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Sometimes it’s the weirdest combinations that go best together: bacon and ice-cream, pilchards and custard, erm … Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary. But surely no one has thought of putting Silent Hill and Fifa 98 together before now.Billed as “the world’s first online survival horror football game,” Fear FA 98 (pronounced Fear-fa, like Fifa) has you pulling out knives, rusty scissors and syringes, summoning demons and using decapitated heads as the ball, in moves that make the likes of Diego “handball” Maradona and Luis “bitey” Suárez look like angelic stalwarts of the Fifa fair play guide.The bowels of the world…

Nakuru — Police in Naivasha have launched investigations into circumstances surrounding a tragic crash between a Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) bus and a cargo train that left 8 people dead and scores injured. The crash occurred at Morendat area off the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway on Thursday evening as the bus was ferrying workers home. Naivasha Sub-County Police Commander, Anthony Keter said the eight died instantly while survivors were taken to Naivasha Sub-County hospital with multiple injuries. Keter added that some of the survivors were in critical condition due to the heavy impact of the collision that also causes extensive damage on…

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has denied that her government has any evidence linking Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal network based in her country.Sheinbaum’s statements on Friday were prompted by an announcement one day earlier that the United States would double its reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest, putting the current reward at $50m.The administration of US President Donald Trump claimed Maduro was “one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world” and that he had direct ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, as well as two other Venezuelan gangs.Sheinbaum was asked about those allegations…

Singapore – As Singapore’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations draw to a close on Saturday night, a huge fireworks display will illuminate the city’s extraordinary skyline.The numerous skyscrapers and futuristic buildings stand as a tribute to the country’s remarkable development after separating from Malaysia in 1965.This tiny Southeast Asian state, with a population of just over six million people, has one of the highest rates of wealth per capita in the world. Its advanced economy also attracts workers from across the globe.The financial hub is famed for its stability, high standard of living, forward-thinking approach and infamous for its centralised style of…

Eddie Murphy is defending his 2007 comedy Norbit, 18 years later.  The actor-comedian was the top contender for the best supporting actor Oscar following his 2006 performance in Dreamgirls, though it’s been long believed that he lost out on the award after Norbit released in 2007. Although it’s commonly assumed that the comedy snuffed out his Oscars campaign, Murphy doesn’t agree with that sentiment.  “I love Norbit. Norbit came out right after I got that Oscar nomination,” he told Complex. “There were articles like, ‘How can he get an Oscar, he did this?’ They’re two different movies.”  The Beverly Hills…

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesThe government has announced plans to crack down on dodgy cosmetic practitioners in England who it says are exploiting people and causing harm.Under the new proposals, only qualified health professionals will be able to carry out risky non-surgical Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) and clinics will need to meet strict rules to obtain licences to offer fillers and Botox.Under-18s will also be protected from potentially dangerous beauty trends on social media with age restrictions on certain procedures.The industry has welcomed the plans, although the government says it now needs to consult further to figure out exactly how this…

Here are the key events on day 1,262 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Saturday, August 9:Fighting A Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern Odesa region damaged an oil depot owned by Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, two industry sources told the Reuters news agency on Friday. Four people were wounded in the attack, one of the sources said. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity last year, was buried in Kyiv, while her colleagues called for international pressure to secure the release of other Ukrainian reporters held prisoner by Moscow. Ceasefire United States…

The Trump administration’s radical changes to United States fiscal policy, foreign relations, and global strategy—combined with mass firings across the federal government—have created uncertainty around US cybersecurity priorities that was on display this week at two of the country’s most prominent digital security conferences in Las Vegas. “We are not retreating, we’re advancing in a new direction,” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency chief information officer Robert Costello said on Thursday during a critical infrastructure defense panel at Black Hat.As in other parts of the federal government, the Trump administration has been combing intelligence and cybersecurity agencies to remove officials seen…

The future of 1 million Palestinians hangs in the balance after Israel’s security cabinet approved a new ground offensive aimed at taking complete control of Gaza’s largest city in a decision that has triggered global outrage.The plan put forward by Benjamin Netanyahu for Gaza City would entail a further escalation in the 22-month war and mean more mass displacements of an exhausted and starving population.It has yet to be endorsed by the full cabinet, expected to convene in the next few days, but there have been calls from around the world for the government to change its mind. Germany, Israel’s…

The Writers Guild of America announced Friday that it has expelled two members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, for writing on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023 strike. Park and McKellar co-created the seven-episode series, which starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr. and was based on the 2015 novel of the same name by writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. It aired in 2024. According to the guild, Park and McKellar did not appeal their expulsions. Variety has reached out to representatives for Park, McKellar and HBO for comment. The WGA also announced that Anthony Cipriano has been suspended…