kicked off on Saturday evening, with a stirring rendition of You've Got The Love from Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra and Becky Hill.

ITV were reportedly affected by their decision to replace Saturday Night Takeaway with The Voice as the UK channel 'lost 3 million views', following Ant McPartlin's drink-driving charge.

It has now been revealed that Molly-Mae Hague attended the Pride Of Britain Awards with a budget pink dress from online retailer Pretty Little Thing, which retails at £35.

Kelly Holstine, who won Minnesota's 2019 'Teacher of the Year' award, took a knee during the national anthem at the College Football Playoff championship game in New Orleans on Monday.

James looked slightly overwhelmed by all the attention as hordes of young women fought to get a picture with the singer.

Celebrity Big Brother winner Rylan Clark performs at a student night in Liverpool where he currently appearing in the X Factor tour. Not long after winning Celebrity Big Brother on Friday night, Rylan was whisked up to Manchester to kick off the tour on Saturday.

Take That and One Direction will take to the stage at this year’s X Factor final at London's Wembley Arena over the weekend.

The actress, who plays the calculative Claire Underwood, became the show's new lead after her co-star Kevin Spacey was fired last year following a number of sex assault allegations.

House of Cards star Robin Wright was spotted out with her husband Clement Giraudet in Santa Monica taking their dog for a walk on the beach in Santa Monica on Tuesday.

Liam Payne has praised his ex Cheryl for taking great care of their toddler son Bear when he is working away.

The One Direction star, 26, and comedian, 41, went all out for a hot wings sketch on Tuesday's edition of the The Late Late Show.

A British man has discovered a simple way to peel carrots in just seconds - and it turns out thousands of home cooks have all been doing it wrong their whole lives.

They are both known for their slim figures and their love of fashion.

Ora was joined on stage by Iggy Azalea and actress Emmy Rossum, who both danced next to her as she continued singing.

Former footballer Gary Lineker made a rare public appearance with his eleven year-old step daughter Ella at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire premiere.

The 32-year-old actress looked stunning in the metallic belted LBD, which she paired with matching Christian Louboutin pumps

He's currently filming The Avengers: Age Of Ultron in England. But on Sunday Chris Hemsworth took a break from his hectic shooting schedule to get a courtside view of London's Wimbledon finals. The actor watched Roger Federer's clash with Novak Djokovic alongside his loving wife, Elsa Pataky.

With England's dismal performance at this year's World Cup, it would be understandable if the team's players chose to focus on something other than football this summer.