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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers |
The Last of Us: Bella Ramsey talks season 2, autism, and growing up on screenAndrew Rogers and Tom RichardsonGetty ImagesBella Ramsey reprises her role of Ellie in season two of The Last of Us"I made a real decision when I was, like, 11 that I wasn't gonna be like a typical teenager," says Bella Ramsey. Talk about an understatement. By the time Bella was 13, they had been cast in the world's biggest TV show at the time, Game of Thrones.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
Authors say their books have been taken without permission and used to train Meta's AI systems.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
'UK crowds are the best': Does home advantage make a difference in esports? Andrew RogersRLCSFans at last year's RLCS competition in LondonConventional wisdom tells us professional athletes perform best in front of a home crowd. Great Britain's Olympic team won a record medal haul at London 2012 and England's Lionesses won the Euros at Wembley in 2022, 56 years after the men's national football team won the World Cup at home. Does that same home advantage apply in esports?
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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
FKA twigs blames her team for late tour cancellationAndrew RogersGetty ImagesFKA twigs has been performing her Eusexua tour in the UK and was due to take it to the US on WednesdayFKA twigs has apologised to fans after pulling out of her North American tour at the last minute over visa issues. She was due to perform in Chicago on Wednesday with further dates planned in New York and Toronto.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Pria Rai |Andrew Rogers
#Merky Books winner wants to write for 'next gen of black boys'Pria Rai and Andrew RogersWill FahyAbaka's novel Where Geezers Call Home has won the New Writers' PrizeWhen Abaka Debrah thinks about the future, he has one big mission in mind. "I want to write for the next generation of young black boys," he says. His new novel Where Geezers Call Home is partly inspired by the UK riots last year, while also drawing on his own experiences of moving to the UK from Ghana aged two.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
Doctors and charities call for gonorrhoea vaccine roll-outAndrew RogersBBCMax shared his recent gonorrhoea diagnosis online and wants to end some of the stigma around the STIMax was in the shower when he got a call few would want. "My phone is connected to a speaker in the shower. That goes off, and I'm like: 'Oh no'," he says. He was told he'd tested positive for gonorrhoea. His was one of more than 85,000 cases in England last year - the highest level ever recorded.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
Andrew RogersBBC NewsbeatMagistrates like Megan are a rare sight in the courts. She's 22 years old, making her one of 176 people under 30 registered for the volunteer roles in England and Wales. That's 1.2% of the total number of magistrates - 14,576 - compared with 1.1% in 2020. Current and former governments have agreed on the need for more diverse volunteers to avoid perceived discrimination or ageism.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers |
How a monster Japanese success conquered the worldAndrew Rogers and Tom RichardsonCapcomIt's a big one - almost a million people have played Monster Hunter Wilds on PC within hours of its launchThe latest release in one of Japan's most popular video game series has had one of the most successful debuts of all time. Almost one million people were logged on to the PC version of Monster Hunter Wilds at the same time within hours of its launch, according to figures from online store Steam.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Andrew Rogers
Games rating body reviews simulated gambling policy after row over indie hit Andrew RogersBalatroBalatro won Best Indie Game at the Golden Joystick AwardsOne of 2024's most successful video games has had its 18+ age rating overturned. Card game Balatro encourages players to build poker hands but allows them to modify decks and use special joker cards to boost their scores.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Andrew Rogers
What's the first thing you think of when you see Raye's name? But there's something you might not know about Raye. She really, really loves Mario Kart. The Escapism singer tells BBC Newsbeat she's a "huge gamer", and says it's a passion she's had since she was a little girl playing on her Nintendo DS. "I genuinely need to think about getting a 1-Up mushroom tattooed on my arm," she says, referring to the famous Super Mario Bros extra life power-up.
