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Britain’s Got Talent has cancelled production, with coronavirus restrictions making live auditions – the popular first stage of the contest – an impossibility. The ITV juggernaut had been due to film auditions in London later this month, however the steadily increasing COVID-19 infection rates have led ITV bosses to scrap filming plans. An ITV spokesperson

Director Sam Pollard grew up in a house with three pictures on the wall – Martin Luther King Jr, John F. Kennedy and Jesus. Two of those childhood role models made it into his latest documentary, MLK/FBI. Early influences aside, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker says what’s extraordinary about the film is that it’s centred on information,

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Tesla sold out the first quarter of Model Y electric SUVs in China after just a few days of taking orders, according to an update to its website. Tesla Model Y in China As we previously reported, Tesla is using a new vehicle introduction strategy for Model Y. Unlike previous vehicle programs, which were launched

With full lockdowns under way across the UK once again, it’s time to spend (even more) time in front of our TVs. Here is our guide to the shows coming up that will hopefully make life more bearable while the strict COVID-19 restrictions are in place over the next few weeks and months. Image: Jenna

Renowned French chef and restaurateur Albert Roux has died at the age of 85, his family has announced. The Roux family said he had been unwell for some time before he died on Monday. He was famous for opening Le Gavroche in London with his late brother Michel Roux, who died last year, in 1967.

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Rapper and producer Dr Dre is in hospital in LA being treated for a reported brain aneurysm. The music mogul said he would hopefully be “back home soon” after receiving medical treatment at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He took to Instagram to post a message of thanks from his bed at the

VW announced that it is making a new batch of ID.4 1st Edition electric SUVs for the US market after selling out the first batch. VW ID.4 Electric SUV The ID.4 is the first globally available new electric vehicle built by VW on their new MEB platform. It is equipped with an 82 kWh battery

Rowan Atkinson has cautioned against so-called “cancel culture”, describing it as the “digital equivalent of the medieval mob roaming the streets looking for someone to burn”. The actor made the comments in an interview with the Radio Times, in which he also revealed he does not enjoy playing his much loved creation, Mr Bean, and

“Look up here, I’m in heaven,” sang David Bowie. “I’ve got scars that can’t be seen.” The song is Lazarus, a track from the album Blackstar, released just two days before he died of liver cancer on 10 January 2016, exactly five years ago. Was the lyric another case of Bowie being one step ahead

Workhorse Group, a company focusing on commercial sales of last-mile electric delivery vans, has received an order for 6,320 all-electric vans. The order comes from Pride Group Enterprises, a company which focuses on equipment sales, rental and leasing for the logistics industry. While 6,320 doesn’t seem like an astounding number at first blush, it’s much

Tesla (TSLA) stock start its first trading day of 2021 by surging 5% to a market capitalization of $700 billion for the first time. Tesla (TSLA) Stock Performance 2020 was a crazy year for Tesla’s stock. It went up 700% while raising billions of dollars on three occasions, going through a stock split, and being

Doubts have been cast over whether Glastonbury 2021 will go ahead following a claim from Mel B that the festival has definitely been cancelled. The claim quickly circulated on Twitter following a tweet by TV critic and podcast host Scott Bryan, who said the Spice Girl had made the comments in a BBC Radio 5

Bond girl Tanya Roberts is still alive, her agent has said, after he was earlier quoted as saying she had died.  The 65-year-old actress had been in hospital after collapsing at her home in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, her agent Mike Pingel said. Celebrity gossip website TMZ previously quoted Mr Pingel as saying Roberts

Tesla has updated the Model 3 again with a new design accent recently introduced in the new Model Y in China and the long-awaited heated steering wheel. 2021 Tesla Model 3 Tesla officially launched the Model 3 2021 refresh with more range and new features in October of 2020, but as we previously reported, the