74 m. ago The cost of gaming is soaring – but for many fans, a game is ‘worth’ more than its price tag

As tariffs raise the price of consoles, is it time for gamers to reevaluate our relationship with new releases?Now is not a good time to buy a new games console.The shock waves from Donald Trump’s will-he-won’t-he approach to trade tariffs were always going to hit video games, an industry that relies on incredibly complex global supply chains. On Monday, Nikkei Asia reported on analysis from a major electronics supplier suggesting that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be subject to Trump’s 145% tariff on goods imported to the US from China, despite his apparent decision to exempt smartphones and computers. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago CDC autism report disputes RFK Jr’s claims about why the condition is on the rise

Experts attribute increase in case numbers to improved diagnostics as Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr insists ‘epidemic’ underway

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18 h. ago The dream Nintendo Switch 2 ports we want – From Diablo to Halo and more

The Switch 2 will see a bunch of third-party ports and Nintendo's own games when it launches in June, but here are the gaps we want to see filled in the coming months

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27 h. ago Switch 2 actually has a secret feature Nintendo kept quiet which changes way you play

Nintendo Switch 2 is packed with NVIDIA tech, but one thing we didn't know was that the system will feature Auto Low Latency Mode (or Game Mode) – here's all we've learned

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27 h. ago Australia investigating after report claims Russia seeking access to Indonesian military base

Australian defence minister says Jakarta assured him report ‘simply not true’

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42 h. ago Nintendo Switch 2 price complaints go quiet as Sony announce PS5 price increase

The upshot of Sony making its PS5 console more expensive is that the Switch 2 actually becomes a more affordable console by comparison – here's why you might want to take another look

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42 h. ago CIA files detail Cold War UFO encounter where 'aliens turned Soviet troops to stone'

The KGB report claims Soviet soldiers fired and shot down a flying saucer, but were then killed when the aliens onboard fired upon them with a weapon that turned them to stone

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49 h. ago I spent 4 hours with the Nintendo Switch 2 and this is what I learnt

I got to spend 4 hours with the Nintendo Switch 2 - and these are my early impressions 🎮

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50 h. ago Wine grapes could be grown as far north as YORKSHIRE by 2100 thanks to climate change, report claims

In Britain, higher temperatures will provide perfect conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon as far north as Hull, a report reveals.

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53 h. ago The Nintendo Switch 2's screen is impressive in person, but it's still no OLED

While an upgrade on the original Switch's screen, OLED owners might be disappointed.

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4 d. ago Expelled! review – deliciously daft private school murder mystery

(Inkle; Nintendo Switch, iPhone/iPad, Mac, PC)Prove that Verity Amersham is innocent of trying to bump off the head girl in this ingenious whodunnit from the makers of Overboard!There’s been a murder – or an attempted one, at least. At sunrise someone shoved Louisa Hardcastle, soon to be crowned head girl of Miss Mulligatawney’s School for Promising Girls, through the school’s stained-glass window. Your character, Verity Amersham, stands accused, and must present an account of her day that proves her innocence. This is achieved via a Groundhog Day structure: you repeatedly play through the hours leading up to Verity’s expulsion as an interactive flashback, from the moment she woke, through to attending chapel and classes, and the accusation on which the story pivots. There’s no magic involved: you’re simply recounting the day’s events to your concerned father as you construct your alibi, establish whether Verity committed the crime – or if not, by whom she has been framed.Developed ...

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4 d. ago I disagree with Mahmoud Khalil’s politics. But the deportation decision is abhorrent | Jo

Expelling the Columbia activist for his views would leave our nation weaker and endanger all of our rightsWhen the federal immigration judge Jamee Comans ruled in favor of allowing the government to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student in the US on a legal visa, her decision was based on “foreign policy concerns” presented by US secretary of state Marco Rubio. It was so shocking that I had to reread the news report several times before I could believe it.Rubio’s claim is based on Khalil’s leadership role in the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. I didn’t agree with Khalil’s politics when he led the protests and I don’t agree today with his politics, nor even his actions during the protests. But I’m unwavering in supporting his right to his views, and his right to shout them in what, until Trump took the reins, was our free American nation.Jo-Ann Mort, who writes and reports frequently about Israel/Palestine is also author of the forthcoming book of poetry, ...

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4 d. ago I was one of the first people in the UK to try the Nintendo Switch 2 to see if it's worth pre

After playing the Nintendo Switch 2 for four hours, it's clear that it has some major upgrades that make it worth buying.

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5 d. ago 'I've played the new Nintendo Switch 2 – here's why you should pre

We’ve been hands-on with the Nintendo Switch 2 and played some of its biggest games – here’s all we learned about the new console so far, including one game we didn't expect to love

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5 d. ago LIVE Nintendo Switch 2 launch: I'm playing the new console and games first

Follow along with our live blog as we try out the Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time at London's ExCel event.

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6 d. ago Every UK shop where the Nintendo Switch 2 has not yet sold out for pre orders

Nintendo Switch 2 pre orders have flown off the shelves, but shoppers still have options as new UK stock is on the way.

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6 d. ago DWP could stop PIP payments if claimants don't report these changes

Several changes to your circumstances could affect your PIP payments

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6 d. ago Nintendo Switch 2 won't launch in China and it's not because of Trump's tariffs

Nintendo Switch 2's preorder rollout has been massively impacted by Trump's tariffs, but that's not why the console has been indefinitely delayed in China — here's all we know

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7 d. ago How Trump’s Tariffs could hit your iPhone and Nintendo Switch

iPhone prices could rise in the United States by as much as 43%

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7 d. ago ‘HillmanTok’: how The Cosby Show inspired resistance to Trump’s war on Black education

Inspired by the university setting of A Different World, the world’s first crowd-sourced HBCU is expanding onlineIn 1987, the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World made its US TV debut and followed the elder child, Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet), as she studied at her parents’ alma mater. The fictional historically Black college (or HBCU), Hillman, would go on to become a byword for Black excellence. “The influence of kids wanting to go to school, period, I think is very powerful,” one of the stars of the series, Jasmine Guy, said while touring HBCU campuses with her former castmates in 2024, 35 years after the sitcom ended. “Because they could see themselves there.”Hillman College is credited with driving record levels of enrollment at actual HBCUs in the 1980s and 90s, and remains a source of inspiration for Black creatives to this day. The actor-screenwriter Lena Waithe had the fabled campus in mind when she launched her production company, Hillman Grad. “I want to call it something...

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