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Whether you’re heading to a festival or pitching up at a campsite with the whole family, nothing spoils a trip faster than a bottle of sour milk and a warm can of beer. A reliable cool box is your best defence against such disappointments, and today’s models are designed to keep your provisions frosty, long after you’ve lost your phone signal. But which ones are actually up to muster?The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.From insulated picnic bags to heavy-duty ice chests, I’ve tested 18 of the best…

By James Ogunnaike Two persons lost their lives in the early hours of Thursday, following a fatal road crash involving a truck and a commercial bus at Ogbere Junction along the Ogbere–J4 corridor in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Sector Command, confirmed that the accident occurred at about 5:10 a.m. on Thursday. According to the Sector Command, the crash involved a white Mack truck with registration number ABC660XC and an orange Peugeot J5 bus with no visible registration number. The FRSC disclosed that four adult male occupants were involved in the crash, with two of…

The police have arrested 27 suspected thugs in separate operations across Minna, Niger State. The police state command’s spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a crime bulletin issued on Wednesday in Minna. According to him, operatives attached to Tudun-Wada Division conducted sting operations on 4 and 5 July at identified criminal hideouts in Kafintella, Sauka-Kahuta and Building Materials Road, where they arrested 10 suspects. Those arrested were identified as Rabiu Hassan, Musa Zaidu, Hassan Alhassan, Dahiru Mohammad, Abubakar Yahaya, Awwal Muhammad, Sadiq Ahmed, Muhammad Audu, Hassan Usman and Abdulahim Jibril. Mr Abiodun said the suspects were found with dangerous weapons,…

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the Standard N100 note is still a legal tender and must be accepted for all transactions. The apex bank, in a statement by its Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, yesterday, said the clarification became necessary, following reports that some members of the public were rejecting the note. The statement reads in full, “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to reports of the rejection of the standard N100 banknote by some members of the public, businesses, and other stakeholders,…

During this year’s World Cup, one very peculiar image caught the attention of fans and commentators: Portuguese forward Pedro Neto played a match with the back of his cleats cut off, right above the heel. It wasn’t an accident. The modification was intended to relieve pressure on a particularly sensitive area of his foot.Although the image went viral, it’s not new. For years, some professional soccer players have been modifying their cleats in the same way to reduce friction between the shoe and the heel. In a sport where cleats are fitted to the millimeter and every sprint requires sudden…

Particles in ships’ exhaust inadvertently cause cloud brightening, and a similar effect could be employed to engineer the climateNASA’s Earth Obervatory Short-term geoengineering to brighten clouds over the eastern Pacific Ocean could limit the damage caused by El Niño and save the global economy trillions of dollars, although there could be winners and losers from the disruption of natural cycles. The El Niño climate phase occurs when easterly winds weaken, allowing warm water built up in the western Pacific to slosh back across the central and eastern parts of the ocean. That heats the atmosphere and raises global temperatures, with…

The FIFA World Cup 2026 final is set to deliver a spectacle unlike any in the tournament’s history after FIFA and Global Citizen confirmed that global music icon Justin Bieber has joined the star-studded lineup for the inaugural FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show. Bieber will co-headline the groundbreaking performance alongside Madonna, Shakira and South Korean supergroup BTS when the world’s biggest football event reaches its climax on 19 July, at the New York New Jersey Stadium. The historic 11-minute halftime show marks the first time a FIFA World Cup final will feature a Super Bowl-style entertainment performance, bringing together…

I never actually watched an episode of Little House on the Prairie, though it bestrode my late 70s-early 80s’ childhood like a ginghamed colossus. This is for the simple reason that Michael Landon’s bouffant hair frightened me. Bouffant hair is such a bad thing. But so great is the power of both the cultural cringe and osmosis that even the most militant Britisher of a certain age has absorbed to some degree the story of the pioneering Ingalls family and its on-screen aesthetic. For the younger folk – it’s tradwifery for children.The series was of course based on the books…

Technology entrepreneur and founder of Chams Holding Company Plc, Sir Demola Aladekomo, will chair QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit 2.0 on August 11 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. Organised by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of QEDNG, the summit will bring together policymakers, business leaders, investors and creative professionals to discuss the future of Nigeria’s creative and cultural industries. The theme of this year’s edition is Creativity, Culture and Nigeria’s Next Chapter. Publisher of QEDNG and convener of the summit, Olumide Iyanda, said Aladekomo’s record as an entrepreneur and technology pioneer makes him well-suited to chair the event. “Sir…

Key eventsAs per the UK Health and Safety Agency’s guidance issued earlier this week, parts of the country are now covered by amber heat-health alert, until 9pm on Sunday.The regions affected are the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West, UKHSA said.Meanwhile, the UK Met Office said the current spell of hot weather is likely to continue into the next week, with today and tomorrow expected to be the hottest days in this heatwave with temperatures of up to 36C.The temperatures should start very gradually going down from Sunday night, it said.ShareGreat Britain’s grid…