Entertainment

Johnny Depp has been pictured cuddling a badger at a rescue centre in Kent after winning his multimillion dollar defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp, 58, visited Folly Wildlife Rescue near Tunbridge Wells on a “recent break” from his guest appearances on rock star Jeff Beck’s UK tour. Beck’s wife Sandra decided to take

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction has been upheld by a New York appeals court. Weinstein claimed the judge at the landmark trial prejudiced him by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the criminal case. A five-judge panel in New York upheld the lower court’s verdict on Thursday, dismissing the disgraced movie mogul’s

Amber Heard’s lawyer has said social media posts “influenced” the jury in Johnny Depp’s lawsuit against his former wife, adding that her client cannot afford the $10m (£8m) awarded in damages. Elaine Bredehoft made the remarks a day after Depp won the high-profile case against his ex-wife, with the court awarding the actor $10m in

BMW unveiled today its next-generation X1, its entry-level vehicle, and introduced an all-electric version, the BMW iX1, for the first time. It should become BMW’s cheapest electric vehicle. Since moving away from the i3 and launching a whole new generation of electric vehicles, like the iX and i4, BMW has been busy in the EV

A woman suing Bill Cosby over allegations he sexually abused her as a teenager was distraught and in tears afterwards, her best friend has testified. Judy Huth, now 62, alleges Cosby sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16 after meeting her and her best friend at a Los Angeles park. Ms

Jada Pinkett Smith has said her “deepest hope” is that her husband Will Smith and Chris Rock have the opportunity to “reconcile” after their altercation at the Oscars. The actress, 50, has spoken for the first time after her husband slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about her short haircut at the Oscars

Ford CEO Jim Farley believes that the electric car market is going to soon enter a price war with upcoming $25,000 models. Thanks to production constraints and strong demand, there’s currently nothing resembling a price war when it comes to electric cars. On the contrary, the low inventory and strong demand are resulting in dealerships

Dance group Diversity have taken the knee during a performance at the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. Dancer Ashley Banjo said he stood by their use of the symbolic gesture against racism, which is linked to the Black Lives Matter movement. It is not the first time Diversity has taken the knee at Britain’s Got

Elon Musk has requested that all Tesla employees stop remote work and come back to the office or they will be let go. Like every other company, Tesla has allowed remote work for every role where it is possible since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. As the pandemic subsides, those companies have been reevaluating

Obi-Wan Kenobi star Ewan McGregor has said he was “sickened” people had sent bullying and racist messages to his co-star Moses Ingram. The US actress, who is black, revealed she received “hundreds” of racist comments since the show was released last Friday. She posted screenshots to her Instagram story, including one saying her “days are

A new retro concept version of the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV has emerged in China and begs a number of questions. Will SAIC-GM-Wuling produce the retro Mini EV despite it being a third-party design? Would GM consider bringing the popular EV to the United States? And lastly, does a customer base just starting to dip

The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll is the latest musician to get the biopic treatment – with his story told on screen for the first time with permission from his estate. It means the movie is chock full of Elvis’s hits, but the darker side of his career also unfolds as the tale is told

Elon Musk said that Tesla is going to consider adopting Apple’s Airplay protocol to improve audio quality over the current Bluetooth. In recent years, Tesla has put an emphasis on the sound system inside its vehicles. The sound system in the Model 3 has been well-received by audiophiles, and the one in the new version

Glastonbury Festival has announced its full line-up and stage times, with acts including The Libertines, AJ Tracey, Kae Tempest and Jamie T added to the bill. They join headliners Billie Eilish, Sir Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar, as well as other acts including Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds, Diana Ross, Sam Fender, Wolf Alice, Haim,

The Velotric Discover 1 is a great value electric city cruiser with surprising quality given the entry to mid level price. There’s so much to love about this bike, but the look, is undoubtedly the first positive impression. The Discover 1 has a wonderful build that blends utility and aesthetics. The Discover 1 is really

Tesla, along with other EV companies and environmental groups, is lobbying for some of the federal funding going to EV charging infrastructure to be used to deploy charging stations for electric trucks. Last year, the US legislature approved a new infrastructure bill that included $7.5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The officials

Love Island 2022 is officially here – and this year’s singletons include former England striker Michael Owen’s daughter, Gemma. The 19-year-old international dressage rider and businesswoman will enter the villa in Majorca when the popular ITV2 dating show returns next week. She will join the new crop of contestants which include a dancer with a

Top Gun: Maverick has taken flight at the box office, pulling in more than £196m worldwide and securing the biggest ever opening weekend for a Tom Cruise film. Amid a post-pandemic malaise for the industry and fears audiences may never return to cinemas in huge numbers, the sequel to the 1986 blockbuster collected an estimated

Mother Nature may be beautiful, powerful, and mystifying, but it’s Father Time who eventually catches up with all of us. We start out young and eager on our cute little red tricycles, our parents giving us an early push. We grow into kids on our first real bike, then progress towards power as we mount

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Noel Clarke has said allegations of sexual harassment and bullying made against him by 20 women left him feeling suicidal. The actor, writer and director told The Mail On Sunday the allegations “damaged me in a way I cannot articulate… I lost everything”. Allegations of groping and sexual harassment said to have taken place between

Tesla has updated its referral program reward for solar roof installations to reduce it from $500 to $300 per referred installation. Last year, we reported that Tesla plans to completely revamp its referral program: “According to a source familiar with the matter, Tesla plans to eliminate referral links, which owners often spam on social media, and

Music fans are being priced out of seeing their favourite acts due to high ticket prices, according to those in the industry. In 1999, the average arena gig ticket cost £22.58, according to the National Arenas Association. Today, that is equivalent to £36.22 when taking into account inflation from the ONS inflation index, although it

Stranger Things actor David Harbour has described being mentally ill as “a natural condition of poverty” while reflecting on fame as the popular series returns to Netflix. Harbour, 47, found fame for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the science fiction drama series Stranger Things and also hit the headlines when he married British pop

According to a report out of China, EV automaker NIO is hiring a number of positions related to manufacturing vehicles in the US. The recruitment descriptions suggest the Chinese automaker intends to begin planning and erecting EV production facilities on US soil that may begin with either complete knock down (CKD) or semi-knock down (SKD)

The G7, made up of the world’s largest economies, today agreed to “predominantly decarbonized electricity sectors by 2035.” The G7 also agreed to end government financing for international coal-fired power generation and speed up the phase-out of unabated coal plants by 2035. “Unabated” refers to electricity generation that doesn’t use technology to capture emissions.  The

The jury in the multi-million dollar defamation trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard has been sent out to consider its verdicts. Heard, who claims Depp physically and sexually assaulted her, is being sued by the Hollywood actor for $50m over an article she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 in which

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Perhaps a show about the founders of punk was never going to be without controversy. Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten, tried to stop the rest of the group using the band’s music in new series Pistol – but the court ruled against him. Guitarist Steve Jones told Sky News he

Are you ready to finally start building or overhauling your solar setup? Well, Amazon is helping you out with a number of Renogy discounts today in its Gold Box that has items starting at just $102. Our favorite deal here is the flexible solar panel that’s down to $111, which is both a new all-time

Amber Heard made an emotional return to the stand as Johnny Depp’s libel trial against her entered its final stretch, reminding jurors she is “a human being” and saying: “I just want Johnny to leave me alone.” In her second round of direct evidence in the high-profile case on Thursday, the actress was tearful as

Since the launch of Disney+, Star Wars fans have been treated to wildly successful shows such as The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch and The Book Of Boba Fett. But for several years, fans were screaming one name, almost in unison – Obi-Wan. Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of the bearded Jedi master in the Star Wars prequels