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JK Rowling hits back at Vladimir Putin after he drags her into row over ‘cancelling Russian culture’

JK Rowling has responded to Vladimir Putin after the Russian president cited the Harry Potter author during a rant about cancel culture. She said...

Politics

High Court rules against Home Office over data being extracted from migrants’ mobile phones

The High Court has found that the Home Office acted unlawfully in a programme known as Project Sunshine in which data was extracted from...

Sports

‘We’d not shown it the respect it deserved’ – How Wales women joined rugby’s pro ranks

12:03 PM BST Bethan Clargo For the first two months of her new job, Lisa Neumann had a 200-mile commute. She didn’t mind the...

Politics

Cabinet minister Shapps to take in Ukrainian refugee family – including their dog

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is preparing to welcome a family of Ukrainian refugees into his home – along with their pet dog. The cabinet...

Politics

P&O boss denies breaking criminal law to remaining staff in leaked email

P&O chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite has denied the company broke criminal law when sacking 800 workers and told remaining staff they should not fear...

Teenager dies after falling from 430ft ride at Orlando theme park in Florida

A 14-year-old boy has died after falling from a 430ft high theme park ride in Florida. Police are investigating the death of the boy,...

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Quick Charge Podcast: March 24, 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

EU strikes gas deal with the U.S. as it seeks to cut its reliance on Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after speaking about steel and aluminium tariffs, on the sidelines...

Man jailed for 25 years for murdering partner’s two-year-old son, who was treated ‘like a punchbag’

A 28-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years after he was found guilty of murdering his partner’s...

Science

Sun Found to Emit Waves That Travel 3 Times Faster Than Previously Thought

Researchers have detected a mysterious set of waves coming out of the Sun that, inexplicably, appears to travel three times faster than earlier predicted....

Business

UK car production falls by 41% on chip shortage

Cars rolling off the assembly line in Britain fell sharply last month, pushed down by the ongoing chip shortage and the closure of Honda’s plant in...

‘Brazen’ P&O boss should quit, says transport secretary – as he vows to change law

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said the boss of P&O Ferries should quit for his “brazen, breathtaking arrogance” in admitting “breaking the law” in...

Science

NASA Considering Second Moon Lander for Artemis Mission Alongside SpaceX’s Starship

NASA plans to use multiple private spacecraft to land astronauts on the Moon under its ambitious Artemis project. Initially, it had picked only the...

Technology

Chip industry under threat with neon production set to fall off a cliff following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

An image of a semiconductor wafer. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russia’s war in Ukraine could see the production of neon, a...

‘Hundreds’ died in Mariupol theatre bombing, city council says, as Biden to meet Ukrainian refugees

President Joe Biden visits Poland later today – home to more than two million Ukrainian refugees – after earlier warning that NATO would respond...

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Einride partners with Maersk to electrify over one million shipments over the next five years

EV freight technology company Einride has announced a new partnership with Maersk to provide its Freight Mobility platform to the latter’s fleet. The transition...

Environment

Some lawmakers want to ease the pain of high gas prices with direct payments to Americans

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images High gas prices have put a strain on many Americans’ budgets. Now some Democratic lawmakers are...

Politics

Huge expansion in number of public electric car charge points revealed

Electric vehicle owners will have access to 300,000 public charge points by the end of the decade, the government has said. Some £500m will...

World

The unlikely beacon of light for desperate families fleeing Ukraine’s most devastated city

It is an unremarkable spot, a large car park in front of a Ukrainian supermarket called Epicentre. Yet it means a lot to the...

Sports

Ash Barty’s retirement was no surprise to those who know her best

1:18 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Ashleigh Barty had just won the 2019 French Open and was standing on the court waiting for her team...