Liverpool agree £35m Carroll deal', Torres heads for Chelsea medical

Liverpool believe they have sealed a £35million deal for Newcastle's Andy Carroll after giving Fernando Torres permission to have a medical ahead of a possible move to Chelsea. The Spaniard is set to join Chelsea before tonight's 11pm transfer deadline in a deal worth up to £50million - and Liverpool could replace him with Newcastle's Andy Carroll. It's not known whether Torres' medical will be held in the north or closer to London - but sources were insisting the player was due at Chelsea's training ground later today.

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Nazril "Ariel" Irham, Indonesia Star Gets Jail for Sex-tape Scandal

An Indonesian pop star who rocked this predominantly Muslim nation after his homemade sex tapes found their way to the Internet was sentenced Monday to 3 1/2 years in jail. Fans of Nazril "Ariel" Irham broke down in tears, saying the singer recorded the videos in the privacy of his own home with no plans to make them public. But hundreds of Islamic hard-liners surrounding the court tried to smash down its gates, saying he'd gotten off too easy.

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