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Graham Norton is stepping down from hosting his weekend shows on Virgin Radio. The 60-year-old Irish presenter joined the station in 2021 after leaving his BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show. Norton made the shock announcement on Saturday morning, telling his listeners he wanted to have his “weekends back” after 13 years of radio presenting.

Photo: GE Renewable Energy GE Vernova is abandoning plans to supersize its offshore wind turbines and will instead focus on rolling out smaller “workhorse” turbines. In March of last year, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik said during a GE Investor Conference that the market was receptive to larger variants of the company’s Haliade-X offshore wind

Sir Rod Stewart has lashed out at Vladimir Putin on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The music veteran branded the Russian president an “arsehole” in an interview with Sky News on Friday night. And he said revealed his fears about the consequences of the US “pulling money away from

Headlining today’s green deals is an eight-day flash sale on two Rad Power e-bike models, led by the RadWagon 4 Cargo e-bike for $1,599. It is joined by a rare discount on Tesla’s Wall Connector Level 2 EV Charger at $450, as well as the Pit Boss Navigator 550 Wood Pellet Grill falling to a

At 97, Sir David Attenborough is a man still happy to crawl on his belly through wet grass to get his shot. For his latest project, Secret World Of Sound, the world-renowned naturalist and broadcaster explores the ways that animals hear and produce sound, using cutting-edge technology to record noises from nature – with some

John Savident, best known for playing Fred Elliott in Coronation Street, has died aged 86. “We are sad to announce the death of the actor John Savident who died on Wednesday 21 February,” his agent said. “He was a much-loved husband and father of two and will be sorely missed by all who knew him.”

Just hours after Nikola announced that it had completed the first North American deliveries of its hydrogen fuel cell electric semi trucks, Biagi Bros. Logistics took to social media to post pictures of its new fleet of Nikolas. Plural. While we’ve seen a few stories about Nikola’s HFCEV semi trucks in recent weeks, all those

Headlining today’s green deals is the one-day discount on the OKAI Ranger Electric Bike for $1,300. It is joined by the Jackery home backup sale that has moved over to its Amazon storefront and is taking up to $700 off power stations, solar panels, and bundles, as well as the Velotric Go 1 Utility e-bike

Louis Theroux has paid tribute to American porn star Kagney Linn Karter, who took her own life at the age of 36. The adult star was found dead in her Ohio home by her mother on Thursday 15 February, Parma Police Department told TMZ. Parma PD is continuing to investigate but has found “no sign

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Type One energy has announced its intention to use a retired TVA coal plant site, the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the site for a prototype fusion reactor with the hope to eventually commercialize fusion power – and maybe even find a neat way to use old EV batteries to help power

TV presenter Dan Wootton will face no further police action after a five-month investigation into allegations made against him, the Metropolitan Police has said. The broadcaster, 40, said in a statement that he had been “completely cleared” after the investigations by the Metropolitan Police, and Police Scotland. At the time the allegations surfaced, in articles

Actor and comedian Ewen MacIntosh, best known for playing Keith in The Office, has died at the age of 50. JustRight Management confirmed his death in a statement shared on social media, saying: “With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved comedy genius Ewen MacIntosh. “His family thank all who supported him,

Like it did with passenger EV rebates back in December, Germany has decided to pull the plug on subsidy programs for electric semi trucks and city buses. What happens to the nation’s commercial EV market now? If you’re a regular Electrek reader, you probably believe that Germany acted prematurely when it cut its EV subsidy

Photo: Greenalia Spanish renewables developer Greenalia is rolling out an impressive 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of solar, wind, and battery storage in Texas, with more on the way. That’s because the company just closed $200 million of three-year credit facilities – its first in the US – enabling it to scale up in the US market

Inspired by the lives of some of the biggest names in fashion, Apple TV+ has released a new series centred around some of the star designers who lived in Paris during the Second World War. It stars Ben Mendelsohn as fashion designer Christian Dior and Juliette Binoche as the matriarch of the House of Chanel,

Four films about The Beatles are in the works – with each star getting a biopic to share their side of the story of the band that changed the world. The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd and The Beatles – Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon

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Police are carrying out inquiries after a Star of David necklace on a statue of singer Amy Winehouse was covered with a sticker of a Palestinian flag. The sticker was discovered on Monday morning on the Camden Market statue depicting the musician, who died in 2011 at the age of 27. Camden Market said the

I think Cybertruck was a mistake for Tesla as it created this gap in growth for the company, but the automaker is making the most out of it as it turns the electric pickup truck into a marketing tool. Tesla never had a dud. All its vehicle programs were successful in their own rights, some