44 h. ago Super Mario fans gobsmacked after realising how video game legend got his name

Nintendo's mascot is one of the most iconic video game characters of all time, but fans have only just discovered the unusual backstory behind Super Mario's name

Sport

63 h. ago Europa League final 'unwatchable' as fans rage at Man Utd vs Tottenham Discovery Plus mess

Manchester United are taking on Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final, with the game being streamed live for free on Discovery Plus - but fans are experiencing problems

Sport

3 d. ago Sainsbury’s shoppers discover 'game changer' item is included in £3.75 meal deal

It's the perfect meal deal addition for a summer lunch

Economics

6 d. ago Minecraft's 18 secrets they don't tell you – including sneaky way to beat Endermen

Minecraft is a game that's easy to pick up and get started with, but it's also impossibly deep. The game is full of secrets you can only discover by exploring and playing

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7 d. ago What links Tasmin Archer, Gareth Gates and Zayn Malik? The Saturday quiz

From Tsar Alexander II and Queen Anne to Korky the Cat, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Which king’s sister, wife and lover were all called Edith?2 Korky the Cat was the first cover star of what in 1937?3 Which fabric is made from flax fibres?4 What type of holiday is named from a Swahili word for journey?5 Who orchestrated the FTX fraud?6 Maria Mitchell, in 1847, was the first US astronomer to discover what?7 Which west London stadium hosted one game of the 1966 World Cup?8 What is the lowest composite number?What links: 9 Tasmin Archer; Frederick Delius; Gareth Gates; Zayn Malik; Kimberley Walsh?10 Buenos Aires; Canberra; Luanda; St John’s; Tirana; Vienna; Yerevan?11 Beds; cream; espresso coffee; quotation marks; window glazing?12 Borghese; David; François; Medici; Portland; Warwick?13 Hawaii (1); Sicily (2); Thailand (3)?14 The future Tsar Alexander II; Queen Anne; future Edward VII; Edward Smith-Stanley?15 Beryl Bainbridge’s Master Georgie and JG Farrell’s Troubles?...

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2 w. ago GTA6 gets it on: can the notoriously cynical action series finally find time for romance?

The newest trailer indicates Grand Theft Auto VI may have a soft centre, with its focus on outlaw lovers Lucia and JasonSomething new is coming to the Grand Theft Auto universe next year. I don’t mean super-high-definition visuals, or previously unexplored areas of Rockstar’s take on the US. This time it’s something much more profound. If you’ve seen the newly released second trailer from GTA6 – somewhat cruelly released just days after we discovered the game won’t be out until next May – then you might know what I mean. The brand new thing is romance.It’s now clear that the key protagonists of the latest gangland adventure are Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval, two twentysomething lovers from the wrong side of the tracks. He’s ex-army, now working for drug runners; she’s fresh out of jail, looking to make a better life for herself and her beloved mom. They fall for each other, hatch a plan to get out of Vice City, and then when their simple heist goes wrong, they find themselves at the...

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3 w. ago Boffins reckon the beautiful game was invented in Scotland after huge discovery

Some experts reckon football - a game widely understood to be English - was actually started by the Scots, after they discovered the first ever football pitch north of Hadrian's wall

Politics

3 w. ago The Scottish hotel that won 'Four in a Bed' you can stay in at major discount

The deal includes a free breakfast and two-course meal.

Politics

4 w. ago Drivers stunned to discover hidden button at petrol pumps and it's a game changer

A little-known button on petrol pumps, which came to light in a TikTok video recently, has wowed motorists

Politics