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Warhorse says Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is coming out a week early 'so you can start 2025 with the best game there is,' but I feel like there might be another reason - PC GamerNIE Networks will open community assistance centres across Northern Ireland on Sunday as about 22,000 homes remain without power following Storm Darragh. Sustained gusts caused "extensive damage" on Saturday, leaving 48,000 homes without mains electricity, NIE said. Engineering teams have restored connection to more than 25,000 properties, but NIE estimates it may be a number of days before they can reconnect all affected customers. On Saturday evening, NIE had deployed 600 staff and were working to bring in additional personnel from across the UK, operations manager Alex Houston told BBC News NI. "Our initial focus will be on restoring the high-voltage customers and then working through to the low-voltage network, it will take a little bit of time to assess the damage there," Mr Houston added. NIE have asked customers to "bear with them" as they work to reconnect the network. NIE will open community assistance across Northern Ireland on Sunday. From 14:00 to 16:00 GMT on 8 December, leisure centres in the following areas will open to offer assistance to those still without power: Additionally, Coleraine Leisure Centre will open from noon until 15:00 GMT on Sunday. The centres will offer warm drinks, charging and changing facilities and NIE Networks staff will be on hand to answer any queries. The Red Cross will also be working with NIE to provide support in a number of locations across Northern Ireland. An amber warning for wind - the second highest level of weather warning - was issued from 01:00 GMT until 15:00 on Saturday. A yellow wind warning remains in place until 06:00 on Sunday. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) said it responded to approximately 900 incidents, mainly debris on roads, fallen trees and flooding. Essential travel only was advised on Saturday and there were several road traffic accidents. A substantial number of road closures remain in place and road users are advised to plan their journeys in advance. At one point on Saturday morning, there were no trains running in Northern Ireland but many lines have now resumed albeit with delays. Bus services, flights and ferries were also affected. Electricity generation was temporarily suspended at Ballylumford, one of Northern Ireland's main power stations, after the natural gas-fired power station reported structural damage to one of its smaller chimneys. A number of festive events were cancelled and councils closed some facilities on Saturday and Sunday. All six Irish Premiership games were cancelled, with late postponements having left fans in an "appalling situation" , according to Communities Minister Gordon Lyons. Storm Darragh is the fourth named storm of the season, following Ashley, Bert, and Conall. The strongest gusts on Saturday included: In the Republic of Ireland, gusts of 87mph (140kmh) were recorded in County Galway as the storm moved in from the Atlantic. At the height of the storm, around 400,000 homes and businesses were without power in the Republic. About 120,000 customers remain cut off. In England, two men were killed by trees falling on their vehicles during the storm. Gusts of up to 93mph (150km/h) battered some areas as the storm caused significant disruption in south Wales and western England. About three million people were sent an emergency alert from the government as Storm Darragh approached the UK. Throughout the day, hundreds of thousands of homes were left without power across the country with more than 1,000 engineers deployed. Thousands are still without supply. All the latest road closures and fallen trees can be found on the Traffic Watch NI website. For the latest on weather warnings you can check the Met Office website , or keep up to date with BBC weather . To report faults or emergencies you should contact:

Ben Davies is the latest to fall into that category, with the Welsh international initially primed to return for Sunday’s visit of Wolves but no longer available. Davies suffered a setback in training this week, which means Spurs could be without a fit centre-back after Radu Dragusin was forced off in the latter stages of Thursday’s 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest with an ankle issue. Ange with a team news update ahead of Wolves on Sunday 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/0EiYh4TP8j — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 27, 2024 Postecoglou is already without first-choice central defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven after both failed to make it through their comeback fixture against Chelsea on December 7. “Yeah, that’s been our major problem this year. Guys who are coming back from injury rather than us losing players as such,” Postecoglou said. “We’re looking at those things and why they’re happening. It’s certainly happened too often this year where guys have come back and they’re the ones who are missing. “I think just about all of them, apart from Vic (Guglielmo Vicario), are recurrences of an injury. “Even with Romero, it was a different injury but it’s still a guy coming back, so it’s something we’re looking at.” There could be good news on the horizon with attackers Mikey Moore and Richarlison expected to return to training next week. A post shared by Richarlison (@richarlison) Richarlison suffered his own setback in November when his short-lived return after a calf issue was cut short when he injured the same area against Aston Villa. Moore, meanwhile, has been sidelined by a virus for the best part of two months but the 17-year-old could provide a much-needed spark in the new year when Newcastle visit on January 4. Postecoglou said: “Him and Richy are in the final phases. Next week they can start training. We’ve got a bit of a gap before the Newcastle game. “The plan is Mikey and Richy come back into first-team training next week.” Anticipated returns for Moore and Richarlison will fail to help Postecoglou against Wolves, with makeshift centre-back Archie Gray potentially set to partner up with fellow midfielder Yves Bissouma if Dragusin cannot recover. Pressed on the issue of fixture scheduling, with Spurs definitely missing eight players for Sunday’s fixture, Postecoglou said: “It is challenging. “All clubs are going to have to get their heads around it and authorities are going to have to get their heads around it. “One of two things need to happen: either you somehow change the fixture schedule, which doesn’t seem feasible, or you allow clubs bigger squads. Then you have other issues with that, as well. “The attrition rate you’re seeing and it’s not just us. We’re going through a particularly badly moment. Newcastle went through it last year and it affected them pretty badly. They were obviously in the Champions League as well and probably didn’t have the squad to cope with it. “It hits certain clubs at different times and is probably becoming more prevalent, and for all of us it’s a challenge as to how we navigate this process to keep our players healthy. “It’s not just a physical thing, it’s a mental thing. For us it’s been constant since August and we’re not even halfway through the year. And they’re not going to get a break now, so these things we’re constantly assessing.”Ange Postecoglou searching for answers over Tottenham’s injury crisis

TEHRAN – At the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, The Iranian foreign ministry’s director general of international legal affairs, Ali Mousavi, has denounced unilateral Westen sanctions for obstructing countries' ability to meet their climate change commitments. Addressing the ICJ's deliberations on an advisory opinion regarding governments' climate obligations, Mousavi highlighted Iran's vulnerability to climate change despite its relatively low emissions. He emphasized the importance of equity, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDRRC), and international cooperation in addressing the crisis. Mousavi criticized developed nations for imposing unilateral coercive measures that impede technology transfer and financial support essential for climate mitigation efforts in developing countries. He urged the ICJ to recognize these restrictions as violations of international cooperation principles. "Developed countries must take the lead in reducing emissions and supporting developing nations through financial resources, technology transfer, and capacity building," Mousavi said, citing the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, and Paris Agreement as key frameworks. He stressed the significance of the CBDRRC principle, which assigns differentiated obligations based on historical emissions and current capacities. Mousavi argued that developed nations' leadership should include financial contributions, technology transfer, and capacity-building initiatives for developing countries. "Without access to technology and resources, developing countries cannot effectively participate in global climate mitigation efforts," Mousavi told the court. He criticized trade policies like the carbon border adjustment mechanism, calling them disproportionate measures that unfairly burden developing economies.