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Louie Barry joins Sheffield Wednesday with Klopp’s Jamie Vardy comparison recalled
‘Little Jamie Vardy’ – what Jurgen Klopp once said about Sheffield Wednesday target Louie Barry thestar.co.uk
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Hatsune Miku returns in Starry Party co-op game for Switch 2 and PC
Good Smile Company has announced Hatsune Miku: Starry Party, a new “party action” game featuring chibi-style designs of the virtual singer and her friends, due on Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam. The announcement matters as the latest video game outing for Hatsune Miku, a long-running cultural phenomenon, and appears aimed at the growing…
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Saros PS5 trial locked behind PlayStation Plus Premium subscription tier
Housemarque has launched a new two-and-a-half hour trial for its acclaimed PS5 roguelike shooter Saros, the follow-up to 2021’s Returnal, announced via the studio’s official X account on Monday. The catch is that although the trial is free, it is only available to subscribers of PlayStation Plus Premium, the most expensive of Sony’s three subscription…
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UK house prices edge up 0.2% in June as mortgage rates soften
UK house prices climbed 0.2% in June, ending a four-month period of consecutive monthly declines, with the typical property now valued at £299,330 according to the Lloyds house price index. However, current valuations re
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Surfer Rosa named by Dave Grohl as a perfect record
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has named Pixies’ 1988 debut album Surfer Rosa as a record he considers “perfect”, telling BBC 6 Music that he has probably listened to it around 10,000 times and still loves it. The comments highlight the enduring influence of the Pixies on the alternative rock that Grohl himself helped to…
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Their Magic Is Limitless Secret Lair revives print-to-demand for women’s charity
Magic’s latest Secret Lair drop is a charity collaboration with Global Fund for Women, and it will be printed to demand.
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Duffy plays surprise London gig, her first full concert in 15 years
The “Mercy” singer performed an intimate, ballot-only London show after teasing new music last month.
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Person hit by train near Sheffield prompts warning of severe rail delays
Person hit by train as operator warns of major disruption to Sheffield rail services thestar.co.uk
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UK house prices edge up in June as Iran war ends
UK house prices rose in June for the first time since before the onset of the Iran war, according to the latest Lloyds house price index (previously the Halifax HPI). The typical property cost £299,330, a 0.2% monthly increase that reversed May’s 0.2% fall, though values remain narrowly below where they stood at the start…
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Macmillan Mighty Hike sees Star reporters walk 26 miles for cancer charity
In honour of The Man with the Pram, The Star is walking a marathon through The Peaks