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Eddie Izzard has failed in her latest bid to represent the Labour Party as an MP at the next general election. The 61-year-old comedian and activist announced in August she would run to be Labour‘s candidate in Brighton Pavilion. However, Izzard, who also goes by the name of Suzy, was pipped to the candidacy by

If there’s one thing I love nearly as much as electric bikes, it’s getting to enjoy some new gear on my rides. With the holidays barreling down on us, there’s still a little bit of time left to bring that joy to an e-bike lover near you! Here are some of the coolest pieces of

Ian Wright has announced that he is stepping down from the BBC’s Match Of The Day programme. The pundit said the decision “has been coming for a while” but had been “fast-tracked” by his 60th birthday last month. “After my debut show whilst still a player in 1997 and many more memorable years, I’ll be

A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab offers fresh insights into the impact of wind farms on the values of nearby homes. The analysis, “Commercial Wind Turbines and Residential Home Values: New Evidence from the Universe of Land-Based Wind Projects in the United States,” scrutinized a dataset of 500,000 home sales near 428 wind

Most of the fun electric vehicles I discover in the depths of Alibaba require me to sit in, on, or around them. But this time, I’ve found something that barely even needs me involved. Check out this awesome electric hand truck that can climb stairs thanks to its nifty tank track operation! It’s definitely a

The Genesis Electrified GV70 is already due for an upgrade. The electric SUV was spotted with a new facelift in South Korea for the first time. Genesis introduced the Electrified GV70, its third all-electric model, in Nov 2021. The electric GV70 builds on its predecessor’s performance and premier interior. Genesis evolved the model’s signature Crest

A Question Of Sport has been axed by the BBC, ending a more than 50-year run on the national broadcaster. A BBC spokesman said: “Due to inflation and funding challenges, difficult decisions have to be made, therefore Question Of Sport is currently not in production at the moment.” The national broadcaster cited “value for money”

Tesla has secured roughly $135 million worth of incentives for Gigafactory Mexico despite delaying the construction of the factory. Tesla officially announced Gigafactory Mexico back in March, and until recently, we were wondering what was the hold up to start production after the automaker said it wanted to move fast. In October, Tesla confirmed that it was

Love it or hate it, Netflix has given viewers an early Christmas present this weekend. For fans there are six more new episodes of The Crown to binge-watch, featuring all your favourite characters: Charles, Philip, Wills, Anne, Diana, Margaret, The Queen and more. Those who denounce the series as a deplorable and inaccurate intrusion into

For eight years, Sophia* has been living a double life. She is not cheating on her husband and isn’t doing anything illegal, but her clandestine activities are something she plans with military precision to avoid getting caught. Sophia, who is in her early 30s and lives in north London, is hiding her secret in plain

Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell, who played Zak Dingle on the long-running soap for nearly three decades, has died aged 77. The actor made his first appearance as the Dingle family patriarch in October 1994 and became synonymous with the show. His family said in a statement he “was making us laugh to the end” and

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Two weeks ago, GM and Pilot Flying J announced that the first batch of DC fast charging stations the two are building in partnership had come online. What wasn’t known until now is that one of those stations — specifically, in Ohio — was built using funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s program to create

Politicians have officially recognised 2023 as the Taylor Swift era in her home state of Pennsylvania.  The resolution was approved on Swift‘s 34th birthday, passing by a majority of three despite most Republicans voting against it. The singer, who was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2023, was born in the state and

The final episodes of Netflix spectacle The Crown were released this morning – with more bizarre moments than ever. After six seasons chronicling the life and times of the Royal Family, the final instalment spans the period from the late 90s to 2005 – covering the deaths of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, Charles

From left to right: 2025 GMC Sierra EV Elevation, 2025 GMC Sierra EV AT4, 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 (Source: GMC) In its latest setback, GM is delaying the launch of EV drive production at its Toledo Propulsion Systems plant in Ohio. The company will now begin building electric drives at the end

GM invited us to San Diego to drive the new Chevy Blazer EV, Chevrolet’s first Ultium-based EV which is just hitting dealerships now – and to try its new Google-based UI, which it’s controversially replacing Apple CarPlay with. The Blazer EV is Chevy’s new mid-size electric SUV, leveraging the classic Blazer nameplate. After all, GM says

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher has been remembered as a wise, kind and funny friend and an extraordinarily talented actor after he died at the age of 61. Braugher played the uptight, emotionally closed off Captain Raymond Holt in the US comedy series, which ran for eight seasons from 2013 to 2021. Marc Evan Jackson,

The Big Bang Theory actress Kate Micucci has had surgery after being diagnosed with lung cancer despite having “never smoked a cigarette in my life”. The 43-year-old US actress and comedian shared a video of herself on TikTok lying in a hospital bed, joking that she was posting a “SickTok”. “I’m in the hospital but

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