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There May Not Be an iPhone 18 This Year
Apple’s iPhone launch event on 9 September is expected to introduce the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, alongside the company’s first foldable device, but reports suggest the standard, cheaper iPhone 18 will not appear this year. Instead, analysts expect Apple to delay its budget and mid-range models, including a possible iPhone 18e and second-generation…
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How Putin has targeted Europe with hybrid attacks through 2026 alone, from airport drone bombs to arson attacks – as EU chief warns ‘this is the new normal’
A Daily Mail graphic maps out a sharp rise in Russian “grey zone” hybrid attacks against Europe throughout 2026, ranging from fighter jets harassing RAF aircraft over the Black Sea to drone incursions into Nato airspace and suspected arson attacks. Experts warn the tempo of these operations has increased compared with 2025 and 2024, with…
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Russia’s shadow war is putting Europe on edge as Germany confronts a growing threat
Germany is proposing a rapid-response task force with Baltic Sea partners after formally accusing Russia of orchestrating an explosives-laden drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport in August, part of what German officials describe as an escalating campaign of Russian hybrid warfare. The claim, and Berlin’s retaliatory measures against Russian diplomatic and cultural facilities, mark a significant…
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Pierce Brosnan’s 108-Minute James Bond Replacement Officially Hits Streaming
Pierce Brosnan’s 2014 spy thriller The November Man has returned to streaming, arriving on Paramount+ from 1 September as an R-rated alternative for fans wanting a darker, more violent take on the espionage genre than his GoldenEye-era Bond films offered. Directed by Roger Donaldson, who previously worked with Brosnan on Dante’s Peak, the film reunited…
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Homeowner demanded his neighbours cut down their huge, dying trees. But then the dispute turned to poison – and an expert pointed the finger at HIM
A New South Wales court threw out a homeowner’s bid to force his neighbours to fell four dying trees after an arboricultural expert found evidence that the man himself had been poisoning them. Denis Cartledge, of Tenterfield, had argued the 20-metre pine trees on the Dhadlie family’s adjoining property were nearing the end of their…
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Gen-AI controversy aside, Crazy Taxi: World Tour feels like classic arcade Sega – and it’s an absolute blast
Sega has shown a new hands-on demo of Crazy Taxi: World Tour at Gamescom, offering the clearest sign yet that the long-awaited revival can recapture the frantic arcade energy of the 1999 Dreamcast original. Despite ongoing controversy over the game’s use of generative AI, Eurogamer’s preview suggests the core driving experience remains faithful to the…
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‘Please find daddy’: the haunting missing posters of September 11
As the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, photographer Phil Buehler is publicly displaying, for the first time, a selection of images he took of the improvised “missing” posters that appeared across New York City in the days after the attacks. Buehler photographed more than 500 such posters at the time but found…
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Beavers filmed bonding after release in the wild
Two beavers released into the wild on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Exmoor, Somerset, have been filmed grooming each other, a sign conservationists say is encouraging for efforts to restore the species in England. The behaviour suggests the pair have found suitable conditions to establish a shared territory, which could eventually lead them to…
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Mad Solutions and IRTH Form Strategic Partnership to Develop and Distribute Arab Entertainment Content
MAD Solutions, the Cairo-based film and talent group, and pan-Arab drama company IRTH have concluded a strategic partnership to jointly develop, package and support Arab film and television projects for regional and international markets. The tie-up was announced at the Venice Film Festival and pairs IRTH’s development expertise and writer network with MAD’s established strengths…
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Offers Cosmetic Customisation, Puzzle-Solving, and Extensive Optional Content
Onimusha: Way of the Sword includes a chain of optional “Hidden Treasure” side quests that become available once players reach the “To Live is to Suffer” main quest milestone, adding to the game’s broader offering of cosmetic customisation and puzzle-based extra content. Rather than pointing players directly to a reward via a simple map marker,…