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The Crown has bagged 24 Emmy nominations, as British talent shines through at the set-piece television awards. The Crown bagged several nominations in the main categories – for best drama, stars Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin for best actress in a drama, and Josh O’Connor for best actor in a drama. Emerald Fennell, Helena Bonham-Carter

A few days after delighting fans with behind-the-scenes pictures of his costume for Loki, Richard E Grant is sitting in front of me on a video call to tell me all about his cameo role – although this time there are sadly no green tights or “baggy, yellow Y-fronts”, as he puts it, in sight.

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Sacha Baron Cohen is suing a US cannabis dispensary for allegedly using his comedy character Borat on its advertising. The 49-year-old British film star is seeking damages of at least $9m (£6.5m), according to a lawsuit filed in the US state of Massachusetts. He is accusing Solar Therapeutics of copyright infringement and false advertising. The

Tesla has partnered with PUBG Mobile, a popular battle royale video game, in a new integration of Tesla’s products inside the mobile game. Over the last few years, Tesla has been porting many video games on its own platform inside its vehicles. Now it’s the other way around. PUBG Mobile released its 1.5 update this

Organisers of the world’s biggest film festival in Cannes have downplayed rumours there is a COVID-19 outbreak at the event, after James Bond star Lea Seydoux reportedly tested positive ahead of her appearance. The event, which began on 6 July on the French Riviera, has so far welcomed stars such as Adam Driver and Matt

So here’s the thing: I’m an electric motorcycle guy. And I’ve also kind of got a thing for electric excavators. Those two interests have exactly nothing to do with each other — until now, that is. Honda’s new electric micro-digger powered by electric motorcycle batteries is the cutest little hodgepodge of construction equipment that I

England have been hailed as heroes who should be “so proud” of themselves for their efforts in reaching their first major final in more than half a century. In a nail-biting final of the Euros, the Three Lions faced an agonising defeat in a penalty shootout at Wembley. Prince William, who was at the match

Tesla has finally released its highly-anticipated Full Self-Driving Beta v9 software update. Here’s what it looks like. It was a long time coming, but when CEO Elon Musk put an actual date on the release, we knew it was around the corner and Tesla stuck to it. Last night, the automaker started pushing Tesla FSD

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I’ve heard of electric trucks. I’ve heard of electric RVs. But I’ve never seen anything quite as cool or as silly as this electric house on wheels. And you know what that means! This electric mobile home is a perfect entry for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! First of all, let’s

Radio and television presenter Jonathan Coleman has died after suffering from prostate cancer, his family have said. The UK-born 65-year-old Australian, nicknamed “Jono”, died on Friday with his wife and two children by his side. He first appeared on TV in 1979 in Australia and later teamed up with Ian “Dano” Rogerson to become a

UEFA has rejected a request for Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to perform Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home) on the pitch before the Euro 2020 final. Skinner claimed the tournament’s organisers said performing the song at Wembley before England play Italy on Sunday would be “too partisan and not fair to the Italians”. The comedian

Tesla has signed what could be described as a breakthrough deal to deploy solar roofs and Powerwalls on a “large scale” in a new community being built by Brookfield Asset Management and Dacra in Austin. With the launch of the Tesla Solar Roof Tiles, the company has not only been trying to address the market

When England beat Ukraine 4-0 in their Euro 2020 quarter-final, it wasn’t just the goals, the images of manager Gareth Southgate and the praise for the players that were sweeping the internet. Footage of Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon performing the fan-made reworking of their 2001 hit Whole Again – now a declaration

Tesla has applied for a new patent that is revealing the lithium extraction process that Elon Musk vaguely described as “using table salt to basically extract lithium from ore” during Tesla’s Battery Day last year. It could cut costs by more than 30%, according to the automaker. During Tesla’s Battery Day last year, the automaker