Friday, 27 November 2015

Black Friday: Currys sell 30 TVs a minute online

Currys PC World has reportedly clocked up online sales of 30 TVs a minute during this year's Black Friday sales event.The electrical retailer said it had had its "biggest ever start to Black Friday with seven million visitors to the site this week already".

Men used fake ambulances to smuggle £1.6bn of cocaine and heroin into UK

A Dutch gang used fake ambulances to smuggle £1.6 billion worth of drugs into the UK.Olof Schoon and Richard Engelsbel admitted their role in the "lucrative conspiracy", while Leonardus Bijlsma was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court today after denying involvement.

Queen pays tribute to husband in Commonwealth speech

The Queen has paid tribute to both her husband and son in her opening speech at this year's Commonwealth summit.

NYSC urges banks to grant corps members loan

The National Youth Service Corps has urged banks and other corporate entities and individuals to emulate the Bank of Industry which provided N2bn loan to finance corps members with good business ideas.

Man Utd boss Van Gaal says Leicester can win the league title

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes Leicester are serious Premier League title contenders.

Premier League team news: Norwich v Arsenal

Norwich will be without midfielder Alex Tettey (groin) for Sunday's visit of Arsenal.Captain Russell Martin is back in contention having been a late withdrawal from the squad at Chelsea because of personal reasons.

Klitschko: My ego protects me against Fury

Wladimir Klitschko is fighting for his ego as he continues to defend his world heavyweight titles into his 40th year.

18-yr-old Samuel Nder makes 9 distinctions to emerge best candidate in WASSCE

Eighteen-year-old former student of Vaatia College, Makurdi, Benue State, Master Samuel Nder was on Thursday, November 26, honoured as the best candidate in the May/June West African Senior Certificate Examination (WASSCE) taken by over 1.7million candidates nationwide.

Nigerian doctor and 2 nurses accused of causing a woman's death after abortion in London

Dr Adedayo Adedeji, 63, two nurses, Margaret Miller, 55, from Camberley, Surrey, and Gemma Pullen, 32, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, have been accused of manslaughter by gross negligence of a woman who died after an abortion in their hospital.

Premier League team news: Leicester v Man United - Vardy fit as he aims to make history

Jamie Vardy is fit to face Manchester United as the Leicester striker aims to make history.The 28-year-old will set a new Barclays Premier League record if he nets in his 11th straight game on Saturday - beating Ruud van Nistelrooy's achievement the Dutchman set in 2003.