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It’s almost 12 years to the day that a Taliban gunman shot schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai in the head as she travelled home from an exam on a school bus packed with fellow pupils. Now one of Pakistan’s best-known public figures, the activist, Oxford graduate and youngest Nobel laureate in history is releasing her first feature.

“The music industry is broken,” says Oli Wilson, founder of Beyond The Music. But he hopes the event can play a part in helping to fix it. From rapper Aitch to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, independent entrepreneurs to label executives, hundreds of music artists, experts and politicians came together in Manchester this week to discuss

Amazon’s fall Prime Day event has officially ended, but that doesn’t mean the savings have stopped with it. Leading today’s Green Deals is Jackery’s latest Halloween Sale which is extending select discounts from its Prime Day sale, and even offering the first discount on its new Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station bundled with two

The Football Association has pulled a new online cookery series with M&S featuring Yung Filly and England stars after the British YouTuber and rapper was charged following rape allegations, Sky News can reveal. “The Greater Game” campaign was only launched yesterday by the FA with England team sponsor M&S Food to promote healthy eating and

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The majority of Texans think there’s too much bureaucracy slowing down new solar projects, and they want lawmakers to step out of the way. Texas is near the top of the solar game – it installed the most solar of any state through the first half of 2024. But policies that pile on red tape

Jenna Fischer, who played Pam Beesly in the US Office, has revealed she was diagnosed with an “aggressive” breast cancer in December last year. The 50-year-old shared a photo of herself in her “patchy pixie” haircut to mark breast cancer awareness month. “After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free,” she wrote

Miranda Hart has shared she’s become a “young bride at 51” after marrying her “best friend”. The actress and comedian announced the news on The One Show while promoting her new book, I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You. Hart also said she had had “a tough few years” after being diagnosed with Lyme disease,

Solar power in New Mexico. (2023, December 24). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_New_Mexico With solar leading the way, renewables could meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, says a new IEA report. The International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its “Renewables 2024” report, which projects that by the end of this decade,

Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen hopes his new film will get “people off their iPhones” and “refocus our gaze” on what war is like for the children who live through it. His new movie Blitz, set in wartime London and starring Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, will open this year’s London Film Festival later today. In

After Rivian (RIVN) lowered its production goal for the year, the EV maker said it was because of a supply shortage. A new report sheds some light on the situation. Following third-quarter delivery and production numbers on Friday, Rivian cut its production plans for the year. Rivian now expects to build between 47,000 and 49,000

Taylor Swift has led the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) nominations for the second year running. The 34-year-old is up for seven awards including best video, best artist, best US act, and best collaboration, after the release of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, earlier this year. The singer – now the world’s

Earlier today, global mining giant Fortescue announced plans to begin operations at its new Detroit factory with the production of HV marine batteries that will be used initially by EVOA to power a range of luxury marine vessels, wake boats, and tenders — and they’ve come to Quick Charge to tell us all about it!

Rivian (RIVN) is moving closer to restarting construction at its $5 billion EV plant in Georgia after pausing it months ago. The company recently took a significant step by applying for a federal loan to get its second manufacturing plant back on track. After revealing its smaller, more affordable R2 vehicle in March, Rivian said

Peter Capaldi says there was a specific moment he realised his casting had transitioned from affable geek to bad guy. It was during an advert for butter. The 66-year-old actor, who’s been called the world’s most terrifying actor, told Sky News he had the realisation he’d “gone sinister” while recording a voiceover for Anchor Butter.

Coleen Rooney claims her legal fees during her high-profile legal battle with Rebekah Vardy came up to over £1.8m, the High Court has been told. Returning to court two years after the original trial, the women’s lawyers have returned to court in a dispute over legal costs. The case, which gained worldwide attention after it

Designed for both all-terrain and off-road use, the all-electric E313 telehandler from JLG is a new, low-noise solution for moving materials around indoor construction, urban, residential, and municipal projects. With a 3,500-pound maximum lift capacity and 13-foot maximum lift height with a five foot forward reach, the new JLG E313 is a first-of-its-kind all electric

Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone has died aged 63, with the popstar remembering him as “the closest human to me for so long”.  Mr Ciccone, who was an artist, dancer and designer, died on Friday in Michigan after being diagnosed with cancer. He appeared in music videos such as Lucky Star, art directed Madonna’s Blond Ambition

It’s probably nothing. Just a playful post on social media from a random Volvo account celebrating an obscure concept car from the early aughts. It couldn’t possibly mean that Volvo is actually going to build the thing … right? The post in question went live on the Volvo Cars Heritage Facebook feed last week, and

Lease deals get all the hype, but some people still want to own the car they’ve made all those payments on. If that’s you, and you’ve been waiting for interest rates to drop, you’re in luck: there’s a bunch of great plugin cars you can buy with 0% financing this month! As I was putting