The Great British Bake Off will look as normal when the series returns to screens later this year, despite cast and crew adhering to a number of behind-the-scenes coronavirus measures. No whisks are being taken during filming, with testing regimes put in place so that everyone on the show is confirmed negative for COVID-19 before
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The chief regulator of Ofqual is standing down following the controversy over the awarding of A-levels. Sally Collier has decided that the “next stage of the awarding process would be better overseen by new leadership”, the body said in a statement on Tuesday. :: Coronavirus latest news: Keep up-to-date with COVID-19 developments around the world
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has suggested the US electric carmaker may be able to mass produce longer-life batteries with 50 percent more energy density in three to four years. “400 Wh/kg *with* high cycle life, produced in volume (not just a lab) is not far. Probably 3 to 4 years,” Musk tweeted on Monday ahead of
10:14 AM ET It’s finally over. As Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer lifted the European Cup following the German club’s Champions League final victory over Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon on Sunday, the 2019-20 season reached its delayed conclusion. Or so it seemed, anyway. Supporters of Spanish club Elche would argue that their 1-0 victory over
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has updated the timeline on which he sees batteries enabling electric aircraft coming to maket. He now sees it happening in “3 to 4 years.” Several years ago, Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, said that he had a design for electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft –
An employee scans a quick response (QR) code displayed on the Ant Group’s Alipay app. Ant Group is preparing for a dual initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba, has given the first look at its financials ahead of its highly-anticipated initial
The Co-operative Bank has announced plans to cut around 350 jobs and close 18 branches as it cuts costs amid “prolonged economic uncertainty”. Middle management and head office roles will be among those affected as well as staff employed at the branches earmarked to be shut, the lender said. The announcement was partly blamed on
Secondary school pupils in Scotland will have to wear face coverings when moving through corridors and other communal areas from next week. Scotland’s Education Secretary John Swinney announced the move on Tuesday after consulting with teachers and councils on the new guidance. “From 31 August young people over the age of 12 in secondary schools
Sheridan Smith has revealed she was addicted to anti-anxiety medication and suffered seizures when she stopped taking it after feeling “humiliated” by a joke at a TV BAFTA awards ceremony. In a new documentary on mental health, the star said she “went off the deep end” after the awards in 2016, when host Graham Norton
August 24th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money on CNBC, just shared how he, a critic of Tesla, fell in love with the company. In 2019, Cramer announced that he was no longer a skeptic of Tesla — he became a true believer. “I always say stay away from battlegrounds.
7:42 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — A 4-year-old gelding died Monday during training at Del Mar, the second fatality during the summer meet. Irreproachable was injured during a workout on the dirt track, according to the California Horse Racing Board website, which did not specify the injury. Trained by Phil D’Amato, the
A New Zealand court has heard more harrowing stories of survival and loss from the Christchurch terror attacks. It’s the second day of a hearing to sentence mass murderer Brenton Tarrant. The 29 year old Australian admits shooting men, women and children while they prayed at two city mosques last year, killing 51 people. Tarrant
A new drone video shows that Tesla is doing major construction work at its ‘Tera battery manufacturing facility’ in Fremont, California. Earlier this year, Electrek exclusively revealed Tesla’s secret “Roadrunner” project, which consists of its in-house designed battery cell manufacturing system to increase production volume and reduce cost. In June, Tesla acknowledged the project when they were seeking
This is a file photo showing Chevron Corp. Jack/St. Malo deepwater oil platform stands in the Gulf of Mexico in the aerial photograph taken off the coast of Louisiana, on Friday, May 18, 2018. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two storms are barreling toward the Gulf Coast forcing a shutdown in oil operations,
The US national guard is being sent in to contain protests and pockets of violence in the wake of a police officer shooting a black man in Wisconsin. New laws are also being quickly drawn up by Governor Tony Evers, after Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back at close range in the
Thomas Kurian, CEO of Alphabet’s Google Cloud, speaks at the Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco on April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google‘s cloud division is investing $100 million in Amwell, formerly known as American Well, a company that builds technology for virtual doctors’ visits. The company has filed to