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According to a new report, Mercedes-Benz plans to launch new EVs powered by BYD’s LFP Blade battery. The move comes after the German luxury automaker revealed its new CLA electric sedan concept, the first of its entry-level class designed to take on EV leaders like Tesla. Chinese newspaper CBEA reported that Mercedes-Benz will begin production

Taylor Swift is giving fans another chance to catch her Eras Tour in the US – this time in the cinema. On this week’s Backstage, we chat about the 1989 singer’s venture into film, and some of the premieres from the Toronto International Film Festival. Writer and director Celine Song talks about her cinematic debut

Late night TV show host Jimmy Fallon has apologised to colleagues after allegations emerged about a difficult work environment at the Tonight Show. During a Zoom call with staff, Fallon, 48, reportedly said he did not intend to “create that type of atmosphere”, Rolling Stone magazine reported. The apology comes after the magazine published allegations

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Ezra Collective have won this year’s Mercury Prize, with their album Where I’m Meant To Be. The instrumental jazz group beat acts including Raye, Jessie Ware and J Hus to claim the prestigious award and the £25,000 prize at a star-studded ceremony held at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. Nine of the 12 nominated acts played on

Daimler, Cummins, and PACCAR are forming a joint venture to manufacture battery cells in the US for commercial electric trucks. The joint venture – which consists of Accelera, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins; Daimler Trucks & Buses; and large commercial truck maker PACCAR – will build battery cells for commercial electric trucks. Each company

Jimmy Carr, Miriam Margolyes and Shrek The Musical are among the acts to have been affected by theatre closures linked to RAAC concerns. Several venues around the UK have gone dark for the next few weeks as investigations take place into the use of RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) – the building material at the

A Tesla Cybertruck labeled as an “RC Engineering Prototype” has been spotted supercharging in Las Vegas, showing why V4 superchargers will be needed as more vehicles get access to the supercharger network. The Tesla Cybertruck is coming soon, and we’ve been seeing more and more pics and videos of it testing in recent days. We’ve

A set of stamps honouring Dame Shirley Bassey’s 70 years in showbiz has been issued by Royal Mail – its first set dedicated to a solo female music artist. The eight stamps in the main set show the Welsh singer performing during her illustrious music career at venues as diverse as a London nightclub and

San Diego-based e-bike company Juiced is preparing to launch its latest electric bike, the Juiced Scorpion X2. This will mark a triumphant return for the popular electric moped-style bike. Earlier this year we reported on the legal battles over trademarks related to Juiced’s HyperScorpion electric moped-style e-bike line that caused the company to sunset those

The Rolling Stones have unveiled details of their much anticipated new album, Hackney Diamonds – and lead single Angry – at a star-studded press conference in London. Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards shared details at an event on Tuesday hosted by US presenter Jimmy Fallon in Hackney, east London – after many hints

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ITV show This Morning lost the title of best daytime show at the National Television Awards on Tuesday night.  It is the first time in 12 years the show has left empty-handed from the awards as the shadow of the Phillip Schofield scandal lingers. This Morning was beaten by BBC‘s The Repair Shop with its

EV maker Lucid Motors plans to take on Tesla’s top-selling Model Y and Model 3 models with an electric vehicle priced around $50,000. CEO Peter Rawlinson recently spoke with ABC News in an interview about accelerating EV adoption and how vehicle efficiency will be key. Lucid’s leader and chief tech officer said cheap electric cars

It’s “television’s biggest night of the year”, with stars of the small screen preparing to walk the red carpet and see if the public has voted for them to receive a National Television Award. It may have been a tough year for ITV in many respects, but the channel is up for a host of

VC Pines is baring not just his soul, but his brain. Black and white skeletal images showing the inner workings of his grey matter illustrate his music, as do the harsh, eerie pulses of MRI bleeps and buzzes that have soundtracked a huge part of his life. The alt-soul singer-songwriter, real name Jack Mercer, has

Despite recent financial ups and downs correlating with company news, XPeng Motors is looking to expand its global footprint of available EVs. According to words from the Chinese automaker’s president earlier today, XPeng will be beginning sales in three new markets around Europe, beginning next year. XPeng’s entry into Europe began in Norway with its P7

Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell has died aged 56. The rock star died on Monday morning, surrounded by his friends and family at his home in Boise Idaho, his agent confirmed to Sky News. Image: Smash Mouth accept Alternative Artist of the Year at the WB Radio Music Awards in 1999 Harwell had recently been

Europe is chugging along slowly but surely in the transition from noisy, polluting combustion engine motorcycles to quiet, efficient electrics. Asia has already made impressive progress, and North America is, well, making an attempt. But Africa could be poised to leap past everyone as several countries adopt ambitious plans to put millions of electric motorcycles

Stars including Nicole Kidman, Elton John and LL Cool J have paid tribute to singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who has died aged 76. The performer – known for his laid-back approach to life and credited with creating the tropical rock genre – died at his home in Sag Harbor, on Long Island, in America,