Animal Crossing New Horizons stamp rally: earn in-game rewards

Animal Crossing New Horizons stamp rally: How to take part in the new event and earn in-game rewards By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 21:39 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 19 May 2020 Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing New Horizons has launched its new stamp rally event in which you can collect … Read more

Why Animal Crossing: New Horizons is so popular games on Nintendo Switch right now

If you’re the fortunate owner of the Nintendo Switch or plan to get your hands on one once stocks replenish, the most popular game to play right now is probably Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Since March, Nintendo Switch consoles have been highly sought after, with many websites going out of stock, including Amazon, Very and … Read more

Online searches for ‘bread’, ‘at home workout’, ‘animal crossing’ and ‘buzz cut’ soar

Online searches are shifting enormously during the coronavirus lockdown as people scour the web for ways to keep themselves informed and entertained.    Worldwide data from search giant Google, for example, reveals an all-time peak in queries pertaining to ‘buzz cut’ as people are forced to be their own barber.   Ireland and Canada are neck and … Read more

Chinese government bans Nintendo game Animal Crossing after players organize political protests

Chinese retailers ban popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing: New Horizons after players use it to organize virtual protests against Xi Jinping and the World Health Organization Chinese retailers have removed listings for Animal Crossing: New Horizons  The bans come after activist groups used the game to organize protests Protests included a mock funder for president … Read more

Border Force intercepts 60 migrants crossing English Channel

Another 60 migrants are intercepted by Border Force patrols attempting to cross the English Channel in a single day – taking the total to 555 this year Border forces intercepted the asylum seekers and brought them to Dover, Kent First boat is thought to have made it to English waters shortly before midnight It follows … Read more

Abbey Road crossing made famous by The Beatles gets a fresh lick of paint 

The Beatles meet the White Stripes! Abbey Road crossing made famous by the Fab Four gets a fresh lick of paint By Showbusiness Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 23:36 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 03:22 GMT, 27 March 2020 As the Fab Four might have sung… Here comes the sun, it feels like … Read more

Exhaust from commercial container ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean alter cloud composition

Exhaust from container ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean triggers cloud formation and blocks solar energy from reaching the ocean, masking the effects of global warming Researchers analyzed satellite data from a popular shipping route in the Atlantic They found greater cloud cover and more reflected energy from the sun This was caused by clouds that … Read more

Greek police launch tear gas at migrants as Turks fire back at border crossing

Greek police have launched tear gas at migrants as the Turks fired back at the border crossing where thousands are trying to get into Europe. More clashes erupted Saturday between Greek police and Europe-bound migrants gathered on the Turkey side of a border crossing near the Greek village of Kastanies.  Like previous confrontations this week, … Read more

Crossing the Atlantic on a racing boat with a crew of 23 on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

I was damp and cold and hadn’t showered for more than a week. Even the inside of my sleeping bag seemed soggy and my socks had a slight pong. What’s more, we’d hit a raging storm with 70 knots/80 mph of wind whipping up 30ft waves. However, we’d hit the halfway point on Leg Two … Read more