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Nostalgia fuels UK boom in vintage video game repairs

Nostalgia fuels UK boom in vintage video game repairs

The shelves lining Luke Malpass's home workshop are a gamer's treasure trove stretching back decades, with components of vintage Game Boys, Sega Mega Drives and Nintendos jostling for space and awaiting repair.

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Snappy birthday: Germany's Leica camera turns 100

Snappy birthday: Germany's Leica camera turns 100

Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that is ready to go when inspiration strikes: her German-made Leica M11.

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Bucks clinch playoff berth as West battle tightens

Bucks clinch playoff berth as West battle tightens

The Milwaukee Bucks clinched the last remaining automatic playoff place from the NBA's Eastern Conference on Saturday, before warming up for the postseason with a 121-115 overtime victory over the Miami Heat.

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Czech beer culture eyes UNESCO listing as pubs take hit

Czech beer culture eyes UNESCO listing as pubs take hit

Going to a pub several times a week to meet friends, media consultant Gabriela Galetkova hopes Czech beer culture -- which is taking a hit as bar visits dip -- will be internationally recognised.

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Explosions as Kyiv under missile attack, says mayor

Explosions as Kyiv under missile attack, says mayor

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city was under missile attack on Sunday with explosions in the Ukrainian capital, two days after a Russian missile killed 18 people in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown.

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Weary Boutier still alive in LPGA Match Play after 45-hole day

Weary Boutier still alive in LPGA Match Play after 45-hole day

France's Celine Boutier produced a jaw-dropping show of stamina to keep her LPGA Match Play hopes alive on Saturday, grinding through a staggering 45 holes before darkness halted her quarter-final duel with Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom.

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Artificial glaciers boost water supply in northern Pakistan

Artificial glaciers boost water supply in northern Pakistan

At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their own ice towers.

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Brooksby upsets Paul to reach Houston final

Brooksby upsets Paul to reach Houston final

Top seed Tommy Paul was upset by qualifier Jenson Brooksby in the semi-final of the US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston on Saturday.

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Thomas, Bednarek hit jackpot at Grand Slam Track meet

Thomas, Bednarek hit jackpot at Grand Slam Track meet

Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas was among the first big winners of the inaugural Grand Slam Track series on Saturday, digging deep to finish second in the women's 400m to clinch the $100,000 long sprints jackpot.

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Rodman on target as USA beat Brazil in Olympic rematch

Rodman on target as USA beat Brazil in Olympic rematch

Emma Hayes' United States women's team returned to winning ways with a Trinity Rodman goal and a penalty from Lindsey Heaps giving them a 2-0 friendly win over Brazil at SoFi Stadium on Saturday.

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