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Glenda Jackson, the Oscar-winning actress and former Labour MP, has died at the age of 87. In a statement, her agent Lionel Larner said: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. “She recently completed

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ITV bosses have denied turning “a blind eye” to Phillip Schofield’s “deeply inappropriate” affair with a junior colleague, telling MPs they would have taken action had they been presented with evidence and not “rumours”. Dame Carolyn McCall, the broadcaster’s chief executive, faced questions on Schofield’s departure from This Morning alongside managing director Kevin Lygo and

The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer has been accused of smoking and drinking in the evenings during filming. Prosecutors claim Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was likely to have been hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver the actor used when shooting a scene for Rust.

And it’s official. Rivian (RIVN) will lose its position on the Nasdaq-100 index (NDX) after its stock price fell over 90% from its all-time high achieved shortly after going public. Rivian to be removed from the Nasdaq-100 index Less than two weeks after JP Morgan analyst Min Moon predicted in a note to investors that

Following Phillip Schofield’s dramatic exit from This Morning, ITV bosses are now set to face questions from MPs. The broadcaster’s chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall will appear at a parliamentary committee this morning to answer questions about its approach to safeguarding and handling complaints. Kevin Lygo, ITV‘s managing director for media and entertainment, and Kyla

TELO is a new electric truck startup based in Silicon Valley that aims to provide an electric truck with the capabilities of today’s full-size pickup trucks, but in a right-sized package that actually fits in a city. TELO is a startup cofounded by Jason Marks, who led ADAS/Autonomous drive test programs at National Instruments, and

Artificial intelligence has been used to create “the last Beatles record”, set to be released later this year, Sir Paul McCartney has revealed. The Beatles star, 80, said his late bandmate John Lennon‘s vocals from an old demo had been extricated and made “pure” thanks to the technology. It came about during the making of

The iconic Volkswagen Bug may live on in the electric era after all. On Monday, Volkswagen revealed a new digital electric Beetle concept for an upcoming animated film set to hit theaters and Netflix next month. The question is, will it come alive? Will Volkswagen revive the Beetle in the electric era? Volkswagen’s Beetle attracted

Jodie Comer has scooped the Tony Award for best leading actress for her performance in the one-woman play Prima Facie.  The role was her Broadway debut, coming hot on the heels of her West End debut in the same role. The live cinema version of the show – part of National Theatre Live series –

Tesla has secured a new location in Fremont, California, to expand its 4680 battery cell production, according to a new report. When Tesla unveiled its own new cell format, the 4680 battery cell, it ventured into manufacturing its own battery cells for the first time. Prior to that point, Tesla had always bought battery cells

Tesla has unveiled a new retail concept called ‘Giga Laboratory’, which appears to be a showcase of its manufacturing capacity. While Tesla announced a move to online sales and moved back from physical retail back in 2019, the automaker has, in practice, continued to rely heavily on retail locations as part of its marketing effort.

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Several people have been injured on the set of the Gladiator film sequel after a “stunt sequence” went wrong. The film’s production company Paramount Pictures said: “While filming a planned stunt sequence on the set of the Gladiator sequel, an accident occurred during which several crew members experienced non-life threatening injuries. “The safety and full

In June 2022, Rivian announced it would install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, factory – and the turbine’s final components have now arrived. Rivian has partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy to install the new wind turbine. Once it’s online, it will be capable of generating nearly 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a

Actor Paul Geoffrey, who starred in 1981 film Excalibur and the TV series Better Call Saul has died from cancer at the age of 68.  Geoffrey also starred in the 1995 adaptation of Anna Karenina, Wuthering Heights, Poirot and Inspector Morse. He portrayed King Arthur’s ally Perceval in the medieval fantasy film Excalibur alongside Helen

When it comes to all of the category-defying EVs out there that earn the infamous title of Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle the Week, the utility vehicles might just be my favorite. The ability to simultaneously be super weird and also get work done is an endearing quality, and it’s one that this week’s feature

Breaking Bad actor and comedian Mike Batayeh has died aged 52. Batayeh died on 1 June, according to a family statement released last week on social media. The Instagram post was captioned with an image of the actor and his dog. It said: “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that my sisters and

Have you ever wanted to watch a film based on crisps? Well, that’s exactly the basis of Eva Longoria’s feature directorial debut. Flamin’ Hot tells the story of Richard Montañez, a janitor at Frito-Lay who helps establish the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos brand and climbs his way up the ladder to become an executive at the