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Ofcom has announced new rules to protect those appearing on TV and radio reality shows, following a steady rise in complaints over the welfare of guests. The media watchdog said that broadcasters must “properly look after” contributors, particularly those who might be at risk of “significant harm” as a result of taking part in a

The director of the latest instalment of Mission Impossible has thanked his cast and crew, just days after a recording was released of Tom Cruise ranting at members of the production team. Christopher McQuarrie shared a picture from the set on Instagram, writing: “To all who make the journey possible. To your loved ones back

Electric vehicle startup Canoo has unveiled a new $33,000 electric delivery van to follow its passenger electric vehicle and it teases an upcoming electric pickup truck. Canoo is a California-based startup that basically spun out of Faraday Future. As we previously reported, Stefan Krause, former BMW and Deutsche Bank CFO, and BMW’s former head of EVs, Ulrich Kranz, were

“I don’t even know if I’ve been able to compute how it makes me feel, the fact that our industry is at a complete standstill… 170,000 people out of work, it seems to be completely undigestible to me.” Katie Melua’s words have lingered with me for weeks since interviewing her in an eerily empty Royal

Jeremy Bulloch, who played bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at the age of 75. The English actor died on Thursday at a hospital in London after years of living with Parkinson’s disease. His agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews said his death was due to health complications. As

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) for secretary of the interior and Michael S. Regan as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Haaland (pictured above left) will be the first Native American cabinet secretary and head of the Department of the Interior. Regan (pictured above right) will be the first Black

Diane Lane has been acting for decades but in her latest film she’s taking on a role she has never played before – a grandmother. In Let Him Go she plays Margaret Blackledge, a woman trying to find her grandson after her son dies and her daughter-in-law re-marries. The actress told Sky News’ Backstage podcast

The relationship between Tesla and LG Chem appears to be growing stronger lately and now we learn of a new deal for the latter to supply a nickel-based battery to the automaker, according to a new report. Tesla and LG Chem’s Relationship For the first decade that Tesla was producing electric vehicles, Panasonic was the

Lily James is set to portray Baywatch star Pamela Anderson in a new TV series about her relationship with rock star Tommy Lee. The eight-part Hulu drama will include the sex tape scandal of 1995, when a video shot on their honeymoon was stolen and released to the public. Image: Anderson and Lee at the

Tina Fey says one of her biggest accomplishment of 2020 has been saving a man’s life. The actress and comedian said the surreal experience took place on the first day of a trip with her family to a rented house near the Hudson River during quarantine. Speaking on The Tonight Show, she told chat show

Las Vegas City Council has voted to approve the Boring Company’s plan for a citywide Loop system with Tesla vehicles. A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which Tesla autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city. The first system is being deployed at the Las

In April 2020, Sky News met Nkosi Inniss, a wedding DJ from Manchester.  Due to restrictions under the first lockdown, all his gigs had been cancelled. So, along with neighbour Rich Salisbury, he held a series of ‘safe raves’ from a rooftop terrace to entertain people in their block of flats, as well as raise

Tesla has announced a new CCS charging adapter that this time can work with its proprietary connector. However, the availability in North America is still unclear. With the launch of the Model 3 and its Supercharger V3 in Europe, Tesla switched its main charging standard to CCS. The automaker ended up launching a CCS adapter for

Tom Cruise has delivered a furious COVID-19 safety rant on the set of Mission Impossible: 7 after crew members appeared to ignore social distancing rules. The 58-year-old has gone to great efforts to ensure that filming for the latest instalment of the long-running action franchise goes ahead, despite strict coronavirus restrictions. In audio obtained by

Lordstown Motors and Camping World will work together to build an electric motorhome, announced in an event at Lordstown’s Ohio plant with Lordstown and Camping World CEOs Steve Burns and Marcus Lemonis. Lordstown also plans to use Camping World for nationwide service locations for the Endurance electric pickup truck. Lordstown wants to be the first