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The oil and gas industry is banking on carbon capture as its “fix” for climate change. The IEA’s new report dispels that idea and offers real solutions. The oil and gas sector currently accounts for just 1% of clean energy investment globally. A special report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released ahead of the

Shane MacGowan’s wife has said The Pogues singer is out of hospital. MacGowan, 65, is believed to have been in intensive care for the past few months after he was diagnosed with viral encephalitis last year. It is a serious condition where the brain becomes inflamed. It can be life-threatening and requires urgent treatment in

A former Penthouse magazine model is suing Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose, accusing him of sexually assaulting her in a New York City hotel in 1989. Sheila Kennedy, 61, filed the lawsuit in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which lets victims sue over attacks that occurred decades

If you’re looking to get behind the wheel of Chevy’s new all-electric SUV, now may be the time. The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV is now available for a 36-month lease with promotional rates. Before last week, the Chevy Blazer EV was excluded from promotional rates. However, according to online auto research firm CarsDirect, that is

Actress Melissa Barrera has been dropped from the upcoming new Scream movie after reportedly sharing social media posts which criticised Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza. The Mexican star was in the cast for Scream 7 but has now been fired by the production company Spyglass, according to Variety magazine. A spokesperson for

Rapper Nines has been charged with drug offences after he was arrested at Heathrow Airport. The 33-year-old musician, whose real name is Courtney Freckleton, was held last Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said. A video posted on social media appears to show the star with his hands cuffed behind his back, wearing grey tracksuit bottoms, a

YangWang, the luxury sub-brand of Build Your Dreams (BYD), is showcasing some impressive capabilities in its flagship U8 SUV it wants to float by you. The SUV has been on sale for months in China, but BYD wants to remind you that the U8 actually has an emergency mode in which it floats and can

We got a chance to get up close and personal with a production-intent version of the upcoming Fisker PEAR, and it looks even better than we expected. Fisker first unveiled the PEAR at its Product Vision Day in August. We wrote about it at the time, saying that it looked promising but that the promised

Reality TV has undergone plenty of changes in the last decade – from the end of stalwart Noughties shows, the much-needed emphasis on duty of care towards participants, and the genre’s pipeline to social media influencing. Now Squid Game: The Challenge has landed on our screens and turned trusted formats upside down again. Some 456

TV and radio presenter Annabel Giles has died – four months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, her children have said. The 64-year-old had appeared on Have I Got News For You and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! She was previously married to Midge Ure. In a statement on X, formerly

Governments plan to double renewable capacity by 2030, and tripling is within sight, according to a newly released report. Many countries are already on track to exceed their national targets, and more ambition is achievable to bring a tripling of global renewables within reach, according to an analysis of national targets by energy think tank Ember. The

Rapper A$AP Rocky must stand trial on allegations he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator outside a Hollywood hotel in 2021, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. Superior Court Judge ML Villar found there is enough evidence for the hip-hop star to stand trial after hearing roughly a day and a half

Last week, I got the invite from Audi to venture to (normally) sunny Los Angeles and take a spin behind the wheel of its latest EV model – the SQ8 e-tron. Available as a standard quattro and Sportback version, the tri-motor SQ8 takes the previously launched Q8 e-tron and refines it in a number of

Has superstar Adele managed to wed her sports agent boyfriend Rich Paul in secret? According to two people who reportedly attended a recent Los Angeles show by Alan Carr, the British comedian and Adele‘s best friend, the star made the surprise announcement in front of the crowd. The two fans separately contacted anonymous celebrity gossip

Earlier this month, a teenager taking his boat down to the water went viral after a driver caught his interesting tow job on camera. Without a car or truck to tow the boat, the clever owner was able to use a much more efficient vehicle: an electric scooter. The Australian boater was heading to the

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Russell Brand has been interviewed under caution by the Metropolitan Police over allegations of sexual offences, it has been reported today. It comes after four women alleged in a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches that the comedian and TV and radio presenter sexually assaulted them between 2006 and

Tickets to next year’s Glastonbury Festival have sold out in under an hour in the face of overwhelming demand. It will leave many seeking to attend the world-famous music event in Somerset disappointed. Standard tickets went on general release at 9am on Sunday. In a post to X, formerly Twitter, at 9.57am, organisers wrote: “Tickets

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Taylor Swift has postponed a concert in Rio de Janeiro due to “extreme temperatures”. The heat index, which combines temperature and humidity, reached 59.7 degrees Celsius in the Brazilian city on Saturday. In addition, a fan died before Swift’s show on Friday, leaving her “devastated”. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, became unwell and later died in