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The number of music festivals cancelled, postponed or closed for good this year has risen to 50, according to a representative body for independent events. The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) shared the latest figure as Geronimo, a family festival held in Cheshire, announced the event is “no more”, having become an “unsustainable financial risk”

An “obsessed” security guard plotted to break into Holly Willoughby’s family home and knock her out with chloroform so he could kidnap, rape and murder her, a court has heard. Gavin Plumb, 37, allegedly hatched the “graphic” and “sexually motivated” plans over more than two years as he tried to recruit accomplices online. Chelmsford Crown

In what appears to be a first of its kind, a new law was just enacted in Arizona that seems to have swept up some electric bicycles in an effort to outlaw kids operating off-road vehicles. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has just signed into law Arizona Senate Bill 1567, which focuses on two key issues

Vogue World took over a square for the last day of Paris Fashion Week on Sunday night, putting on a spectacle themed around the Olympics. One month ahead of the opening of the Games in Paris, the show marked 100 years since the last Olympics in Paris in 1924. It also nodded to 23 June

The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb is in progress, and several EVs which set out to post new records have done so today, with the Rivian R1T and Ioniq 5N both claiming records, and the Ford SuperTruck being the fastest vehicle up the hill on the day. The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb is one

Photo: Rocky Mountain Power Electrify America and electric utility Rocky Mountain Power have rolled out the first of 20 DC fast charging stations in Utah. Electrify Commercial, a business unit of Electrify America, and Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp, are deploying more than 80 chargers at 15 DC fast charging stations in the

Andrew Onwubolu, who goes by the stage name Rapman, says he wants to tell the “black experience” of ordinary life in his new sci-fi show. Set in south London, the Netflix series Supacell follows five people who unexpectedly develop supernatural powers. Doctor Who’s Tosin Cole leads the cast as Michael Lasaki, a delivery driver who

Elon Musk haters have vandalized dozens of Tesla Cybertrucks being held ahead of delivery at a parking lot in Florida. As we previously reported, Tesla has briefly halted Cybertruck deliveries due to a problem with its windshield wiper motor. This has resulted in Tesla accumulating Cybertruck held before delivery at many locations around the US.

The Prince of Wales has thanked Taylor Swift for a “great concert” as he shared a photo of the pop superstar taking a selfie with him and his children George and Charlotte. Watching the US singer perform at Wembley Stadium, the future king was also spotted shaking his arms to Shake It Off as he

The 2024 Model 3 / Photo: Tesla Tesla scrapped promotional financing on the Model 3 Long Range this week after it became eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit. As Electrek reported on June 17, Tesla and the IRS confirmed that the Model 3 Long Range All-Wheel Drive is now eligible for the full tax

Russell Crowe has the war wounds of an actor who has completed his own stunts, including several “that didn’t go fully correctly”, over the years. “A whole screed of injuries,” is how he describes it. So, the thought of a potential Glastonbury mud-fest after weeks of rain? The man who played Maximus Decimus Meridius will

Nissan is the latest victim of BYD’s “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars. After BYD’s aggressive price cuts this year, Nissan is shutting down a factory in China as it struggles to keep up. As is the case for many legacy automakers, China is a critical sales market for Nissan. Nearly a third of Nissan’s global

Sabrina Carpenter has set a new UK chart record by becoming the youngest female artist to take the top two singles spots in the same week. The US singer reached number one on the Official Charts Company rundown with Please Please Please, pushing Espresso, which had been at the top for five weeks, down to

Ballet bosses are hoping their “epic” staging of Swan Lake prompts the next government to recognise the “critical” importance of arts funding. English National Ballet artistic director Aaron Watkin, and the Royal Albert Hall’s director of audiences, Louise Halliday, have spoken to Sky News about their concerns – as ballerinas impress fans with their restaging

On this episode of Quick Charge, Hyundai continues to invest in new electric vehicles, this time teasing a $25,000 (ish) compact EV set to debut later this month, along with a new IONIQ model. On the domestic front, Tesla sales are cratering so hard that they’re making everyone else’s great numbers look bad, Ford is

Tributes have poured in for actor Donald Sutherland after he died following a long illness. The 88-year-old was best known for his roles in Ordinary People, The Hunger Games franchise and M*A*S*H. His son, Kiefer Sutherland, confirmed the news “with a heavy heart” as Oscar-winner Jane Fonda and other stars of the big screen led

Photo: Recurrent Energy Recurrent Energy has secured $513 million in financing for Arizona’s largest standalone battery storage project. Solar and battery storage developer, owner, and operator Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ), secured financing for its Papago Storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona. The financing includes a $249 million construction and term loan, a

American rapper Travis Scott has been arrested for “disorderly intoxication and trespassing”, police said. The incident is said to have taken place in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Scott, real name Jacques Bermon Webster II, has achieved four number-one hits on the US charts. Scott has two children with Kylie Jenner, but the pair are no longer

Photo: Sarens The UK is constructing the world’s largest monopile factory, and it’s poised to create over 2,000 new jobs. Monopiles are steel tubes driven into the seabed that serve as the foundation for offshore wind turbines and support their weight and wind loads. The SeAH Wind Monopile Factory in Teesworks, spanning a vast 90-acre

The final UK shows of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour are expected to boost the economy by £300m, officials have claimed. The US star will perform three gigs at London’s Wembley Stadium this Friday, Saturday and Sunday – before returning to the venue in August for a further five dates. The sold-out shows will be attended