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Pakistan to meet King Charles after Lord’s controversy
Pakistan’s cricket team will have an audience with King Charles at Clarence House this week, coming just days after a diplomatic row over an interview with the sons of jailed former captain and prime minister Imran Khan threatened to derail the England tour. The Pakistan Cricket Board had raised the possibility of abandoning the second…
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The datacenter fight could permanently transform US politics. Which party will seize advantage?
A wave of local opposition to big tech’s datacentre construction boom is uniting Americans across the political spectrum, with three-quarters now opposing datacentre development in their area—a swing of more than 30 percentage points in just a year. What began as scattered, dismissible instances of nimbyism has grown into a national movement, with more than…
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NFL star wide receiver arrested on DUI charges in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested on DUI-related charges in Indianapolis in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to jail records and local reports. The arrest is significant given his prominent role with the team, having joined the Colts on a one-year deal this offseason and being expected to feature as a…
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China’s humanoid robot games showcase advances and failures
The World Humanoid Robot Games, a five-day event that concluded this week in Beijing, showcased both dramatic robot failures and striking technological progress, underlining China’s determination to lead the global humanoid robotics race. Alongside spectacular mishaps, such as robots losing limbs, catching fire and toppling into judges’ tables, the competition revealed genuine leaps in hardware…
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Mega Man Zero 2 (GBA)
Nintendo Life’s regular “Box Art Brawl” feature invites readers to vote on regional box art designs, this time turning to Mega Man Zero 2, the GBA action platformer developed by Inti Creates and released in 2003. The game was well received on launch for making modest improvements over its predecessor while retaining a familiar formula,…
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On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant
Nissan’s Sunderland factory, once hailed as the “shining star” of the carmaker’s global operations, is now running at barely half capacity and is seeking a deal to build cars for China’s Chery as it battles ongoing threats stemming from Brexit. The plant, which opened in 1986 as the centrepiece of Margaret Thatcher’s drive to attract…
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Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 9: Liverpool
Liverpool head into the new Women’s Super League season with renewed optimism after a difficult 2025-26 campaign that saw them finish 11th. Head coach Gareth Taylor, who arrived late last summer and had limited pre-season preparation time, has now had a full off-season with the squad, while managing director Andy O’Boyle has used a third…
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Royce White became a fan-favorite guest at Fever game amid Simone Biles’ appearance
Former NBA player Royce White drew an enthusiastic crowd at an Indiana Fever game on Friday night, in an appearance he says was unannounced, on an evening when gymnast Simone Biles was also in attendance. White, who recently declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft as a self-identified transgender woman, said fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse greeted…
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The 10 Best Movie Trilogies in Film History
This Collider feature ranks the ten best movie trilogies in film history, highlighting series in which each instalment builds on the last without a weak entry dragging down the whole. The author contrasts these successes with well-known trilogy failures, such as Thor: The Dark World, X-Men: The Last Stand, Alien 3 and Blade: Trinity, arguing…