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  1. Stoke's Agina joins Forest Green on loan

    Sydney Agina standing on the pitch with his arms by his side, wearing a Stoke City red and white striped home shirtGetty Images

    Forest Green Rovers have signed defender Sydney Agina on loan until January from Championship side Stoke.

    The 18-year-old academy player has also agreed a new two-year contract extension to stay with the Potters.

    Agina made five league appearances for Stoke in the closing stages of last season and also earned his first international cap for Kenya in a friendly last month.

    "We believe further exposure to first-team football at a good level, on a consistent basis, is the logical next step for him to take," said Stoke director of football Jonathan Walters.

  2. How can Stoke City keep spending on transfer fees?

    Football finance expert Kieran Maguire explains Stoke City's summer spending

    Football finance expert Kieran Maguire says Stoke City are utilising the Championship's new squad spending rules to rebuild this summer.

    The Potters have so far brought in Ethan Galbraith, Svante Ingelsson, Djibril Soumare and Luke Graham, as well as making Milan Smit's move permanent, for a reported combined total of about £21m.

    They have also signed West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Josh Griffiths for an undisclosed fee, with the influx of arrivals coming after sporting director Jonathan Walters promised "multiple signings".

    Squad Cost Rules (SCR) replaced profit and sustainability in the second tier for the 2026-27 season onwards, allowing clubs to spend 85% of their income on players and managers.

    Previously, teams were limited to losses of £39m across a three-year period.

    Stoke were one of just three Championship clubs to record a profit in 2024-25, but only did so because a £90m loan was waived by new owner John Coates to offset what otherwise would have been a £29m loss.

    Owners are now also allowed to inject up to £33m into their club over three years, providing they do not top up the kitty by more than £15m per season.

    "I think it gives clubs a little bit more leeway and that's provided the owner is willing to provide that funding," Maguire told BBC Radio Stoke.

    "If you take a look at the commercial income for Stoke City, it's about half of the total the club generates, which is higher than that of many of the peer group that Stoke have in the Championship. So that will benefit the club.

    "And also there's no doubt the Coates family, who have been amazingly beneficial owners, will continue to do that."

    Maguire explained that transfer payments are also often broken down into instalments, with only the money spent in any given season taken into consideration by the EFL as a "cash management based approach".

    "Let's say that you are paying £5m for a player but you're spreading that as perhaps £2m this year, £2m in another year and £1m as a final payment," he added.

    "Only £2m of that will go into your calculations [for 2026-27], therefore the small print of transfers does allow smart negotiation by clubs to put them in a beneficial position as far as these SCR rules are concerned."

  3. Forward Jojic departs Stoke

    Nikola Jojic in a green Stoke City training top warms-up before a game at West BromShutterstock

    Nikola Jojic joined Stoke City in 2023

    Serbian forward Nikola Jojic has left Stoke City by mutual consent.

    The 22-year-old joined the Potters on a four-year deal in 2023 but made only one league appearance, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 Championship defeat by Preston in September the same year.

    Jojic spent last season on loan at Slovenian club NK Radomlje and has also had spells with Mladost Lucani in Serbia and HNK Gorica in Croatia.

    He leaves Stoke having only added a Carabao Cup substitute appearance in a 6-1 win over Rotherham, also in 2023, to his tally at the bet365 Stadium.

  4. The exterior of the Emma Bridgewater gift shop which is made from red brick with windows and doors painted in blue trim. There is a Christmas wreath on the door and tables, chairs and plants can be seen in the foreground.

  5. Mike Pejic, an older man with long brown hair and wearing a yellow martial arts outfit, with a medal around his neck, smiles as he stands with a large union flag around his shoulders. Other martial artists can be seen behind him.

  6. A group of people surround a woman who has been knocked over by an e-bike

  8. An orange and black Class 730 electric train can be seen on a track with trees either side of it.

  9. A 23-year-old young man showing off a nice big smile, wearing his top hat and a beige T-shirt with the word 'storm' on the front. He is sitting in the family kitchen holding his dog Dolly on his knee, which is a creamy, beige French Bulldog. Behind there is a picture of him in a frame on the breakfast bar, when he came first at the Goodwood Motorsport event in April. There is also a selection of big trophies and medals on the table in the background.

  10. The inside of Netherton Arts Centre. The theatre has high ceilings and there are chairs set out to face the front of the small stage.

  11. An elderly woman with short grey hair, glasses, a white cardigan and floral top, and a necklace, looks straight at the camera while sitting in a large armchair. Behind her is a wooden and glass cabinet with pictures.

  12. A photo of Mason Terry, in his purple goalkeeping kit for Braintree Town, celebrating a goal against Truro City in the National League Cup in February

  13. Ashley Price has his arm around Stan Collymore who is wearing a red football top with the England crest on his chest. A third man is wearing a blue England hat, and also has on a red England top.

  14. A computer-generated image showing a large two-storey cinema building with an "Everyman" sign over the entrance. There are a lot of people either standing or walking outside the front of the building or sitting down in an outside dining area.

  15. Robbie Williams is performing on a stage while wearing a grey suit and is holding a microphone to his mouth with his left hand and is singing into it while holding his right arm out to the side.

  16. A lady with long brunette hair, she is wearing glasses and a beige top. She is holding onto a green mug

  17. A woman wearing an apron over a burgudy top is smiling directly at the camera. There is a green background behind her

  18. A white sign with black writing and symbols. The title of the sign is Public Spaces Protection Order. It is set against a blue sky with light clouds and there is a building behind the sign.

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    Multiple men are seen singing at a service station. From right to left one man is wearing glasses, a blue t shirt and has shoulder length hair, the next man has glasses, he is wearing a blue polo shirt and cream trousers. The next man has a cream baseball cap, a grey polo shirt and green trousers. The next is a man in the background, he is wearing glasses and a white shirt. The man nearest to the camera is wearing an olive green polo shirt and cream trousers, then the last man furthest to the left is wearing a white and grey striped polo shirt and gray trousers. The rest of the men in the background are barely in view but there is one man with a light blue polo shirt with a spotted pattern who is predominantly blocked by another.

  20. Head-and-shoulders studio portrait of a woman against a plain light grey background. The person has long brown hair parted to one side, visible teeth in a broad smile, and is looking toward the camera. The person is wearing a light blue jacket or blazer-style top and a chunky silver chain necklace. Soft, even lighting creates a professional corporate headshot appearance.

  21. A damaged railway bridge with a piece of metal hanging down onto the road below and the words "low bridge" in large yellow lettering

  22. A brown hare looks towards the camera while stood on grass.

  23. Matthew Dennis celebrates scoring for Notts County

  24. Steve Kemp on the left and Gareth Southgate on the right. They are on a training pitch and wearing blue football shirts