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Rivian’s (RIVN) stock is trending on Friday after Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume hinted at expanding upon their new EV partnership. Volkswagen’s boss said the company could offer “great opportunities” for Rivian. Here’s what the new plans could include. Rivian stock climbs on Volkswagen EV partnership plans After launching their new joint venture in November, “Rivian

Martin Clunes says the entertainment industry is “too on-show to carry a dolt”, and the children of successful actors don’t get work just because of who their parents are. The 63-year-old actor is currently starring in county lines drama Out There opposite Louis Ashbourne Serkis, which sees a single-parent farmer and his teenage son tangle

Jessica Alba has split from her husband of 16 years, film producer Cash Warren. The Fantastic Four actress shared the news in an Instagram post, telling her 20.6 million followers she had been on a “journey of self-realisation”. She said their three children remained a priority as they “embark on a new chapter of growth

Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga and Sir Rod Stewart are among the celebrities set to take to the stage for a charity concert to raise funds for wildfire relief in the Los Angeles area. The event, called FireAid, will take place at the same time in two separate venues on 30 January and will feature a

Jamie Theakston is cancer-free and will be returning to work on Monday. In September, the 54-year-old presenter revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 1 laryngeal cancer, and had undergone an operation to remove a lesion from his vocal cords. Speaking to his Heart Breakfast co-host Amanda Holden and Jason King who has been

Image: sonnen A groundbreaking new Virtual Power Plant Power Purchase Agreement (VPA) provides Texans with solar panels and two 20 kWh sonnen batteries at no upfront cost. A new sonnen storage + solar VPP for Texans SOLRITE Energy, which finances solar and battery storage, and global battery storage manufacturer sonnen today announced the launch of their

President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of actors Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as ambassadors to help make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger”. Mr Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social the actors, all supporters of the president-elect, had been appointed as his “special envoys” to the world-famous filmmaking hub,

Ahead of Trump’s return to the White House, Rivian (RIVN) is set to receive what’s expected to be around $6.6 billion in funding for its second EV manufacturing plant. The new facility will be home to Rivian’s more affordable midsize R2 electric SUV. Rivian to get billions in funding for its second EV plant As

Hollyoaks star Paul Danan has died at the age of 46. Danan was in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He also appeared on celebrity versions of Love Island and Big Brother. Announcing his death, Danan’s management said in a statement: “It is with heavy hearts that we share

On today’s episode of Quick Charge we explore the uncertainty around the future of EV incentives, the roles different stakeholders will play in shaping that future, and our friend Stacy Noblet from energy consulting firm ICF stops by to share her take on what lies ahead. We’ve got a couple of different articles and studies

Molly-Mae Hague has said her new fly-on-the-wall documentary will “answer a lot of questions” surrounding her recent break-up with Tommy Fury. The couple, who met during the 2019 series of ITV2 reality show Love Island, announced they were going separate ways in August last year. The split sparked rumours that Fury, 25, had cheated on

The US electric bike industry has already seen a regulation-heavy start to 2025. Now, New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s potential new restrictions on fast and exceedingly heavy electric bikes could add to the proposed and enacted legislation we’ve seen lately. Hochul proposed in her State of the State address yesterday that Class 3 electric bikes

Singer Linda Nolan, who rose to fame alongside her sisters in The Nolans, has died after several years of battling cancer. The Irish star, 65, and her sisters Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne, had a run of hits in the late 1970s and ’80s – including the disco classic I’m In The Mood for

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we look into a new study revealing that Toyota outspends all other automakers when it comes to funding climate change denying politicians and Fred accuses Elon of misrepresenting the data behind Full Self Driving (again). We’ve also got word that the recently redesigned Tesla Model Y is being built in

With new EV models from virtually every brand rolling out, electric vehicle sales in the US reached a record 1.3 million last year. Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 remained at the top, but new Honda and GM models quickly climbed the sales charts. Check out the top 10 best-selling EVs in the US for

Comedian and actor Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner has said. The actor was famous for appearing on the Channel 4 comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and comedy shows like Just A Minute and Have I Got News For You. A statement made on behalf of

Stars including Beyonce, Eva Longoria and Jamie Lee Curtis have pledged funds to support families affected by the fires in Los Angeles – along with Paris Hilton, who is among those who have lost their homes. The blazes which erupted in the Pacific Palisades and other areas of the county last week have destroyed thousands

Hot on the heels of Kia being added to Tesla’s “coming soon” page for Supercharger access, we’re now learning that Supercharger support won’t actually come nearly as soon as expected for Kia – with a delay of weeks or months before Kia owners can plug in at North America’s largest fast charging network. Earlier today,

The world’s largest EV maker is making a big statement overseas. In a historic win, BYD officially outsold Toyota in EV sales on its own home turf for the first time last year. BYD EV sales in Japan topped Toyota in 2024 After squeezing legacy automakers out of China with its low-cost electric cars, BYD is

The Donetsk theatre in the city of Mariupol was supposed to be a place of safety for hundreds of civilians sheltering during the first few weeks of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. A sign bearing the word “children” was marked on the ground outside, visible from the air. On 16 March 2022, the building was bombed.