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Follow the latest transfer news live from the second week of the summer window as Premier League clubs look to strengthen their squads, with European football also set to resume this week. Fresh from their FA Cup final victory on Sunday, Arsenal are set to dominate the headlines this week with talks ongoing to extend Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s contract beyond the end of the season, while Mikel Arteta is also targeting Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos.

Tottenham Hotspur meanwhile have been offered the chance to sign Watford captain Troy Deeney in an effort to keep the striker in the Premier League, while Aston Villa are understood to be looking at a move for Liverpool forward Divock Origi.

Manchester United are set for a busy summer with interest in both Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish, but one name who has cropped up on the radar is Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes after executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward reportedly held talks with his agent last week. United are also keeping an eye on Inter Milan’s Milan Skriniar, though the defender may be priced out of a move to Old Trafford. Follow the live news below.

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Liverpool are still being linked with a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara, though French champions Paris Saint-Germain have entered the race for the Spain midfielder as he nears a move away from Bayern Munich.

Hobbycraft has emerged from the coronavirus lockdown in a “strong position” after online sales tripled amid the pandemic.

The arts and crafts retailer, which has 100 stores across the UK, said like-for-like online sales increased by more than 200 per cent during the 12-week lockdown period.

It added that the rise is largely due to a boom in home crafting, which saw people take up new interests such as sewing, scrapbooking and cross stitch.

Hobbycraft said there had been “exceptional levels of customer demand” over the last few months and that interest in arts and crafts has “remained strong” in stores since they reopened.

The retailer also announced that it is permanently moving its popular craft demonstrations and workshops online as part of its post-coronavirus adjustment.

Chief executive Dominic Jordan said it has been “pleased” with its performance over the past year.

“We continue to execute our strategy with improvements in product ranges supporting multi-channel growth,” Jordan said.

“Our broad range of products continues to evolve with more specialist materials and newness, ensuring that we satisfy the needs of craft enthusiasts and stay ahead of the competition.

“Our resolute focus on the strategy will see us bring further product innovation and inspiration, a new approach to online demonstrations and workshops, new stores and further investment in our e-commerce platform to support future growth.”

Despite the rise in online sales, the company said that having to close all of its stores during lockdown had a significant impact.

“During this time the retailer experienced exceptional levels of customer demand, with sales growing in excess of 200 per cent LFL [like-for-like] and our craft classes reaching over 15 million customers,” Hobbycraft said.

“The impact of Covid-19 presents new challenges and will undoubtedly change the shape of the UK retail sector. However, the business has emerged from the March-June lockdown in a strong position and is now well placed to withstand the longer-term impacts of the pandemic and drive further growth.”

Total revenue for the company increased by 8.9 per cent to £193.6m for the year ending 16 February – before the Covid-19 crisis – and online sales grew by 19 per cent over the same period.

Previously, Hobbycraft reported that the number of people visiting the ideas page of its website had tripled since the lockdown began.

Its “50 sewing projects for beginners” blog post proved to be the most popular post with searches for sewing machines, fabric and thread up 155 per cent, 60 per cent and 310 per cent, respectively compared to the six weeks before.

Among the top emerging craft trends that emerged during lockdown, Hobbycraft said crochet was the most popular with searches up 140 per cent, followed by macramé (134 per cent) and brush lettering (70 per cent).

Dani Harmer is officially reprising her role as Tracy Beaker in a reboot of the show, 15 years after the last series aired on CBBC.

My Mum Tracy Beaker will follow the former stroppy teenager as a single mother to her 12-year-old daughter Jess.

The new series is based on the 2018 book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson, who wrote the original children’s novels that inspired the first show.

An official synopsis for the book reads: “Jess thinks Tracy is the best mum ever, even when she shouts at her teachers! Yes, their flat’s a bit mouldy. It’s only just big enough for two. And the Duke Estate is a bit scary. But it’s their happy home.

“Until Sean Godfrey, Tracy’s rich boyfriend, whisks them away to his mansion, life of fast cars and celebrity stardom. Will Jess’s brilliant mum turn into a new person altogether?”

Harmer said she “can’t wait” to return to the beloved role of Beaker, who became synonymous with catchphrases such as “bog off” and “porridge brain”.

“I’m a fan myself and want to know what happens next and where this journey takes her,” Harmer, 31, told The Sun. “Being a mother, I know how much it changes you.”

She added: “I’m looking forward to seeing how it has changed Tracy but still keeping her the same feisty, strong female lead that people know and love.”

The Story of Tracy Beaker aired on CBBC from 2002 to 2005. Its spin-off, Tracy Beaker Returns, then followed from 2010 to 2012.

The show followed Beaker and a group of kids who lived in a children’s care home, which they nicknamed “The Dumping Ground”.

It is not yet known whether the rest of the original cast will return, such as Beaker’s enemy Justine Littlewood, played by Montanna Thompson.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has criticised last year’s film adaptation of his hit musical Cats, describing it as “ridiculous”.

The film, which boasted an ensemble cast including Idris Elba, Dame Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, James Corden and Rebel Wilson, was disparaged by critics and viewers alike.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Lloyd Webber said: “The problem with the film was that [director] Tom Hooper decided that he didn’t want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original show.”

“The whole thing was ridiculous,” he added.

Much of the criticism at the time of the film’s release focused on the CGI graphics used to transforms its stars into humanoid-cat fusions, which were widely described as “creepy”.

Cats swept the Golden Raspberry awards – known as the Razzies – winning Worst Picture, Worst Supporting Actor (James Corden), Worst Supporting Actress (Rebel Wilson), Worst On-screen Combo, Worst Screenplay and Worst Director.

Lloyd Webber first adapted TS Eliot’s poetry collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats into a stage musical in 1981. Cats went on to become the fourth longest-running show on Broadway, and the sixth longest on London’s West End.

The composer has previously criticised the film, singling out Corden’s performance as Bustopher Jones, which he described as “absolutely un-Eliot”.

X-Men: The Last Stand director Brett Ratner has denied he “mugged off” Vinnie Jones by cutting back his role in the film.

Jones portrayed the villain Juggernaut in the maligned 2006 sequel, who memorably shouts at one point, “Don’t you know who I am? I’m the Juggernaut, bitch!”

The actor claimed that he was initially meant to have a larger role in the film, having been cast by filmmaker Matthew Vaughn, who was originally hired to direct the sequel.

When Ratner replaced him, Jones claims much of his role was cut from the script.

“I basically got mugged off,” Jones told Comic Book Movie. “Brett Ratner basically dissolved the character. I was in my f***ing trailer half the time. It’s one of the most disappointing jobs I’ve been on as far as, you know, ‘What am I doing here?’ … Basically, I was an extra, mate. That’s how I felt. I was gutted, to be honest.”

Ratner has now denied that he deliberately cut Jones. In a since-deleted post to his Instagram, Ratner joked that Rebecca Romijn’s nearly-naked blue villain Mystique was “easier on the eyes”.

Ratner added: “In all seriousness, I shot the script I was given and I was not able to expand the role of Juggernaut as per Vinnie’s request due to the extremely limited time I had to deliver the film.

“I have the utmost respect and admiration for Vinnie Jones and his talent and thought he created a memorable character.”

The Last Stand marked the final entry in the initial X-Men trilogy. In its wake came a rebooted prequel series in 2011, which was set in motion by a re-hired Vaughn.