Salford City's traces to Manchester United have increased following the signing of the latter's former striker James Wilson.

Premier League clubs face the prospect of hurried pre-season preparations with the 2020-21 campaign set to start on the weekend of August 8-9 - just a month after the Euro 2020 final.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Many of Birmingham's players have agreed to defer up to 50 per cent of their wages from April to help ensure all the non-footballing staff will be paid in full

The coronavirus lockdown could last for another six months and yet the football authorities are already discussing plans to restart. Our reporters have their say on how football should proceed.

Dr Zach Binney, an epidemiologist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, says tens of thousands of spectators in close proximity in a stadium is 'very, very dangerous.'

Past guests include Lloyd George, Sir Winston Churchill and the cast of Bond film Goldeneye. Now it's William Hanson's turn to try out the legendary Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo...

Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer are still getting into the swing of things. The new mom, 38, shared a photo of her husband, 38 after a round of volleyball. The two were drenched in sweat.

Amy Schumer has been enjoying the first three months of being a mother. And the 38-year-old Trainwreck actress has been far from cooped up at home near her son Gene Attell's bassinet.

On Thursday the 38-year-old shared a sweet photo of herself on her Instagram stories holding baby Gene up to her face as he stroked her cheeks. She shares the tot with husband Chris Fischer. 39.

'She put the work in,' said the 45-year-old Harley who has also worked with Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Megan Fox. 'At the end of the day, it's all Jessica.'

Her baby son Gene is now five months old. And Amy Schumer marked the occasion on Saturday with a heartwarming Instagram album of her cradling her child close to her.

Last May, Amy Schumer gave birth to her first born child, Gene. And Amy admitted on Instagram Wednesday that she owes her child's Nanny many thanks for making 'it possible for [her] to work.'

Amy Schumer took to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon to share candid footage of her 11-month-old son Gene enjoying his 'first movie' with dad Chris Fischer.

Liam Payne has scrapped plans he had for his £5million mansion in Surrey while he was with Cheryl and is creating his 'ultimate bachelor pad with snooker room, gym and an indoor swimming pool

The singer will perform her upcoming single Love Made Me Do It and other tracks at Hits Radio Live at Manchester Arena on November 25, it was announced on Friday.

Liverpool are one step away from making the Club World Cup final for the sixth time with Monterrey standing in their way. Sportsmail's Jordan Seward will provide LIVE UPDATES from Qatar.

David Beckham was among the crowd watching Liverpool take on Monterrey at the FIFA World Cup semi-finals in Qatar on Wednesday.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM: By the time it came to the 85th minute Jurgen Klopp had seen enough. So on came Firmino for Origi.

Champions League holders Liverpool overcame Monterrey 2-1 on December 18 thanks to Roberto Firmino's injury-time winner, before they went on to beat Flamengo in the final.

Alex is seen in workout gear and rubs her bump for the camera in a new video. The 30-year-old said she plans to play in the 2020 Olympics in July and is still training to some degree.

Sergio Aguero has been making sure he's getting in plenty of time on the pitch during lockdown, albeit the virtual one in the video game FIFA 20. He also has a somewhat unusual gaming setup.

Darcy Lord, his wife Ketut and baby Reef returned from Bali on Sunday morning and were escorted directly to Brisbane Airport;s Novotel hotel for their compulsory quarantine period.

He previously struggled to make ends meet when work dried up after The Bachelorette. 

Australian jockey Luke Tarrant has been given a six-month ban after head-butting fellow rider Larry Cassidy during an altercation at Doomben racecourse on Wednesday.

The 13-year-old was last seen running from a home on Yugumbri Cresent in Logan, south of Brisbane, at midday on April 1.

Boris Johnson acknowledged that 'drastic action' was required to quell the spread of the deadly coronavirus at the first of his new daily briefings from Downing Street on COVID-19.

Montana Brown is terrified more Love Island stars will take their own lives as she admits that all her friends from the show suffer with anxiety or depression.

Australia's second largest bank is providing relief to individuals who have either lost their jobs or had their hours cut as a result of the COVID-19 shutdowns.

Questions had been raised over what Mrs May would do after relinquishing Downing Street. But during a muted Prime Minister's Questions today she confirmed that she intended to remain an MP.

Former PM David Cameron has come up with a way of easing his pain over the disastrous end to his timing in No10 - by hunting and naming his prey after Boris Johnson and Michael Gove.

The Bureau has been accused of preventing the DNC from reducing the number of emails and documents released by Wikileaks - prompting the resignation of Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

The 38-year-old actress technically moved on with the 43-year-old actor in October - the same month she filed for divorce from husband of eight years, Channing Tatum

The ended their one year relationship in December, but have since reconnected. And on Friday, Channing Tatum, 39, confirmed that he and Jessie J, 31, are indeed a couple again.

Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman compared Vermont senator Bernie Sanders to the deadly coronavirus in reference to his economic policy.

Biden staged a dramatic comeback on Super Tuesday winning Virginia then eight more states. Sanders took California but Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren both look doomed.

Jesse Jackson, the legendary civil rights leader and presidential candidate, endorsed Bernie Sanders on Sunday as the Vermont senator fights back against Joe Biden. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders elected not to address  supporters after suffering major defeats Tuesday night, including a major loss to Joe Biden in Michigan.

In first interview since his departure from MSNBC, Matthews says his departure was justified. Bassett thanked Matthews via Twitter for confirming his story and 'owning up'.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Many of Birmingham's players have agreed to defer up to 50 per cent of their wages from April to help ensure all the non-footballing staff will be paid in full

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions company, Adnec, has reversed its decision to charge 'some fixed costs' to the NHS for use of the London-based centre as a coronavirus hospital.

Thomas Wilson, 19, from Coventry was jailed for six months after threatening to cough and spit at police while Bevan Burke, 22, was jailed for nine months after coughing at an officer in Birmingham last week.

The actress, 43, revealed she hasn't seen her boyfriend Scott Ratcliff for seven months after his return from his Afghanistan tour was delayed as she appeared on Lorraine on Wednesday/

During an interview with Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard on Tuesday's GMB, the former Corrie actress, 43, shared her delight as she prepared to reunite with Army Major Scott, 31.

Tom Brady is still a member of the New England Patriots for the next two months, but he has reportedly moved his family to a $9 million mansion in Connecticut ahead of free agency.

Major US indexes fell more than 1% Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 420 points. Oil dropped more than 2% and yield on 10-year Treasury fell to 1.61%.

Earplugs ready! German sports car meister Porsche and the Goodwood Festival of Speed are revving up for their birthdays this month. Porsche will mark the 50th anniversary of its classic 911.

The Britain's Got Talent judge posted a photo of Azura, six, sweetly kissing her little sister Anaya, seven months, on the cheek.

Footage of Bradley Robert Edwards, a former Telstra technician hearing the allegations against him for the first time in December 2016 was played at Supreme Court of Western Australia trial on Tuesday.

Recent reports in Italy have suggested that the Argentine striker will want to stay in his homeland and force through a move to former club River Plate to be closer to his loved ones.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: At what point do we officially start to worry about the form of Justin Rose? In a year he has dropped from world No 1 to 13th, his worst position since 2017.