The Brit Awards rising star nominees for 2023 have been revealed. Previously called the critics’ choice award, artists including Adele, Ellie Goulding, Florence & The Machine, Sam Smith, Celeste and Sam Fender all won in previous years before going on to become household names. The award aims to identify future stars of the UK music
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Coke and Pepsi are fighting for first again. Only this time, they are battling for the right reasons. A few days before Pepsi is set to receive its first Tesla electric semi trucks on December 1, Coca-Cola has exciting news of its own – the company has begun deliveries in its new electric truck fleet.
Jennifer Lopez has spoken about her journey from heartbreak to ‘real love’ with Ben Affleck, saying their whirlwind romance is the “most would-never-happen-in-Hollywood ending”. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Lopez, 53, said that her split with Affleck back in 2004 was the “biggest heartbreak” of her life. The pair were due to tie
What appears to be a Porsche 718 Boxster electric prototype was spotted testing ahead of the unveiling of the next generation of the sports car. For those unfamiliar with Porsche’s lineup, the 718 Cayman and Boxster are the cheaper sports cars in the automaker’s lineup, starting at around $60,000. The current generation of 718 was
Neighbours star Kate Keltie has been diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. The 36-year-old actress played Michelle Scully, the younger sister of Holly Valance’s character Felicity, on the Australian soap for five years from 1999 to 2004. A Go Fund Me page set up to help support her, says she has recently begun treatment, but
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla Semi has completed its first 500-mile trip with a full load – quite a feat for a battery-electric truck. Tesla Semi is an all-electric class 8 commercial truck that Tesla first unveiled in 2017 and it was supposed to be in production in 2019. However, it was delayed several
Matt Hancock has finished in third place in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! after controversially signing up to the show. Ex-Lioness Jill Scott was crowned queen of the jungle, with Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner runner-up. When Mr Hancock first went into camp as a surprise late arrival, the public had initially taken
Black Friday returned with a bang this year, especially in the electric bike and e-scooter markets. Companies are fighting over consumers to out do each other with impressive sales. Some companies are offering nearly a thousand dollars off major e-bikes, while others are helping consumers save hundreds of dollars while also throwing in hundreds of
Cyber Monday is now here at Electrek, and our team over at 9to5Toys has been working around the clock to bring you all of the best deals. Through Thanksgiving week, we’ll be delivering all of the most notable markdowns on environmentally-friendly gear, electric vehicles, home goods, fashion, and much more. As always, the major players will be center stage
Matt Hancock has reached the final of this year’s I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! after former England rugby player Mike Tindall became the eighth person to be eliminated from the show. The disgraced former health secretary joins Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner and former England midfielder Jill Scott in the final of the series
The list of weird yet awesome electric boats on Alibaba seems to grow every week. Fortunately for us, we’ve managed to stumble upon another oddball offering in the form of an inflatable electric houseboat. And if you ask me, it’s perfect for the latest edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week
Irene Cara, the singer best known for the title tracks of Fame and Flashdance, has died aged 63. Her publicist said she had died in her Florida home and that the cause of death was unknown. Cara won an Oscar for the song Flashdance… What A Feeling from the 1980s hit movie Flashdance and has
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla’s FSD Beta wide release, Cybertruck reservations reaching 1.5 million, TSLA investors asking the board for help, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a
Emma Corrin says putting female pleasure at the centre of the latest adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover – the scandalous novel that led to a landmark obscenity trial in 1960 – was “exciting”, with the film asking questions that are still very relevant today. The Crown star told Sky News: “It was exciting for this
Yeah, I thought the same that you did when I first started covering the Babymaker 2. Here’s a new e-bike from some bike bros that’s got more of a provocative name than actual substance. But I was wrong. Because after getting the chance to spin the pedals on the Babymaker 2 and put some good
Tesla has reduced Supercharging prices in many regions as its charging business starts to mature a little. One of the biggest advantages of electric vehicles remains that their cost of operations is much lower than vehicles with internal combustion engines, thanks to electricity generally being much cheaper than gas. However, the cost of both gas
The first images of a two-part film exploring the Wagatha Christie legal battle have been released by Channel 4. Bafta-winning This Is England actress Chanel Cresswell is pictured as Coleen Rooney, sitting in court, in the first look at Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama. Natalia Tena known as Nymphadora Tonks in Harry Potter, plays
Matilda is back on the big screen – and this time around, Dame Emma Thompson has been transformed into the terrifying Miss Trunchbull. No stranger to on-screen makeovers – and unders – having played Professor Sybill Trelawney in the Harry Potter films, teapot Mrs Potts in the reworked Beauty And The Beast, and of course,
Could your favourite Netflix series be impacted by funding cuts to the theatre industry? Could a reduction in investment into opera really affect franchises such as Star Wars? It’s something most people don’t think about when they read about funding cuts to the arts, warns top British playwright James Graham – but they should. Graham,
Remember Honda’s Motocompo from the early 1980s? It was a tiny little gas-powered motorcycle designed to fit in the trunk of small car and give drivers a way to extend their reach into a city. Based on new trademark filings for a “Motocompacto”, it looks more likely than ever that Honda could be resurrecting it