Tesla has now finally confirmed that the Cybertruck electric pickup truck is delayed to 2022 after months of hinting at the possible delay in reaching production.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, Tesla said that the electric pickup truck would make it to market by the end of 2021.
Over the last year, with the timeline coming closer, there have been signs that the Cybertruck could be delayed.
First off, Tesla only recently completed the engineering design of the electric pickup truck.
Despite those concerns and the “end of 2021” timeline coming closer, Tesla appeared reticent in confirming that Cybertruck production has been delayed.
During the release of its Q2 2021 financial results last month, Tesla kept the same timeline and only specified that Cybertruck production would start at Gigafactory Texas after Model Y:
“We are also making progress on the industrialization of Cybertruck, which is currently planned for Austin production subsequent to Model Y.“
Model Y production is supposed to start at Gigafactory Texas by the end of the year so it doesn’t eliminate the possibility that Cybertruck production could start this year, but it made the timeline unlikely.
However, a few weeks later, Tesla has confirmed that the Cybertruck has been delayed to 2022.
On the order page, Tesla updated the footnotes to confirm that the configurator will be available when “production nears in 2022”:
The note is the same for all three variants of the Cybertruck despite Tesla previously saying that the two higher-end variants, Dual Motor and Tri-Motor, will come first.
Tesla has no other mention of a timeline for the Cybertruck on its website.
There’s currently a race to bring the first electric pickup to market in the US. Tesla was never seen as the most likely contender to be first to market, but this delay won’t help either.
However, it’s not the only one experiencing delays.
Lordstown is also having issues bringing its electric pickup to market. GM is expected to deliver the Hummer EV in the US by the end of the year and Ford is launching the F150 Lighting next year.
The Met Gala always produces the most memorable red carpet looks of the year.
Following this year’s theme, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, and a Garden Of Time dress code, the stars pulled out all the botanical stops with their outfits, with floral and garden-inspired fashion unsurprisingly dominating.
Here are some of the best outfits from the Met Gala 2024.
Image: Co-chair Zendaya stunned in a vintage black Givenchy couture gown from the spring 1996 collection, featuring a floral bouquet hat with a long train. And she surprised with not one…
Image: … but two gowns, bringing a dark twist to the theme with both. This ocean-blue and green tulle gown with a matching headpiece is by Maison Margiela, styled by her long-time collaborator Law Roach
Image: Kim Kardashian is renowned for her Met Gala looks, from Marilyn Monroe’s actual dress to a Morph suit. This year, she cinched in with silver in custom Maison Margiela but also opted for a cardi, which is sensible. Kim Cardi-ashian? Anyone?
Image: And of course, it was a family affair. Here’s Kylie Jenner in a more simple cream gown, apparently inspired by a garden statue but channelling Marilyn Monroe herself
Image: While Kendall Jenner opted for dramatic black and bronze with a cut-out waist
Image: All white is a tricky look to pull off at a party, but if anyone can go a night without spilling her soup it’s Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner (and partner Corey Gamble)
Image: Singer and actress Janelle Monae looked incredible in barely there silver
Image: Ready for the red carpet and a potential swarm of bees, here’s Lana Del Rey
Image: Emily Ratajkowski managed to pull off simple and daring in this nearly naked jewelled gown
Image: Singer Sabrina Carpenter channelled Cinderella for her Met Gala look – and also made her red carpet couple debut with boyfriend Barry Keoghan…
Image: The Saltburn star brought a hint of Mad Hatter in olive-toned velvet
Image: Cara Delevingne sparkled in the fanciest balaclava look we have ever seen. The bejewelled outfit, by Stella McCartney, was created with lab-grown diamonds, she told reporters
Image: After breaking records at the Brits earlier this year, British star Raye continues to make headlines with this waterfall-inspired look
Image: J Harrison Ghee picks up Garden Of Time style points for the insect-inspired headpiece
Image: Elle Fanning was transformed into a delicate ice sculpture…
Image: … while Camila Cabello took an ice block, rather than a handbag, to encase her lippy and phone
Image: Congrats are in order for British model Adwoa Aboah, who revealed her baby bump on the Met Gala carpet
Image: Cardi B requires a landscape shot in her MBD (massive black dress)
Image: Jennifer Lopez glittered in muted metallics
Image: Gigi Hadid’s high-fashion spin on a floral wedding-look gown apparently took 13,500 hours to make thanks to millions of hand-sewn beads – no wonder she’s got assistants keeping an eye on it
Image: Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu added a colour pop to the Garden Of Time
Image: Model Karlie Kloss (L) and Swarovski creative director Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert brought visions of a sparkling rose garden in pink and green
Image: Nicole Kidman served the drama in monochrome, accompanied by husband Keith Urban
Image: Saying goodbye to Roman Roy and his boardroom wardrobe, Kieran Culkin brought watercolours and pink suede shoes to the Met Gala
Image: Rapper Doja Cat must have been channelling the recent British weather for her Garden Of Time look, opting simply for a soaking wet white T-shirt dress
Image: Perhaps surprisingly, this was Pamela Anderson’s Met Gala debut – and she made it in a nude Oscar de la Renta gown and diamonds
Image: Burberry’s chief creative officer Daniel Lee with supermodel Naomi Campbell, who opted for a simple but dazzling aquamarine fringed gown
Image: Marni creative director Francesco Risso lets Nicki Minaj’s floral sculpture dress do the talking
Image: Euphoria and The White Lotus star Sydney Sweeney revealed a dramatic new look, with dark hair and elbow gloves toughening up her princess-style gown
Image: For Kylie Minogue’s first Met Gala in 10 years, designer Glenn Martens transformed her into a real-life Sleeping Beauty, telling Vogue: ‘It’s meant to look as though she’s been sleeping in this dress for hundreds of years’
Image: Demi Moore’s look was part Queen Of Hearts, part wallpaper (literally – designer Harris Reed revealed the dress is actually made from it)
Image: FKA Twigs, who recently revealed she has created an AI clone of herself, was another star to channel the ‘naked’ look, underneath what looks like the world’s cosiest cardi
Image: What else but gold for a winner like Serena Williams?
Image: Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were reunited at the event, with Erivo wearing a Thom Browne look complete with pink rose petals and a butterfly attached to the back of her head. Grande opted for very pale pink hues and pearls
Image: Amanda Seyfried reportedly requested for her dress to be sustainable, and Prada delivered – creating her metallic outfit from leftover deadstock fabric, according to the New York Times
Image: Poet and activist Amanda Gorman went for pale blue-green jacquard for her gown and matching headband
Image: Designer Raul Lopez and rapper Lil Nas X, who was reportedly suited in more than 50,000 Swarovski crystals
Image: British actress Phoebe Dynevor was the first star ever to wear a Victoria Beckham number to the event, according to Vogue
Image: Bridgerton and Sex Education star Simone Ashley opted for dramatic navy and black sequins
Image: Lizzo’s sculpted corset look complete with headdress, designed by Victor Weinsanto, was reminiscent of an autumnal tree
Image: Michelle Williams was pretty as a pixie with a pink crop and ethereal tulle dress (plus bonus Kieran Culkin and his wife Jazz Charton in the background)
Image: Rita Ora went for a daring nude tasselled bodysuit, while husband Taika Waititi accessorised in a brown leather-look suit
Image: And finally, the covered-in-sand beach look has never looked so glam thanks to Grammy-winning singer Tyla – who sported a sand-adorned Balmain gown alongside a sand-filled hourglass clock in lieu of a bag
A Scottish singer plucked from obscurity at the last minute to replace Olly Murs as the opening act for Take That in Glasgow has told Sky News he thought the life-changing opportunity was a “joke”.
Daniel Rooney, 26, was playing at the Radisson Red hotel opposite the OVO Hydro when news broke that Murs was forced to cancel his support act on Friday due to transport issues.
TV presenter Ross King, who was enjoying a family dinner at the hotel, was impressed with Mr Rooney’s vocals and recommended the singer to his friend and Take That frontman Gary Barlow.
With 30 minutes to go before the show was due to start, Mr Rooney was quickly whisked to the arena and opened the festivities with a range of upbeat cover songs.
Barlow later thanked him on Instagram.
Image: Take That: Howard Donald, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen. Pic: PA
Mr Rooney, from Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire, told Sky News he thought it was a wind-up at first.
He said: “I was thinking, ‘right, who’s trying to play a wee joke on me here’. But thankfully it wasn’t a joke and Ross King was saying, ‘I’ve got an opportunity of a lifetime here, Danny boy, so are you up for it?’
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“And I was.”
Mr Rooney started to feel a mixture of emotions on his way to the stage. As well as excitement, he began to feel apprehensive about what he was going to play.
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He said: “I was obviously buzzing just to get that news. It was just mental.
“I had a wee discussion with the boys from Take That, who were brilliant and really good with me.
“We just agreed on making it really fun and making the songs nice big singalongs.
“It was just really great. The crowd were brilliant, and they sang to every song and the feedback was magic.”
Mr Rooney paid tribute to Mr King for the opportunity and thanked him for his warm introduction onstage to explain the situation to the crowd.
Speaking to Sky News, Mr King said: “I was listening to [Mr Rooney] while I was having dinner and was very impressed – never thinking that 30 minutes later I’d be saying ‘come with me and support Take That’.
“Gary Barlow is one of my closest pals and I’ve known the band since 1990. When Gary called me and said ‘you’re going to have to go on, Olly is stuck in London’, I thought it was a wind-up. But no.”
Mr King agreed to go on, but then pitched the idea of Mr Rooney.
Mr King added: “Daniel was the coolest guy in the Hydro and played a blinder. I was thrilled to share the stage with him and help out my old mates too.
“I know this has made news all around the world, so I hope Daniel continues to have the success he deserves.”
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Murs apologised for cancelling his performance at short notice after falling foul of flight issues.
The former X Factor star said he had been at Heathrow from 11am ahead of his performance on Friday night, but the flight was cancelled after “several delays” and an accident with a cabin crew member.
He later shared a video of himself being driven to Glasgow for his Saturday and Sunday performances.
Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine programme on Monday, Murs paid tribute to Mr Rooney for holding his nerve and being able to perform in front of an arena crowd of thousands with just 30 minutes’ notice.
Murs said: “Fair play to him, that’s amazing. You know what, credit to him.”
The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Malmo, Sweden, this year.
It’s a spiritual homecoming of sorts with Sweden’s supergroup Abba – who are the most famous band ever to come out of the contest – crowned the winners 50 years ago.
Loved and loathed in equal measure for its euro pop earworms, evocative power ballads, and eye-watering novelty acts, there’s no clear frontrunner for this year’s show – meaning it’s all to play for.
The political elephant in the room is of course Israel’s participation in light of the ongoing Gaza war, with many artists encouraged to boycott the event due to their participation.
As it stands, no act has withdrawn from the contest.
So, with 37 countries heading into the semi-finals ahead of a grand final featuring 26 songs on Saturday, who might we see take first place on the night?
The top three
Croatia is currently the country to beat, with Baby Lasagne (real name Marko Purisic) singing Rim Tim Tagi Dim.
The 28-year-old bleach-blonde frontman says the title doesn’t translate as anything, other than a catchy repeated riff, but a serious theme lies beneath the full-on performance.
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Image: Croatia’s Baby Lasagna with Rim Tim Tagi Dim. Pic: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
The song describes the tension of young Croatians leaving their homeland to seek better opportunities abroad, through the character of a farm boy who leaves his home – and his cat – to become a “city boy”.
Another hot favourite is Switzerland, with Nemo singing The Code.
The 24-year-old non-binary performer draws on their childhood opera singing to pull together an impressive song which scales rap, rock, drum ‘n bass and classical opera.
The message in this one is self-acceptance and the freedom for each one of us to live our lives openly and without fear of judgement.
Image: Switzerland’s Nemo with The Code. Pic: Alma Bengtsson/EBU
Meanwhile, a song that’s been growing in popularity is Ukraine’s Teresa & Maria sung by Alonya Alonya and Jerry Heil.
Alonya, 28, is a well-known rapper in Ukraine, while Heil, 32, found fame on YouTube and appeared on the country’s version of X-Factor.
Utterly hummable, the folk-inflected anti-war song paying tribute to Mother Theresa and the mother of Christ has a strong heritage and shares a songwriter with Kalush Orchestra’s winning 2022 entry Stefania.
Image: Ukraine’s Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil with Teresa & Maria. Pic: Alma Bengtsson/EBU
In with a chance
Also in the running is Italy with Angelina Mango’s La Noia, which translates as “Boredom”.
The 23-year-old told Italian rock magazine Rockol that while boredom is often seen as a negative thing, she sees it as a time for self-discovery, adding: “Between a life of highs and lows and one of boredom, I will always choose one of highs and lows, but I will always leave myself time for boredom too.”
Image: Italy’s Angelina Mango with La Noia. Pic: Alma Bengtsson/EBU
Meanwhile, Netherlands act Joost has by far the biggest earworm of the crop with Europapa – a song that will delight and infuriate in equal measure. Indeed, one early review of the song proclaimed it was so bad, it had the power to “put you off music forever”.
Despite the silliness of the happy hardcore-infused pop song and the OTT nature of his shoulder-pad-enhanced performance, 26-year-old singer Joost Klein had a heartbreaking inspiration for the song – the loss of both his parents by age 13.
Image: Netherlands act Joost with Europapa. Pic: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
The track is about an orphan who travels around Europe trying to find himself, as his father taught him to believe in a Europe without borders, celebrating the national food of each nation en route.
Host country Sweden is also seen as having a chance for back-to-back wins, represented by Norwegian twin brothers Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen performing their presumptuously titled song Unforgettable.
Image: Sweden’s Marcus & Martinus with Unforgettable. Pic: Alma Bengtsson/EBU
But Eurovision voters – made up equally of public votes and a jury of music experts – will of course be the judge of that.
Other notable mentions include France’s Silmane giving a heartfelt rendition of Mon Amour and Ireland’s Bambie Thug singing Doomsday Blue – a song she’s described as “an electro-metal breakdown”.
Image: France’s Slimane with Mon Amour. Pic: Corinne Cumming/EBU
Image: Ireland’s Bambie Thug with Doomsday Blue. Pic: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
What about the UK?
As one of the “Big Five” (the countries that contribute the most to the EBU along with France, Germany, Spain and Italy) the UK is guaranteed a place in the final. Plus, as the host nation, Sweden gets an automatic pass too.
This year the UK are represented by ex-Years And Years star Olly Alexander singing the dance-pop track Dizzy.
Performed in a glass box full of boxers, quirky choreography and a catchy refrain have placed it in the top 10, but we’re unlikely to be contenders for the top spot.
Indeed bookmakers reckon the UK are more likely to come last than nail the top spot.
Image: UK’s Olly Alexander with Dizzy. Pic: Corinne Cumming/EBU
Controversy this year
There have been calls on the European Broadcasting Union EBU to ban Israel from competing in the show, due to their ongoing ground offensive in Gaza.
An apolitical organisation, the EBU has said Israel will remain in the competition.
In comparison to Russia’s removal from the show back in 2022 due to its invasion of Russia, the EBU say Israel’s broadcaster Kan hasn’t broken any rules. They say Moscow was banned for using their broadcasting channels as a tool for political propaganda multiple times.
Image: Israel’s Eden Golan with Hurricane for Israel. Pic: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Normally strong Eurovision contenders, four-time winners Israel is represented by 20-year-old Eden Golan, and ranks in the top 10. But how the public will vote for them in the second semi-final heat on Thursday remains to be seen.
Golan’s song Hurricane was Israel’s third proposed entry after contest bosses rejected their first two songs over lyrics deemed political.
More than 34,000 people have been killed, and over 78,000 have been injured in Gaza since the conflict began, according to Gaza’s Hamas-led health ministry.
Israel retaliated after Hamas fighters killed more than 1,000 Israelis and took hundreds of hostages in attacks on 7 October last year.
Any other songs that have stirred up a fuss?
Spain’s entry, Zorra, by husband and wife act Nebulossa, has drawn controversy because its title can be translated as an anti-female slur.
While it’s been officially translated as “Vixen,” it’s a term used in Spain which would translate in the UK as “Bitch” or “Slut”.
Image: Spain’s Nebulossa with Zorra. Pic: Alma Bengtsson/EBU
Lyrics include: “If I head out solo, I’m a bit of a bitch/ If I’m having fun, I’m the biggest bitch/…When I get what I want (bitch, bitch) /It’s never ’cause I deserve it (bitch, bitch) … Well, she’s been empowering herself, And now she’s a picture-perfect bitch.”
The Feminist Movement of Madrid has called for it to be withdrawn from Eurovision, saying it insults women and is not suitable for a family audience.
Singer Maria Bas has argued her lyrics describe how a woman is referred to as a “zorra” no matter what she does, and that the song highlights society’s double standards, reclaiming a word that is weaponised against women only.
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Spain’s prime minister added his twopenneth this week, saying he liked the song and joking about how right-wing critics might have preferred the national anthem used during the Franco dictatorship as Spain’s Eurovision submission.
The hard-right Vox party hit back by saying Pedro Sanchez would prefer to listen to the communist anthem The Internationale.
The Eurovision semi-finals are on Tuesday and Thursday evening, ahead of the grand final on Saturday night.
Sky News will be in Malmo with updates, a live blog, and all the biggest news from the contest as it happens.
