Mike Pence, the US vice president, has announced plans to create a standalone “Space Force” by 2020, becoming the sixth branch of America’s military. Mr Pence said the “time has come" for America to “prepare for the next battlefield” and secure America’s “dominance” among the stars. ‘Space Force’ is the name given by Donald Trump…
Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-Right alliance has fallen to an all-time low according to a new opinion poll, as the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to its best ever figures. Mrs Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian allies fell to just 29 per cent in the poll for ARD television, down four…
For years now the FIFA community has wondered whether EA would stop selling a new game in the huge football series each year. Currently, EA releases a new, full price FIFA game each September. Each game usually includes gameplay improvements, squad updates, improved graphics and new modes and features. But there’s a feeling it’s becoming…
An explosive wildfire tore through two small northern California communities on Thursday before reaching the city of Redding, destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands to flee. The body of a bulldozer operator, who had been hired privately to clear vegetation in the path of the flames, was found by rescue crews. Meanwhile, local television…
Click:10th Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas for Wife We’ve heard a lot about the fabled Star Citizen alpha build 3.0, and we’ve been shown a lot of spectacular sights from it – spaceships careering down from outer space through atmospheres and onto the surface of planets. But what we’ve seen so far has come from developer…
Zimbabwe’s government has warned candidates could be jailed for prematurely announcing election results after Nelson Chamisa’s opposition MDC Alliance claimed to have won the general election and suggested it would call supporters on to the streets if the official result favoured Emmerson Mnangagwa, the president. Mr Chamisa, a 40-year-old lawyer and preacher, said he was…
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is now out in the wild, but the negative response to its controversial progression systems shows no signs of going away. Over the weekend, EA responded to the conversation on reddit – in a comment which is now one of the all-time top downvoted posts on the site. Commenting on a…
More than 70 people have fallen ill in a suspected mass overdose near Yale University, an incident that underscored America’s drug problem which has caused a record number of fatalities. The first cases were reported on Tuesday evening when emergency services attended three suspected overdoses of a virulent batch of synthetic marijuana at New Haven Green near…
France has just become a country of red, white and now blue wine with the launch of a completely natural, turquoise-coloured variety of its favourite tipple. Blue Nun may be a total no-no in the land of Chateau Lafite but a wine sold "in the colours of the sea" is now on sale in Sète, a…
Sony’s announced the PlayStation Plus titles for November. First up is Worms Battlegrounds, which came out on PlayStation 4 in 2014. Next is Bound, from indie studio Plastic. This platformer supports both PlayStation VR and PS4 Pro. There are a couple of bonuses: 2016’s PSVR exclusive Until Dawn: Rush of Blood and PlayLink title That’s…