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The Great British Bake Off tent is getting a taste of Hollywood – plus some chart-toppers, an Olympic champion and a woman who’s never been afraid of a challenge – for its latest celebrity series. Due to air in the spring, some 20 famous faces will be baking to impress judges Prue Leith and Paul

When Winston Churchill described “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” he could have easily been talking about one of the many electric vehicle startups around the world. If Tesla has cracked the code, what about the numerous others that are looking to solve the EV puzzle? In China, we have heard that

Hollywood entertainment magazine Variety has apologised to Carey Mulligan for “insensitive language” in a review that seemed to question whether her looks were right for the role of a femme fatale out for revenge against sexual predators. In an unusual move, the publication has posted an editor’s note to the top of its review of

Tesla’s new steering wheel in the Model S and Model X comes with more than meets the eye. Electrek managed to learn more details about Tesla’s new innovative product. New Tesla Model S and Model X Today, Tesla unveiled its highly-anticipated new Model S and Model X 2021 refresh. The new electric vehicles have updated

She is one of the most famous supermodels in the world, and in recent years her daughter has been following in her catwalk footsteps. So it was inevitable that British star Kate Moss and teenager Lila would one day walk the same runway. Image: It is reported to be the first time the mother and

CCTV cameras had been switched off at the Notting Hill restaurant where singer Rita Ora held her lockdown birthday party to avoid her celebrity guests being filmed, police say. Ora has previously apologised for her “spur of the moment” decision to throw a 30th birthday bash on 28 November – while the UK was in

Komatsu is partnering with electric bus maker Proterra to help make its construction equipment electric using the latter’s battery technology. Komatsu partners with Proterra The construction equipment giant and the electric bus maker announced the partnership in a joint press release this week: “Proterra, a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, and Komatsu, a

Kristen Stewart has been pictured as Diana, Princess of Wales, for the first time ahead of a new film. Twilight star Stewart, 30, plays the late royal in Spencer – which will focus on a weekend at the start of the 1990s when Diana decided her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales was over. This

A Tesla Model S with ‘Palladium’ refresh was spotted being tested on the automaker’s test track at Fremont factory ahead of the launch, which we believe is imminent. Tesla Model S Palladium Refresh Back in 2018, we reported on Tesla working on a significant interior design refresh for Model S and Model X that was at the time

Tesla Roadsters are already starting to gain in value, according to some recent auctions, and some owners are trying to push the price of the early electric sports car higher. Tesla Roadster The Tesla Roadster was the now famous California-based automaker’s first car: a small two-seat sports car based on the Lotus Elise. It was

Elliot Page is divorcing his wife Emma Portner after three years of marriage. The 33-year-old actor filed for a contested divorce at Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday, legal records show. It comes three months after Portner, 26, expressed her support of Page coming out as transgender. She wrote on social media in December: “I am

Britain’s Got Talent could be scrapped in 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis, Sky News understands. Production on the ITV show was postponed earlier in January, with COVID-19 lockdown restrictions making the popular live auditions an impossibility. Now, producers are in talks about whether the show – hosted by Ant and Dec with judges Simon

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Royal Dutch Shell said today that it is acquiring 100% of Ubitricity, the UK’s largest public electric vehicle charging network. The amount of the acquisition is undisclosed, and the deal is expected to close later in 2021. But Shell’s true road map to net zero by 2050 won’t become more clear until next month’s strategy

Singer Will Young has said he is “astounded” his twin brother was allowed to leave hospital following a suicide attempt – just days before taking his own life. Rupert Young, 41, died after jumping from a bridge in London on 30 July last year, an inquest heard. His death came just days after he was

The Flaming Lips are known for frontman Wayne Coyne zorbing in a large transparent ball over the crowd at their gigs. So with COVID-19 restrictions putting a halt to most live music since March 2020, the US rock band came up with an inspired way to pull off some unique socially distanced shows. With bubbles