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Andrew Flintoff has been taken to hospital following an accident during the filming of a Top Gear episode. A BBC spokesperson said the former England cricketer – known as Freddie – was injured during the incident at the Top Gear test track on Tuesday morning. “He has been taken to hospital for further treatment and

Ride-share giant Lyft announced new incentives to encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles with additional earnings opportunities and discounts on charging. Lyft’s new offerings for electric vehicles Transitioning to electric vehicles in the ride-share industry is crucial. According to studies, ride-hailing trips can result in significantly higher pollution rates at times. For example, a

Stephen Bear has been found guilty of sharing a sex tape featuring a fellow reality TV star that then appeared on the online subscription site OnlyFans. The 32-year-old was accused of voyeurism, and two counts of disclosing private, sexual photographs and films – and was found guilty on all three charges. During the trial at

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

Composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known for writing scores for director David Lynch’s TV and film greats such as Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, has died. The classically-trained Grammy winner died at his home in New Jersey in the US. He was 85. Badalamenti created famously haunting and ethereal music accompaniment to many works by Lynch

EV maker Rivian (RIVN) is setting aside its plans to build electric vans with Mercedes-Benz to double down on its personal and commercial EVs. Rivian suspends plans to build electric vans with Mercedes Rivian and Mercedes-Benz signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in September to establish a joint venture to build electric vans together. As

Georgia Holt, the mother of singer Cher, has died aged 96. Cher, 76, revealed the sad news on social media, writing: “Mom is gone,” followed by a downcast face emoji. Former US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton shared her condolences with Cher, writing: “So sorry for your loss, my friend.” Showbiz columnist Perez Hilton wrote: “My

Google has replaced their homepage logo with an animated Doodle in honor of prolific solar energy scientist Mária Telkes, nicknamed “The Sun Queen.” Mária Telkes was born in Budapest, Hungary on December 12, 1900, and she received a thorough education in the sciences, including a PhD from the University of Budapest in 1924. Later that

Electric bike maker MATE is perhaps best known for its compact folding electric bikes. But much like the automotive world, this e-bike company has bigger aspirations. And in the case of the upcoming MATE SUV electric cargo bike, those are aspirations are pretty darn big. The MATE SUV e-bike is designed to haul so much

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

Laggards beware: no transportation industry is safe from electrification. It’s going to drag you, kicking and screaming if necessary, into the future. That’s true whether we’re talking about planes, trains or automobiles, or even cement mixers. And not only are electric cement mixers now a thing, but you can order one straight from China. Learn

Prince Harry and Meghan have revealed their first dance as husband and wife was to 1960s hit Land of a Thousand Dances, in the latest trailer to drop from their Netflix series. Earlier this week the first three episodes of Meghan & Harry were made available to stream, with the pair talking about the pressure

Hi-de-Hi! actress Ruth Madoc has died aged 79, her agent has confirmed in a statement. Best known for playing Gladys Pugh in 1980s holiday camp sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, she had been due to star in the Christmas pantomime Aladdin in Torquay, but had been forced to pull out earlier this week following a fall. Phil Belfield

A celebrity chef is among those arrested over an alleged plot by a far-right terrorist group to overthrow the German government, local press has reported. Frank Heppner, 62, who is the father of Real Madrid star David Alaba’s girlfriend, is understood to have been arrested in the Austrian ski resort Kitzbuhel, where he has a

GM’s first Ultium battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio has voted to join the United Auto Workers, with 98% of workers voting in favor of union representation. Ultium is GM’s battery joint venture with LG Energy. GM will establish at least four factories in the US to build the batteries for their upcoming EVs. Just today,

Elon Musk implies that Lucid Motors, an electric vehicle startup that spun out of Tesla, might be about to die. Yesterday, Business Insider leaked an email from Lucid Motors that revealed an extremely aggressive strategy to try to avoid cancellations for its Air electric sedan. Lucid saw its reservations for its electric car drop from

Nathan Sykes has announced his engagement to long-term girlfriend Charlotte Burke. The Wanted singer, 29, proposed on holiday in St Lucia on the same beach where his bride-to-be’s parents married. He said on Instagram: “A few nights ago I took @_charlotteburke_ to the same beach in Saint Lucia that her parents got married on many

Reading and Leeds festivals have announced their 2023 line-up, with Sam Fender, Foals and Imagine Dragons joining Billie Eilish, The Killers and Lewis Capaldi at the top of the bill. The headline slot will make 20-year-old Eilish the youngest solo artist to headline the festivals. She performed there in 2019, drawing one of the biggest

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