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Latest alleged GTA 6 leak “risks tarnishing the reputation of our communities”, say Stop Killing Games after hackers claim pro-consumer motivations
A group calling itself Cyberleek leaked further alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 footage, framing the act as a protest against anti-consumer practices such as digital preorders and gated singleplayer DLC. The Stop Killing Games campaign, which lobbies for similar consumer protections through legislation, has publicly condemned the leak and distanced itself from the hackers, warning…
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Home for the homeless as Prime Minister announces drive to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas
“No-one should have to bed down in a doorway or outside a station”
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‘We now live without this violence’: the Colombian farmers giving up coca for palm oil
In San Pablo, northern Colombia, hundreds of smallholder farmers who once grew coca leaf have switched to cultivating oil palm, escaping the violence and fear that came with working in the illicit drug trade. The shift, supported by decades-old Colombian government policy offering subsidies, technical support and tax breaks, has transformed the local economy and…
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Crypto investors brace for fresh crackdown as HMRC ramps up tactics on traders suspected of underpaying tax
HMRC has stepped up its crackdown on cryptocurrency investors suspected of underpaying tax, sending 81,000 warning letters over the past year, according to a Freedom of Information request obtained by accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young. This marks a 25 per cent rise on the 65,000 letters issued the previous year and comes ahead of a…
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Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School investigated over hidden ticket fees
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched formal investigations into Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School over concerns that they showed customers misleadingly low prices by not disclosing all mandatory fees upfront. The probes form part of a wider crackdown on “drip pricing”, an illegal practice in which extra charges are added later…
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Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge
UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July, up from 2.6% in June, driven mainly by higher energy bills following an increase in Ofgem’s quarterly price cap. The rise highlights the scale of the cost of living challenge facing prime minister Andy Burnham, whose early move to cut VAT on electricity bills risks being overwhelmed by…
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Pokémon Center in the UK and Germany hit with the same data breach suffered by Valve’s Steam hardware
Pokémon Center customers in the UK and Germany have been caught up in a data breach at CEVA Logistics, the same shipping partner whose hack recently affected Valve’s Steam Machine and hardware customers. CEVA notified Pokémon Center that some customer data may have been exposed, and as a result Pokémon Center has cancelled the affected…
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Sci-Fi Horror Comedy ‘Flapjax’ Boards Blue Finch Films for Sales Ahead of Fantastic Fest Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
British sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has secured worldwide sales rights to “Flapjax,” a sci-fi horror comedy from director Rocko Zevenbergen, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month. The deal, struck through the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival’s FanPitch development platform, gives Blue Finch a genre title to launch…
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Beck Shares Touching New Song ‘Disappearing Act’
Beck has released “Disappearing Act”, the third song shared from his forthcoming album Ride Lonesome, due out on 18th September 2026. The record marks a return to the warmer, more intimate Americana sound of his acclaimed albums Mutations and Sea Change, and its release matters as a signal that Beck is revisiting that beloved era…