Entertainment

A £700m studios facility is due to be built just north of London as a Hollywood consortium eyes up expanding across the Atlantic. Located just 20 miles east of the Warner Bros Studios in Leavesden – home to Harry Potter – the new venture is set to create 4,500 jobs. The development will be the

Orbital Marine Power’s 2 MW tidal turbine has begun to generate electricity at the local onshore electricity network in Orkney, Scotland. Tidal turbine It’s the Edinburgh- and Orkney-based company’s first turbine. The floating turbine known as the Orbital O2 is anchored in the Fall of Warness, where a subsea cable connects it to the European

Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained on suspicion of rape, police in Beijing have said, after being accused of luring young women into sexual relationships. In July, the former member of K-pop band Exo was publicly accused by a teenager of having sex with her while she was drunk – an allegation he

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If you’re still traveling to work or the park win a car, it’s time to change that. The RadMini Fat Tire E-bike delivers the ability to ride for up to 45 miles on a single charge, letting you go to work and back before it’s time to plug in. Normally $1,499, today we’re taking a

Tesla has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over throttling battery capacity. The court hasn’t approved the settlement, but it is expected to be and will include a payment of $625 to each affected Tesla owner. Back in 2019, Electrek reported on several reports from Tesla owners about seeing significant drops in range from 12 to 30

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk has said he “had a small heart attack” but will “be back soon” after he collapsed on set earlier this week. The 58-year-old was taken to hospital on Tuesday while filming the Breaking Bad spin-off show in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He tweeted on Friday: “Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you.

Netflix has released the first image of Imelda Staunton portraying the Queen in the forthcoming series of The Crown. The 65-year-old actress is following in the footsteps of Olivia Colman and Claire Foy to play the monarch in the award-winning drama about the Royal Family. Filming is reported to have started in the UK earlier

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s record earnings but coming with delays, a big new Tesla software update, Tesla’s retail shift, and more. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder,

Matt Damon’s new film, Stillwater, sees him playing the father of an American student who is in prison in Europe for murdering her flatmate. It sounds familiar because it is loosely based on the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, in 2007 and the subsequent imprisonment of Amanda Knox. Ms Knox and

Peter Kay fans have clamoured for tickets to see his return to the stage – selling the shows out in 30 minutes. The Bolton funnyman, who has been all but absent from the public eye over the last few years, will make his stage comeback next month when he hosts two live Q&As in Manchester.

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

Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney – accusing the company of breaching her contract when it offered the film Black Widow on its streaming service at the same time as it was released in theatres. The actress’s earnings are based partly on the film’s box office takings and, in court papers, she said the movie was

Mercedes-Benz has announced several new electric vehicle premieres at the upcoming IAA mobility show in Munich. IAA Mobility Show is positioning itself as the new major mobility/car show in Europe, and several automakers, bike companies, and more are expected to unveil new electric vehicles at the event. Today, Mercedes-Benz confirmed that it will be amongst those

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker will leave the long-running TV show next year, the BBC has said. The 39-year-old British actress became the first woman to take on the title role in 2017, taking over from Peter Capaldi. She will appear in the show’s next series later this year, before making her exit in a

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