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In a day of action at Syston Brook, volunteers mucked in to shovel “absolutely solid” silt out of the concrete-bottomed channel, which was then removed by the Environment Agency.Hick said: “It was a lot of hard work but we had fun, it was great.”It’s been quite fortunate this year because we didn’t have any floods in January, thank goodness, for the first time in a couple of years.”It was one of those jobs we’d have liked to have got done last year, but there was more water and a lot more stuff upstream that needed to be shifted first.”It’s trying…

Wales have become the first nation to publicly withdraw backing for Gianni Infantino’s bid to continue his leadership of Fifa.It follows the loss of confidence in the Fifa president following his scrapped plans to sell stakes in its competitions to private investment firms.The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has confirmed “its withdrawal of support for the candidature of Mr Gianni Infantino for re-election as Fifa president for the 2027-2031 term”.Infantino’s lucrative plan sparked a global outcry, with European football’s governing body Uefa threatening to boycott all Fifa competitions, including the World Cup. Uefa and Concacaf – which oversees football in…

By Ayo Onikoyi Nollywood actress Teniola Aladese has opened up about her dating life, revealing that she is currently not in a relationship while describing herself as a strict person when it comes to dating. Aladese made this known during an appearance on Pulse Nigeria’s Drink or Spill, where she was asked about her current relationship status. “I am trying my best, guys. I date, but currently I am not dating,” she said. The actress, who was also asked to name the most dramatic celebrity she knows, mentioned fellow actress Bisola Aiyeola, describing her as one of the most dramatic…

Nigerian stocks retreated by 0.8 per cent last week, despite the release of several strong half-year results, as profit-taking pressured trade. Sell-offs in consumer goods stocks fuelled the slide. This week, more corporate results are expected, notably those of the big banking institutions, which could shape the direction the market may go in the near term. This week, increased positioning, notably in stocks that pay dividends at least twice a year, could be witnessed as the market awaits the release of half-year corporate results. PREMIUM TIMES has assembled some stocks with sound fundamentals, adopting rigorous approaches to save you the…

Gaza City, the Gaza Strip – For more than a year, Ashjan Abdel Aal’s life has been suspended between grief and hope.Two of her sons, Othman and Sami, have been missing since the morning of June 29, 2025, when they left their displaced family’s home in Gaza City – only never to return.“I want them to come back,” the 36-year-old says through tears. “I want a day when I can see them, hug them and hear their voices.”Ashjan remembers the last time she saw them.The two brothers – Othman, who would now be 17, and Sami, 13 – said they…

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Eastern European time. The New York Times A moderately strong, 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Egypt on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.The temblor happened at 3 a.m. Eastern European time about 22 miles northeast of Suez, Egypt, data from the agency shows.As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists…

Nigeria needs a coordinated industrial growth strategy, beyond macroeconomic reforms, to unlock investment in the manufacturing sector and accelerate economic expansion. Chief Executive Officer of CFG Advisory, Mr. Tilewa Adebajo, stated this in an interview on CNBC Africa. He noted that reforms such as exchange rate liberalisation and broader macroeconomic adjustments should be regarded as the foundation for growth rather than the destination.  Adebajo argued that without deliberate policies to boost production, infrastructure and industrial investment, Nigeria would struggle to achieve sustainable economic transformation. According to him, the current growth rate of about four per cent is insufficient for an economy…

Sony is “cautiously” moving forward with plans to stop producing discs for PlayStation games as of January 2028, CFO Lin Tao said through an interpreter today. During an earnings call, Tao said there are “various reasons” for Sony’s decision, with the biggest being that the “digitalization of overall has been progressing.” “When we think about the future, and we put in a lot of thought and time, and we cautiously considered this, and we came to this conclusion. And we’re going to cautiously move this forward,” Tao said. Sony’s announcement this month has drawn backlash from gamers and big names…

This week offers one of the better opportunities of the year to catch a glimpse of the solar system’s innermost world. Trapped in its small orbit, Mercury never strays far from the sun, meaning it is usually lost to the light of dawn or dusk. On Sunday, however, the planet reached its greatest western elongation, meaning it appeared at its greatest apparent distance from the sun in the morning sky.The next few mornings offer one of the best opportunities this year for catching a glimpse of the planet as it steadily brightens, improving the contrast with the gathering dawn. An…

It is 50 years since Antonin Panenka won the European Championship for Czechoslovakia with the most audacious penalty ever taken. His signature chip wasn’t instantly eponymous. A search of the British newspaper archives shows that it was barely mentioned until Francesco Totti dusted it off for the internet generation at Euro 2000.It was at least another decade before Panenka was commonly used as a noun, and it did not have its own Wikipedia page until 2014, but in 2026 every football fan has an idea of what it means. The 50th anniversary is the perfect time to remember 50 of…