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Lizzo has joined the line-up of performers for the 2023 Brit Awards, organisers have confirmed. The American singer and flutist is the latest star to be revealed, along with David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson who will also take to the stage next month. They will share the bill with Harry Styles, Cat Burns,

Nissan is exploring a mid-size electric pickup for US buyers that could look a lot like its current Frontier model. Nissan may bring a Frontier-like electric pickup to the US Although Nissan jumped out to an early start with electric vehicles, releasing the Leaf back in 2011, the company has watched its lead slip after

Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the Oscar nominations, as blockbuster films triumph in the best picture category. The sci-fi indie, which has been a word-of-mouth hit around the world, landed 11 nominations, closely followed by The Banshees Of Inisherin and All Quiet On The Western Front with nine nods each. Asian and Irish talent

Tesla has obtained a patent for a new way to make glass that is evidently going to be used for Cybertruck’s novel windshield. There are a lot of things about the Cybertrucks that are unlike any other vehicle out there. The whole idea behind the radical design is that pickup truck designs have remained roughly

Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde is leading the way in this year’s Razzies, closely followed by Good Mourning, a stoner comedy directed, produced, written and starring rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Celebrating the worst of cinematic under-achievements, the annual Golden Raspberry Awards calls itself the “ugly cousin” of the Oscars and reveals its winners the night before

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has surprised a children’s football team by donating £1,600 so they can buy a new kit. Kayleigh Barton, who set up a fundraising page for her son’s under-12s team – FC United of Wrexham – said she was in “complete shock”. Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney are owners of the

Tesla has leaked the “Magic Dock” CCS adapter in its mobile app ahead of the imminent opening of its Supercharger network in North America. After opening its Supercharger network in Europe last year and indicating that it would do the same in North America by the end of the year, we were a bit disappointed

Kylie Jenner has revealed her son’s new name and shared the first photos of his face. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star announced in an Instagram post that her 11-month-old son, who she shares with rapper Travis Scott, is now called Aire. Originally given the name Wolf Webster, the couple decided to change it

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Beyonce has taken to the stage for her first performance since 2018 at a private hotel launch event in Dubai – and was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy at one point for a duet. The 41-year-old US star put on a 90-minute set for the concert at the unveiling of Atlantis The Royal, billed

California is set to join a number of other cities and states in the US offering rebates and tax credits for electric bicycles. California’s Electric Bicycle Incentives Project has been over a year in the making, and we recently saw new updates to the planned rebates. The updates come after an end of the year

Increased US power generation from mostly wind and solar will reduce generation from both coal and natural gas power plants in 2023 and 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) “Short-Term Energy Outlook.” The EIA forecasts that solar and wind, including new projects coming online this year, will account for 16% of total

Dani Dyer has announced she is expecting twins with her partner, Premier League footballer Jarrod Bowen. Just a day after revealing their baby joy, Bowen celebrated by scoring a double for struggling West Ham, by stuffing the ball up his shirt, in an apparent nod to his forthcoming fatherhood. Former Love Island star Dyer first

A helicopter search is under way for missing British actor Julian Sands, as US authorities use mobile phone forensics to try to pinpoint his location. The 65-year-old was reported missing by his wife a week ago after he failed to return home from a hike in the southern Californian mountains. Due to evidence of avalanches,

Nucor, the largest steel producer in the US and the biggest scrap recycler in North America, has announced that it will manufacture sustainable steel plate especially for the US offshore wind industry. Nucor’s new sustainable heavy gauge steel plate product for the offshore wind sector is called Elcyon. The company says not only that it’s

Rebekah Vardy has thanked firefighters after a fire destroyed the gym at the family’s mansion. The wife of the Leicester City footballer Jamie Vardy praised the “brilliant Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service” after they were called to the home on Thursday afternoon, and posted a picture of her two children inside a fire engine. An

Tesla has been spotted using its mobile service fleet to try to fix a new Tesla Semi electric truck that broke down in California. Tesla unveiled the production version of its Tesla Semi class 8 electric truck and delivered the first units last month. PepsiCo took delivery of the first Tesla Semi trucks. Within weeks of

When Kerry Daynes discovered the words “Jill Dando” scrawled on her fence, shortly after her cat was found dead in her garden with its neck apparently broken, she believed her life was in danger. The forensic psychologist has come face-to-face with some of the UK’s most notorious criminals, including Moors murderer Ian Brady and violent

General Motors (GM) is contemplating releasing a compact electric pickup that would make the Silverado EV look like a giant. GM has made it widely known that it’s going all in on EVs (despite releasing a hybrid Corvette) by providing an “EV for everyone,” including SUVs, crossovers, luxury, and pickups. A significant part of the

American singer and guitarist David Crosby has died at the age of 81. One of the most influential rock singers of the 1960s and 1970s, Crosby co-founded two influential bands – The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of both groups.