Third series of Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit TV show begins February
The third series of video game TV show Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit starts 12th February on Dave and runs for 10 episodes over 10 weeks, ending in April. There will be a Best…
Inside Chemnitz: The forgotten German town where far-Right vigilantes have exposed simmering migration tensions
At the spontaneous shrine marking the place where Daniel Hillig died flowers spill over the pavement amid the candles and handwritten messages. It could be a memorial to a victim of street crime the world over.…
Spain passes law to remove Franco remains
The Spanish government Friday passed a legal amendment saying the former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco will be dug up and removed from a controversial mausoleum. Carmen Calvo, the deputy prime minister of the minority socialist…
Looks like Scribblenauts is getting a revival on PS4, Xbox, Switch
UPDATE 16/1/17 2.00pm: Warner Bros. just officially announced Scribblenauts Showdown for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with a 9th March release date. There are multiplayer modes for two players (with 25 mini-games) and…
Pakistan’s female vaccinating team moves from polio to measles
The network of female vaccinating teams credited with bringing polio to the brink of extinction in Pakistan will next month be brought to bear on measles in the country’s first nationwide blitz against the virus…
Trump’s security adviser tells Russia: Iran out of Syria or no deal
Donald Trump’s national security adviser yesterday warned Russia there would be no deal on Syria unless Iranian troops withdrew from the country. The US and Israel have been pressuring Moscow over the matter of Iran’s…
Nintendo suddenly turns the screws on Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp players mid-event
Just last week, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp felt like it had turned over a new leaf. Nintendo’s anthropomorphic app had new gardening gameplay, a fresh event, and everyone was happy. Now, the second half of…
Government to investigate fresh claims of plundering of Second World War shipwrecks in Asia
An investigation is being launched into claims that up to 10 British Second World War wrecks in Asia have been plundered for scrap metal. Gavin Williamson, the Defence Secretary, said he was "very concerned" to hear fresh allegations that…
PlayStation 4 hacked: pirate software available, more PS2 titles running
Homebrew PlayStation 4 development on older consoles is finally happening, which has in turn led to the arrival of pirated software and a way to run more of the PS2 game library on Sony’s modern…
The Pope is in Ireland for the first time since 1979, and for the Catholic church everything has changed
In 1979 more than a million people flocked to Phoenix Park, Dublin to see Pope John Paul II speak. Among them was Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, now a well-known nun, social campaigner and author. "People walked…