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The Boys In The Band tells the story of a group of gay men who gather for a birthday party – before the night turns sour following the arrival of an uninvited guest. The new Netflix film is an adaptation of the 1968 play by the late US playwright Mart Crowley and features the same

JK Rowling has expressed her gratitude over a letter signed by well-known figures supporting the author over allegations of transphobia and “an insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic trend in social media”. The Harry Potter writer has received strong criticism and online abuse for her stance on gender identity but has vehemently denied accusations that she is

Mercedes-Benz has revealed actual driving footage of its insane electric Vision AVTR car prototype inspired by Avatar. The German automaker unveiled the concept earlier this year and we didn’t even covered it on Electrek because it looked too crazy to ever make it to production. That’s still the case, but Mercedes-Benz has now unveiled actual

Could electric cargo bicycles replace industrial trucks? It turns out they already are. Look, sometimes you absolutely need a truck. But let’s be honest, most of the time you don’t. How many times have you seen a pickup truck driving around with an empty bed, or a box van carrying a tiny load? It happens

Actor Laurence Fox has launched a new political party he says is aimed at the “reclamation” of British values. The former star of Lewis and member of the Fox acting dynasty said he had been given £5 million to get it up and running. Fox, 42, told The Sunday Telegraph that the group, provisionally named

Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has been found dead at her home in Tokyo, according to media in the country. Police have launched an investigation and suspect the 40-year-old took her own life, The Japan Times has reported. She is said to have been found by her husband, actor Taiki Nakabayashi, at their home on Sunday.

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Game Of Thrones stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harington are reportedly expecting their first child. Leslie’s pregnancy was revealed in a photo taken for a magazine interview and uploaded to Instagram. The picture, from digital publication Make Magazine, was posted on fashion editor Ursula Lake’s personal account. “A very special all woman team photographic shoot

The biggest climate summit of 2020 took place this week, with more than 350 events. Which countries take climate change the most seriously? The ones who’ve experienced it. What if the US joined the EU and China in making a pledge to fight climate change? And more… Climate Week NYC took place virtually this week,

Tesla is acquiring more land in Austin, Texas for future expansions – potentially a battery factory? After months of going through the process to secure approval from the local government, Tesla announced in July that it selected a site outside of Austin to build its next Gigafactory in the US. Much has been said about the

Daimler has unveiled an electric bus equipped with a solid-state battery pack — probably becoming the first planned production EV with a solid-state battery. The German automaker has been aggressively electrifying its deep lineup of big vehicles from buses to commercial trucks. This week, Daimler unveiled an update to its eCitaro, the electric version of

“He’s not what he used to be, is he?” That was the overheard comment, during a performance following his second brain tumour, that led Russell Watson to push his voice to new limits. With three decades in the industry and multiple awards, the 53-year-old singer tells Sky News it feels “like two lifetimes ago” he

Selena Gomez has revealed a scar on her inner thigh, which was left following a kidney transplant three years ago. The 28-year-old pop star received the kidney from her friend Francia Raisa after suffering complications from the autoimmune disease lupus. It was later revealed that Gomez nearly died due to complications from the surgery. She

Ring, Amazon’s home security company, is launching a new car product that first work with Tesla’s Sentry Mode and working with a new USB hub. Tesla’s Sentry Mode is an integrated surveillance system inside Tesla’s vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car. The system detects when there’s a “threat,” which basically consists of anyone

Paloma Faith has revealed she is pregnant after a “struggle” with IVF. The singer said she had six rounds of the treatment and described her child as “so wanted”. Faith, who is already a mother to a three-year-old girl, said her first birth was “very traumatic” and that she is also “prone to postpartum depression”.

In a surprising turn of events, Tesla (TSLA) now claims Nikola (NKLA) stole its truck design from Rimac’s designer in an update to its patent lawsuit update. As we previously reported, Nikola alleged that Tesla’s electric truck design infringes on its existing patents. Specifically, a series of three design patents that Nikola obtained for the