Entertainment

The winners of Love Island 2021 have been announced as Millie Court and Liam Reardon. The couple – who were favourites to win the competition – beat fellow finalists Chloe Burrows and Toby Aromolaran to claim the £50,000 prize. After the result was revealed, the couple had to decide whether to stick or split the

Rivian says that its R1T electric pickup is basically ready for production and it is now waiting for government approval to start deliveries. The R1T was supposed to be delivered earlier this summer, but Rivian has run into some production issues as is to be expected when launching a new vehicle program and especially from

Tributes are being paid to Gogglebox fan favourite Mary Cook, who has died aged 92. The former hospitality worker joined the Channel 4 programme in 2016 alongside fellow Bristolian Marina Wingrove, and the pair quickly became loved by viewers thanks to their “brilliantly witty and often cheeky” comments. A statement issued by Channel 4 and

Ahead of upcoming deliveries of the SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle, the company is sharing new details about how they’re ensuring the bike will withstand a tough life as a daily commuter bike. The SONDORS Metacycle is likely still the most anticipated electric motorcycle of the year. That’s not because its the fastest or the longest

Tesla has updated the standard set of wheels available for the Model X to new darker wheels. But don’t hold your breath to get the electric SUV anytime soon. When Tesla unveiled the new Model S in January, the automaker also unveiled the new Model X, but the SUV has been gathering less attention. There

The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer the first black woman to receive the country’s highest honour. French President Emmanuel Macron is organising a ceremony on 30 November at the Paris monument, which houses the remains of scientist Marie Curie, French

Little Mix star Perrie Edwards and Liverpool footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have welcomed their first child. The pair shared the news on their Instagram pages, posting a black and white photo of the baby’s hand on its face, Edwards also shared a picture of the child’s foot resting on Oxlade-Chamberlain’s hand. She wrote: “Welcome to the

Bluetti, makers of battery backup systems both large and small, have announced its modular take on the home battery backup. With the Tesla Powerwall only available to solar roof customers (and backorders up the wazoo), many are dipping their toes into vehicle or home backup systems from the likes of Bluetti. Bluetti has announced its

R Kelly’s former tour manager bribed a government official to get the then-15-year-old singer Aaliyah a fake ID card so Kelly could secretly marry her “to protect him and Aaliyah”, a court has heard. Demetrius Smith told a jury at Kelly‘s sex-trafficking trial that he went into a welfare office in Chicago in 1994 and

GM Friday afternoon announced it would expand its Bolt recall to ALL Chevy Bolts including ones manufactured in the US and including the 2022 EV and EUVs. It looks like LG is being thrown under the bus here. The announcement comes as we’ve reported 2 separate incidents of 2020 models with batteries made in the

Angelina Jolie has made her Instagram debut using her first post to highlight the plight of young women in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover. The actress gained more than 1.8 million followers within two hours of joining the social media platform after posting pictures of a letter she had received from a teenage girl in

Tesla announced that it is actually going to make a humanoid robot, called Tesla Bot, and it will be able to grab your groceries for you and perform other menial tasks. Yes, it’s not a joke. At its ‘AI Day‘ today, Tesla released many details about its progress to develop AI technology to power its

Honda is making up for lost time by investing in a slew of new electric scooter models, each less expensive than the previous. The new Honda U-BE electric scooter may take the cake for cheap seated electric scooters. The U-BE follows on heels of the Honda U-GO (no, not the Yugo) that we covered earlier

Scarlett Johansson has welcomed a baby boy with husband Colin Jost, he has announced on social media. The couple had kept the pregnancy private until earlier this week, when comedian and Saturday Night Live star Jost reportedly revealed they were to become parents at a stand-up show in Connecticut. For Hollywood star Johansson, this is

It has been 11 years since Rick Grimes opened the doors from his hospital, to discover the world had been taken over by the undead – and that his life would never be the same again. Since then – the long-running show, which had us all wondering just quite how we would fare during a

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): If Congress provides tax credits for the solar industry, it could grow rapidly by 2035. First Solar breaks ground on a $680 million, 3.3 GW solar factory in Ohio. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

Tesla is adding a lot of job listings for design managers of new Supercharger sites as the automaker preps for a massive expansion of the Supercharger network ahead of opening it to other electric cars. The Supercharger network has been growing at an impressive pace lately. Last quarter, Tesla had 26,900 Superchargers at 2,966 stations

Comedian Sean Lock, best known for panel shows 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, has died aged 58, his agent told the PA news agency. Lock, also known for the sitcom 15 Storeys High, died from cancer. A statement from his agent Off The Kerb Productions said: “It

Fellow comedians and TV stars have paid tribute to Sean Lock, who has died from cancer aged 58. Lock, best known for panel shows 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, died at home surrounded by his family, his agent said. 8 Out Of 10 Cats host Jimmy Carr

Alpha Motor managed to make a splash unveiling renders of a $36,000 electric pickup truck despite having nothing to back up its claims. Now, the company says it’s going to actually unveil its electric truck with production planned for 2023. Earlier this year, we reported on Alpha Motor after it was all over the media