Tesla is following through with its threat to go after early Cybertruck owners selling their electric pickup trucks. Before turning its reservations into orders, Tesla tried to take precautions against early buyers flipping the Cybertruck for profits. The automaker added a “no resell” clause for early VIN Cybertrucks, threatening to sue for $50,000 (or more) and
Campaigners and families have urged members of the House of Lords to back calls for a resentencing of offenders who are serving an “inhuman” sentence that was abolished more than a decade ago. On Tuesday, peers will debate amendments to the victims and prisoners bill, including one tabled by Baroness Fox of Buckley, which asks that
Volkswagen has canceled plans to build its all-electric ID.3 at its main factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, due to low demand, adding that “every euro that we do have to spend counts.” It will keep production at its EV-only plant, where it has been shaving off jobs for months. Volkswagen had planned to build its ID3
Working oil pumpjacks on the outskirts of Maricopa in Kern County, California, on September 21, 2023. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices ticked lower on Monday, extending losses from last week as traders wait for a new round of inflation data. The West Texas Intermediate contract for April lost 40 cents,
Former President ang GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Reuters Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday raised concerns about efforts to ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok in the U.S., saying it would only serve to empower Meta’s Facebook platform. “Without TikTok, you can make Facebook bigger, and
The value of Bitcoin has reached a new high, just days after the previous record was broken. On Monday morning one Bitcoin, the best-known cryptocurrency, could buy $72,219 (£56,303). Money blog:Major lenders increase mortgage rates – what’s going on? The price of the digital asset has grown 51% in the last month alone as the
Sweden has cemented its place as a new member of NATO with a flag-raising ceremony. Two soldiers raised the blue banner emblazoned with a yellow cross among the official circle of national flags at the headquarters of the alliance in Brussels, Belgium. The ceremony came two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine persuaded Sweden’s reluctant
Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bitcoin prices rallied on Monday to hit a fresh record high above $71,000, after the British financial watchdog said it would allow institutions to file applications for cryptocurrency-linked exchange-traded products for the first time. The Financial Conduct Authority said in a notice Monday that it would not
In this photo illustration, the Reddit logo is displayed on a cell phone and computer monitor on February 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Reddit aims to raise up to $748 million as part of its upcoming IPO, in which the social media company is seeking a valuation of about
Portugal’s political future rests on a knife edge after the country’s centre-left and centre-right parties ended up neck and neck in a parliamentary election. The centre-right Social Democrat-led Democratic Alliance won 79 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly, while the centre-left Socialist Party, which has been in power for the last eight years, got 77
Former Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK, becoming the party’s first MP in the Commons. Mr Anderson, who took the seat of Ashfield in 2019, was kicked out of the parliamentary Conservative Party for refusing to apologise after alleging that London mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by “Islamists”. And while some
Israel has unveiled its new entry for the Eurovision Song Contest after its original track was criticised for lyrics that were thought to reference the Hamas attacks on 7 October. The new song, titled Hurricane, will be performed by singer Eden Golan during the international song competition in Malmo, Sweden, in May. Israel agreed to
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 9, 2024, 08:39 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Marcus Smith celebrates his dramatic match-winning drop goal to give England victory over Ireland. Julian Finney/Getty Images
The King has pledged to continue to serve “to the best of my ability” in his first video message since his cancer diagnosis. The message has been recorded to mark Commonwealth Day and will be played at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey later. Speaking in his role as head of the Commonwealth, the
Feb 1, 2024, 10:58 AM Maxime Lucu of France celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s fifth try. Getty France put in a dominant second half performance to earn a 45-24 bonus point victory over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday in a seesaw contest in which the lead changed hands numerous times before the visitors pulled
Multiple photo agencies, including Reuters and AP, have pulled a new image of the Princess of Wales from circulation over concerns that it has been “manipulated”. The picture in question was released on Sunday morning to celebrate Mother’s Day and shows Kate surrounded by her and Prince William’s three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and
Joe Biden has issued his toughest criticism yet of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – but until he backs his words with firm action, they are in danger of ringing hollow. The US president is accusing Netanyahu of “hurting Israel more than helping it” – criticism that adds to more colourful comments he’s said to
Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 07:18 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations, a Missouri hospital said Friday. Research Medical Center didn’t provide exact numbers but said in a statement that some of the 12 people
Mar 8, 2024, 11:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Panama midfielder Marta Cox has threatened to quit the national team again after the president of her country’s football federation (FEPAFUT) called her fat and “out of shape” following their CONCACAF W Gold Cup exit. Panama were eliminated from tournament without getting a single point in
Simon Measures moved to Hemsby in Norfolk from Northamptonshire hoping for a quieter life by the sea. But it’s been a stormy few days, and he’s been losing sleep. “Whenever there is a high wind predicted with a high tide, we don’t sleep very well,” Mr Measures said. That’s because the sand dunes below his