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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Will Allow You To Strategise With Mouse Controls
Nintendo has confirmed that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave will support Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, marking the first time the tactical role-playing series has offered this option. The feature could make battlefield movement and information management more direct, while retaining conventional controls for players who prefer them. Players will be able to move units, access useful…
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What can we see during the partial solar eclipse?
A partial solar eclipse will be visible across south-west England and the Channel Islands on Wednesday evening, with the Moon expected to cover more than 90% of the Sun. It matters because it will be the darkest partial eclipse seen in the UK since 1999, although observers are being strongly warned not to look directly…
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Work starts on key Supertram junction – BBC
Work has begun to renew Sheffield Supertram’s Delta junction near Fitzalan Square and Park Square roundabout. The upgrade is significant because every tram service uses the junction, and it is intended to improve reliability, safety and the network’s long-term resilience. The £3.5 million project will replace worn track, points, signalling equipment and pedestrian crossings at…
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Human Centipede director Tom Six reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis in ‘final film’
Dutch film-maker Tom Six has disclosed that he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2020 and has spent six years largely confined to his Amsterdam home. His homemade documentary, The End of Tom Six, presents his illness and isolation as central themes and is described by Six as his final film. Six, 52, says the…
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Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip: the choice of presenters for this travelogue is utterly baffling
The review finds Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip an oddly conceived celebrity travelogue, questioning why Martin Kemp and his son Roman were chosen to present a tour of Ireland given their limited connection to the country. It argues that the programme works best as a warm father-and-son bonding exercise, but its mixture of light…
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Frustrated Trump turns on ANOTHER ally as ‘weak’ Homeland Security boss Markwayne Mullin is in angry president’s crosshairs over four key ‘mistakes’
Markwayne Mullin, US Secretary of Homeland Security, has reportedly fallen out of favour with President Donald Trump after a string of missteps that officials say showed weakness and strayed from the administration’s hardline border security messaging. According to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter, Mullin becomes the latest cabinet figure…
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Final Fantasy VII Revelation “New Look” Announced For Opening Night Live
Square Enix will show a “new look” at Final Fantasy VII Revelation during Gamescom Opening Night Live on 25 August 2026. The presentation matters because Revelation is the third and final instalment of the Final Fantasy VII Remake series, and the event may provide the clearest new information since its unveiling at Summer Game Fest.…
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Family pays tribute to 88-year-old Sheffield crash victim
An 88-year-old woman from Sheffield died following a road crash, prompting tributes from her family. They said she would be “missed beyond words”, describing the death as a profound loss to those who knew her and the local community. The available information does not confirm the woman’s identity, the date or location of the collision,…
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From Love Me Tender to Kevin Bridges: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
The Guardian’s weekly entertainment guide highlights forthcoming cinema, music, art, stage, streaming, games and albums, with a particular focus on events around the Edinburgh international film festival and major UK tours. – Love Me Tender: Vicky Krieps stars in a French drama about a writer whose new relationship leads to a custody battle. – Edinburgh…
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Filmmaker Elham Ehsas Wants You to Know Afghanistan Sent a Man to Space in 1988
Afghan filmmaker Elham Ehsas’s new short film, *Forgotten Spaceman*, revisits the largely overlooked story of Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan’s first and only cosmonaut, who travelled to space in 1988. Ehsas argues that Momand’s achievement and the optimism it inspired were overshadowed by the civil war and displacement that followed, reflecting how conflict has marginalised Afghan…