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Over 30 million Americans are affected by type 2 diabetes, though it is far from a uniquely American health issue. Now though, a new study is shining light on just how electric bikes may be a key tool for helping treat the condition in adults. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic medical condition that affects

A self-proclaimed former gangster who became an author and actor has died. Dave Courtney was found dead at his home in Plumstead, southeast London, on Sunday. A statement on his social media pages said he had taken his own life. According to his Facebook page, the 64-year-old had spent his Saturday watching his football team

Credit: Kia America Pricing pressure from Tesla, increased EV supply, IRA Tax credit, and the looming model year changeover have spurred legacy automakers to continue sweetening incentives on their electric vehicles. Now there are six factory lease offers on EVs with an average monthly cost of under $400 before tax and license, which is a

Rebecca Loos has accused David Beckham of “portraying himself as the victim” and making her “look like a liar” during his Netflix series. She has also accused Beckham of being self-pitying and potentially damaging her reputation. And she alleges he accuses her – albeit indirectly – of making Victoria Beckham suffer. Loos, 47, was catapulted

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It just wouldn’t be a classic Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week entry if it didn’t include some wacky, far out machine that seemingly has no reason to exist. So in true AWAEVOTW fashion, feast your eyes on this free-range bumper car inspired by a Troncycle! I call it free-range because it doesn’t

Meryl Streep and husband Don Gummer have been separated for more than six years. A spokesperson for Streep added: “While they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.” The actress, 74, and 76-year-old Gummer, a sculptor, married in 1978. They have four children together: musician Henry, 43, and Mamie, 40, Grace,

View of denver skyline. Original public domain image from Flickr Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission unanimously approved a new Colorado Clean Car rule, which essentially follows California’s “Advanced Clean Cars 2” rule but falls short of setting a 2035 target for 100% EV sales. Last year, California finalized a rule which would lead to 100%

We’ve all read so-called “range anxiety” stories — and most EV owners know they amount to a hill of beans when it comes to the lived experience of electric cars. And yet, there seems to be a narrative in mainstream media that range anxiety is the key issue when it comes to EV adoption, one

Actress Haydn Gwynne has died aged 66 following a recent cancer diagnosis, her representatives have confirmed. The stage and screen actor was best known for her roles in comedy series Drop The Dead Donkey and as Camilla in British sitcom The Windsors. Image: Gwynne at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 2006 A statement from her

Half of the world’s economies are already five years past a peak in power generation from fossil fuels, new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows. If fossil fuel power generation is unchanged for at least five years since a country’s initial fossil fuel power peak, it’s considered to have passed a peak. Ember’s analysis focused

The MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony has been cancelled due to security concerns “given the volatility of world events”, organisers have announced. The event had been due to take place in Paris on Sunday 5 November, with stars including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj among the high-profile nominees. In a statement

Global EV charging network ChargePoint has officially opened up its AC and DC piles to the most prominent electric brand on the road – Tesla. Following an announcement this past summer, ChargePoint is now deploying NACS connectors, enabling Tesla drivers to replenish without needing to bring their own adapters. Since its inception in 2007, ChargePoint

Singer Noddy Holder was told he only had six months to live after being diagnosed with cancer five years ago.  The Slade frontman was given the shock prognosis of a tumour in his oesophagus in 2018 and was informed by doctors he would die within months. But following an intense round of experimental chemotherapy, the 77-year-old star

On 2 December 2018, British backpacker Grace Millane should have been celebrating her 22nd birthday during the trip of a lifetime in New Zealand. Thousands of miles from her home in Essex, the messages and requests for video calls from friends and family kept pinging through to her phone. But they were never answered. Her

Solar giant Qcells announced today that it’s completed the expansion of its Dalton, Georgia, factory – what it calls the “largest manufacturing plant of its kind in the western hemisphere.” It’s also the first solar panel factory to be built since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Qcells has added 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity to

The BBC daytime soap Doctors will end after 23 years, with the corporation blaming “super inflation” in drama production and “funding challenges”. The series, about the doctors and staff at a busy Midlands GP practice, launched in 2000. Its final episode will air in December 2024 and the BBC said it will be working to

Big Brother producers have reprimanded a contestant on the show for using a homophobic slur during a live broadcast. Kerry, a 40-year-old NHS worker from Essex, used the slur in an expletive-laden rant on Sunday night after her mattress was stolen by two other contestants as part of a prank. Image: Kerry on Big Brother

A report from Reuters says that Chinese EV manufacturer Nio is mulling a move to a dealership model in Europe as it fails to meet internal sales goals for its cars. Nio, for its part, sidestepped on the issue when questioned, saying, “We will choose the model that best suits the local market and the

“Thanks so much for celebrating our story with us,” was the message from Easy Life, after playing their final gigs under that name. “See you later, maybe never.” For the band and their thousands of fans, hopefully there will be another chapter. The two gigs, hastily organised for London and their hometown of Leicester, came