University of Leicester a national supercomputer. In September 2012, a ULAS team exhumed the body of King Richard III, discovering it in the former Greyfriars Friary Church in the city of Leicester. As a result of that success Prof King was asked to investigate whether a skeleton found in Jamestown was that of George Yeardley, the 1st colonial governor of Virginia and founder of the Virginia General Assembly. In January 2017, Physics students from the University of Leicester made national news when they revealed their predictions on how long it would take a zombie apocalypse to wipe out humanity. They calculated that it
Leicester City F.C. in European football Jesús Corona, Yacine Brahimi and Diogo Jota adding one goal each. As Group G winners, Leicester were seeded for the next round draw, which took place on 12 December 2016. City got Spanish side Sevilla, the Group H runners-up. The first leg was played in Spain and was scheduled for 22 February 2017, Leicester lost 1–2, the scorers for Sevilla were Pablo Sarabia and Joaquín Correa, while Jamie Vardy netted for the Foxes in the 73rd minute for a vital away goal. The second leg was played on 14 March 2017. Leicester won 2–0 courtesy of goals from Wes Morgan