One year after announcing a collaboration with JB Poindexter subsidiary EAVX to develop commercial EVs, REE Automotive has officially unveiled the Proxima electric van, kicking off live demonstrations and customer evaluations in the US. REE Automotive ($REE) is an e-mobility solutions company headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, with additional footprints in the US, UK, and Germany. Last summer, REE
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It has been three years since the UK last enjoyed a full fixture of festivals – from local line-ups to the likes of Glastonbury and Download. But while the COVID restrictions have faded away and the summer is rammed with events, industry figures are facing fresh challenges – and ones they predicted back in 2019.
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested Labour would drop its pledge to renationalise the railways, despite repeated promises to do so. The Labour leader insisted he took a “pragmatic” approach when asked about whether he would place rail, energy and water companies back under public ownership. His view appears to have changed since he became leader
India’s space sector startups are looking forward to the new space policy for easier access to finance and clarity on issues related to liability in case of untoward incidents. At least 100 startups are active in the country’s space sector building satellites, launch vehicles and even designing in-orbit refuellers for satellites that would otherwise have
A damning review of Scottish cricket has found that its governing body failed on almost all tests of institutional racism. Sky News revealed on Saturday that the independent review found the sport in Scotland to be institutionally racist. Independent investigators have now published the details of their findings. They found 448 indicators of institutional racism.
Ryanair has warned that rising fuel prices will increase costs despite reporting a first-quarter profit. The airline industry has been impacted by significant disruption at airports and the Ukraine war but the budget airliner reported profits after tax of €170m (£145m) in Q1 (April to June 2022) against net losses of €273m (£233m). Passenger numbers
Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss met with children in Peterborough and they didn’t hide their feelings. #Shorts
CNN’s George Conway and Gloria Borger react to the January 6 committee hearing that focused on former President Donald Trump’s inaction as rioters stormed the US Capitol. #january6 #CNN #News
A six-year-old girl and her parents have been shot dead while camping in Iowa, police have said. The US state’s public safety department said the bodies of Sarah and Tyler Schmidt, both 42, and their daughter Lula were found in their tent in the Maquoketa Caves State Park. A relative said the couple’s nine-year-old son,
Myanmar’s military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out “terror acts”, state media has reported. The four were sentenced to death in January in a closed-doors trial, accused of helping militias to fight the army that seized power in a coup last year. The executions mark the first carried out in
Jul 24, 2022 Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had two victories on the opening weekend of Del Mar’s summer meet, three weeks after his 90-day suspension ended. Havnameltdown won by 2 1/4 lengths in his first career start in Sunday’s $80,000 fourth race at the seaside track north
TV presenter Declan Donnelly has announced the birth of his second child, Jack Anthony Alphonsus. Donnelly, 46, who is one half of Geordie presenting duo Ant and Dec, shared the news via the pair’s joint social media accounts on Sunday. He wrote: “Shortly before 10am yesterday, 23.7.2022, Ali and I welcomed the arrival of our
Last month we featured an awesome DIY solar cargo trailer that an Electrek reader built for his electric bike. Just in case you needed any more proof that our readers are some of the handiest and most clever eco-DIYers on the planet, we’ve got another impressive solar powered electric bike to show you. This time
President Joe Biden announced new executive steps to combat climate change on Wednesday, but fell short of issuing a climate-emergency declaration as some Democrats have called for amid stalled negotiations over major environmental legislation in Washington. “Since Congress is not acting as it should … this is an emergency and I will look at it
4:40 PM ET Associated Press PALERMO, Sicily — Irina-Camelia Begu beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-2 to win the Palermo Ladies Open on Sunday and claim her first singles title in five years. The sixth-seeded Romanian took control from the start on the red clay of the Country Time Club and closed the final out with
In this article GM GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra addresses investors Oct. 6, 2021 at the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors DETROIT — In September 2017, General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her top executives visited the automaker’s design dome, considered hallowed ground within the company
On 22 May 2017, Salman Abedi killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. A public inquiry has found “more should have been done” by police and security. So what were the missed opportunities to stop the bomber? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter:
The January 6 committee presented a collection of interviews with people in former President Donald Trump’s sphere describing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s frantic phone calls pleading with Trump to call off the Capitol rioters. #january6 #CNN #News
Liz Truss’ team has accused Rishi Sunak of cosying up to China while he was chancellor after he pledged to impose curbs on Beijing and called it the “biggest long-term threat to Britain”. Mr Sunak has promised to close all 30 of China’s Confucius Institutes in the UK in a major hardening of government policy
Fires in Surrey and London are largely under control, after crews were sent out to battle earlier “weather-related” blazes. In Surrey, a fire at Hankley Common near Farnham had drawn “several fire engines” to the area, and had earlier been described as a “major incident”. The fire service tweeted: “There is a great deal of