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 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,…
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 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’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…
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…
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…
A robust legal framework in a magical world is to help train India’s lawyers, after a university in Calcutta announced plans to use the Harry Potter books to teach students about prejudice and jurisprudence. The National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) is offering a new course that encourages students to discuss legal aspects of the fictional universe…
The Surge 2, the sequel to 2017’s solid sci-fi Soulslike, has been announced. Publisher Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 are once again working together, with a view to releasing the action RPG in 2019 on consoles and PC. All we have to go on assets wise right now is a single piece of artwork, above,…
The European Court of Justice on Friday ordered the Polish government to suspend a controversial overhaul of the country’s supreme court in a move that puts further pressure on the already strained ties between Brussels and Warsaw. The court demanded that Poland reinstates its judges that were removed by a law introducing compulsory retirement for…