Author: Chronicle Editor

At least two people, including a seven-year-old child, have been seriously injured in a stampede in Turin. Thousands of football fans were watching a live relay of Juventus’ Champions League final against Real Madrid in Cardiff. Several hundred fans suffered minor injuries when loud bangs, apparently fireworks, caused panic shortly before the end of the match. Real defeated Juventus 4-1 to win the Champions League for the 12th time. With 10 minutes of the second half remaining, crowds rushed away from the centre of Piazza San Carlo, crushing people against barriers. Bags and shoes were left scattered on the ground…

Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday before three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Police said the three men were wearing fake bomb vests. One of those hurt is a police officer who was stabbed after going to help. His injuries are not life-threatening. The Conservatives have suspended national general election campaigning and the prime minister will chair a meeting of the…

Real Madrid won a record 12th Champions League/European Cup trophy courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo’s double against Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid defeated 10-man Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff to retain their Champions League crown. Madrid became the first team in the Champions League era to successfully defend the trophy with their sixth triumph in the competition – and 12th when you include it in its former guise of the European Cup – three of those victories coming in the last four years. A thrilling first half saw Ronaldo put Madrid ahead, becoming the first player to score in…

Luck ran out of a young woman in Brazil on Saturday who masqueraded as a mum-to-be to smuggle drugs after she was arrested with about 3kg of cocaine. The culprit had thought that the Police wouldn’t search a pregnant woman, but she was wrong. A video shows, this 24-year-old brunette created an elaborate fake bump, which was stuck to her stomach with lengths of tape and then covered with clothes. Inside the “belly” was 3kg of cocaine, local media has reported. But cops were too smart to fall for her pranks as she was immediately identified. Military police reportedly boarded…

A little girl from Tuscon, Arizona in U.S. who suffered from a rare condition causing such debilitating and dangerous seizures that she was put into a coma, has been cured by cannabis. Annalise Lujan, 12, was taking part in a gymnastics class when she began vomiting and lost all feeling in her legs. She suffered a severe seizure and was rushed to hospital where paramedics put her in a medically induced coma to stop any further damage being caused to her brain. The youngster was flown to a specialist unit at Phoenix Children’s Hospital where she was diagnosed with febrile…

No fewer than 15 children have died in war torn South Sudan from a botched attempt to immunise them against measles, officials say. They were vaccinated with the same unsterilised syringe, and the vaccine was not stored properly, according to an investigation into the deaths. As a result, the immunisation campaign caused severe infection and sepsis. The team administering the vaccinations was “neither qualified nor trained” to do so, the health minister said. About 300 people were vaccinated during the campaign in the Kapoeta region, including 32 other children who fell ill, but survived, Riek Gai Kok added. Measles outbreaks…

Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) said it has sealed the premises of 380 illegal pharmacies and patent medicine stores during its facility inspection and enforcement exercise in Edo state. The Council’s Director of Inspection and Monitoring, Mrs. Anthonia O. Aruya, disclosed this in Benin City while briefing journalists on the enforcement carried out in Benin metropolis by the council. Aruya said those sealed 380 businesses during the exercise were made up of 38 illegal Pharmacies and 270 Patient Medicine stores, adding that the aim was to sanitise the drug distribution chain in the country. According to her, the sealed-up were…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is interested in Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez but that no bid has been made for the player. The 26-year-old signed a new four-year deal with the Foxes in August but has since asked to leave the club. He helped Leicester win the Premier League title in 2015-16 before finishing 12th with them this season. Champions League final: Buffon inspired by Cameroon keeper N’Kono “Have we made a bid for him? No. Not yet. Not yet means it could happen, it could not happen,” said Wenger. Mahrez joined Leicester from French club Le Havre for…

For three years, car mechanic Paen Long stayed up long after his wife went to bed each night, spending countless hours watching videos on YouTube. But these weren’t the viral clips or pop music videos that most people while away hours on. Mr Long, who lives on the side of a highway in Cambodia’s rural south-east, had a singular obsession: aeroplanes. “In the beginning, I typed in the word ‘jet’,” he says. From there, he was led to videos that showed planes taking off and landing, flight simulations, and virtual tours of factories that produce aircraft. One of six children…

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has said the Nigeria Police Force will not hesitate to dismiss and prosecute any officer arrested for extorting members of the public henceforth. He also warned that any policeman found culpable following last Tuesday’s clash between men of the Nigerian police and the Nigerian Navy in Calabar would be sanctioned and commissioned an investigation on the problem. Speaking in Ado Ekiti yesterday, Idris, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Southwest Zone, Mr. Foluso Adebanjo, rated Ekiti State as having the lowest crime rate in Nigeria,…