Her calf is dead but an orca mother has been spotted in a heartbreaking exhibition of maternal care – or grief – gently trying to keep her offspring afloat. As the carcass sinks in the water she has been gently using her forehead to prop it out of the water and nudge it onwards in choppy seas…
Sweden has lost its highest peak while a Finnish supermarket is allowing customers to sleep in its air conditioned aisles. Even Rudolf’s friends near the home of Father Christmas are taking to the beach to cool off. As Europe braces itself for what could be its hottest day, there are growing signs that the escalating…
Jose Mujica, the former President of Uruguay once known as the poorest world leader on account of his modest lifestyle on his rural farm, declined to take his state pension as he resigned as a senator. Mr Mujica, who was elegible to hold his seat until 2020, said in a letter read in the Senate…
BMW drivers in South Korea are reportedly being ostracised by parking bans imposed over mounting public fears about engine fires. The country’s transport ministry estimates 27 engines went up in flames between January and July this year, prompting BMW’s South Korea unit on Tuesday to apologise and announce a recall of 106,000 diesel vehicles, including…
As the games industry mulls the future of big-budget single-player-only games, Microsoft has suggested one way companies such as itself could fund these types of projects in the future: subscriptions to services such as Xbox Games Pass. Speaking to Gamespot, Xbox first-party game publishing boss Shannon Loftis suggested subscription fees could help fund new single-player…
A highly-skilled Call of Duty: WW2 player has confirmed the game does indeed have a nuke scorestreak. Fans had wondered whether the latest game in the series had a nuke scorestreak, as other Call of Duty games have. Data-miners had uncovered mention of a nuke in the game’s files, but only now, a few days…
Four years, two games and countless expansions later, Destiny players are once again grinding loot from a cave. The latest exploit lets you grind out tokens for this week’s Faction Rally event by running in and out of a cave’s back door to farm a respawning chest. Head to the Lost Sector named The Weep…
A major manhunt was underway in Sweden on Wednesday as police scrambled to track down a pair of thieves who robbed the country’s crown jewels in broad daylight before escaping on a speed boat. In a daring heist reminiscent of Blake Edwards’ Pink Panther films, the crowns of King Karl IX and Queen Christina, as well…
Assassin’s Creed Origins has confirmed, once and for all, it takes place in the same shared universe as fellow Ubisoft series Watch Dogs. The theory both series are connected is not new. Ubisoft has played with the idea before, and slipped references to each into the others’ games. Assassin’s Creed Easter eggs feature in both…
President Donald Trump lashed out at former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman calling her "that dog" after she accused him of being a racist. The former Apprentice star has released a string of secret recordings from her time in the White House and has claimed Mr Trump has previously been recorded using racial slurs….