Health

Nearly 300 people who tested positive for Ebola unaccounted for in DRC

Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa CDC, said the whereabouts of 297 people who tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are unknown. He warned that a humanitarian crisis and fighting in affected areas have left more than 1 million people living in camps

Culture

Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz: Which Show Do You Belong In?

A Taylor Sheridan universe quiz asks ten questions to reveal which of four worlds — Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King, or Mayor of Kingstown — suits you. Sheridan doesn't write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. The quiz focuses on power,

Sports

How £105m move pushed Declan Rice up 'two or three levels'

Declan Rice’s £105 million switch to Arsenal has been credited with pushing him up “two or three levels”, former England captain Terry Butcher said while speaking in association with Domino’s ‘Shirtiette’ campaign. The transfer helped place Rice among a global elite as a Premier League winner, World Cup

Culture

Brooks Nader wows in red Baywatch swimsuit while filming reboot

Brooks Nader was photographed in the iconic red one-piece as she and the cast filmed beach scenes for the Baywatch reboot. In the images she wears a high-cut red swimsuit that highlights her long legs; the series also stars Stephen Amell, Shay Mitchell and Hassie Harrison and is set to

Tech

You don't have to go big or go home this Prime Day

Not every gaming PC has to be a towering monument to the tech gods. Sometimes it's nice to go for a machine that you can tuck away nicely, whether that's for aesthetic, energy consumption, or space-saving reasons. I've been pleasantly surprised to find, on

Culture

Pokémon Unite adds 4 Legendary Pokémon for its 5th anniversary

Pokémon Unite celebrates its fifth anniversary in July by adding four Legendary Pokémon across July and August. Yveltal joins on July 3, Palkia arrives July 17, Reshiram appears on August 7, and Solgaleo is set for August 21. Players will need to take part in the in-game events to obtain

Culture

Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In?

Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for. Sheridan doesn't write heroes — he writes people who do what

Sports

Koeman warns Hakimi is a major threat as Netherlands brace for Morocco

Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman singled out Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi as the primary threat as the Oranje prepare for a World Cup knockout clash with reigning African champions Morocco in Mexico, aiming to secure a place in the quarter-finals. Defender Van Hecke said: "This is a match

Culture

Bunnie Xo says celebs slid into her DMs after Jelly Roll split

Bunnie Xo says her direct messages have been flooded with messages from men, including "a few rappers," since her split from Jelly Roll. "I have the blue check marks coming in," she said on her "Dumb Blonde Podcast," adding that "a couple of

Culture

No clear favourite for 2026's GOTY yet, but two standouts

Halfway through 2026 the year feels oddly crowded and quiet at once: breakout hits such as Mixtape and Lego Batman have arrived, while big-budget Crimson Desert has been a sizeable draw for players. A reader poll shows no firm Game of the Year favourite. Twenty-nine percent of voters said none

Business

How much? The hidden costs of restaurant dishes

At Apricity an asparagus dish priced at £21 yields a restaurant profit of £1.65. Chef-patron Chantelle Nicholson notes vegetable plates can be more labour-intensive than they appear: asparagus can cost between £15 and £20 a kilo (it was £9/kg not so long ago) because it is hand-harvested and

Tech

Stardew Valley creator updates fans on Haunted Chocolatier's progress

Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone says he may have announced his next game too early. Revealed in 2021, with development starting a year prior, Haunted Chocolatier remains in development five years later. "I know it’s taking a long time," Barone wrote in a new blog post. "

Tech

From games to merch, Zelda fans are spoilt this Prime Day

Discounts on any first-party Nintendo games are rare, so I was shocked to see not one, but multiple Prime Day Zelda discounts on Amazon's store page this year. There are price slashes on Switch and Switch 2 games, including the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of

Tech

Best Amazon Prime Day deals under $25

Amazon moved its annual Prime Day into June this year, running the sales event from June 23-26. Expect some deals to appear before and after those dates. Prime Day often brings genuine discounts on flagship Amazon products — Fire TVs, Echo devices, Kindles and more — but the best buys take some

Tech

Echo Dot Max discounted to $65 ahead of Prime Day end

Prime Day wraps up tomorrow, and Amazon has discounts on its devices of up to 65%. One notable deal cuts the Echo Dot Max by 35%, dropping the price to $65 from $100. The offer is limited to Prime members and applies to all colors, including Graphite, Amethyst, and Glacier

Culture

Jonathan Baldock: Held review – lick me, trap me, pull me in

Arms are spread, hands are grasping, lips are puckered: everything in Jonathan Baldock’s eerie, uncomfortable, strange exhibition of tapestries and ceramics at Bristol’s Arnolfini is reaching out to you. The whole exhibition is an invitation to be held, or maybe its cuddliness is a threat, a violent trap.

Culture

Louis Partridge Responds to James Bond Reboot Rumors

Amazon MGM Studios confirmed in May that casting for Bond 26 has begun under casting director Nina Gold. The studio says it wants a "fresh face" in their late 20s to early 30s who can carry the franchise for at least a decade, as producers plan to reinvent

Culture

Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

A Sci‑Fi Survival quiz asks eight questions to decide which of five universes you'd survive: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. If you land in The Matrix, you've taken the red pill and are a systems thinker who spots constructed realities,

Culture

Adult Swim revives Gerry Anderson's puppetry with Hit Squad

Adult Swim announced Hit Squad at the Annecy Festival, reviving Gerry Anderson’s marionette-based approach to television. The series is based on a 1983 pitch for “a puppet-based television format with merchandising potential,” and follows a style long associated with Anderson’s 1960s shows such as Fireball XL5 and Thunderbirds.

Culture

X-Men '97 season 2 release schedule: episode 1 on Disney Plus

X-Men '97 season 2 is about to hit our screens on Disney Plus, and it already promises plenty of mutant mayhem and the arrival of heavy hitters, including Apocalypse. To help, we've laid out the complete release schedule, starting with the upcoming premiere. X-Men '97 season

Science

Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier

An ancient inhabitant of our galaxy glows in this Hubble image: the globular cluster NGC 6723, nicknamed the Chandelier Cluster. It sparkles with countless lights, each "bulb" a star 27,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Globular clusters harbor some of the Milky Way’s oldest stars,

Tech

Anker 165W 25,000mAh Power Bank Drops to $91 for Prime Day

The 25,000mAh Anker power bank, rated at 165W, is on sale for Prime Day at $91, down from its usual $120 — a 24% discount. Today is the last day of the retailer’s Prime sale and many deals are expected to expire at midnight, so the offer is only

Culture

Starz develops romantasy The Wolf King with Tanya Saracho

Starz has acquired the rights to Lauren Palphreyman’s romantic fantasy trilogy The Wolf King and put it into active development as a drama series. Vida creator Tanya Saracho is attached as showrunner and executive producer, with Palphreyman set to executive produce. The network has optioned all three books, giving

Crypto

Hyperliquid Added to MAS Investor Alert List

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has added decentralized perpetuals exchange Hyperliquid to its Investor Alert List. The entry, added on Friday, covers the Hyper Foundation website and the Hyperliquid trading app. The list is a consumer protection measure that flags entities that may be wrongly perceived as licensed or regulated;

Culture

Which MCU Hero Are You? Marvel Personality Quiz

Six heroes. One destiny. This Marvel Personality Quiz asks ten questions to reveal which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero matches your instincts and values. Questions cover everything from what drives you to do what’s right to where you are at 2 AM, and they use answers A–F to shape