The stage is set for a musical European showdown tonight, as the final of the Eurovision Song Contest prepares to get under way. The contest is set against an unescapable backdrop of the pandemic, meaning the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, where the contest is being held, will only have 3,500 fans inside. Last year’s competition
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An actress who accused a high-profile Hollywood director of rape has told Sky News she believes more victims would come forward if the identity of both the accuser and accused were better protected. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Sand Van Roy said: “If we know everything is secret, we feel safe to come forward.” When
Prince William says the BBC’s failures surrounding Martin Bashir’s 1995 Panorama interview with his mother “contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation” – and the episode should never be broadcast again. He said Princess Diana was “failed” not just by the “rogue reporter”, but by BBC bosses “who looked the other way rather than
Today only, as part of its Deals of the Day, Best Buy’s eBay storefront is offering the Hover-1 Gambit Electric Folding Scooter for $169.99 shipped. Also available directly from Best Buy. Normally $250, our last mention was $200 and today’s deal marks a new low that we’ve tracked. You’ll find that the scooter delivers some
US President Joe Biden wasn’t the only person to experience the Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck firsthand this week. On Friday we got our first in-person look at the Ford F-150 Lightning full-sized electric truck, and it was something pretty special. This is the US’s best-selling vehicle of any kind, but electrified and better in
The official trailer for Friends: The Reunion has been released, ahead of the programme being broadcast in the US next week. It was announced earlier this month that the much-anticipated new episode of the popular TV comedy will be aired on Thursday 27 May, featuring all six members of the original cast. And on Wednesday,
Pose star Billy Porter has spoken for the first time about being HIV-positive, after being diagnosed 14 years ago. The 51-year-old, who plays sharp-tongued emcee Pray Tell in the series – who is also HIV-positive – told the Hollywood Reporter the year he was diagnosed was the worst of his life. But he said the
Aukey is offering its PowerTitan 300 Portable Power Station for $209.99 shipped with the code AUKEYPLUS at checkout. Upgrade to the larger PowerZeus 500 Portable Power Station for $366.98 shipped with the same code at checkout. Down from their normal going rates of $250 and $407 respectively, today’s deals mark some of the best pricing
Events without masks and social distancing are as safe as going to a shopping centre or eating in a restaurant, early reports appear to suggest. Preliminary data, as seen by The Times, suggests that COVID-19 transmission can be significantly reduced at big events by the introduction of screening and improved ventilation, allaying fears that gigs,
I guess “EV1” was taken? Seriously, though, folks, today a big day for Kia, with the unveiling of the new Kia EV6 crossover, the brand’s first-ever dedicated battery electric vehicle. Unlike Kia’s previous EVs that shared fossil-fuel-powered versions, the new EV6 was designed from day one as a purely battery-electric vehicle, allowing the company to
American actor Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86, it has been announced. Grodin, who was best known for his roles in The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run and Beethoven, died of bone marrow cancer at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, his son Nicholas said. In 1988, he starred alongside Robert De Niro in
Tesla has over 10,000 electric cars that came out of Fremont Factory on a “containment hold” and can’t deliver them to customers, according to sources familiar with the matter. It is likely going to lead to a logistical nightmare at the end of the quarter. Since Tesla owns its entire distribution network and doesn’t sell
Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy MGM, the Hollywood studio whose films include the James Bond franchise, for $9bn. The online retailer – which also streams drama and sport via its Prime subscriber service – declined to comment on what it described as “rumours or speculation”. Reports first emerged hours after US telecoms giant
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Pop star Ariana Grande has tied the knot with fiance Dalton Gomez in a “tiny and intimate” wedding. The 27-year-old American singer said “I do” in front of less than 20 people over the weekend, the PA news agency reported. Grande announced in December she was engaged to Los Angeles real estate agent Gomez, 25.