Brussels has demanded that Britain pay billions of pounds in duties over an alleged customs fraud that further discredits Theresa May’s beleaguered Chequers plan for Brexit. The European Commission announced on Monday that the UK had two months to pay £2.4 billion, plus interest, in unpaid VAT on cheap Chinese clothes and shoes or face huge daily fines…
A ferry stranded in the Baltic Sea for about six hours with an estimated 300 people on board safely reached its destination Tuesday night, the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, port authorities said. The vessel sent out a distress call after a reported explosion in the engine room at 11.45am (UK time). Danish ferry operator DFDS said the malfunction on board the…
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…
Do you still play Dragon’s Dogma or Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen on Xbox 360? If so, hello, both of you. Capcom has bad news. After six years, Xbox 360 severs will be switched off on 31st March at 9am UK time. From this point you won’t be able to rent Pawns from other players, and…
Abandon Ship hits Steam Early Access on 21st February. Abandon Ship is a sort of Sid Meier’s Pirates meets FTL, and it’s a game I’ve had my eye on for some time. You navigate around the map, which is bordered by a picture frame inspired by the classic naval oil painting style the game’s art…
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…