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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

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

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

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It lifted the lid on a world of celebrity and privilege – thrilling the internet. Now the bizarre court case which saw Gwyneth Paltrow sued over a skiing accident has been turned into a new stage show after its writers recognised proceedings last March were “solid gold for theatre”. Tasked with embodying Paltrow, Linus Karp

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

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

General Motors has announced a mass layoff of 1,314 workers at two Michigan plants, including one that produces the Chevy Bolt EV, which the company has discontinued, for now at least. US autoworkers have been hit hard in the past week, with Stellantis also announcing that it is laying off thousands of workers from its

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

Prince Harry is set to learn the outcome of his claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror for alleged unlawful information gathering. The Duke of Sussex, 39, sued Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) – which also publishes the Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People – after claiming its journalists were linked to methods including phone

General Motors has fired “nine key people” at robotaxi company Cruise amid the fallout from an accident involving a pedestrian in San Francisco. The incident – and the uncovered details that have dealt a massive blow to an industry that relies on trust from the public and regulators – has already forced the company’s founder

Remember when that composer at the coronation had to come out and say he wasn’t Meghan Markle in disguise? Well, 2023 was full of hilarious, jaw-dropping and laugh-out-loud moments just like that. We’ve rounded up some of our favourites. Harry’s virginity Prince Harry really did tell all in his tell-all memoir which was released in

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

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

American singer Patti Smith has cancelled a concert in Italy because of a “sudden illness”. The 76-year-old songwriter had been due to perform in Bologna on Tuesday evening. The Duse Theatre wished the rock icon a “speedy recovery” in a statement on Instagram. The theatre said: “With great regret, we inform the kind audience that

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,

A new complaint with the FTC alleges that Toyota is engaging in false and misleading marketing of its vehicles, leading to consumer confusion over how “electrified” they really are. Last month, we covered how Toyota’s greenwashing hasn’t really changed since its new CEO, Koji Sato, took over for Akio Toyoda. Now, Public Citizen, the organization