Nothing Compares, a documentary about Sinead O’Connor, will still air on Saturday to provide viewers the opportunity to “hear her tell her side of the story”, according to the filmmaker. Belfast-born director Kathryn Ferguson confirmed the original plan to release the programme on Sky Documentaries and Now from 29 July will proceed despite the recent
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Tesla has started a new email campaign to encourage Tesla owners with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to upgrade to a new car and transfer the FSD package. The terms of the transfer and the email campaign make it clear that what CEO Elon Musk presented as an “offer of amnesty” is nothing more than
Kia is set to unveil its newest electric vehicle next month in China at the annual Chengdu Motor Show. The Kia EV5 will be a compact electric SUV aimed squarely at the Tesla Model Y with an expected starting price of around 50 million won (roughly $40,000). Just a week after revealing its flagship EV9,
Formula E has set a new indoor speed record, 135.9mph (218.71kph), smashing the previous record of 102.7mph set by the Porsche Taycan in 2021. The record was set at London’s ExCeL center, the site of this weekend’s Formula E season finale. The track has a unique indoor-outdoor layout, enabled by Formula E’s zero-emission operation. The
A Taylor Swift concert in Seattle measured the same as a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, seismologists have said. Seismic data from Swift‘s sell-out dates at the Lumen Field stadium on 22 and 23 July, in front of a total of over 144,000 fans, was analysed by experts who found the shows beat the previous Lumen record,
If you’ve been looking for your sign to go electric, now is your chance. Today’s best environmentally-friendly deals all kick off with a chance to save on EGO’s Power+ 56V lawn mower at $349, to go alongside some electric vehicle price cuts courtesy of Gotrax’s latest release. There’s also power stations and more, just don’t
Sinead O’Connor had a complicated relationship with the single that skyrocketed her to international fame. Nothing Compares 2 U was, famously, written by Prince for The Family, but it will always be O’Connor‘s song. Like Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You and Amy Winehouse’s Valerie, it’s a cover that transcended the original. Released in
Sinead O’Connor was found unresponsive at her home in London and pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been notified, and her death is not being treated as suspicious. A file is now going to be prepared for the coroner. Read more: An unapologetic singer’s rise to stardom In a statement, the
David Tennant has admitted he didn’t really know what he was getting into when he signed up to play the demon Crowley in Good Omens, a series based on the cult favourite book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. As it’s a novel beloved by its fans, there was a certain amount of pressure that
Just a few months after setting a world record for the longest flight by an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, AutoFlight has delivered another world first. The company just shared footage of it showing off not one but three of its Prosperity I prototypes flying at once, and it looks awesome. Check out
The CSC RX1E is a rare breed of electric motorcycle in the US. It’s fast and powerful enough to hang with the big boys, yet it doesn’t come with an over-the-top price. How well can a budget-priced highway-capable electric motorcycle ride? That’s what I set out to find out in this complete review of the
Those from the world of entertainment and politicians alike have been paying tribute to Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who has died at the age of 56. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar led tributes to the Dublin-born star, saying her music was “loved around the world and her talent was unmatched and beyond compare”. In a
Sinead O’Connor has died aged 56, according to Irish media. The singer was best known for her 1990 song Nothing Compares 2 U and released 10 studio albums. Her death comes after her 17-year-old son Shane died after he went missing last year. O’Connor paid tribute at the time, writing that he had “decided to
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Light eVTOL developer Opener has announced a unique testing program as it looks to achieve market certification and commercialization of its BlackFly aircraft. The company unveiled an Early Access Program today in which a dozen early eVTOL customers will not only get to experience Opener’s training and aerial technology first hand, but will report back
The BBC has admitted asking an “inappropriate” question about sexuality to the Moroccan captain at the Women’s World Cup. A journalist – reported to be from the BBC’s World Service – has faced criticism after quizzing Ghizlane Chebbak on whether there were any gay players in her squad, with same-sex relationships illegal in the north
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A sex scene in box office smash hit Oppenheimer has sparked outrage in India with social media users threatening to boycott the nuclear arms biopic. The scene, featuring US physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (portrayed by Irish actor Cillian Murphy) reciting a verse from the Bhagavad Gita – a sacred Hindu scripture – before having sex
Dwayne Johnson has made a “historic” donation to the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Foundation as members of the union continue to strike. The wrestler-turned-actor is reported to have made a seven-figure donation after the SAG-AFTRA Foundation – a charity associated with the union, but not part of
The Swiss solar maker is diverting production equipment from Germany to the US to build a new solar cell factory in Colorado instead. The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has struck yet again. Last month, Meyer Burger warned the German government that it would invest in the US rather than expand in Germany because