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  1. Middlesbrough boss Hellberg reacts after draw against Burnley

    Hellberg: Boro gain 'a strong point' at Burnley

    Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg spoke to BBC Radio Tees after their draw against Burnley.

    For a written selection of his quotes, click here.

  2. A person wearing a high-vis jacket with 'Environment Agency' logo on the back and a hardhat is raking through a pile of waste. The rubbish is piled as high as the person's waist.

  3. Pictures of the two officers. Both are smiling. PC Blades, left, has stubble and short fair hair. PC Clough also has stubble and short dark hair.

  4. The front of a nightclub. It has large windows and double doors with wooden frames. The name Lounge Afrique in large letters is etched on a glass arch, above the door.

  5. Police vans of varying size are lined up in a row, leading up to the site of the wreckage, all with reflective liveries. To one side, two police officers rest holding paper cups, with one sitting on the central reservation metal crash barrier which separates the two sides of the road.

  6. Steven Shevels, pictured as a young man. He is smiling and has short brown hair; he wears a smart black jacket, black tie and white shirt.

  7. What can Boro expect from Rokas Pukstas?

    What can Boro expect from Rokas Pukstas?

    Middlesbrough's new midfield signing Rokas Pukstas has never played domestic football outside of Croatia - so what will he bring to the English game?

    The 22-year-old has arrived at Boro following a four-year spell in the Hajduk Split first team in which he scored 27 goals and registered 10 assists in 142 games.

    Croatian football journalist Lovre Nikolac said one of Pukstas' main qualities is arriving late in the box to provide a goal threat.

    "He is very good arriving late and as soon as he steps on the pitch, as soon as there's an aerial duel, he wins it," Nikolac told BBC Radio Tees.

    "He can jump high. He's very strong and his play with headers is amazing. If there's one thing that he cannot improve on, I think it's that.

    "He arrives late and [also] picks up the scraps sometimes."

    Pukstas also has an exceptional work rate and stamina, according to Nikolac - something which Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg demands from his players.

    "Obviously we can talk about the goals, but it's what he does off the ball," said Nikolac.

    "He just runs. There's no other way to put it. He never stops and he does everything that's needed from him.

    "And he's box to box, so up and down the pitch the whole game and never looks tired."

    Nikolac believes one area where the USA under-23 international can improve is his technical game and passing ability.

    "He's not great at passing, but everything else he's got spot on. Defending, reading the game, late arrivals, scoring goals," he added.

    "But if he can improve that, then you have a whole player, a true midfielder. You can use him wherever you want. He has the physicality to do anything."

    Listen to Lovre Nikolac's full interview above or on BBC sounds here - and don't forget to subscribe to get each episode into your My Sounds feed.

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  8. A young little tern chick sits in a nest alongside a brown speckled egg. The chick has light brown fluffy feathers with black specks.

  9. Refugee medic Ahmed Bakheet wearing black-framed glassed and a green open shirt with black t shirt underneath. He has a light beard and is smiling at camera in a hospital room with x-ray scanning equipment out of focus in the background.

  10. Eve Hemsley has red hair and round black glasses. She stands in front of a multi-coloured display board which has labelled sections for different school years, including Year 7, Year 8 and Year 11. She is smiling and wearing a lanyard. She has a stripy red top.

  11. Amario Cozier-Duberry (left) playing for Brighton and Connor Barron warming up for Rangers

  12. Fin Cartwright (left) playing for Middlesbrough this season and Mark Shelton in action for Barnet

  13. Listen to BBC Radio Tees Sport deadline day special

    BBC Sport's transfer deadline day graphic. Transfer is written in white on a black box, deadline is written in black on a yellow box and day is written in white letters on a black box. The words appear on top of a yellow patterned background.

    BBC Radio Tees' Neil Maddison is joined by fellow former Middlesbrough player Stewart Downing to discuss the club's transfer business.

    The show, which runs from 22:00-00:00 BST, will offer the latest updates and analysis.

    Listen to it here

    Subscribe to BBC Radio Tees Sport on BBC Sounds

  14. Richard Tice has short brown hair, blue eyes and wears a dark blue suit and white shirt. His tie is black with what appears to be white elephants on it. He has a union jack pin badge.

  15. Valentina Foster is wearing pink glittery Minnie Mouse ears with a bow and a black and white bomber jacket. She has shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes and is smiling at the camera. She is standing in front of a building with white columns and ornate windows.

  16. An exterior view of Leeds Crown Court, a red brick building with white lettering on the wall.

  17. Brighton agree £15m deal for Millwall winger Azeez

    Nizaar Kinsella
    Football reporter

    Femi Azeez for Millwall in the Championship.Getty Images

    Brighton have agreed a deal to sign Nigeria winger Femi Azeez from Millwall.

    The 25-year-old scored 11 goals and provided eight assists in 37 games last season, earning a place in the PFA Championship team of the year.

    Azeez has been pushing for a move to the Premier League, with Millwall rejecting at least three bids from the Seagulls in recent weeks.

    His departure would be a club record sale for Millwall, who are set to receive an initial £12.5m - potentially rising past £15m with add-ons.

    Azeez would be Brighton's 11th signing of the summer, including their club record £45m move for Tottenham centre-back Luka Vuskovic.

    The Seagulls have also raised significant funds through player sales, including Carlos Baleba's £70m move to Manchester United, while Liverpool have been linked with winger Yankuba Minteh.

    Azeez joined Millwall from Reading for about £1m in 2024 and is entering the final two years of his contract.

    He had been left out of the Lions' three most recent matchday squads by manager Alex Neil.

    Fellow Championship club Wrexham are also understood to have shown an interest in the attacker.

    His arrival at Brighton will allow Seagulls winger Amario Cozier-Duberry, who has signed a new contract, to leave on loan.

    The 21-year-old, who had a successful loan spell at Bolton Wanderers in League One last season, is expected to join Championship side Middlesbrough this term.

    He looks likely to replace Morgan Whittaker at Boro, with the winger set to join Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids.

  18. Three women walk towards a court room. One has brown hair and the other two are blond, they are wearing smart dresses.

  19. Pictures of the two police officers who died in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough, which also killed five male occupants on a car that had been pursued by other police vehicles. Both men are smiling. PC Matthew Blades, left, has stubble and short fair hair. PC Tom Clough also has stubble and short dark hair.

  20. A composite image of Natalie McDonald and Valentina Foster. McDonald is wearing a white wedding dress with a tiara perched on her head. She has long dark hair and is holding a bouquet of white roses with four blue ones dotted within it. Valentina wears an electric blue dress with white flowers on the neckline and waist. She has long light brown hair with a blue and white headband. She is holding a small white basket with white and blue roses and she wears white gloves.

  21. Follow EFL transfer deadline day

    BBC Sport's transfer deadline day graphic. Transfer is written in yellow and deadline day is written in white on a black background. Below, Luton Town boss Jack Wilshere, Swindon Town's Ian Holloway, West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo, Leicester manager Russell Martin and Southampton's Tonda Eckert appear next to each other on top of a red banner.Getty Images

    Transfer deadline day is upon us and today is the final chance for your EFL club to finalise any business until January.

    The transfer window closes at 23:00 BST, so we might have some late night scrambles to get deals over the line.

    There has already been plenty of movement this summer and whether it's a busy or quiet day for your club, you will be able to keep across it all on BBC Sport.

    Follow our EFL deadline day live text coverage throughout the day here

    Get alerts and keep up to date with all the latest news, insight and fan views for your club

  22. A computer-generated image of Billingham town centre following proposed development. There is a large paved precinct with a postbox and trees on it. There are shops to either side.

  23. The multi-storey National Glass centre building is mostly made of glass, steel and grey panels. It is by the River Wear, which is to one side, beyond bollarded railings, and has a seating area in front of it. Two seagulls are flying in the clear blue sky above.