Kia introduced the 2025 EV9 in its home market on Wednesday, and several new features are now included as standard. Kia’s first three-row electric SUV has been a hit overseas this year, including in the US, but sales in Korea have lagged. Kia hopes new features will help drive domestic sales. Kia introduces new standard
A man has been killed by his own XL bully in Accrington, police have said. David Daintree, 53, was found dead shortly before 9.30pm yesterday in his home. Police said they had “no alternative” but to shoot the dog dead as it “continued to pose a significant threat of serious harm”. The force said they
Two cats from the same family have died in suspected antifreeze poisonings in Scotland. Pet owners have been warned to be vigilant following the separate fatal incidents in the High Street area of Methil, Fife, this month. Animal welfare charity the Scottish SPCA has raised the alarm after a cat was taken for veterinary care
A 29-year-old woman and three children have been named after they were pronounced dead following a house fire in Bradford. Five fire service crews and police arrived just after 2am, but 29-year-old Bryonie Gawith was pronounced dead at the scene. Three children – two girls and a boy – were taken to hospital, but later
Brazil has awarded special protected status to Scotch whisky – with the UK’s trade secretary toasting the decision by visiting a distillery in Scotland. Brazil legally recognised Scotch whisky during the UK’s pre-election period in June and the move is expected to give distillers better access to South America’s largest economy. The Department for Business
Two driverless passenger shuttle vehicles have hit the road as part of a pilot project in the Scottish Highlands. A four-seater Aurrigo Auto-Pod and larger 10-seater Aurrigo Auto-Shuttle have been launched to help improve the connection between Inverness Airport and the nearby railway station. Currently, passengers have to walk the whole 1.2km route between the
An aerial view of new BYD electric cars to be exported on a dock in Yantai in east China’s Shandong province. Tang Ke | Future Publishing | Getty Images The Chinese government on Wednesday hit out at the European Union over tariffs on electric vehicle imports, after the bloc lowered duties on several major electric
Elon Musk, the influential figure behind SpaceX, has expressed a pragmatic view on the timeline for human colonization of Mars. Speaking at the Satellite 2020 conference, Musk noted the slow pace of advancements in space exploration, he may not live to see a sustainable Martian settlement. Despite SpaceX’s strides, such as successful Falcon 9 and
BBC presenter Lauren Laverne has revealed she is undergoing treatment for cancer. The star, 46, who presents Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 and has been a regular DJ on BBC channels for many years, thanked her doctors and family as she explained what had happened in a post on Instagram. Sharing the news while
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 19, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy has won the Blue Devils‘ starting job and will start the opener against Elon, first-year coach Manny Diaz announced Monday. Murphy is a Texas transfer who won both his starts last year for the Longhorns (against BYU and Kansas State).
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Rutgers linebacker Mohamed Toure, who led the team in sacks and tackles for loss last fall, will miss the 2024 season with a torn ACL. Toure was a team captain
Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said last week that he
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we take a break from watching the DNC’s coronation party to talk about Chinese EV trade wars, Tesla Semi trucks on fire in California, and Rivian making Normal even better than it already is. We also talk about Uber’s big executive coup and the first ever floating offshore wind research lease
By Jplourde umaine – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49932644 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has awarded the US’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease to the State of Maine. The lease area covers under 15,000 acres and is 28 nautical miles offshore Maine on the US Outer Continental Shelf. It could
The British mother who says she held her baby daughter above the waves as the yacht sank near Sicily was sleeping on deck as the storm hit, an Italian doctor has said. Charlotte Golunski was among 22 people on board the Bayesian when a tornado struck on Monday morning, with one dead and another six
Cancer care in the UK “lags behind” other countries which have dedicated plans to tackle the disease, experts have warned. In a new commentary piece, experts argue that without the government prioritising a cancer plan “more patients will undoubtedly die” from the disease. The UK “lags far behind other nations worldwide in relation to consistency
Vladimir Putin has paid his first visit to Chechnya in 13 years to visit military volunteers – who he hailed for making Russia “invincible”. Mr Putin’s visit came against the backdrop of Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk region, which shows no signs of abating. But elsewhere in the war – which started after Mr Putin
Two people have been arrested after a young girl was stabbed in Christchurch, Dorset. The victim is aged around eight, the Bournemouth Daily Echo reports. She was taken to hospital and her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Police received a report that the girl had been stabbed at an address in Glider Close,
Tesla is making progress on its new Megafactory in Shanghai, China, and it shared a render of the planned final plant. The Megafactory in Lathrop, California, was Tesla’s first dedicated factory to produce Megapacks, which were previously produced at Gigafactory Nevada. It is still ramping up to its full capacity of 40 GWh worth of
Hyundai’s flagship SUV is going electric. According to sources, Hyundai is developing an electric Santa Fe and a new EV pickup truck for the US, but there’s more to it. Here’s what to expect from Hyundai’s new EVs. Hyundai Santa Fe is finally going electric but as an EREV The Santa Fe is Hyundai’s second-best-selling