Culture

Best UK BBQs for every budget — tested

Salmon don’t know that they swim upstream. Some ancient instinct impels them; they don’t think about it any more than trees think about growing. You are a British person of a certain age and bearing. You are buying a barbecue. Yet macho marketing and baffling jargon — from snap‑

Sports

How to buy Netherlands World Cup 2026 tickets: dates, fixtures, prices

The Netherlands head to North America with a loyal, orange-clad following and three group fixtures to cheer on: Japan v Netherlands on June 14 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas (3pm), Netherlands v Sweden on June 20 at NRG Stadium in Houston (12pm), and Tunisia v Netherlands on June

Business

What to look for in a top online hiring platform

The recruitment landscape is shifting as AI becomes central to hiring and candidate experience grows in importance. Employers are also putting more effort into identifying and engaging passive candidates, but reaching the roughly 70% of talent already employed remains a challenge. Choose a specialist that goes beyond a bulletin-board approach.

Tech

Best Buy's gaming deals beat Amazon's early Prime Day sale

If Amazon's early Prime Day gaming selection feels underwhelming, Best Buy currently has markdowns across mice, keyboards, laptops, consoles and DDR5 memory, with savings on brands such as HyperX and Asus. You can find discounts that shave hundreds off common upgrade items, including RAM kits and peripherals. best

Sports

How to Watch Mexico vs South Africa Free Online

Locked out of the Mexico vs South Africa stream from where you are? Install NordVPN on your device — console browser, handheld, phone, or laptop — and connect to a UK server (London works). The plan is 73% off at $3.37/month and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Open ITVX, make

Culture

Netflix Scores with 90-Minute Pierce Brosnan Thriller Fast Charlie

Netflix has added Fast Charlie, a 90-minute action thriller starring Pierce Brosnan as Charlie Swift, a former fixer and hitman who discovers a target missing his head. He enlists Marcie Kramer (Morena Baccarin) to help avenge his friend and mentor Stan Mullen (James Caan) while taking on a rival gang.

Politics

Once Mandela was seen as the devil incarnate: the struggle behind the icon

Peter Hain, the activist who later became a senior Labour minister, warns that while the campaign to end apartheid is rightly remembered as a great success and Nelson Mandela as a global icon, Mandela was once "considered the devil incarnate" and was denounced as a terrorist by Margaret

Culture

Netflix’s 'Peaky Blinders' Reboot Expands With 'Game of Thrones' Legend

Netflix’s 'Peaky Blinders' reboot has officially expanded with a 'Game of Thrones' legend joining the cast. The casting brings a familiar face from the fantasy series into the crime drama’s new lineup, marking a notable crossover between two well-known franchises. The addition broadens the

Sports

He asked if I was drunk! Ouedraogo on Nagelsmann's World Cup call

Assan Ouedraogo has been called up to the German national team for the 2026 World Cup to replace the injured Lennart Karl. The RB Leipzig youngster was enjoying his vacation in Marbella, Spain, when the phone rang and national team coach Julian Nagelsmann was on the other end. "I

Business

RJ Cipriani settles explosive lawsuit that ousted Jeff Shell

High-stakes gambler RJ Cipriani — whose bombshell lawsuit helped trigger the ouster of Paramount Skydance executive Jeff Shell — has quietly settled with the studio, bringing to a close one of the most chaotic chapters in recent Hollywood memory. Cipriani had sued Shell for $150 million, alleging Shell reneged on a promise

Tech

DMZ extraction mode returns in Modern Warfare 4, promising PvE-focused upgrades

I wasn’t much of a modern Call of Duty player until 2022, when I sank hundreds of hours into DMZ and found one of the most underrated extraction shooters around. It leaned into PvE while sprinkling in PvP moments, which made exploration and emergent encounters feel rewarding rather than

Science

NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift's Orbit

An audio-only media teleconference will be held at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 17, to preview the Katalyst mission to boost the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft, LINK, will attempt to rendezvous with Swift and raise its altitude, extending the observatory’s

Culture

Stranger Than Heaven preview: innovative two-handed combat shines

Stranger Than Heaven keeps piling on surprises: it spans five eras, features Snoop Dogg in a starring role and even includes a Tupac cameo. The standout, though, is a new, brutal approach to combat that departs from what fans expect of the developer’s prior work. Combat centers on real-time

Tech

25 years since the GBA arrived in the US — how to play its best games

The Game Boy Advance turns 25 in the US, and there are far more ways to play its 32-bit classics now than in 2001. Where owning a GBA or a backwards-compatible DS was once the only reliable option, emulators, FPGA remakes, hardware mods and modern handhelds let you revisit the

Tech

TSMC hints at possible price rises amid rising costs

The BBC asked TSMC's chief financial officer Wendell Huang whether the company was likely to raise prices for customers. He replied, "We don't increase the price suddenly, four fold, five fold." When pressed again on the matter, he said, "We reflect our value.

Crypto

Bitcoin Battles Hormuz Closure, US Inflation as $63,000 Returns

Bitcoin climbed back above $63,000 on Thursday, with BTC/USD touching local highs near $63,200 on Bitstamp and trading more than 2.5% higher on the day. The move came even as geopolitical tensions rose after reports that Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice,

Tech

Toys for Bob Left Activision in 2024 to Reclaim Creative Control

As Microsoft starts to acknowledge that its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard may not have been financially sound, one studio included in the deal used the merger as a chance to break free. Toys for Bob, acquired by Activision in 2005, built its reputation on whimsical platformers and created

Culture

Brad Pitt Battles to Survive in David Ayer's 'Heart of the Beast' Trailer

The first trailer for Heart of the Beast shows Brad Pitt fighting his way out of the Alaskan wilderness. He plays a retired Army Special Forces soldier who, after a devastating accident, must escape the harsh landscape with his canine companion. The film is scheduled for release on Sept. 25,

Culture

First Look: 'Adventure Time' Halloween Special Gets Spooky

An exclusive first look teases Adventure Time's first-ever Halloween special, leaning into a spookier tone for the beloved cartoon. The preview comes as a set of first-look images that emphasize eerie visuals while preserving the show's familiar charm. Those images offer an early sense of the

Sports

James Rodriguez backs Luis Diaz's Ballon d'Or bid

Colombia captain James Rodriguez said teammate Luis Diaz is a genuine contender for this year's Ballon d'Or after a standout season with Bayern Munich, adding that a deep World Cup run would cement the winger's world-class status. Diaz secured the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in

Culture

Taylor Swift crowns Ernie Johnson 'the coolest grandpa' with courtside pic

Ernie Johnson posed for a courtside picture with Taylor Swift at NBA Finals Game 4 in Madison Square Garden, smiling with their arms around each other. The ESPN 'Inside the NBA' host was suited up for the New York Knicks versus San Antonio Spurs game, while the Grammy

Tech

DIY motion capture rig uses 16 homemade cameras

Vtubing tech has long been more interesting than the personalities for some observers, and one YouTuber has pushed the hardware side further with a project called "Hollywood Motion Capture from Scratch." Made By Dennis built a full optical motion-capture setup using 16 cameras made from scratch to track

World

Cuba hopes for World Cup respite from US sabre-rattling

As Cuba crumbles under a nearly five-month-long US oil blockade, many on the island hope that the World Cup might save the island from US attack – or at least offer a respite until the competition ends on 19 July. "The beginning of the World Cup will make it more

Tech

Halo: Campaign Evolved — what we know about the Halo 1 remake

Halo: Campaign Evolved is a complete remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved, developed by Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) and built on Unreal Engine 5. It modernizes the classic shooter, adds new content including three prequel missions, and is due to launch on July 28 for PS5, Xbox Series

Culture

From lardy cakes to simple scones: classic bakes that need no reinvention

I got into a small and pointless argument with a friend recently when she announced that a certain bakery chain was the only place in her London neighbourhood where she could buy scones. I thought of where I’d find them near my own home if I wasn’t going