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Dick Van Dyke has said he is “not afraid” of death, as he prepares to mark his 99th birthday next week. The Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star, who was born on 13 December 1925, made the comment as he acknowledged he was “acutely aware that I could go any day now”. However,

Chinese automakers are emerging as a true threat in the global EV market as they expand overseas for growth. For the first time, half of the top ten global EV sales leaders were from China. While BYD is quickly catching up to Tesla, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi sold more EVs than Toyota after launching its

Sabrina Carpenter is the latest headline act to be confirmed for next summer’s BST Hyde Park festival. The 25-year-old star – famous for hits including Espresso, Taste and Please, Please, Please – will perform next July in central London. The announcement comes amid reports her relationship with Irish actor Barry Keoghan has come to an

Electric school bus maker Lion Electric has suspended manufacturing at its Joliet, Illinois facility after laying off nearly four hundred workers – more than half its global employees. The company hopes Canadian real estate developers Groupe Mach can save the day. The remaining 300-off Lion Electric employees are working to manage the company’s ongoing operations – including

Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape shared another critical milestone today: its “Cobra” separator production process has been developed, delivered, installed, and is ready for initial separator processing. The achievement was the last item on QuantumScape’s list of goals for 2024, putting it on track to produce a higher volume of samples of its flagship commercial solid-state

Reading and Leeds festivals have announced their first headline acts, with a host of first-time headliners including Chappell Roan set to play next summer. With a stellar year following the release of her debut album The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, it will be Roan’s first festival headline set. Rapper Travis Scott, known

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, explaining EV charging to your in-laws is about to get a whole lot easier thanks to a new universal charging standard and universal plug & charge to streamline payment processing coming in 2025. We’ve also got an all-electric Mazda Miata, and news that Tesla won’t find a cure for

Photo: EVgo The Biden administration will officially update the new federal EV charging standard to the J3400 based on Tesla’s plug, acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White announced Tuesday. It’s officially the Tesla-based J3400 Independent standards organization SAE International announced in October that it had released J3400, the new open standard based on the Tesla

MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he has found the recent reports about co-host Gregg Wallace “truly upsetting”. The pair have presented the BBC One cooking show together for almost 20 years, since 2005. In his first comments since the allegations surfaced, Torode said he would continue to be part of the programme, adding: “The

Singer Fuse ODG has released an “alternative” charity song to Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? after criticising the original for having potentially damaging effects on Africa. The single titled We Know It’s Christmas (Band Aid Reply) was released by the British-Ghanaian singer on Tuesday, in what he described as “not just a song”

Can-Am, a subsidiary of BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products), marked a significant milestone this week as its first electric motorcycle rolled off the production line. The long-anticipated event took place at the company’s assembly plant in Querétaro, Mexico, signaling a new chapter for the brand as it leverages its storied powersports legacy to launch a new

A British band were robbed at gunpoint on the first day of their US tour. Frontman of the band Sports Team, Alex Rice, told Sky News that they had stopped in their tour bus at a Starbucks in Vallejo, California, on Tuesday – the morning after landing in San Francisco. While he and his bandmates

The BBC was alerted to Gregg Wallace’s “unacceptable” behaviour while filming Inside The Factory more than a year and a half ago, Sky News can confirm. A memo to staff at the Nestle factory in York shows concerns were raised with both the broadcaster and production company Voltage TV after Wallace’s final visit in February

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are officially over, but we’re still seeing some new Green Deals coming in today while there are still plenty of hangover deals in our Cyber Monday hub that are worth checking out while they last. Leading the post-event deals is Jackery’s early Christmas sale that launched today taking up to

Tesla Cybertruck production April 2024 Tesla has told Cybertruck production employees not to report to work for the next three days, in another sign of demand issues for the vehicle that once touted millions of preorders. The news was reported by Business Insider, who obtained an email telling Cybertruck production workers at Tesla’s factory in

The BBC has decided to pull its MasterChef Christmas specials following claims of inappropriate behaviour against presenter Gregg Wallace. Wallace, 60, faces allegations from 13 people across a range of shows over a 17-year period, with many others sharing their experiences in the wake of the initial claims. He has temporarily stepped down from the

Stars descended on the red carpet at the 2024 Fashion Awards in London on Monday night. Rihanna was among those to appear at the Royal Albert Hall along with her partner ASAP Rocky, who was given the award for Cultural Innovator. Love Island presenter Maya Jama and musician Kojey Radical co-hosted the evening. Northern Irish

As we did on Black Friday, we’re giving you another special Cyber Monday edition of Green Deals today. There’s still tons of amazing deals that you can browse in full in our dedicated Cyber Monday hub here, but we wanted to highlight the best of the continuing deals/sales alongside some new additions. Among our new

With its compact dimensions, outstanding performance, and quiet, emissions-free operation, the Atlas Copco E-Air H185 is changing the game when it comes to indoor construction and demolition projects. Now, it’s changing an altogether different game: art. Construction companies bidding on jobs in indoor or densely populated urban environments are already singing the praises of electric

MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has apologised for his response to claims he made sexual comments towards staff and celebrity guests on a range of programmes over 17 years. At the weekend, the BBC presenter issued a defiant response to mounting allegations against him, dismissing his accusers as “middle-class women of a certain age” in a