Five Minutes Spare

2018 Quick Lane Bowl Big 10 v ACC
The 2018 Quick Lane Bowl this year sees the first Power Five clash pitching 6-6 Minnesota against 7-5 Georgia Tech. Not a clash to get the neutrals hearts racing, but still an […]

2018 First Responder Bowl ACC v MW
The 2018 First Responder Bowl this year is a classic clash of a very good Group of Five Team in the Mountain West’s Boise State Broncos up against a middling Power Five team, […]

A fall in Japan’s Nikkei index comes after Wall Street suffers the worst Christmas Eve on record.
BBC News – Business

Israel has not confirmed the strikes in Syria, but says its air defences fired on a Syrian missile.
BBC News – Middle East

The woman seized about 32 years ago by people traffickers was rescued in Bolivia after a tip-off.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

In his Christmas Eve Mass homily, he urged people to ask themselves if they needed to own so much.
BBC News – Europe

Labour accuses government of hypocrisy, saying it complained about a lack of trains in opposition.
BBC News – UK

The eight-year-old migrant boy from Guatemala was trying to cross the border from Mexico.
BBC News – US & Canada

A major road near a stadium is blocked as protesters demand an end to president’s 29-year rule.
BBC News – Africa

Despite big deductions already made, shops will have to cut prices further on Boxing Day, say analysts.
BBC News – Business