Entertainment

Getting to this year’s Glastonbury has been a challenging journey for ticket holders. On top of the two-year pandemic postponement, when this week’s rail strikes were announced, thousands had to find a new route to Worthy Farm. With half of the specially laid-on services cancelled, there was a mad scramble to book seats on coaches.

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

Tesla dominates the list of most American-made cars, now with the Model Y taking the top spot on the 2022 list. Until somewhat recently, there were still many people who don’t even know that Tesla is an American automaker. There would be, semi-regularly, someone who would compliment my Tesla without knowing what it was, and

With the cost of living crisis taking hold in the UK it might not seem like the obvious time to launch a new subscription streaming service. But if the last two years have taught us anything it’s that people rely on television when they can’t do the things they usually would – and Paramount will

Ed Sheeran and his Shape Of You co-songwriters have been awarded more than £900,000 in legal fees after winning their copyright trial over “baseless” claims about the hit earlier this year. Sheeran and two of his co-writers – Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid and producer Steve McCutcheon, known as Steve Mac – had been accused of

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

Beyonce has released the first single from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album Renaissance earlier than expected – to the surprise and delight of her fans. “Bey is back and I’m sleeping real good at night,” she declares on the track – Break My Soul – which was scheduled for release at midnight EST (5am

Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen is starting to sell new interiors for Tesla cars through a partnership between his new company and Unplugged Performance, a longtime Tesla tuner and aftermarket part company. Von Holzhausen has recently launched a company named after himself to sell accessories made of new vegan leather that his company developed.

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace was arrested outside a nightclub on Sunday on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly. The actress, known for playing Kat Slater in the BBC soap, was pictured at a Madness gig in Thetford Forest in Suffolk hours before her arrest in Bury St Edmonds. A Suffolk

Buckle up, boys and girls! Today I’m going to treat you to something with an extra dose of both awesome and weird for this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! I hope you came hungry. (And also ready to hurl that lunch you’re hungry for.) Because today we’re diving

Glastonbury will feature its oldest and youngest headliners as the festival returns this week for the first time in three years. Billie Eilish, 20, will become the youngest-ever solo headliner when she takes to the Pyramid Stage on Friday night. Meanwhile, Sir Paul McCartney, 80, will close out the festival as the oldest-ever solo headliner

Electric motorcycles for police use is nothing new, and the more efficient two-wheelers solve a number of issues related to high fuel costs and improved routine maintenance. Now we’re getting a first look at a particular new model known as the CFMoto 300 GT-E that is destined for use by police in China. The domestically-made

Hollywood actor Ben Stiller has been pictured in Ukraine a day after he met Ukrainian refugees in Poland who have been forced to flee the war across the border. The US star, 56, was spotted walking in Lviv on Sunday as he talked on his mobile phone. The western city has come under attack by

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Harley Davidson, Walmart getting in the mid-drive full-suspension e-bike game, new utility e-bikes from REI and Urban Arrow, a high power electric boat, a wild-looking

Tesla announced that it has achieved production of 1,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Berlin. This is an important milestone – though the automaker originally planned to achieve it in April. Tesla is currently in the middle of ramping up production at two major new factories, Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, and

Actress Denise Richards has said she cannot judge her 18-year-old daughter for having an OnlyFans account, as she defended her against negative online criticism. Sami Sheen, is the daughter of actor Charlie Sheen, 56, and his ex-wife Richards, 51. In an Instagram post reacting to “negative comments”, Richards shared her support for her daughters account,

Swedish manufacturing giant Volvo Construction Equipment has begun to test the world’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered articulated hauler. Volvo’s first hydrogen-fueled articulated hauler Articulated haulers are very large, heavy-duty dump trucks used to carry bulky loads over rough terrain and occasionally on public roads. They feature a swivel joint, so they are able to move – or articulate – to keep

GMC has announced the start of new customization options for current reservation holders of the Hummer EV ahead of placing their official orders. Additionally, the news comes with the caveat that any Hummer EV orders placed after today will see a significant price increase to the base MSRP. The GMC Hummer EV is a new all-electric version

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has denied singing a song about the IRA during a gathering of Celtic supporters in Las Vegas. Compston, who lives in the Nevada city with his family, was filmed on stage at an event held by the North American Celtic Supporters Federation (NACSF). In a video widely shared on

Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill has reached number one almost 37 years after first being released. In doing so, it has broken the record for the biggest gap between being released and topping the chart. The title for the longest-running sleeper hit in the UK was previously held by Wham!. George Michael and Andrew