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21 Ukrainian children arrive in UK for life-saving treatment, as ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme rolls out

Twenty-one Ukrainian children suffering from cancer have arrived in the UK to receive life-saving care – as Britons are being urged to open their...

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Gazelle’s Dutch-made Arroyo comfort electric bikes are heading to the US. Here’s the lowdown

Gazelle Bikes, a popular Netherlands-based bicycle manufacturer, is reintroducing the company’s Arroyo electric bikes for US customers. The Arroyo line of electric bicycles, which...

Environment

5 charts show the stages of global economic recovery since Covid hit

Commuters on a train in Hong Kong on March 2, 2022, amid the Covid pandemic. Dale De La Rey | AFP | Getty Images...

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BAFTA winners revealed – as stars and organisers send messages of support to Ukraine

The Power Of The Dog has taken the big prizes at a BAFTAs ceremony where stars and organisers highlighted the war in Ukraine and...

Technology

Why Starship is the holy grail for SpaceX

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that the “holy grail” to making human life multiplanetary lies in our ability to make a completely reusable...

Award-winning American film-maker killed in Ukraine ‘by Russians’

An award-winning American photographer and film-maker has been killed in Ukraine, the New York Times has said. Brent Renaud was shot dead in Irpin,...

Politics

‘No one said it was inappropriate’: Gove defends PM meeting Russian oligarch MI6 was concerned about

Michael Gove said he was never told that he or Boris Johnson should not meet Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev after reports that MI6...

Business

Candy pledges to give fans board seat if Chelsea bid triumphs

The property developer Nick Candy has promised to give Chelsea fans a seat on its board if his bid to buy the Stamford Bridge...

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees could come to UK – with £10k funding for each

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees could come to the UK and each local council will get more than £10,000 per individual, Michael Gove...

Sports

Ronaldo makes anything possible for Man United

3:55 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — There are those at Manchester United who would quite like to sign Harry Kane if he...

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Quick Charge Podcast: March 12, 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

Goldman Sachs predicts what will happen to Europe’s economy if Putin shuts off the gas taps

Workers are seen at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, near the town of Kingisepp, Leningrad region, Russia, June 5,...

World

Russia says there has been ‘substantial progress’ in peace talks and ‘joint position’ could be reached soon

Nine people have been killed after a Ukrainian military base used for NATO drills less than 15 miles from the Polish border was targeted...

World

Russia ‘installs new Melitopol mayor’ as humanitarian aid for Mariupol will arrive today

The Ukrainian parliament has claimed that Russia has installed a new mayor in the southern port city of Melitopol – a day after the city’s...

Sports

Ireland grab thrilling victory vs. 14-man England

6:50 PM GMT Ireland took full advantage of a red card for England lock Charlie Ewels after less than two minutes of Saturday’s Six...

Britons who host Ukrainian refugees will get £350-a-month ‘thank you’

Families who welcome Ukrainian refugees into their home for at least six months rent-free will receive a £350-a-month “thank you” from the government. After...

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Wheel-E Podcast! New e-bikes from Rad, Yamaha and Ducati, Gogoro’s solid state batteries, Polaris electric ATVs & more

This week on Electrek’s new Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric...

Environment

Insiders debate how to secure America’s future energy needs at the industry’s biggest gathering

Attendees during the 2022 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg |...

Politics

JK Rowling accuses Starmer of ‘misrepresenting equalities law’ on trans women

JK Rowling has accused Sir Keir Starmer of misrepresenting equalities law after the Labour leader said that according to statute, “trans women are women”....

World

Protests after mayor of occupied Ukrainian city is ‘kidnapped’ by Russian forces

Thousands of Ukrainians have protested in the streets of the occupied city of Melitopol after Russian troops were accused of kidnapping its mayor. Ukraine’s...