Former One Direction star Liam Payne has revealed he has been in hospital with a “serious kidney infection” and has been forced to cancel gigs. The 29-year-old singer said he had “no choice” but to postpone his upcoming tour of South America “with a heavy heart”. “Over the past week I’ve been in hospital with
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The annual gathering of the people behind the shows that we see on TV has been taking place in Scotland this week. The Edinburgh TV Festival has seen commissioners, press and some famous faces heading to Edinburgh to discuss the current television landscape and promote some of the new shows they have coming out in
From Luther and The Affair, through to His Dark Materials, actress Ruth Wilson has become the go-to actress when it comes to playing some of modern TV and film’s most complex characters. Rather than play it safe, the actress says she likes the idea that viewers who watch her work will be “triggered”. “It wouldn’t
Workers at GM’s Ultium plant in Warren, Ohio have negotiated an agreement to increase their pay by an additional $3-4 an hour, about a 25% increase from current base pay. The plan covers around 1,100 workers and would go into effect immediately if ratified by a union vote in the next few days. GM’s Ultium
Ford has launched a new limited-edition matte black F-150 Lightning, which looks pretty sick. Henry Ford famously said that “any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it’s black” and Ford is reminding us of that with the launch of the new F-150 Lightning Platinum Black. Even though it’s
A teenager with a machete threatened to cut off singer Aled Jones’s arm during a robbery, a court has been told. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be legally identified, robbed the singer of his £17,000 Rolex watch while he was out walking with his son. The 52-year-old who is originally from Bangor, North Wales, was
A world-renowned British conductor who featured in the King’s coronation has pulled out of the Proms after being accused of assaulting a singer. Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 80, allegedly punched bass singer William Thomas following a performance at the Festival Berlioz in France, after the performer left the podium in the wrong direction. The incident
Tesla has added Cybertruck Delivery Event invites to its owner’s referral award program – without sharing a date yet. After Tesla took an extended break from its referral program for a few years, it was relaunched last year for solar products and last quarter for cars. Buyers using referral codes get incentives, like discounts and free features, and Tesla
Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis is considering partnering with a Chinese EV maker, following in Volkswagen’s footsteps. Stellantis EVs may ride on an EV platform from China to strengthen its brand in the region. Stellantis follows VW with Chinese EV partnership talks People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Stellantis is exploring alliances in
TV journalist Louis Theroux has interviewed everyone from porn stars to prisoners, known for deftly encouraging even the most combative or private interviewees to open up. Theroux, who rose to fame with his Weird Weekends series 25 years ago, was asked to deliver this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival, covering
The Rolling Stones appear to have teased a new album – by placing an advert in a local newspaper. Fans are convinced an innocuous-looking promotion for a new glass repair store, featured in the Hackney Gazette, is actually a hint of new work from the rock legends. Representatives for The Rolling Stones – now featuring
The all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQC will finally arrive in the United States, but not in its current form. The next-generation EQC was spotted testing ahead of its imminent reveal later next year or in 2025. The EQC is the three-pointed star’s first all-electric vehicle designed from the ground up to be an EV. It was expected
Guy Pearce has celebrated his mother as a “sharp, fierce and witty” woman before her Alzheimer’s diagnosis as he announced her death. The British-born actor, best known for his role in 2000 psychological film Memento, first came to public attention when he appeared in Neighbours. The 55-year-old reflected how he will “miss” his mother, Anne,
Tesla is evidently changing its solar strategy by starting to move away from having its own installers and relying more on certified installers. It is laying off staff working on deploying its own solar installations. Ever since Tesla acquired SolarCity in 2016 and turned it into its own solar division, there have been many ups
Fyre Festival – the disastrous luxury party that left hundreds stranded in the Bahamas – is getting a second run, with tickets now on sale for $499 (around £391). The organiser of the event – Billy McFarland – went to prison in the US for fraud following the botched music event which was supposed to
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More than 100 actors are backing calls for a Green Rider – an environmentally friendly contract between performers and film and TV production companies. Stars including Bella Ramsey, Stephen Fry and Natalie Dormer all signed a statement created by Equity For A Green New Deal setting out proposals to improve sustainability in the UK’s film
Tesla confirmed that it is suing two former employees over the large data leak to a German media that was dubbed the “Tesla Files.” In May, Handelsblatt, a German media company, published a series of reports that it called “Tesla Files“, which they claim was based on 100 Gb of data from “company insiders.” The
Chris Evans has revealed he has been diagnosed with skin cancer. Announcing the news on his Virgin Radio show, he said it was discovered in the early stages, adding he was told it is treatable. He said: “We need to discuss what’s going on with this issue. “It is a melanoma. There’s this phrase called
A Tesla Cybertruck was spotted on a glacier in Iceland for what appears to be the filming of a promo reel ahead of the vehicle’s launch. The start of Cybertruck deliveries is so close I feel like I can smell it. If Tesla sticks to its latest production timeline for the Cybertruck, we are just