Creative control of the long-running James Bond franchise has been handed to Amazon MGM Studios, in a joint venture with the current owners. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson – who are the daughter and stepson of film producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, the man responsible for developing the Bond franchise into the success it is
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Manslaughter charges over the death of Liam Payne have been dropped for his friend Roger Nores and two hotel workers. Rogelio “Roger” Nores, hotel operator Gilda Martin, and head of reception Esteban Grassi were charged in December, two months after the One Direction star’s death at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At
Pregnant actress Michelle Keegan and her husband Mark Wright reportedly hid from burglars in a locked bedroom during a home invasion at their mansion. Essex Police said it was alerted to the break-in at about 6.20pm on Tuesday, with four suspects reported to have forced entry and searched the address before fleeing. The force said
Image: GAF Energy GAF Energy has launched an upgraded version of its Timberline Solar nailable shingle, the ES 2, which delivers 23% more power per shingle. GAF Energy says key improvements to the Timberline Solar nailable shingle, which was first launched in 2022, include: 57 watts of power per shingle, a 23% increase in energy
Photo: T1 Energy After scrapping plans to build a $2.6 billion battery energy storage system factory in Georgia, FREYR Battery (NYSE: FREY) has rebranded itself as T1 Energy (NYSE: TE). FREYR turned T1 Energy also has a new strategy: It says it’s committed to “becoming a vertically integrated US solar + battery storage leader from
Dad was a showman with great charisma, but he never lost sight of the fact that an interview is about the guest, not the host. That is made clear when you review the 10,000+ interviews he did, as I have done over the last decade since he left us. That theme has been central to
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs say the rapper has been subject to a “racist” prosecution and are seeking to dismiss one of the criminal charges against him. In a court filing seen by Sky News, the 55-year-old’s legal team say he “has been singled out because he is a powerful black man” and is being
Elon Musk’s visit to India may have been more about Tesla than any mission for the US government, if recent job listings at Tesla are to be believed. Plus, we’ve got news that construction on the first Tesla Semi truck stop is underway in California – and only six years behind schedule! All this and more
Central Cee, Darkoo and Bashy are among the big winners at this year’s MOBO Awards. The ceremony took place in Newcastle this evening, with Krept & Konan, Bashy, Spice, and Nova Twins among the performers. Central Cee was named best male act, while Darkoo was named best female and picked up the MOBOs‘ song of
Today’s Green Deals are all about affordable EVs, led by the flash sale on Heybike’s Hauler Cargo e-bike that is dropping costs to a new $1,199 low until February 28 and also running parallel to the brand’s preorder discount on the new ALPHA Off-Road e-bike. Next we have NIU’s latest sale that is taking up
It was a rough weekend for TSLA as public protests of CEO Elon Musk and his actions at DOGE overwhelm Tesla showrooms as calls from shareholders to fire America’s most powerful immigrant grow louder. Plus, solid-state batteries and a brand-new, affordable EV from Kia on today’s rapidly escalating episode of Quick Charge! We’ve also got
Starting off this week’s Green Deals is Lectric’s newly launched Presidents’ Day sale with up to $650 in free gear coming with its e-bike offers. Among the many package sizes we’re seeing this time around, the new XPeak 2.0 Long-Range Off-Road e-bikes are getting their largest bundles to date ($562 in free gear) at $1,699.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has achieved the highest-ever opening for a romcom in the UK and Ireland, according to Universal. The fourth movie in the franchise, set around the titular unlucky-in-love heroine, took $15.5m, (£12.3m) in its first weekend, beating Marvel’s first release of the year, Captain America: Brave New World. Image: Zellweger
Disastrous weddings, pub brawls, love-rat scandals, serial killer neighbours and the absolute impossibility of ever having a quiet Christmas. Life in soapland is not for the fainthearted. For 40 years, viewers have watched EastEnders for exactly this kind of drama. Now, the BBC show is celebrating its milestone birthday with an “unmissable” week of episodes
Cummins has its eye on hybrid powertrains to help decarbonize the transport, construction, and mining spaces the operates in. To that end, the company has acquired the hybrid equipment experts First Mode, and plans to make the first commercially available retrofit hybrid system for mining equipment a reality not just soon – but now. The Cummins
Grapes are sensitive – and when you’re depending on them to have a certain flavor, a certain acidity, and even a certain smell, the last thing you want is diesel particulate matter settling on them. That’s just one of the reasons electric equipment options like Volvo’s electric wheel loader offer unique advantages to companies like Ästad
Conclave has taken the top prize at this year’s BAFTA film awards, winning best film as well as outstanding British film. Based on Robert Harris’s 2016 novel of the same name, and centred around the selection of a new pope, the movie also won best adapted screenplay and best editing. Thanking his ensemble cast as
Tears, laughter and some Take That fangirling from a best actress nominee – this year’s BAFTA Film Awards had it all. Conclave and The Brutalist were the night’s big winners, taking home four awards each – including best picture and outstanding British film for Conclave, and best actor for The Brutalist star Adrien Brody and
Here is the full list of winners from this year’s BAFTA Awards. There were 42 films up for awards at this year’s ceremony, from blockbusters to indie breakthroughs. Conclave and The Brutalist were the big winners, taking home four awards each. Scroll through for all the winners here, as well as the nominees they were
French hydrogen firm Hyvia has been given a stay of execution. The Commercial Court of Versaille has given Hyvia a few extra weeks to get through its insolvency proceedings and find a buyer – but, frankly, it ain’t lookin’ good. Hyvia began life as a joint venture between French carmaker Renault and American company Plug
It’s the bloody body horror that has made audiences squirm in their seats – and is now making waves throughout awards season. Demi Moore has already won a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award for her performance as fading star Elisabeth Sparkle in The Substance – and we’ll find out later on if she
Climate XChange’s 9th Annual EV Raffle is your chance to win the electric car of your dreams – but with just two weeks left and fewer than a third of tickets remaining, now’s the time to grab yours! Imagine designing your dream EV precisely how you want it – every detail customized, up to $120,000,
Laura Whitmore has shared the last text messages between her and Caroline Flack on the five-year anniversary of her death. Flack, who was best known for presenting ITV’s Love Island, took her own life on 15 February 2020, aged 40. The Irish TV presenter shared a photo of the pair together, along with a series
Rendering: FREYR Clean energy investments took a serious hit in January, sinking to their lowest point since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) supercharged the industry with tax credits and incentives. Growing uncertainty around the future of these policies – especially with the Republican-majority Congress debating potential rollbacks – has led to a sharp drop in
For Hollywood A-listers, having a cloned voice double could become as common as having a stunt double, an AI expert has told Sky News. While both the BAFTAs and Oscars annually celebrate craftsmanship and creativity, off-screen this award season a battle for votes has played out with some industry voices critical of the seemingly secretive
The oil industry is asking for carveouts from tariffs which will raise its cost of doing business – and your cost of energy – after spending tens of millions in bribes on a candidate that promised to raise everyone’s costs. Unfortunately for America and the world, the current occupier of the White House is convicted
Stormzy did not delete an Instagram post in support of Palestinian liberation because of his recent collaboration with McDonald’s, sources close to the rapper have told Sky News. The 31-year-old grime artist has faced a backlash for removing an old post that said “Free Palestine” after working on a campaign with the fast-food chain. But
Photo by AS Photography on Pexels.com The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) newly released “Electricity 2025” report predicts that global power consumption will jump nearly 4% annually through 2027. That’s like adding an entire Japan’s worth of electricity use every year for the next three years. The report points to a few key drivers behind this
Awards season is underway – and in a year with few clear-cut front runners, and lots of the movies out late in the day in the UK, the race is looking pretty unpredictable. Here’s a whistle-stop tour of some of the movies you’ll be hearing lots more about and where to watch them. Image: Zoe
Porsche plans to cut 1,900 jobs in Germany by 2029 as it struggles with slumping EV sales. The luxury sports car maker has already warned of lower profits this year. With plans to reduce its workforce, is Porsche sounding the alarm? Porsche to cut jobs in Germany as EV sales lag After announcing last week
On today’s downright giddy episode of Quick Charge, at least one Cybertruck owner is sick of people making fun of his ride – but Tesla won’t let him trade it in. Plus, the Associated Press reports that Tesla is suing its own customers, and Nissan is adding AI to its EVs to its record time. Bloggers
Today’s Green Deals are led by the first of EcoFlow’s Valentine’s Day flash sales, with both a RIVER 2 Pro solar generator bundle and the DELTA Pro Ultra Portable Power Station at up to 42% off and starting from $599. Next, we have various sizes of Camplux’s electric tankless water heaters (8kW to 27kW) for
Scarlett Johansson has condemned the use of AI after her likeness was used in a viral video of celebrities condemning Kanye West’s antisemitism. The AI-generated clip shows celebrities such as Johansson, Ben Stiller, Mila Kunis and Steven Spielberg wearing white T-shirts featuring the Star of David inside a hand sticking up its middle finger above