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The BBC licence fee will increase in line with inflation each year until 2027, the government has announced. It will mean bills will rise by £5, or an extra 42p a month, from April next year – bringing the total cost of a TV licence to £174.50. The hike comes after a £10.50 rise brought

Ralph Fiennes has admitted he has taken the “paycheck role” now and again during his career. The renowned British actor, who stars in the new religious and political drama Conclave, told Sky News it is human nature when actors “succumb to cynicism” for “monetary gain” – but it doesn’t mean the industry as a whole

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As you enjoy time with your loved ones enjoying full meals, we have a few select Green Deals for you to browse at your leisure, starting with Blix’s Black Friday sale that is taking up to $700 off a selection of e-bikes starting from $1,399 with 30% accessory discounts, some free gear,

Happy Thanksgiving y’all! With the holiday officially here and bellies being filled throughout the day, we’ve got our annual collection of Black Friday Green Deals coming right along with it. The savings train has long been in full swing across multiple online marketplaces, and to help out with your seasonal shopping needs, we’ve rounded up

On today’s exciting episode of  Quick Charge, Tesla is making significant updates to its Supercharger network as it welcomes new makes and models to the service. Meanwhile, analysts are expecting a big EV market spike ahead of the new year. We’ve also got a more efficient charge port heating system, a major offshore wind program

The rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been denied bail again by a judge as he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges. It means the musician and producer, also known as P Diddy, will stay jailed, despite a $50m bid to be released. Combs was arrested on suspicion of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking in September.

Robbie Williams has said people from the 90s “shouldn’t be held accountable for how we think and we feel now”. The Rock DJ singer attended the European premiere of his biopic Better Man in London, calling it one of his “proudest moments” of his career to date. Despite the film shining a light on the

Early last month, Tesla unveiled the Cybercab, a 2 door vehicle with no steering wheel and pedals, fully reliant on the future of autonomy. Since then, they’ve put the vehicle on display at a couple Tesla showrooms, most recently at the Meatpacking District location in New York City. I went to go take a look,

Davina McCall has said she is feeling “stronger and stronger” every day after having brain tumour surgery. In an update posted to Instagram, the TV presenter emphasised the importance of sleep during her recovery after having a benign brain tumour, known as a colloid cyst, removed. Sporting a bruised left eye, McCall said she is

On today’s fact-checking episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got a showdown brewing between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, an updated 650 hp Kia EV6 GT that’s ready to take on the world, and some sweet deals on battery-powered goodies. We’ve also got new electric buses at UCLA that are powered by

Rapper Slowthai raped two women at a house party after a gig, along with a friend, a court has been told. The Grammy-nominated star, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, 29, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, are accused of raping the two women at a flat in Oxford on 8 September, 2021. Both men

Unique eBike manufacturer Mokwheel has made a quick name for itself by bringing Power Station electric bikes to the market. During Mokwheel’s exclusive Black Friday Sale, there’s no better time to get one of the company’s power bank eBike models, like the Obsidian, Basalt, or Obsidian ST. You can learn more below. Table of contents

Sir Elton John says he has not been able to see out of his right eye for four months, and his left eye “is not the greatest”, following a severe infection. The 77-year-old singer said he has been unable to finish his new album due to his limited eyesight, and had been left feeling “stuck”.

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Hyundai doesn’t care if incoming President Trump kills the $7,500 Federal EV tax credit, California’s planning to offer an EV tax credit of their own, and there’s a massive new solar project in Texas prairie land. We’ve also got Tesla hoping to meet its Q4 sales goals by throwing all

Drake has alleged that Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify artificially boosted Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us diss track, that was aimed at him. Lawyers representing the Canadian artist’s firm Frozen Moments LLC filed a legal petition at a court in Manhattan on Monday making the claims. It comes after Drake and Lamar, who are

Kate Nash says selling photos of her bottom on the X-rated site OnlyFans has allowed her to add an extra crew member to her tour staff. The 37-year-old singer says the fact she is having to subsidise her shows in this way shows that the music industry is “completely broken”. She announced she was launching

Tesla (TSLA) has introduced a new direct discount for the Model Y in China as the latest of a series of incentives to boost demand during this critical end-of-quarter push. The automaker regularly offers discounts at the end of every quarter, but the incentives to boost demand have been the most wide-ranging ever this quarter.

In honor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, eBike specialist Buzz Bicycles is offering an exclusive discount for Electrek readers on its Centris Class 2 Folding Bike. Table of contents Buzz Bicycles is back with an exclusive new deal Buzz Bicycles has been a mainstay on Electrek for a few years now, as we have

Adele has bid a tearful farewell to her Las Vegas residency show, as the Someone Like You star admitted she doesn’t know when she’ll perform again next. The British singer-songwriter, 36, launched Weekends with Adele at Caesars Palace in November 2022 and performed her 100th show there on Saturday. Her mammoth run of sell-out shows

(Source: Tesla) Tesla and Rivian have been embroiled in a lawsuit in which the former accused the latter of having stolen battery technology by poaching Tesla employees. It sounds like the two automakers are finally about to settle the lawsuit, which has been going on for 4 years. In 2020, Tesla filed a lawsuit against Rivian

Zayn Malik paid tribute to former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne as he kicked off his solo tour. Payne died last month of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage” after falling from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, according to a post-mortem. Images from Leeds’s O2 Academy on Saturday showed Malik – who delayed

French infrastructure specialists Proviridis have partnered with EVSE manufacturer Kempower to deliver a novel, underground charging solution for electric semi trucks designed to easily integrate into existing truck depots. By installing its high-powered charging cabinets underground and integrating the charging cables into a solid metal pipe, Kempower and Proviridis have been able to make room for

Jeep’s first global luxury electric SUV will arrive at US dealerships any day. Despite its $72,000 price tag, lease prices for the 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV start at just $599 per month. 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV lease prices After unveiling its first global electric SUV, Jeep’s CEO said the Wagoneer S “marks a

Photo: Ørsted The Mockingbird Solar Center, Ørsted’s largest solar project globally, is now online, next to protected prairie donated by the renewable energy giant. This massive 468-megawatt (MW) solar farm is set to power 80,000 homes and businesses, providing a major boost to the Texas grid. But the launch of Mockingbird Solar isn’t just about

Cillian Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness have bought a cinema the Oscar-winning actor used to visit as a child. The couple will refurbish The Phoenix Cinema in Dingle, County Kerry, south-west Ireland, next year. The venue, which had previously been used as a dance hall, had been in operation for more than 100 years,

Tesla announced that ‘Actually Smart Summon,’ its autonomous driving feature that enables moving its vehicles without anyone inside over short distances, is now being launched in Europe and the Middle East. The automaker’s Full Self-Driving suite of features has been limited in those markets due to regulations and Tesla’s focus on making them work in

Ed Sheeran helped Ipswich Town to sign a player over the summer just before getting on stage with Taylor Swift, according to the club’s chief executive. Mark Ashton claims the pop star got on a video call to encourage a prospective new signing to seal his move to the East Anglia outfit. He did not

Leading yard operation 3PL YMX Logistics has announced plans to deploy fully twenty (20) of Orange EV’s fully electric Class 8 terminal trucks at a number of distribution and manufacturing sites across North America. As the shipping and logistics industries increasingly move to embrace electrification, yard operations have proven to be an almost ideal use case

Actor James Norton, who stars in a new film telling the story of the world’s first “test-tube baby”, has criticised how “prohibitively expensive” IVF can be in the UK. In Joy, the star portrays the real-life scientist Bob Edwards, who – along with obstetrician Patrick Steptoe and embryologist Jean Purdy – spent a decade tirelessly

US actor Jussie Smollett, who was jailed for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019, has successfully overturned his conviction. In 2021, a jury found the former star of the television drama Empire guilty of five counts of felony disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to 150 days in prison but served just

Rivian and VW have recently opened a partnership, despite the brands have very similar upcoming electric adventure vehicles with the Rivian R2 and VW Scout. But at a roundtable discussion with Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe, he said there’s more than enough room for the brands to coexist with each other. Recent news about Rivian and

A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2m (£4.9m) at an auction in New York. The conceptual art piece, called Comedian, became a viral sensation after Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan debuted it at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019. Festivalgoers tried to make out whether the single piece of fruit stuck to a

The voice actor behind Milhouse Van Houten – Bart Simpson’s very uncool friend – is stepping away after 35 years on the show. Pamela Hayden, who also voiced Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey and Malibu Stacy, will sign off from The Simpsons on 24 November in a Treehouse of Horror episode. “It’s been an honour