Entertainment

Sky News has been named News Channel of the Year for a sixth consecutive year at the Royal Television Society journalism awards – with chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay winning journalist of the year Judges praised Sky’s “impressive range of coverage, strong presentation, creative production and commitment to reporting the issues that matter most to the

Rad Power Bikes is back with a new version of the company’s RadRunner Plus. The new model, known as the RadRunner 3 Plus (not to be confused with the RadRunner 2 that is still available as the more budget-friendly model), is the brand’s new high-end electric utility bike. This latest model sees several important upgrades

Ed Sheeran has revealed his wife was diagnosed with a tumour while she was pregnant and that he suffered “fear, depression and anxiety” as he dealt with her diagnosis as well as the death of his close friend Jamal Edwards. The chart-topping British star opened up about the struggles he faced in 2022 in a

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A US rapper who once had a jail sentence commuted by former president Donald Trump has been ordered to go to drug rehab, after testing positive for fentanyl. Kodak Black was told by a judge he must spend 30 days in rehabilitation while he awaits trial for a drugs trafficking charge. The judge in Florida,

The Aventon Abound has just been launched as a new high-quality addition to the growing sea of electric cargo bikes released over the last few months. Many brands are hopping on the bandwagon to bring a new cargo e-bike to market, but few are as nice as this with a reasonable price to match. Most

Doctors have said there “is no further hope” for actor Tom Sizemore, and recommended his family make an end-of-life-decision, his manager has said. The 61-year-old has been in intensive care, in a critical condition, since suffering a brain aneurysm at around 2am on Saturday, 18 February while at his Los Angeles home. He is understood

Three crew members on the set of Rust are suing actor Alec Baldwin and others over the death of the film’s cinematographer. Ross Addiego, Doran Curtin and Reese Price say they have suffered anxiety and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder since a prop gun held by Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on

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Tesla announced that it has achieved a new production rate milestone at Gigafactory Berlin, which now produces 4,000 Model Y vehicles per week. When ramping up a new vehicle to volume production at a new factory, Tesla generally considers 5,000 units per week to be the goal. After starting production late in 2021, Tesla originally

Madonna’s eldest brother, Anthony Ciccone has died aged 66, a family member has said. Musician Joe Henry, who is married to Madonna‘s sister Melanie Ciccone, shared the news on Instagram along with a black and white photo of him. He wrote: “My brother-in-law, Anthony Gerard Ciccone, exited this earthly plane last evening. “I’ve known him

Everything Everywhere All At Once has won the best film cast trophy at the Screen Actors Guild awards. The sci-fi adventure film is about a middle-aged Chinese-American immigrant and her husband as they scramble to complete their taxes while the Internal Revenue Service is auditing their laundromat. The film’s star Michelle Yeoh won the award

A Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted with a new black tonneau cover as the electric pickup truck is starting to look more refined as it gets closer to production. As we previously reported, Tesla has built a fleet of beta Cybertruck prototypes to test ahead of the start of production this summer. Over the last

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla deploying the first Magic Dock at Superchargers, a confusing potentially new Tesla prototype, Ford adding battery partner, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.

Elton John and Dolly Parton were among celebrities to pay tribute to Dame Olivia Newton-John in a state memorial service in Melbourne marked by thousands for the late actress and singer. “Every day with Olivia was a bit of magic,” her husband John Easterling said on Sunday, in a speech at the memorial. The service,

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Broadcaster Dan Walker has said he is “confident that I am not to blame” after he was hit by a car while on his bike earlier this week. The former BBC Breakfast presenter was struck off his bike on Monday morning while riding on a road in central Sheffield. Writing in The Sunday Times, the

Ok I get it, it’s not a helicopter. It’s a multi-rotor. A quadcopter, perhaps? A drone? VTOL? Whatever it is, it’s a manned flying machine and you can actually buy one from China. It’s scary. It’s wild. And it’s this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. This electric aircraft

The 2024 Kia EV9 is launching later this year as one of the most highly anticipated electric vehicles to hit the market. A newly posted video on social media appears to show the sleek, big-bodied electric Kia EV9 as a near replica of the electric SUV concept. 2024 Kia EV9 spotted in new video We

“Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a ripped-up shipment of the sweet-smelling powder and the remains of a bear that apparently died of a multimillion-dollar high.” So began the Associated Press news agency’s 23 December 1985 report on one of the most bizarre drug-trafficking stories in history. The 175lb black