Has Liverpool's spending spree made the Premier League title race a formality? Chief football writer Phil McNulty reflects on the close of the transfer window.

Plymouth Argyle sign Middlesbrough midfielder Law McCabe and Oxford winger Owen Dale on loan for the rest of the season.

Birmingham City sign Sheffield United defender Jack Robinson on a two-year deal and Sunderland winger Patrick Roberts on a season-long loan.

You have seven minutes to name the 19 players who have been the Premier League's most expensive ever signing. Good luck!

Councils in the north of England respond to the rise in flags flying on streets across the region.

Newcastle United have had a breathless end to the transfer window after the club agreed to sell Alexander Isak and struck a deal to sign Yoane Wissa.

The Darlington leisure centre could receive £1.4m investment to build a new entertainment space.

An infected red squirrel is spotted in Northumberland with fears the disease could kill many more.

Jurgen Klopp once suggested it was impossible for Liverpool to match their richest rivals in the transfer market. But no-one has spent more in this transfer window then they have.

After Alexander Isak and Yoane Wissa both forced moves with their behaviour, will we see an increase in players doing the same? And is it ever defensible?

Brentford forward Yoane Wissa signs for Newcastle in a deal worth up to £55m.

Liverpool sign striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for a British record transfer fee of £125m.