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Just days after a new Banksy mural appeared in London’s Kew Bridge, it was tagged by a fellow graffiti artist with a white signature sprayed on top of the randy rhinoceros.  It’s not the first time this has happened – in fact, the defacing of Banksy’s artwork is so prolific and normalised that it has

BYD is preparing to deliver its first electric supercar, the Yangwang U9. As the first Chinese automaker to complete large-scale testing at Germany’s famous Nurburgring track, BYD said, “It’s time for China’s supercars to get serious.” BYD’s 1,200 hp Yangwang U9 electric supercar is expected to challenge Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, and other high-end car makers

Hollywood actor Michael Madsen has been arrested in California on a domestic violence charge. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it received a call shortly after midnight on Saturday from a woman saying “her husband pushed her and locked her out of the house”. Madsen, who starred in Quentin Tarantino films Reservoir Dogs, Kill

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk has a lot of fans in the Russian war criminal demographic, Unplugged Performance wants to sell you an idea, CASE debuts an all-electric backhoe, and the city of Oakland converts 100% of its school bus fleet to electric. We’ve also got the rumored return of Actually Smart Summon

Saudi Arabia has its sights set on shuttling people around its desert megacity on flying electric boats. While it may sound like science fiction, the wings are already in motion. To achieve its goal, Saudi Arabia even already purchased eight of the Swedish electric boatmaker Candela’s new P-12 electric ferries. Candela’s electric boats are famous

Katie Price’s TikTok income is to be suspended, amid ongoing measures to resolve a bankruptcy case against her, a court has ruled. The 46-year-old glamour model – who was introduced using her legal name Katerina Price – did not attend the virtual hearing despite being served notice at her given addresses. Image: Price with boyfriend

A joke by Edinburgh Fringe veteran Mark Simmons has been named the funniest of the lot at this year’s comedy festival. A vote by 2,000 people found this joke by Simmons the funniest during the August event: “I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it.” Simmons

CASE is giving construction fleets more ways to meet ever-tightening emissions and noise regulations with the world’s first electric backhoe. Meet the CASE 580EV. The new CASE 580EV electric backhoe loader carries over the same dimensional loading, digging specifications, and breakout forces as the popular, four-wheel-drive, diesel-powered 580SN, but it swaps the 97 hp combustion

London Zoo says it has removed a Banksy artwork for “safekeeping”. The mural was the ninth and final piece in a series of animal-themed work by the illusive artist to appear across the capital over nine consecutive days. The artwork at the zoo depicted a gorilla holding up part of a roll-down shutter allowing birds

Acura will make an “NSX-type” electric sportscar, expecting to bring it to market in 2027 or 2028, says Acura Global Executive VP Shinji Aoyama. The Honda NSX sportscar, which was sold in the US as the Acura NSX, made a splash in the 90s and was popular for its styling, handling, and its use of

Singer Bebe Rexha has said she was threatened and “mentally abused” by an airport worker for being Albanian. The 34-year-old posted a tearful video on Instagram, with the caption: “I’ve been threatened because I thought the security agent was Albanian. “I spoke to him in Albanian asking where to get my ticket and now he

Tesla Cybertruck might enter the war in Russia and Ukraine on the Russian side, as the leader of the Chechen region got one and put a machine gun on it. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechen region, has one of the worst modern human records as the defacto dictator of Chechnya for the past

Photo: Cala Systems Startup Cala Systems, which makes seriously smart heat pump water heaters, has secured $5.6 million in seed funding and commercially launched its product. The round was led by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and Clean Energy Venture Group, and included Burnt Island Ventures, Leap Forward Ventures, CapeVista Capital, Collaborative Fund, and Climate Capital. Cala’s efficient and intelligent heat pump system

Sean Wilson will not reprise his role as Martin Platt on Coronation Street as previously announced, ITV has confirmed. The actor, who last appeared on the cobbles six years ago, was set to reappear on screen in October as part of the departure storyline of his character’s ex-wife, Gail Platt. It comes following a previous

What do Sandra Bullock and David Beckham have to do with Emily In Paris? Well, apparently, they both served as “guiding lights” for the show’s stars at the start of their careers. Speaking to Sky News, Lily Collins says watching Sandra Bullock be the “kindest, most kickass, badass female” on the set of The Blind

The Volkswagen GTI badge will live on in the electric era. Volkswagen’s first electric ID GTI “will be a real go kart” to drive with elements from the legends. Volkswagen unveiled the ID GTI Concept last September, a preview of its first electric GTI model. “100% electric, 100% GTI,” VW said the concept is a

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Tesla’s weird new cooler faces off against Rivian’s clever new camp kitchen, Uber’s CEO thinks Elon is underestimating the problem, and NIO shows off its new rival to the best-selling Tesla Model Y. PLUS: Ford give its dealers a sneak peak at its EV product roadmap and a Texas

Neighbours of the so-called “Ketamine Queen” who is facing multiple charges over the death of Matthew Perry have described the loud parties and frequent visitors to the flat where she lived. Ketamine supplied by Jasveen Sangha, 41, is alleged to have caused the Friends star’s death in October 2023 at the age of 54. She

The EV4 was expected to be Kia’s take on an affordable electric sedan. However, new hatchback variants have been spotted testing ahead of the model’s official debut. Check out the first sighting of the Kia EV4 hatchback in Korea in the video below. Kia EV4 hatchback caught in Korea for the first time Kia introduced

Taylor Swift has returned to Wembley Stadium in style, bringing her Eras hits once again to a crowd of more than 90,000 – with a little help from “best friend” Ed Sheeran. Swift was joined on stage by the British star for what has become her famous acoustic section, during which she plays different songs