JJB's Closure Leads To A Loss Of Jobs!

After many years of sales, JJB decided to shut down over 130 stores. This meant that over 2,200 people's jobs have been made redundant.

Sports direct have bought 20 of the JJB stores for over £23M. This saves over 550 jobs, but over 1,000 jobs have still been taken away.

However the boss of JJB said that he made sure that all holidays and wages were paid full before they were made redundant. He also added that he has given them help into finding employees a new job or even a job at another one of there stores.

JJB Sports put itself up for sale last month, but shareholders were warned they were likely to be left empty-handed.

Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan bought the first JJB store in Wigan in 1971 and rapidly expanded the company to become the UK's biggest sports retailer with more than 400 stores.

Mars Rover Finds Evidence Of Water

Nasa's mars rover 'Curiosity' has recently discovered evidence of a stream on Mars after finding steam bed gravel on the planet for the first time. Previously scientists had found other evidence that water could have been on Mars, but steam bed gravel has never before been discovered on Mars.

These pictures prove that 'Curiosity' revealed and show that the pebbles on mars were cemented into the layers of rock. The evidence has been found at the base of Mount Sharp, where Curiosity is currently exploring. The shape and size of the rocks indicate an idea of the speed and depth of the stream. The ancient streams depth is believed to be as deep as your ankle. Scientists have discovered that the water couldn't be travelled by wind, so it had to have travelled by water flow.

Gravel On Mars

Swimming Pool In The Sky Opens.

A HOTEL in China has opened a swimming pool that makes it feel like you’re swimming through the sky.

The pool at the Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong Kangqiao hangs partly over the side of the building. Part of its floor is glass, meaning swimmers can see the floor
24 storeys below!

A hotel spokesperson said: “We wanted to provide our guests a unique swimming experience and let them feel like they are vacationing, even in a busy city.”

The 30m-long pool is believed to be the first of its kind in China. One swimmer who tested the pool said: “I felt as if I was flying in the sky!”

Man Freed From Bin After Getting Head Stuck.

The fire brigade received a call saying that a man in Aberdeen had got his head stuck inside a rubbish bin.

No one appears to know why the man had his head inside the bin in the first place and how he then got it stuck inside.

The firefighters have confirmed that the man has no injuries from when he had his head stuck or when he was cut free.

Although they said this the man still went for a check up at the local hospital, just to be safe.

Lets hope no one gets the same idea of this man.

Plane Crash = Death In Nepal!

A plane carrying in total nineteen has crashed in a country called Nepal.
The aircraft was taking a group of explorers, which included seven British people, to Mount Everest but just after it took off it crashed. All sixteen passengers and three crew members died in the accident.
The cause of the crash is not yet known but conditions were said to be clear at the time. There are early reports suggest that the plane hit a large bird.
Flying accidents involving small aircraft are not uncommon

The £50 Note That Is Worth £820

Collectors quickly snapped up UK banknotes with low serial numbers at a recent charity auction.

One of the highlights from the Bank of England auction was that a £50 note sold for a staggering £820. The auction was raising money for charity, and at the end of the day managed to make £50,000. The serial number for the note was AA01 000888 meaning it was one of the newest of the brand new £50 note designs. Early serial numbers are cherished amongst notaphilists, paper money collectors. The number 8 is also considered lucky in Asia, which is where most of the collectors live.

The note was one of the recent 2011 designs which has Matthew Bolton, a entrepreneur, and James Watt, a engineer, on one of the sides. It also features the Bank of England Chief Cashiers signature.Another £50 note with the serial number AA01 000013 sold for £700, while AA01 000018 went for £660. The reason why people go to these auctions is because it is the only way for them to get the notes as the bank deliberately held them back for the sales. The notes ending in 01 are given to the Queen, the notes ending with 02 are given to the Duke of Edinburgh and the noted ending with 03 given to the Prime Minister.

The proceeds from the auction will be split between UK charities the British Association for Adoption & Fostering and the Kids Company.

It's All About Bling!

Are you bored with the plain black and white iPhone 5? Well sulk no more because Apple have made a new, limited addition version of the iPhone 5 with 18 carat gold plating.
 

This limited addition iPhone 5 is plated with 18 carat gold and the apple logo encrusted with diamonds. There are only 100 of these phones and their price? A whopping £21,995. The creator says that "This beautiful handset took weeks and weeks of intricate work to re-create the phone. The iPhone was started and finished by hand with a full gold dressing for the back and 53 best quality diamond stones were added to its own mounted 24ct gold logo and home button".