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Warner Bros. has defended JK Rowling, contradicting a decision to ban Sky News from asking questions about the Harry Potter author at an event at Warner Studios Tour last week. In the run-up to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 25th Anniversary celebrations at the weekend, Sky News was invited to interview Tom Felton for

Stockholm-based wind farm and solar developer OX2 has applied for a permit to build a massive 5.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. If approved, it will be the largest single offshore wind farm in the world. World’s largest single offshore wind farm Ørsted’s Hornsea in the North Sea has 7.5 GW

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Travis Barker has been rushed to hospital in California, according to reports. The Blink-182 drummer was pictured on a stretcher outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles on Tuesday with his wife Kourtney Kardashian by his side, according to TMZ. His 16-year-old daughter, Alabama, wrote on her Instagram story: “Please send your prayers.” The 46-year-old

Volkswagen and Siemens announced that they raised $450 million for Electrify America to accelerate its deployment of charging infrastructure in the US. If you are “punished” by the US government by being forced to invest in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, you might as well make the best of it, double down, and make it an

During this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lucid Motors not only publicly debuted its Air Grand Touring Performance for the first time, but raced up the famed hill … quickly. Manned by professional driver Ben Collings, the Lucid Air Grand Touring recorded a time in the Goodwood Hillclimb Timed Shootout fast enough to claim the

There is enough evidence against Britney Spears’ ex-husband – who turned up unannounced at her Los Angeles home and attempted to crash her wedding to Sam Asghari – to go to trial on a felony stalking charge, a California judge has found. Jason Alexander previously pleaded not guilty to the charge as well as to

Volkswagen has shared news that its ID family of all-electric vehicles has now grown by one. The German automaker revealed the ID. AERO – a concept previewing Volkswagen’s future of electric sedans, as its production version is expected to arrive worldwide beginning in 2023. As Volkswagen’s global ID. family of EVs continues to grow, so does

A pub owner has said it felt like Glastonbury had been brought to him after Coldplay frontman Chris Martin stopped by and played the piano for lucky bargoers. Chris Parkin, 47, described “the most surreal five minutes ever” as the star and his girlfriend, actress Dakota Johnson, visited The Stag Inn in Hinton Charterhouse late

Glastonbury closed with rapper Kendrick Lamar making a dramatic statement apparently referencing the US Supreme Court ruling on abortion, wearing a crown of thorns as fake blood poured from his face. The festival’s final headline set ended with him chanting “Godspeed for women’s rights” repeatedly before he dramatically exited the main Pyramid Stage. But, as

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Fans got to see the likes of (deep breath) Billie Eilish, Sir Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar, Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, Megan Thee Stallion, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Primal Scream, Ghetts, Self Esteem, Charli XCX, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Foals, Idles and Skunk Anansie.… and the list goes on.  Around 3,000 acts, playing across scores of

Remember that fun little Jeep-lookin’ Mini Moke from a WWII British military vehicle development program? It’s been rehashed in several incarnations since, but the most recent (and most stateside) is Moke America, which wants to get Americans to switch from big gas guzzlers to fun little open-top electric cars. The only catch is that these

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Folk-rock star Mike Scott, of Waterboys fame, says he has one big regret about meeting his biggest musical inspiration, David Bowie. Speaking ahead of his Saturday night Acoustic Stage performance, Scott told Sky News that when he came face to face with his hero, he said, “Hello Dave,” adding: “it was a bit cheeky of

Paul McCartney and his late band mate John Lennon were reunited at Glastonbury Festival, singing the Beatles hit I’ve Got A Feeling, thanks to the magic of technology. Sir Paul, who become the oldest solo act to headline at Glastonbury Festival, took to the Pyramid stage 18 years after his last appearance at the Worthy

When it comes to fun and wacky electric vehicles, the undisputed titans of the industry are those wild EV engineers that must surely be keeping Alibaba in business. Despite a global supply chain crunch, there’s no shortage of fun and fascinating options in the endlessly scrolling EV pages on the site. This week’s entry in

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Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra – who brought home victory for war-torn Ukraine in last month’s contest – have performed their first UK gig at Glastonbury Festival.  The folk rap group opened their set in the early hours of Saturday morning, on Shangri-La’s Truth Stage, with a set of 13 songs – 12 of which were

Billie Eilish has become Glastonbury Festival’s youngest ever headline act, with the Los Angeles-born star performing on the Pyramid Stage on Friday night. During her set, the singer emotionally told the crowd that, despite her pride at performing at the festival, today was “a dark day for America”. Introducing her song Your Power – a