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Talks to end rail dispute resume, but passengers face more cancellations

Millions of people have been hit by severe travel disruption on the first day of the biggest rail strike for a generation – with...

Business

Inflation hits fresh 40-year high amid cost of living crisis

The rate of inflation has risen to a fresh 40-year high of 9.1% in May, according to the latest official figures. The update, from...

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Tesla is tracking to have a working prototype humanoid robot by the end of September

Elon Musk says that Tesla is tracking to have a working prototype humanoid robot, Tesla Optimus, by the end of September. Last month, Musk...

Environment

Russia is squeezing Europe’s gas supplies, sparking a bitter and reluctant return to coal

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has warned that the situation is going to be “really tight in winter” without precautionary measures to prevent a...

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Can new streamer Paramount+ compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney+ and co?

With the cost of living crisis taking hold in the UK it might not seem like the obvious time to launch a new subscription...

Sports

The Lightning strike back: Is Game 3 a turning point in the Stanley Cup Final?

11:53 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — What a difference 48 hours and a venue change makes. Facing a 2-0 deficit in the 2022 Stanley...

Business

Give public sector workers a pay rise or cut everyone’s taxes by 2%? Chancellor left with tough set of choices

Imagine, if you can, you are in the chancellor’s shoes. Your instincts are to cut taxes and reduce public spending yet pretty much every...

Science

Teenage Pulsar Reveals Itself to Astronomers, Possibly the Strongest Ever to Be Identified

Astronomers have made an exciting new discovery, identifying a newborn pulsar that may possibly be only 14 years old. Scientists were finally able to...

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Ed Sheeran awarded more than £900k in legal fees after Shape Of You copyright win

Ed Sheeran and his Shape Of You co-songwriters have been awarded more than £900,000 in legal fees after winning their copyright trial over “baseless”...

Technology

Elon Musk clarifies Tesla will lay off 3.5% of total workforce as ex-employees sue company

In this article TSLA Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk has sought to clarify how many Tesla...

Politics

Commuters must ‘stay the course’ in face of ‘unnecessary aggravation’ of strikes, PM warns

Commuters must be prepared to “stay the course” in the face of the “unnecessary aggravation” caused by rail strikes, Boris Johnson has warned. He...

World

Unhealthy? Putin was playing hockey at the weekend, says Kremlin

Vladimir Putin was “playing hockey” at the weekend, the Kremlin has said, dismissing rumours the Russian president may be suffering from a secret medical...

Increased traffic as commuters avoid strike disruption – see where it is worst

Millions of Britons are being hit by severe travel disruption, with only a fifth of train services running today due to the biggest national...

Sports

Wild numbers behind the New York Yankees’ historic start

10:36 PM ET It’s that kind of season again for the New York Yankees. The Bronx Bombers are absolutely dominating the opposition this season,...

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Quick Charge Podcast: June 20, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

‘The situation is serious’: Germany plans to fire up coal plants as Russia throttles gas supplies

Germany plans to compensate for a cut in Russian gas supplies by increasing the burning of coal — the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in...

Armed officers waited in Texas school corridor for an hour as gunman rampaged

Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield were on site at the Texas school shooting within 19 minutes –...

Elon Musk’s daughter applies to change name to cut ties with father

Elon Musk’s transgender daughter has applied to legally change her name because she no longer wants to “live with or wish to be related...

World

Russian auctions Nobel Peace Prize medal – and raises £84m for Ukrainian refugees

A Russian journalist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, has sold his medal for £84 million – and donated the money to Ukrainian refugee children....

PM to condemn unions and call for ‘sensible compromise’ as rail strike chaos looms

Boris Johnson will condemn unions for what is expected to be the biggest train strike in three decades. Around 40,000 members of the Rail,...