A Tesla Semi electric truck has caught on fire on a highway near the California-Nevada border, according to the CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit. Despite frequent media reports, there’s no statistical evidence that electric vehicles catch on fire at a higher rate than fossil fuel-powered vehicles. However, they are a relatively new technology, and they sometimes
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The King will meet some of the children who survived the Southport knife attack in a visit to show his support to the community. The monarch is set to hold a private meeting with the young people and their families who were most directly affected by the attack at The Hart Space community centre on
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The Kremlin’s threats of retaliation are a bluff, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed, with his country’s forces now said to be in control of 90 settlements in the Russian border region of Kursk. The Ukrainian president told a gathering of diplomats that troops have gained over 1,250 square kilometres in Russia since the surprise
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Tesla is finally about to launch one of its most comically delayed features: ‘actually smart summon’ (ASS) for vision-based vehicles. When Tesla moved to a vision-only (camera-only) system, several advanced driver assist systems weren’t working anymore. Tesla gradually brought them back, but one has been missing: smart summon, which is the ability for Tesla vehicles
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Republican Presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is countering the kickoff of the Democratic National Convention, and Vice President Kamala Harris’ recently unveiled economic agenda, by laying
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All remaining Ted Baker shops in the UK and Republic of Ireland are due to shut down for good by the end of the day on Tuesday. Sky News revealed on Sunday that talks between retail tycoon Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group and Authentic, which owns Ted Baker’s intellectual property, had stalled three months after an
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China and the Philippines have blamed each other after a collision between their coastguard ships, in a new flashpoint between the countries. The confrontation in the South China Sea happened near Sabina Shoal, a disputed area in the Spratly Islands where overlapping claims are also made by Vietnam and Taiwan. Officials from the Philippines accused
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The average household energy bill is set to rise by £146 in October, experts say. Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight said typical bills would likely go up by 9% to £1,714 a year, up from £1,568 currently, when the latest price cap change takes effect. The figure is below its previous prediction in June, when it
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The housing market experienced a surge in activity following the Bank of England’s recent decision to cut interest rates, according to a leading property website. Estate agents reported a 19% jump in enquiries about properties for sale after 1 August, when compared with the same period last year, research by Rightmove found. It came after
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