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Kim Kardashian has spent more than £160,000 on a piece of jewellery once worn by Princess Diana. The Attallah Cross was sold to a representative of the American reality star after being put up for auction at Sotheby’s in London. The 1920s pendant, designed by luxury jewellery designer Garrard, was worn on several occasions by

Tesla has increased the price of its home charging station by 20% after several price drops made it the cheapest option available. Last year, Tesla surprised many by announcing that it is opening its EV charge connector with the aim of making it the new standard in North America. The automaker is challenging the J1772/CCS combo connector,

Marvel actor Jeremy Renner has said he is now home following a snow plough accident which left him in critical condition. In response to a Tweet on Monday about his Paramount+ TV series Mayor of Kingstown, Renner wrote: “Outside my brain fog in recovery, I was very excited to watch episode 201 with my family

Electric power is flexing its muscles again as the world’s largest electric ferry – capable of carrying 2,100 passengers and their vehicles – is set for delivery in two years. World’s largest electric ferry set to sail Incat Tasmania, an Australian manufacturer of high-speed craft (HSC) ferries, is ready to deliver the 148-meter (485.5 feet)

The BBC has apologised after its live FA Cup broadcast was interrupted by a pornographic prank. The broadcaster was recording live on Tuesday evening when pornographic sounds broke out in the studio. Host Gary Lineker, who struggled to keep a straight face as the noises sounded, attempted to switch coverage away from the studio. He

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Amazon Prime Video is likely to cut ties with Jeremy Clarkson following the comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex in a newspaper column, according to reports. The streaming service has worked with Clarkson since 2015, with the TV star hosting hit shows The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm. Series two of Clarkson’s Farm

Harley-Davidson was one of the first major motorcycle manufacturers to add electric motorcycles to its lineup last decade. It should come as no surprise then that the company’s CEO Jochen Zeitz is already saying that the brand’s future will be 100% electric. It won’t happen overnight but rather is likely to take decades for the

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has died age 95. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s, playing opposite Hollywood stars including Humphrey Bogart, Rock Hudson, Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Frank Sinatra. Starting out from humble beginnings, she became one of the most recognisable faces of Italian post-war cinema.

Tesla has been spotted assembling its giant new casting machine for Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas. Last year, Idra, the maker of Tesla’s large casting press, teased a new 9,000-ton Giga Press that would take the prize as largest in the world. Considering Tesla’s relationship with Idra, it was rumored that the new machine would be for the

Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles

Hollywood actor Richard E Grant and TV presenter Alison Hammond have been announced as the hosts of the 2023 BAFTAs. Grant, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in crime biography Can You Ever Forgive Me?, will host the 76th annual film awards ceremony at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in February.

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

The O2 Academy in Brixton will remain shut for three more months after two people were killed in a crowd crush. Owners Academy Music Group (AMG) said it had “reflected deeply” on the incident and had decided to stay closed regardless of an impending licensing decision by the local council. Security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23,

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from the consumer electronics brand RCA, a new electric trike from Lectric eBikes, Honda revealed its E-Cub for the Chinese market, a high power hubless wheel

China’s JA Solar, the world’s fourth-largest solar panel maker by capacity, is going to open its first factory in the US – a major win for the Biden administration, which has created a domestic clean energy manufacturing growth boom with laws passed late last year. Beijing-headquartered JA Solar has leased space in Phoenix to manufacture photovoltaic products

An image has been released of actress Marisa Abela starring as Amy Winehouse in an upcoming film about the singer. Abela, who has starred in BBC Two series Industry and Sky One drama COBRA, is due to start filming the biopic, called Back To Black, next week – which is named after the artist’s famous

Noel Gallagher and Sara MacDonald have announced they are getting a divorce. The pair, who have been married since 2011, said their children “remain their priority” and have asked for privacy. They met in 2000 while the former Oasis guitarist and songwriter was married to Meg Matthews, whom he divorced in January 2001. Gallagher and

A 240-tonne mining haul truck is about to be fitted with a 1.4 megawatt-hour (MWh) prototype battery system that global green energy company Fortescue has developed with equipment maker Liebherr. UK-based engineering company WAE Technologies, which was acquired by Fortescue in March 2022, completed and delivered the battery system to Fortescue’s workshop in Perth, Australia.

Tesla has massively cut prices across new models in the US (update: and Europe), with the largest price drop occurring on the Model Y, which is now $13K and 20% cheaper than it was yesterday. The changes just happened on Tesla’s website and seem to cover all models. Over the course of the last year