Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. After almost six months of negotiations, the Federal Government, Labour and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) on Thursday settled for N70,000 as the new national minimum wage. The new …
Adidas apologizes for using Bella Hadid in 1972 Munich Olympic shoe ad
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): After facing severe backlash from the pro-Israel American Jewish Committee (AJC) for making model Bella Hadid the face of a campaign to market a retro sneaker referencing the 1972 Munich Olympics, shoe giant Adidas iss…
Netflix, American Express And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Friday
With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Friday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) to report quarterly earnings at $3.26 per share on revenue of $…
BBC Strictly doesn’t need babysitters – it needs to realise it can’t work in a woke world, analysis by Alex Davies
“So much of my Strictly experience was everything I could have dreamt of… However, my experience inside the training room was very different.” These were just a few of the words expressed by 2023 BBC Strictly contestant Zara McDermott this week after…
‘You don’t ignore Farage!’ Starmer sent warning over ‘fake election campaign’ with Reform poised for surge
Party leaders like Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are members of a political class increasingly “divorced” from the lives of ordinary people, a former top prosecutor has warned, adding that it has driven voters into the arms of Reform UK leader Nigel…
Consumer confidence hit highest level in three years
By Amber Murray Consumer confidence has risen to its highest level in three years in a tentative sign that the economy is leaving the cost-of-living crisis behind, new data from Deloitte shows. In its latest quarterly Consumer Tracker survey, Deloitte …
Abandoned car left in Wisbech free car park for six months to be removed
Police say an abandoned car left in a free car park for six months is to be removed. Officers say they came across the car today while on patrol in Wisbech’s Old Market Square. Checks found that it was not taxed and it did not have an MOT so police con…
Parents from March and Wisbech receive portraits of their children after this year’s Fenland Citizen Little Stars Competition
Parents of the top three in this year’s Fenland Citizen Little Stars Competition have received their prizes. Earlier this year, they and others took their little ones to have their pictures taken by the Photography Company at Tesco in Wisbech, with Cit…
Harleston Town hopeful of signing former Lakenheath, Sheringham and Needham Market striker Jamie Smith as Danny Crow’s side target play-off place
Harleston Town are hoping to sign a former Lakenheath and Sheringham striker after boss Danny Crow has held conversations with ‘about 30 players’ this summer, but has seen many talks break down regarding wage demands. The Magpies are yet to complete a …
Concert raises £3,000 for West Norfolk charities helping people in need
Cheques totalling £3,000 were handed over to two very different charities who support people in West Norfolk during times of need. Norfolk Blood Bikes and King’s Lynn Foodbank were presented with £1,500 each by members of King’s Lynn Community Choir (K…