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Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 5: Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic have returned to the Women’s Super League nearly 20 years after their women’s team was disbanded following the men’s side’s relegation from the Premier League, and Karen Hills’s squad now face the challenge of establishing themselves in the top flight. The club impressed on their way up, going unbeaten for 27 games and…
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Steam’s Most Intriguing Slow-Burn Adventure Game Takes 400 Real-World Days to Finish
The Longing, an adventure/idle game from Studio Seufz, tells the story of Shade, a small underground creature tasked with waking his king from a 400-day slumber, with the vast majority of in-game progression unfolding in real-world time rather than through traditional skill-based gameplay. This design makes it one of Steam’s more unusual titles, as players…
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Sam Register to Depart as Head of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
Sam Register, the long-serving head of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, is leaving the company next week after both parties agreed not to renew his contract. Warner Bros. TV Group chair Channing Dungey confirmed the departure in a staff memo, thanking Register for his contributions and noting that a search…
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I was terrified about the windows in our 15th-floor flat from the day we moved in but the council didn’t care – then my son fell to his death
The family of Aalim Ahmed, an autistic five-year-old who fell to his death from a 15th-floor window in Plaistow, east London, say they repeatedly warned Newham Council about the danger before the tragedy occurred in May 2024. His parents, Makail Ahmed and Sahra Osman, said the window had become “compromised” and could tilt and turn…
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Austin Metcalf’s father admits he ‘feels sorry’ for Karmelo Anthony after his retrial bid was shot down
Jeff Metcalf, the father of murdered Texas teenager Austin Metcalf, has said he “feels sorry” for Karmelo Anthony, the young man convicted of killing his son, after a judge rejected Anthony’s bid for a retrial. Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder in June and sentenced to 35 years for stabbing 17-year-old Austin at a high…
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Homicide case is sensationally declared a mistrial after one of 14 jurors is caught smoking WEED during their lunch break – but no one would own up to it
A homicide trial in Pennsylvania was declared a mistrial after a judge smelled marijuana coming from the jury room during a lunch break, and no juror would admit to smoking it. Defence attorney Owen Seman said he could not continue the trial of his client, Safon Gump, once it became clear a juror was being…
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Ministers row back on council homes vow as Spurs cash in on Savinho sale to City
UK housing and water policy, Meloni’s Rome advice to Badenoch, Singapore’s baby bonus, Mexico’s deadly bull run and an OpenAI escape probe also feature, plus Tottenham’s £75m Savinho deal.
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Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks
Interpol has coordinated the arrest of 58 people linked to organised West African cyber-crime networks in a major operation spanning 22 countries across six continents. Named “Operation Jackal IV”, the crackdown targeted groups behind romance and investment scams, including the notorious Nigerian Black Axe network, which Interpol says is responsible for a significant share of…
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Pandemonium as women spill out of skimpy leotards during massive brawl at taco restaurant
A brawl broke out early on Sunday morning outside Tacos el Gordo in downtown San Diego, California, involving several men and women, some of the women wearing revealing outfits. Police officers, who had been stationed nearby, moved in quickly, deploying pepper spray on those involved and using a taser on one woman before the fight…
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Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
Dreame, the Chinese vacuum-cleaner manufacturer with ambitions to become a broader technology conglomerate, has reportedly shut down its automotive division after government funding dried up. The move follows tighter Chinese government scrutiny of the £3.4 trillion private fund industry, with regulators specifically singling out Dreame’s spending, and it undercuts the company’s efforts to expand from…