BUSINESS
Silver and Gold prices  hit record highs in the Middle East yesterday, Lloyds Banking Group is considering selling Scottish Widows, HMV could be handing back keys to its high street doors!

LOCAL SPORT
25 Apr 11 | Premier Division
Aveley         1-4    AFC Hornchurch
Canvey Island     0-4    Concord Rangers
Hendon         1-1    Billericay Town

25 Apr 11 | Division One North
AFC Sudbury     2-2    Needham Market
Cheshunt         0-3    Enfield Town
East Thurrock United 4-0    Grays Athletic
Harlow Town     1-1    Ware
Ilford         3-2    Romford
Maldon & Tiptree     2-4    Heybridge Swifts
Thamesmead Town     0-1    Great Wakering Rovers
Waltham Abbey     2-2    Potters Bar Town
Wingate & Finchley     5-0    Waltham Forest

Needham Market, Harlow, Brentwood and Wingate will be the four teams contesting the play-offs and Needham are guaranteed a home game as runners-up. The other positions are still wide open: Harlow are a point ahead of Brentwood, who in turn are three goals better off than Wingate.

LEAGUE 2
Macclesfield Town 0 – 0 Southend United

LEAGUE 1
Colchester  1-1 Brighton

Snooker
England’s Selby made 81 on his way to completing a comfortable 13-4 victory.  He will now face Ding Junhui after the Chinese player fought back from 12-9 down to beat Stuart Bingham 13-12.  World number one John Higgins defeated Rory McLeod 13-7 to set up a clash with former champion Ronnie O’Sullivan – who beat Shaun Murphy 13-10.

MUSIC NEWS

Pos.        Status         Wks     Artist              Title
1                 up 1             13     Adele                 21
2               down 1          2     Foo Fighters     Wasting Light
3           non-mover     110     Adele             19
4               up 3                8     Jessie J         Who You Are
5              up 1               23     Rihanna         Loud
6              up 2               24     Cee Lo Green     The Lady Killer
7              up 3               15     Bruno Mars     Doo Wops & Hooligans
8           down 3          3     Katy B         On A Mission
9             down 5          2     Glee Cast         Glee The Music Vol 5
10             new              1     Chipmunk     Transition

12     new         1     Gorillaz         The Fall
15     new         1     Jamie Woon     Mirrorwriting
26     new         1     Guillemots     Walk The River
34     new         1     k.d. lang         Sing It Loud

Played today
Dennis Coffey – Only good for conversatio ft Paulo Nutini (Dennis Coffey)
Laura Cantrel  – Kitty Wells Dresses (Songs of the Queen of Country Music)
Jenifer Hudson  – Remember Me (I Remember Me)
Wombats – Walking Disasters (This Modern Glitch)
Emmy Lou Harris  – The Road (Hard Bargain)