3 h. ago Nintendo Switch 2 gains another huge game as leaks continue before console launches

We're not far from the Nintendo Switch 2's release date, but the leaks continue as another big AAA game has been revealed for the platform – and it's one that leaked last month

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16 h. ago Nintendo Switch 2 tipped for gory hit release – but boss acknowledges 'challenges'

One of our biggest hopes for Switch 2 is a Diablo 4 port and it sounds as though it could happen – although the franchise's General Manager has commented on some challenges

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28 h. ago Body found in 'secret' lake after specialist search teams spent hours looking

The Secret Lake, between Reddish and Levenshulme, in Greater Manchester was cordoned off while a rescue operation took place with underwater search officers in attendance

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29 h. ago Tragedy as body found after police close off Greater Manchester lake

Officers spent hours at the scene

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4 d. ago Nintendo Switch 2 preorders see 'overwhelming' demand, frustrations for hopeful buyers

U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struck midnight Thursday

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5 d. ago Nintendo Switch 2 gains another big launch game – but there's a major catch

The Nintendo Switch 2 has yet another big game confirmed for launch, but there's a catch this time around as it appears there's no upgrade path for existing players

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5 d. ago Nintendo Switch 2 warning as demand 'far exceeds number that can be delivered'

Over two million people have applied to buy the new console, but many will remain empty handed.

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5 d. ago ‘Who wept for these people?’ Francis’s papacy was defined by compassion for refugees

From personally promising to relocate vulnerable asylum seekers to speaking out against ‘cruel’ policies, the late pope was a voice for the marginalisedOn a glorious spring day almost a decade ago, an Airbus A320 took off from Mytilene airport on the Greek island of Lesbos. For what seemed like an age, a small group of bystanders, including officials and the media, watched in disbelief until the plane veered left over the sun-speckled Aegean Sea and its Alitalia livery could no longer be discerned. On board was Pope Francis, who had spent barely five hours on Lesbos, then at the centre of the refugee crisis on Europe’s eastern fringes.The whirlwind tour had been replete with symbolism but it was the pontiff’s fellow travellers who had caused such surprise. Moments after the head of the Roman Catholic Church had entered the aircraft, 12 refugees had also appeared, cheerfully making their way across the runway with expressions of stunned relief, their first taste of freedom after inca...

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5 d. ago A high school singing audition inspired by Flashdance haunted me for years – until I found my voice again | Nova Weetman

My singing voice is rarely tested, except for the occasional Happy Birthday. But a music festival choir singalong changed everythingWhen I was 16 I eagerly auditioned for our high school musical, singing a verse and the chorus from the Irene Cara song Flashdance What a Feeling. Instead of taking the music teacher’s advice and picking something suitable for my voice, I chose this song because I secretly wanted to be just a dancer with a welding mask – just like the star of the film.Preparations were intense. I spent hours rehearsing at home, nailing down the lyrics and watching the same scene over and over on my treasured VHS copy of Flashdance. I would have attempted some of the dance moves too but it was clear to everyone that was never going to be to my advantage. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Elder Scrolls fans roast Nintendo over Oblivion Remaster price, but UK gamers suffer

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has finally been revealed and released, and fans are impressed at its value — even taking a dig at Nintendo's Switch 2 game pricing

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6 d. ago Nintendo backtracks on Switch 2 feature leaving some players worried

This feature would have been a game changer for people playing Nintendo Switch 2 in docked mode.

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7 d. ago Nintendo Switch 2 buyers face anxious wait as release date of huge sports game leaks

EA has promised to get behind the Nintendo Switch 2, but we'll seemingly find out if that's true of this year's version very soon as one of its core sports titles has seen its release date leaked

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7 d. ago Nintendo fans say they'll 'spend life savings' on Switch 2 if one iconic game returns

Nintendo will bring out its Switch 2 console in June, but some fans have said they'll only think about buying the new device if the company brings back one iconic game

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7 d. ago Nintendo boss hints at huge Switch 2 Mario game but admits to 'long list' issue

If there's one thing missing from Switch 2, it's a new 3D Mario title from Nintendo — and it seems Nintendo is aware that a new platforming adventure is missing from the lineup

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7 d. ago I found two more secret buttons on the Switch 2 that Nintendo isn't talking about

Nintendo has hidden two more secret buttons on its latest console that it doesn't seem to be shouting about.

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7 d. ago The Guardian view on Pope Francis: an outsider who was a force for good in the world | Editorial

The Argentine pontiff was a vital progressive influence on issues such as migration, and fought for a more merciful, less rigid Catholic churchDefying doctors’ orders to rest following his battle with double pneumonia, a weak Pope Francis last week visited Rome’s Regina Coeli prison, where he blew kisses towards inmates and spent half an hour in discussion with some of those incarcerated. Sadly, this Maundy Thursday encounter turned out to be one of the last acts of a supremely hardworking papacy. In retrospect, its location was entirely appropriate.Throughout his 12 years in Saint Peter’s chair, Francis sought admirably to refocus the Catholic church’s energies on the marginalised, while challenging the power of entrenched interests. Coming, as he put it, “from the ends of the earth”, the first non-European pontiff of modern times was an outsider pope and a radical one. Within the church, the Argentine was a sometimes spikily direct reformer; outside it, he was a signific...

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7 d. ago Death row brothers who spent 23 hours a day in a box over murders are given new sentence

Thinkwell Moyo and Fred Dube brutally murdered a taxi driver by cutting his throat and stabbing him repeatedly before leaving him in a shallow grave with his head 'hanging loosely'

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8 d. ago Some British MPs spending equivalent of a day a week doing second jobs

Guardian analysis finds seven MPs have worked at least 300 hours since July in outside employmentA total of seven MPs have spent on average one working day a week on second jobs since the start of the 2024 parliament, with additional gigs as TV presenters, lawyers and consultants.A Guardian analysis of self-declared working hours found the seven had worked at least 300 hours since July – the equivalent of eight hours a week, in outside employment averaged across the parliament – totalling more than 3,000 hours between them. A further seven MPs had worked at least five hours a week on a second job. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago 'He called for help — no one came' Family seeks change after grandfather bled to death alone

Much-loved Peter Parker's last hours were likely spent in pain as he bled to death waiting for help from 999 that never came

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8 d. ago This Nintendo Switch 2 feature borrowed from PC might be one of its best

I tried out the mouse controls on the Nintendo Switch 2 and they completely surprised me.

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