Wind power in Germany. (2024, April 8). In Wikipedia. In a record-breaking start to 2024, renewable energy supplied 58.4% of all electricity generated in Germany during Q1 – the highest percentage since tracking began in 2018. Germany produced a whopping 121.5 billion kilowatt hours from renewables, an 11.6% increase from the previous year. Meanwhile, the
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The BBC’s content arm is among the suitors vying to buy the television production company which owns the rights to The Gruffalo. Sky News has learnt that BBC Studios is participating in a sale process for Magic Light Pictures, which has won three BAFTAs and secured a quartet of Oscar nominations. The auction is being
Two police officers in the US are under investigation after they were filmed beating a man on the ground with their batons at a bus stop. Footage posted online showed the officers repeatedly hitting the man with truncheons in Seattle last Friday. During the 40-second clip, one of the officers appeared to grab the man’s
The Netherlands has warned it may stop taking part in Eurovision after this year’s contestant was abruptly disqualified. Dutch broadcaster Avrotros has called for “structural problems” in the contest to be addressed, and may not make an entry until improvements are made. Joost Klein was kicked out of the competition after allegedly making verbal threats
Administrators to The Body Shop are aiming to clinch a sale of the stricken cosmetics retailer by the end of the month, even as its former owner veers away from making an offer for it. Sky News has learnt that FRP Advisory, which was appointed to handle the chain’s insolvency in January, has asked for
YouTube says it is introducing new restrictions on videos featuring guns after repeated calls by campaigners to limit potentially traumatising material. From 18 June, the video-sharing platform said it will prohibit any videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices. YouTube, which is owned by Google, will also restrict videos showing homemade guns and automatic
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2024, 10:34 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — With the league already having secured a new collective bargaining agreement
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 6, 2024, 08:30 PM ET 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 PARIS — When Lucas Feron, 28, entered onto Court Philippe Chatrier at the French Open,
Donald Trump is in breach of a British High Court order to pay £300,000 in legal costs to the former spy who compiled a salacious dossier alleging Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Sky News can reveal Trump has failed to comply with the costs order and thus far ignored a formal offer to
Jeep and Volkswagen are taking aim at the Tesla Model Y, Rivian announced a raft of upgrades for its more powerful, more affordable R1S and R1T electric trucks, NIO is down, Fisker is nearly out, and solar power is taking off in traditionally red states. All this and more on today’s exciting episode of Quick
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures outside Trump Tower, the day after a guilty verdict in his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in New York City, U.S., May 31, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters A
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback
Steve Bannon, a long-time ally of Donald Trump, must report to prison by 1 July to start a four-month sentence, a judge has said. Bannon was convicted of contempt in 2022 for refusing to appear at a committee investigating the Capitol riots, and for not providing documents about his involvement with Trump’s efforts to overturn
A pump jack drills oil crude from the Yates Oilfield in West Texas’s Permian Basin, near Iraan, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2023. Bing Guan | Reuters Crude oil futures rose for a second day Thursday as weak jobs data has boosted investor sentiment that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. Fed futures
Space X’s Starship has splashed down in the Indian Ocean after ditching its booster rocket – a success after previous attempts ended in spectacular explosions. Elon Musk’s company upgraded software and made other changes for this fourth attempt, which blasted off from Texas for a half lap around the planet. Posting on X, SpaceX said:
Kia’s opened the order books on its new, affordable EV3 electric car, Volvo has a bunch of news for car enthusiasts and equipment geeks alike, we might be past peak oil, e-bikes are hot sellers, and Scooter Doll checks out some electric outboards from Mercury Marine. All this and more on today’s Quick Charge! Source
The renowned “50 Best” list of the world’s best restaurants has been revealed in Las Vegas – with a new restaurant taking top spot. Disfrutar in Barcelona took the crown from Central in Lima, Peru (previous winners are ineligible and instead join a Best of the Best list). Eating the standard menu costs £247 (€290)
England football fans have been told “don’t be dicks” as a German police chief asked them to refrain from singing the “Ten German Bombers” chant during this summer’s European Championship. The appeal comes after Three Lions fans were heard singing the song, which mocks German casualties during World War Two, at England’s friendly against Bosnia
The world has a new second most valuable public company – the AI microchip maker Nvidia. Riding the artificial intelligence (AI) boom – Nvidia’s share price has risen to the extent that it’s now worth more than $3trn (£2.34trn) and overtaken Apple. Only Microsoft is a more valuable company listed on a stock exchange, while
An offshore oil platform is seen at sunset near Huntington Beach, California, on Feb. 9, 2024. David Mcnew | Getty Images Oil prices defied the announcement of extended supply cuts from the OPEC+ alliance with brisk declines, with analysts and traders faulting certain trading strategies and the demand picture for the downturn. “There is