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Wolves have rejected a second Newcastle bid for striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, who scored twice in the win over West Ham on Tuesday, BBC reported.

The Magpies had returned with a £55m offer after a £50m approach was turned down earlier this week. 

Wolves do not want to sell the Norway international, firstly because of how little time they would have to find a replacement, with the transfer window closing on Monday, and also because of how valuable Strand Larsen is to their Premier League survival chances. 

Newcastle are looking for fresh firepower with Alexander Isak trying to engineer a move to Liverpool - the Sweden forward is in a stand-off with the Magpies and yet to play this season, according to BBC.

KPop Demon Hunters has climbed "up, up, up" Netflix's charts to become its most viewed movie ever, the streaming platform says, BBC reported.

Since its release in June, the animated musical has been watched more than 236 million times, overtaking the action comedy Red Notice to take the top spot.

It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the film, which has become a surprise global hit.

Songs from the movie have also been some of the most streamed online on Spotify, while the track Golden hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month, according to BBC.

Denmark's foreign minister has summoned the top US diplomat in Copenhagen, following a report that American citizens have been conducting covert operations in Greenland, BBC reported.

Denmark's public broadcaster DR quoted sources as saying the aim was to infiltrate Greenland's society and promote its secession from Denmark to the US, although it was unable to clarify who the men were working for.

Danish intelligence warned Greenland was being targeted by "various kinds of influence campaigns".

Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said "any attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom [of Denmark] will of course be unacceptable", and the US charge d'affaires had been summoned in that light, according to BBC.

Chief Justice (CJ) Prakashman Singh Raut clarified that there was no dispute in the formation of the constitutional bench.

He delivered this remark in the wake of formation of the constitutional bench comprising CJ Raut and senior-most justices Sapana Malla, Dr Nahakul Subedi, Til Prasad Shrestha and Binod Sharma today.

CJ Raut asserted that he formed the bench by exercising the constitutional rights to appoint four justices in the constitutional bench.

It may be noted that the Article 137 of Nepal's constitution has provision for constitutional bench. 

Talking to media persons, CJ Raut reiterated, "There is no dispute in the formation of the constitutional bench.” 

He explained, "The Constitution itself has granted the Chief Justice the constitutional authority to form the bench and I formed the bench exercising it."

Expressing his concern over the misconceptions being spread regarding the formation of the constitutional bench, he clarified, "The Constitution has clear provision on the formation of the constitutional bench. I am effortful to make the court dignified, transparent and accountable and uphold the judiciary's integrity."

According to him, the earlier Full Court (full meeting) of the Supreme Court had discussed ways to make the constitutional bench more organized and no disagreement arose regarding its formation.

The constitutional bench, which had been inactive for some time, resumed its operations today. 

Currently, there are 228 cases under consideration in the bench.

The government has released a total amount of Rs 754.93 million to provide subsidies for sugarcane farmers. 

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has released the amount which will be transferred to the beneficiaries' bank account through the district-based Treasury and Financial Comptroller offices, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD).

Although the Cabinet meeting had earlier decided to provide a subsidy of Rs 35 per quintal to sugarcane farmers, the MoF delayed the disbursement citing technical issues. 

The delay prompted the disgruntled sugarcane farmers to stage Kathmandu-centric protest programs. Also, the government's decision to halve the subsidy-previously Rs 70 per quintal-further fueled their decision to take to the street.

Although MoALD had proposed continuing the same amount this year as well, the Cabinet meeting decided to provide Rs 35 per quintal taking into account the country's current economic condition and needs.

Meanwhile, representatives of the MoALD and Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and protesting sugarcane farmers held a meetibg on Tuesday at Singha Durbar. 

Lalan Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General of Department of Agriculture, and Lal Kumar Shrestha and Maniratna Aryal, Under-Secretaries of the MoALD among others represented the government side while Shyam Babu Raya led the sugarcane farmers in the talks. 

It may be noted that Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari on last Tuesday had formed a four-member team in a bid to address the demands of protesting sugarcane farmers.

A female inmate was found hanging in the Morang District Prison on Wednesday.

Radha Bhattarai (32) aka Radhika of Barahachhetra Municipality-6, Sunsari, was found dead in the toilet of the prison.

According to Jailer Gaurav Dhungel, Bhattarai was found hanging with a shawl in the toilet at around 4:30 am on Wednesday.

“She was found hanging with the shawl in the toilet this morning. The toilet was also locked from inside,” he said.

DSP Kopila Chudal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Morang, said that she might have committed suicide.

Jailer Dhungel said that the body will be sent to a hospital for postmortem.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police.

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner showed their championship pedigree at the U.S. Open on Tuesday with commanding displays at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, walloping their first-round opponents on the third day of first-round action at the newly expanded major, Reuters reported.

Wimbledon champion Swiatek arrived in pristine form after capturing the Cincinnati title and made quick work of Emiliana Arango 6-1 6-2 in just an hour, never facing a break point.

The 2022 winner acknowledged the unique challenge of New York's atmosphere afterwards.

"Every year is tough, because New York is just so loud, and it's hard to find that balance off the court," she said, according to Reuters.

Naomi Osaka turned heads on Tuesday, stepping on court in a dazzling crystal-encrusted red Nike outfit before dismantling Belgium's Greet Minnen 6-3, 6-4 to reach the U.S. Open second round at Flushing Meadows, Reuters reported.

The twice champion made her Louis Armstrong Stadium entrance with an elaborate rose-adorned ponytail that she later ditched for practicality, but not before making a statement at the floodlit evening session.

"I just thought it would be really fun to do a New York under the lights," Osaka said of her custom-designed ensemble. "This is my night outfit, so hopefully I'll wear my day outfit next time."

The 23rd seed's theatrical presentation extended beyond fashion, with her bag featuring a small Labubu charm she dubbed "Billie Jean Bling, not Billie Jean King" in her on-court interview, according to Reuters.