Gerry And The Pacemakers singer Gerry Marsden – whose hits included You’ll Never Walk Alone – has died aged 78. His friend, broadcaster Pete Price announced the news, saying: “It’s with a very heavy heart after speaking to the family that I have to tell you the Legendary Gerry Marsden MBE after a short illness
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A Tesla Model S vehicle with what appears to be a new refresh design has been spotted in the wild amid the Model S/X production shutdown.. Tesla Model S Design Refresh Over the last few months, we have been extensively reporting on rumors of a possible Model S and Model X design refresh have been
Veteran US talk show host Larry King is in hospital with coronavirus, according to US media reports. King, 87, has been receiving treatment for COVID-19 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for over a week, sources close to his family reportedly told CNN. The broadcaster is currently in isolation and unable to have
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Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he spent Christmas battling the coronavirus. The former Top Gear host wrote in his Sunday Times column: “Four days before Christmas, I woke in the night to find my sheets were soggy. And that I had a constant dry cough.” After his test came back positive, he said: “The doctor was
Tesla released its delivery and production numbers for the fourth quarter of 2020 and the full year 2020. They managed to deliver a record number of over 180,000 vehicles, but barely missed the goal of 500,000 vehicles delivered in the full year. Tesla Q4 Delivery and Production Over the last few weeks, we reported on
Eddie Izzard, a gender-fluid comedian who uses both male and female pronouns, has defended JK Rowling against accusations of transphobia. The Harry Potter author attracted criticism last year after she took issue with the phrasing for an article about healthcare equality, titled Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate. “‘People who
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including our thoughts on what 2021 holds for electric cars, the Tesla Model S/X refresh, a Model Y interior update, and more. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and
FREY Bike ushered in the new year with the announcement of what appears to be two new high-power electric mountain bike models. The pair were revealed just hours ago in a tantalizingly short video teaser. FREY Bike teases two new models Unlike most electric mountain bikes built by major European manufacturers, Jinhua-based FREY Bike has
Coronation Street actor Mark Eden has died at the age of 92. The star was best known for playing villain Alan Bradley in the soap, and was married to co-star Sue Nicholls, who plays Audrey Roberts. His agent said he had been living with Alzheimer’s for some time and died peacefully in hospital this morning.
Wham’s Last Christmas has finally topped the UK charts – 36 years after its release. Written and produced by George Michael, it was kept off the number one slot by Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? when it was first released in 1984. But, on the fourth anniversary of the death of the band’s
British-born rapper MF Doom has died at the age of 49, his wife has confirmed. The hip hop star, real name Daniel Dumile, was known for his elusive public image and for performing in a mask inspired by the Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom. His wife Jasmine announced on Thursday that he had died on
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Tesla has now opened a new world largest Supercharger station with a whopping 72 charging stalls just a month after beating its own record number of stalls at a charging station. Tesla Supercharger Network Unlike most automakers producing electric vehicles, Tesla doesn’t rely on third-party charging networks. Early on, Tesla decided to invest into its
We have received more information about the critical North American market for Tesla (TSLA) as the automaker is inching closer to its historic delivery goal with only a day to go in the quarter. Tesla’s Q4 2020 Delivery Goal The truth is that we don’t really know what Tesla’ delivery goal is for the quarter.
The possibility of an upcoming Tesla Model S/X refresh is back in the spotlight as a hacker finds a reference to an updated interior with a selfie camera in a software update. Rumors of a possible Model S and Model X design refresh have been increasing lately — especially since Tesla announced that the Model S