Dragon Ball FighterZ’s roster of playable characters is bolstered today with the release of Broly and Bardock as DLC. Both characters join Arc System Works’ superb fighting game and are on sale individually, alongside five alternative colours, a lobby avatar and a Z-Stamp, as well as part of the FighterZ Pass. Both Broly and Bardock…
A woman was killed by a “problem crocodile” while fishing with her family in a remote stretch of northern Australia. Police said the woman, an Aboriginal ranger, was attacked as she was waist deep in water. She and her family were collecting mussels in a billabong, a pool of water that can form at a…
The Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, delivering a bitter blow for Donald Trump after a campaign that became a referendum on his leadership. The Republican Party went into Tuesday’s elections in control of the chamber with a 43-seat majority. However, Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with the US President…
Spain has signalled it will not veto any final Brexit deal after progress was made in negotiations between Madrid and London over Gibraltar. The European Union gave Spain the power to block the Brexit withdrawal agreement in March. Since then talks have been held between the two countries over what will happen to the Rock…
The waning of Angela Merkel’s political powers has been evident ever since her mishandling of the migrant crisis in 2015 caused a political back-fire that resounded across the European continent. At home, the failure to control the arrival of nearly a million migrants in the space of a year splintered German domestic politics in a…
Escalating tension in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia ahead of an independence referendum on Sunday has prompted the authorities to ban the sale of alcohol and the carrying of firearms this weekend. The vote in the archipelago east of Australia has polarised its nearly 270,000 inhabitants along ethnic lines, pitting indigenous Kanaks who mostly favour…
Free-to-download multiplayer behemoth Fortnite Battle Royale now has a premium starter pack. It costs £3.99 and gives you 600 V-Bucks (the in-game currency), the rogue agent outfit and the catalyst back bling. It’s not a bad deal, when you consider 1000 V-Bucks costs £7.99 on its own. This starter pack seems designed to give new…
All evidence in the case of missing Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi points to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a former MI6 chief has said, warning he could soon face a reckoning at home. Sir John Sawers, who headed the overseas intelligence service until 2014, claimed the theory of “rogue elements” floated by US President…
The new and improved Vive virtual reality headset – the Vive Pro – will cost ?800 and will begin shipping 5th April. Pre-orders are open on the Vive website and at various retailers now. The existing Vive VR headset, meanwhile, will be reduced in price to ?500. The Vive Pro most notably leaps to 2880×1600…
Italy’s hard-Right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, suffered a rare setback on Monday when his TV presenter girlfriend announced she was breaking up with him on Instagram. Elisa Isoardi, a former model who hosts the Italian version of Ready Steady Cook, announced the end of their three-year relationship with a photograph of the couple in happier…