Ducati’s first electric motorcycle prototype was finally released yesterday, giving the world an initial look at the bike that is set to fill Energica’s shoes as the exclusive supplier of the FIM MotoE electric motorcycle racing series. Ducati V21L electric motorcycle prototype With Energica’s contract ending, Ducati stepped up as the new manufacturer of MotoE
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The top 10 most complained about television shows of 2021 have been revealed. It has been a record year for Ofcom, with more than 150,000 complaints made about various television shows. The total figures do not include complaints about the BBC, which are handled by the corporation in the first instance. Adam Baxter, Ofcom’s director
The stars of Sex And The City have said they are “deeply saddened” by sexual assault allegations made against co-star Chris Noth. Two women have accused Noth, who played Mr Big in the hit series, of assaults in 2004 and 2015. The actor has called the claims “categorically false” and said the encounters were consensual.
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I recently had the chance to test out a new portable backup battery from a company I hadn’t heard of before: Joyzis. They sent me their BR300 model to test out for my daily use needs. While I never know what to expect the first time I test a product from a new (to me)
Countdown star Rachel Riley has been awarded £10,000 in damages after she sued Jeremy Corbyn’s former aide following an exchange on Twitter. The television presenter complained about a tweet that Laura Murray posted more than two years ago. The High Court heard in May that Ms Riley claimed Ms Murray’s post caused “serious harm” to
A live production of satirical comedy Spitting Image will hit the West End next year. The original series of the popular sketch show ran from 1984 to 1996 and it made its return to screens for the first time in 2020, on subscription platform Britbox. A second series in September saw sporting stars Gareth Southgate,
Tesla announced that is going to offer free Supercharging during off-peak hours for the holidays in order to help curb traffic at charging stations. The holidays have been tough stress tests for Tesla’s Supercharger network, and it has not always passed with flying colors. Especially in California, one of Tesla’s biggest markets per capita and
Spider-Man: No Way Home has had the third-biggest opening weekend of any Hollywood film in history. The much-hyped third solo outing for Tom Holland’s version of the Marvel icon took a huge $587.2m (£443.5m) at the global box office during its opening weekend. Only Avengers duo Endgame and Infinity War are ahead of it (both
Shipping times for just about everything have been stretched to new limits thanks to pandemic related supply chain constraints. While nearly every industry has been affected in some way, electric bicycles and other forms of personal mobility have been uniquely impacted. The pandemic has affected the e-bike industry in a myriad of ways. Commuters have
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Rose Ayling-Ellis has been crowned the winner of this year’s history-making Strictly Come Dancing. Ayling-Ellis, with professional Giovanni Pernice, beat former Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite to the coveted glitterball trophy, who was also making history as part of the first all-male partnership in the show’s history. Presenter AJ Odudu had also made
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for Micah clicking his keyboard and mouse. He was on the hunt for the latest Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week, but was utterly dismayed as his prospects looked so bleak. But then out of nowhere, what
Rock star Rod Stewart and his son have pleaded guilty to battery in an assault case following a New Year’s Eve incident with a security guard at an exclusive Florida hotel. Court records released on Friday show the singer and his son Sean Stewart entered guilty pleas to misdemeanour charges of simple battery. “No one
If you still use a gas-powered leaf blower, or just don’t have one at all yet, then Greenworks’ 40V model is a great buy all around. Delivering a cordless experience, you won’t need to drag an extension cable behind you while cleaning up. Right now, this cordless leaf blower is on sale for $103, making
Tesla has now expanded the availability of its real-time data car insurance product to car owners in Illinois. It’s now the third state to get Tesla Insurance and the second one with the more recent product based on real-time data from the drivers. Tesla Insurance Tesla had already introduced its own insurance product in California,
West End productions, gigs, football matches and now rugby fixtures are among the events postponed this weekend amid the spread of the Omicron variant. Rugby games scheduled for this weekend between French and British clubs as part of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup are among latest events to be called off. It
Two years after winning his second Oscar for best supporting actor, Mahershala Ali is not just playing the lead in his latest film – he’s also playing a clone of the character, too. Swan Song, which is set in an eerily near future, tells the story of Cameron, who after receiving a terminal diagnosis has
Hamilton. In The Heights. Vivo. Bring It On. Encanto. Freestyle Love Supreme. Moana. His Dark Materials. tick, tick… BOOM! That’s just a handful of work that has helped Lin-Manuel Miranda become a household name over the last few years, and propelled him into stardom. And it is his latest project that has again brought him
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A search warrant has been issued for Alec Baldwin’s phone after the fatal shooting of a cinematographer, an American court has said. The warrant was issued by a Santa Fe court in New Mexico – the state where the movie Rust was being filmed. The document relates to an Apple iPhone that is “believed to
Lightyear, a startup known for developing an expensive solar car, announced its second vehicle, and it’s going to be a much less expensive ~$34,000 solar electric car. Lightyear first caught our attention because it spun out of Solar Team Eindhoven, a group of engineering students from the Technical University of Eindhoven (Netherlands) who have been competing
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Six current and former Tesla female employees have filed lawsuits against the company at the same time alleging that the automaker is “fostering a culture of sexual harassment.” The firm Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe LLP is representing the six women who filed the lawsuits following another similar lawsuit filed by Jessica Barraza, an employee
Katie Price has avoided jail after flipping her car in a crash and admitting drink-driving while disqualified. The 43-year-old former glamour model has been handed a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for a year, as well as a two-year driving ban. Price told officers after the collision, which happened near to her home in Sussex in
Comedian Jethro has died after contracting COVID-19, his manager has said. A statement on his Facebook page said the 72-year-old comedian, from Cornwall, died on Tuesday. “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of the well known and popular Cornish comedian Jethro,” the statement said. I remember when I first started showing
Adults must now show a COVID pass to enter nightclubs and other large events in England. The new measures coming into force today require proof of double-vaccination or a negative PCR or lateral flow test result within the last 48 hours for those attending some venues. The rules apply to nightclubs, indoor unseated venues with
G7, a Paris-based taxi company that operates one of the largest Tesla taxi fleets in the world, announced that it suspended all its Model 3 taxis after a severe fatal crash that occurred last weekend. One of the company’s drivers was driving the Model 3 taxi as a personal vehicle on December 11 in Paris
Several West End shows including The Lion King have been forced to cancel performances due to outbreaks of coronavirus among cast and crew. The Lion King cancelled shows on Tuesday and Wednesday due to “COVID-enforced absences within our cast and crew”. Performances at the Lyceum Theatre are due to resume on Thursday – and customers
Fantasy phenomenon The Witcher has returned for its second season, with new monsters, new characters and new threats. Superman actor Henry Cavill is back as Geralt, a monster-slaying witcher who is bound by destiny to protect the Crown Princess Ciri (Freya Allen). The show, which is based on a set of books originating from Poland,
Elon Musk announced that Tesla will start to accept Doge, a meme cryptocurrency, to buy some merchandise on its website. It’s the first time Tesla has accepted crypto as payment since a reversal earlier this year. Over the last year, Tesla has been delving deep into the cryptocurrency world. Earlier this year, Tesla invested $1.5 billion
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Despite a controversial 12 months, the organisers of the Golden Globe awards have announced its nominees for next year. It is still not clear if the ceremony will be broadcast on television next year after NBC dropped the awards, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association says that winners will be revealed on 9 January. Below