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Is there anything more fun than flying through the air in a dune buggy, 80’s music blasting and wild hair blowing in the wind? And what if you didn’t have to fiddle with an annoying engine or strain to hear your rock music over a popping exhaust? Even better, right?! While electric UTVs and dune

The government is coming under increasing fire for failing to reach an agreement that would allow musicians and performing artists to work and travel freely in the EU after Brexit. A petition demanding paperwork free travel is to be debated in parliament on Monday after attracting more than 280,000 signatures. In January, more than 100

High-speed rail is part of everyday life in many parts of the world – but not in the US, where the car is still very much king. US Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants to change that, and so do a lot of US residents and companies, but it’s going to be an enormous challenge. Why

When we were invited to Ford’s campus in 2019 to check out what we’d learn was the new Mustang Mach E, we were told we were witnessing the future of the iconic 118-year-old American auto manufacturer. We soon learned that Ford wasn’t just messing around with another compliance EV, it was building a sport CUV

In the opening minutes of The Milkmaid, the joyous occasion of a wedding in a west African village turns into something unimaginable as terrorists attack. People try to flee, some are shot down, some slaughtered with machetes; a baby stares out over a mother’s lifeless body. This film is the story of the women who

Gigi Hadid has shared her first solo Vogue cover shoot, snapped just 10 weeks after giving birth to her daughter Khai. The 25-year-old said she wasn’t worried about the pressure of trying to get back to size zero for the booking, and that anyone who expected her to “could suck it”. Hadid and former One

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Donald Trump has resigned from an American actors’ union, telling the organisation: “You have done nothing for me.” The former US president made the move because SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 actors and media professionals, was considering expelling him over his role in the attack on the US Capitol. In his letter to the union’s president

General Motors gave Norway and its electric car success story the best possible promotion this week with their ‘No Way, Norway’ advertisement ahead of this Sunday’s Super Bowl LV. While Will Ferrell’s rallying cry has amused many and left others less impressed, in the absence of any actual electric cars to sell, it’s a conversational icebreaker

Taylor Swift is being sued by bosses at a theme park who claim she used the name of their attraction as the title of her latest album. The owners of Evermore Park, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, are seeking millions of dollars in damages, saying Swift is guilty of trademark infringement. They claim to own the

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced today that they will jointly develop a statewide network of EV fast charging stations every 50 miles along the state’s interstates and major highways. Tennessee’s fast charging network This will add around 50 new charging locations, doubling the existing fast

In November 2007, just months after images of her shaved head and umbrella attack on a paparazzi car had made front pages around the world, Britney Spears was back in the charts with album Blackout and the single Piece Of Me. A response to the intense press hounding that had followed her since she released

The Golden Globes have kicked off a delayed awards season, with British stars leading the way in some of the biggest categories. Revenge thriller Promising Young Woman earned its leading lady Carey Mulligan an acting nod, while filmmaker Emerald Fennel picked up two nominations, both for best director and best screenplay. The Crown’s Josh O’Connor

Harley-Davidson has just unveiled its new 5-year plan known as The Hardwire. And while some old-school motorcycle media had previously speculated that Harley-Davidson would drop electric motorcycles, they couldn’t have been more wrong. For anyone who has actually ridden the LiveWire electric motorcycle and talked with the Harley-Davidson execs that were responsible for bringing that

In December, Porsche announced that it had been 3D printing prototype housings for electric drives that were stronger, lighter, and much quicker to manufacture. The engine-gearbox units produced using this method were even able to pass all of the company’s quality and stress tests without issue. Porsche manufactures the housings using a 3D printing method

Rita Ora is facing criticism once again after travelling to Australia for her role as a coach on The Voice. The British pop star arrived on Monday to begin a two-week period of quarantine in Sydney before filming for the talent show. Under current COVID-19 restrictions in the UK, travelling abroad is banned without a