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4 April 2025

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Mario Kart screenshot. Mario and Luigi bash their karts into each other.

Will £75 be the new normal for video games after Switch 2's Mario Kart?

There's a lot of excitement about the new console - but also concern about the high price of its games.

TOPSHOT - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Sam Altman's AI-generated cricket jersey image gets Indians talking

Some found the image delightful, but others wondered about OpenAI founder's motives for wooing India.

14-year-old Molly Russell is standing in front of a red brick house with pink flowers in a window box in the background. She is wearing her school uniform, a dark blue blazer and red striped tie, smiling at the camera.

Meta and Pinterest make secret donation to Molly Russell charity

Meta and Pinterest have agreed to donate to a charity set up in the name of schoolgirl Molly Russell.

Close-up of a large poster of Yoon Suk Yeol raising his fist against a pink background. Behind the poster is a crowd of Yoon supporters standing on the street, holding South Korean and US flags.

South Korea's president is out - but he leaves behind a polarised country

A pro-Yoon fringe movement, stoked by right-wing YouTubers, has become more energised and extreme.

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise facing each other, smiling and holding each other's arms surrounded by jubilant flight crew in Top Gun

Pilots, parties, and pranks: Filming Top Gun with Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise

Co-stars recall the memorable moments of working with Val Kilmer on and off screen.

A woman protesting in Madrid this year against high rental prices and home evictions

Spain tackles housing 'social emergency' as rents double in a decade

The Spanish government is moving to make renting more affordable and boost the supply of homes.

The front page of the FT and Daily Mirror - Trump wages trade war and Russell Brand's rape charges lead the FT and the Daily Mail

'Global stocks rout' and 'Brand rape charge'

A plunging FTSE 100 dominates the headlines while Russell Brand's rape trail looms next month

A worker in a red hair covering operates a sewing machine to stitch pieces of fabric together to make jeans. Lots of other sewers can be seen in the background.

Trump's tariffs could be death knell for US-Africa trade pact

Some African countries got privileged access to US markets, but the future of that deal is uncertain.

A woman in a grey hoodie smiles at the camera. She wears glasses, a baseball hate and holds a piece of playground equipment in her hand. IN the background you can see a child being helped by another woman but the background is blurred.

I can't operate at a loss, says childminder

A childminder says the Department for Education's subsidy scheme does not go far enough.

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