Number of LGBTQ gamers has risen by 70 per cent since 2020

A senior Labour councillor claimedthat the Citadel Leisure Centre was 'going to fall down' unless it is replaced.

Super Mario Maker before Nintendo shuts down the servers.Super Mario Maker was released in 2015 for the Wii U and allowed fans to upload player-made levels to an online hub, as long as they could actually be completed. In 2020, Nintendo confirmed it would be winding down support for the game, with the online hub closing on April 8.The group known as ‘The 0%ers’ started their task of completing every level of Super Mario Maker in 2017, with more than 40,000 fan-created stages to beat.Now with just over a month to go, ‘The 0%ers’ have 347 levels to go and have launched a dedicated website to track their progress.

Toys For Bob, the developer of Crash Bandicoot 4 and the remastered Spyro collection, has confirmed it’s going independent.Toys For Bob was founded in 1989 before being acquired by Activision in 2005, where they worked on Skylanders. As well as heading up a number of sequels, Toys For Bob also developed Crash Bandicoot 4 and was behind 2018’s Spyro Reignited Trilogy.As part of the recent wave of layoffs at Activision Blizzard, Toys For Bob lost 89 members of staff and saw the closure of their Californian offices.In a new blog post though, Toys For Bob has confirmed it has broken away from Activision.

Animal Crossing fans have recreated the viral ‘Willy Wonka Experience’ that’s taken the Internet by storm for all the wrong reasons.Earlier this week, footage of an immersive experience inspired by Roald Dahl’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory went viral for how shockingly bleak it was.The Glaswegian event was advertised using AI-art but the reality was far from a world of “pure imagination and wonder”, with photos showing a practically empty warehouse with nothing but a rainbow arch, a mysterious masked figure hiding behind a mirror, a sad-looking table of lemonade and a lone Oompa-Loompa.There was reportedly no actual chocolate at the event either, with children receiving jelly beans instead but even they had to be rationed.This photo from the Willy wonka experience is single handedly the photo of the year. I know it’s only February but close the vote there’s no topping this.

An NHS GP surgery and walk-in centre being demolished to make way for a new supermarket is 'very tight' for time to find somewhere new. Hawthorn Medical Centre in Fallowfield was left gobsmacked by the news that it would be moved out of its premises as Lidl took over the land.

Lovelyz member Jisoo has addressed the possibility of a reunion for the girl group, saying that there’s only a “five per cent” chance of it happening.Earlier this week on February 26, the singer-actress made her official debut as an online gaming streamer with her own personal channel on Korean platform AfreecaTV. She hosted her first-ever livestream on the same day.During the livestream, the singer answered fans’ questions about the future of Lovelyz.

A mental health watchdog raised concerns about the use of legal orders for "compulsory medication" in Scotland, after an increase of nearly 50 per cent in a decade.

The Chase is a favourite on our TV screens, and we've come to know The Chasers quite well. But we don't often see Anne Hegarty, Mark Labbett, Paul Sinha, Shaun Wallace, and host Bradley Walsh outside of their smart suits and away from the popular ITV series.They all lead quiet lives when they're not on the game show, and they have beautiful homes all over the country where they like to relax. Let's take a look inside the homes of The Chase's stars...

Police have locked down a shopping centre car park with a blue forensic tent spotted behind the cordon.

With construction powering ahead on the re-boot of Farnworth town centre the hunt for operators to set up shop there has started. Developers Capital&Centric are searching for businesses that wish to set up or expand to Farnworth Green, the new development set to transform the town’s outdated precinct.

Katy Perry and Taylor Swift wish each other the best. The two pop icons reunited at Swift’s concert in Sydney, Australia, with Perry sharing some highlights on her social media. How Taylor Swift and Ice Spice became Hollywood’s new best friendsTravis Kelce arrives in Australia via private jet to support Taylor SwiftA post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)The post is made up of various images and photos.

Rail fares in England are set to significantly increase in price next month.

Selome Hailu Jon Stewart‘s old desk is happy to have him. On Monday night, 1.3 million viewers tuned into Comedy Central to see Stewart host “The Daily Show” for the second time since the surprise announcement of his return.

The 2024 British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on Sunday (February 18) at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank Centre in London, England.

Ellie (Ashley Johnson), left, and her girlfriend, Dina (Shannon Woodward), are two prominent queer characters in the acclaimed blockbuster game “The Last of Us Part II.” Approximately 17% of active video game players are LGBTQ+, but less than 2% of games on major consoles and personal computers include queer characters, according to a report from GLAAD. (Photo: Naughty Dog)

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Gael García Bernal and Renate Reinsve (“The Worst Person in the World”) star as lovers caught in an unusual bind in Italian director Piero Messina’s unconventional sci-fi film “Another End,” which is competing in Berlin. Set in a near-future when a new technology exists that can put the consciousness of a dead person back into a living body in an attempt to ease the grief of separation, the English-language film sees Bernal play Sal, a man who loses his wife. Reinsve plays Zoe, the woman who rents her body for the implantation of Bernal’s wife’s consciousness.

Xbox has confirmed that four exclusive games will be released on rival consoles, after weeks of speculation.Earlier this month, several reports emerged that Microsoft was planning on releasing several big exclusives like Starfield, Indiana Jones & The Great Circle, Halo and Gears Of Wars on the PlayStation 5. Microsoft then confirmed a press conference to discuss the “vision for the future” of Xbox, which finally took place last night (February 15).Those rumours were swiftly debunked, but Microsoft did announce their intention “to take four games to the other consoles [PS5 and Nintendo Switch]”.

Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid celebrated their first Valentine’s Day together. The two were spotted braving the cold while out in a walk in New York City. Bradley Cooper and his daughter Lea attend the ‘Maestro’ premiereBradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid seemingly confirm their relationship with PDA in LondonHadid and Cooper were photographed holding on to each other as they walked through the city.

Former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh has shared her shock after being diagnosed with endometriosis and adenomyosis, revealing that the conditions have had a significant impact on her health since the birth of her daughter, Lilah. In a candid Instagram post, the 32 year old mother of two praised This Morning for raising awareness about endometriosis, highlighting the lack of information and research surrounding the condition. Lucy expressed gratitude for the conversation sparked by the show's segment, which shed light on a condition that affects many women.

‌ “In light of this urgent situation, the NTIA demands that the government takes immediate action to provide financial relief to struggling nightclubs. Central to this relief is the imperative for the government to reduce VAT to 12.5 per cent across the board, failing which further closures across the sector are inevitable.”The recent report follows claims by the NTIA back in March, which saw the association claim that the UK government was “intentionally” closing down nightclubs and venues across the country, as it saw the nightlife sector as “a burden on policing and local government”.Similarly, in August the association shared that over 100 independent nightclubs across the UK have been forced to close down over the past year.The strain put on local music spaces across the UK is by no means a new issue.