内容摘要：A New York court ruled the blanket "reciprocal" import taxes imposed by the US president were illegal, but a day later

A New York court ruled the blanket "reciprocal" import taxes imposed by the US president were illegal, but a day later

Ms McCourt, 49, who is gay and grew up surrounded by the sounds of "A10 Tank Busters punctuating my childhood bedroom", said those factors had shaped and influenced her work."Per Ardua" is a reference to the RAF motto "Per ardua ad astra", which translates as "Through adversity to the stars".

Homosexuality was illegal in the armed forces until 2000, and Ms McCourt crossed out "ad astra" in her work, in a reference to the stars being unattainable for LGBT personnel before the ban was lifted.The spiral design represents a "constant loop of adversity", the artist said.The ban was repealed after a campaign led by a group of veterans called the Rank Outsiders.

In 2023, Rishi Sunak, who was prime minister at the time,of LGBT veterans who were sacked or forced out of the military for being gay.

Ms McCourt said she grew up with an interest in aeroplanes along with "the conflict felt as a queer kid growing up in Bomber County".

She added: "I remember entering an armed forces recruitment office in my teenage years. It was a terrifying experience for fear of being 'found out'.The Switch 2 has already attracted some controversy from fans who questioned the price of some of its games - with a boxed edition of Mario Kart World coming in at £74.99.

But this price appears not to have impacted the initial sales of the hardware, with most retailers now unable to take on new pre-orders so close to its launch.Gamers who no longer have a pre-order may consider turning to the return of the midnight launch, which used to be part-and-parcel of game releases but has become far less common in recent years.

At least one retailer has held back some stock in the hope of getting people through its doors - with Smyths promising a "limited" number of consoles will be available in-store when doors open on launch day.Fans scrambling to get their hands on new consoles has been a part of Nintendo's history, for example with the Wii