Saudi government critic ‘disappears’ after visit to kingdom’s embassy in Turkey

A prominent Saudi Arabian journalist who is critical of the royal family has gone missing after visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey. Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist with the Washington Post, had visited the consulate in Istanbul to request paperwork relating to his marital status. His Turkish fiancee, Hatice, who declined to give her surname for…

Brett Kavanaugh on course to join Supreme Court as majority of senators pledge support

Brett Kavanaugh is all but certain to become a Supreme Court justice as early as Saturday after a majority of US senators pledged support, infuriating women’s rights campaigners and delighting the White House.  Three wavering senators announced they would vote for Donald Trump’s nominee on Friday despite a string of sexual misconduct claims that threatened…

Nintendo Switch paid online service finally arrives September

Nintendo will finally start charging for Switch’s online multiplayer in September. You’ll need to pay €20 (about £17.50) for a year’s subscription to Nintendo Switch Online, or €8 for three months or €4 for one month. Exact UK prices are still to be announced. Nintendo has delayed the start date for its subscription several times,…

Macron unveils €8 billion anti-poverty plan amid ‘president of the rich’ criticism

Emmanuel Macron, the French president, on Thursday unveiled an €8 billion (£7 billion) plan to lift millions out of poverty – and to counteract his image as the “president of the rich”. "I don’t want a plan to help poor people to better live poor. I want them to be given the choice, and the possibility,…

Eight police hurt as German far-right concert turns violent

Eight German police officers were injured late Saturday as concert-goers at a far-right gig flung bottles and stones at them.  The violence prompted police to halt the gig, held under the slogan "Rock against the overflow of foreigners", which had attracted almost 800 people at the town of Apolda,  in the province of Thuringia. Several concert-goers…

Florida braced for ‘monstrous’ Hurricane Michael heading towards coast

Florida’s residents were bracing themselves for the arrival on Wednesday of Hurricane Michael, a weather system which the national hurricane center has now classed a major storm. Rick Scott, the governor of Florida, warned it could bring "total devastation" to parts of the southern US state. Major hurricanes are those of Category 3 and above on the on the five-step…

How to make movies with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds replay mode

As regular viewers of our YouTube channel will know, myself and the rest of the video team are huge fans of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It’s not just the game we’ve fallen in love with though, I’ve also been spending an unhealthy amount of my time with the Replay Mode. Using this virtual theatre, players are able…

US ‘serial killer’ border agent arrested in Texas on suspicion of killing four women in two-week murder spree

Texas police on Saturday arrested a veteran US Border Patrol agent, who is suspected of killing four women within the past two weeks and kidnapping a fifth. Juan David Ortiz, a 35-year-old who has worked for the Border Patrol for a decade, was found hiding in a Laredo parking lot after a woman he allegedly abducted was…