A previously unknown trove of more than 1,000 private letters of the last German Empress have been discovered in a hidden compartment at the Kaiser’s palace in Potsdam. They include personal letters to Empress Augusta Victoria from her relative, Queen Victoria of England. Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia and German Empress, was married to Wilhelm
Sociable Soccer, the Sensible Soccer-style football game, is out now on Steam as an Early Access title. It costs £14.99. Sociable Soccer is a fast-paced arcadey football game designed by Jon Hare, the designer of the Sensible Soccer games. It launches with over 1000 teams, over 30,000 players, a local multiplayer mode (online multiplayer is
A groundbreaking new type of bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, a study has found. Researchers trialled nets treated with a combination of chemicals – instead of the one variety usually used – among 2,000 children in 91 villages in Burkino Faso over two years. The study found that there was
He spent decades at the heart of Robert Mugabe’s violently repressive government, seized power in a military coup, and is facing mounting criticism over a renewed crackdown on Zimbabwe’s political opposition. But Emmerson Mnangagwa insists both he and the Zanu PF party he now leads has changed – and says it is those levelling accusations
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Mildew is ravaging Bordeaux’s vineyards, with harvests expected to fall by up to 70 per cent in the latest of a series of natural disasters in France’s largest wine-growing region. Few producers have been spared from the outbreak of the fungal disease which they say has been caused by heavy rainfall in the spring. Most
Spacewalking cosmonauts have set up an antenna for tracking birds on Earth and sent a series of tiny satellites flying from the International Space Station. Video block text
Scorching Europe is putting Britain’s heatwave in the shade as temperatures risk surpassing the continent’s all-time high of 48 degrees Celsius this weekend, according to meteorologists. The extreme heat has prompted a raft of unusual measures across the EU, from gorillas being given banana ice cubes to cool down in one French zoo to Austria’s
Gourmet dishes with bison, sweet potato and chickpeas may seem like the perfect way for loving dog owners to treat their pets. But a recent surge in popularity for grain-free pet food may in fact be behind a rise in heart disease in dogs, veterinarians fear. British food manufacturers have revealed they are concerned that
White nationalists and anti-racism protesters will face off just metres from the White House on Sunday as both mark the one-year anniversary of violent clashes in Charlottesville. Both groups have been given permission to demonstrate in separate sections of Lafayette Square, a shady park that looks onto the back of the US president’s residence. Attendees