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German automaker Audi unveiled its sleek new concept car, Skysphere, which can shift size depending on the driving mode and has a retractable steering column. In a release, the Volkswagen-owned car manufacturer boasted Skysphere was ‘two vehicles in one’: A 623-horsepower sports car that can go from zero to 60 mph in 4 seconds and a ‘grand touring’ (GT) auto that expands the cabin about 10 inches for a roomier ride. In GT mode, the Skysphere is designed to be a Level 4 autonomous vehicle, according to Audi, ‘meaning in certain defined road and traffic situations, the driver can delegate…

Erling Haaland has been awarded a personalised ring to celebrate his record-breaking debut season in England. The Norwegian striker was gifted the jewellery after winning yet another award. Haaland scored 52 goals in 53 matches for Manchester City last term after signing from Borussia Dortmund. He also won the treble, with his goals firing City to glory in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. His record-breaking campaign has now been recognised once again with the engraved ring. Alongside his goal tally for the season, Haaland’s name and the Norwegian flag have also been engraved onto the ring. The…

An extraordinary video shows a ‘topless’ pilot flying Russia’s newest Su-57 stealth fighter – without the canopy on his cockpit. The windscreen remains in place on Vladimir Putin’s latest warplane, but the main part of the protective shield on the deadly 1,320 mph aircraft is missing. The bracing three-second footage was released by Russia’s defence ministry. Video: Pilot flies Russia’s new stealth fighter with no roof on cockpit The plexiglass canopy covering the top and sides of the cockpit prevents the pilot from freezing to death. It was likely missing as part of a test of emergency procedures should the…

The Thais might claim to be the kick-boxing champions of the world, but they have nothing on the red kangaroos of outback Australia. Arms flailing, the animals perch themselves on their powerful tails and let fly with powerful kicks – just like in this picture captured by British-born West Australian-based photographer Andy Tyndall. This punch-up was, as with virtually all others involving red kangaroos, over a woman. Or rather, a female roo on heat. It wasn’t exactly a fight to the death, but inevitably, the animal that was getting the worst of it – the one on the right -…

This is believed to be the moment Russian forces shot down their own £80million fighter jet in an act of friendly fire in Ukraine. The supersonic SU-35, which is one of the Kremlin’s most advanced aircraft, burst into flames over the city of Tokmak in the Zaporizhzhia region. Pro-war channels in the country acknowledged that a warplane was destroyed by a Russian S-300 air defence system, with the pilot believed to have been killed in the process. Video which purports to show the incident was released today, showing an orange glow and flash in the sky which could be the moment the…

A journalist from rural Australia who quit her job as a radio host to review luxury supercars on Instagram is now the most successful ‘carfluencer’ in the world with an estimated income of $2million a year. Alex Hirschi left Boonah, Queensland, for the bright lights of Dubai in 2008, where she presented a car radio show for five years before starting a social media career as ‘Supercar Blondie’. The 33-year-old, who comes from a small town of just 2,484 people, now lives a very different life almost 12,000 kilometres away in the ‘City of Gold’, reviewing the world’s most expensive…

A video of America’s F-35A stealth jet unleashing almost 200 rounds in a matter of seconds has been released, as the latest phase in ground testing gets underway. Hailed as the most expensive weapon in history, the controversial stealth jet is undergoing rigorous testing at California’s Edwards Air Force Base. And the intimidating footage of its four-barrel, 25millimeter Gatling gun embedded in the plane’s left wing, shows that the jet can really pack a punch. Video: F-35A test fires 25mm 181 rounds gun at full capacity As the plane must also have a stealth profile, the Gatling gun – which…

An X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicle (GAV), an unmanned reconnaissance vehicle developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has been recovered while in mid-flight for the first time, DARPA announced Friday. During the demonstration held last month, two of the drones performed autonomous formation flying positions before one GAV was recovered by a C-130 – the other drone was destroyed during flight. DARAP, which is the research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, conducted another testing with the remaining GAV, which was recovered and flown again in 24 hours. The demonstration is a major milestone in…

On Sunday afternoon, Manchester City star Erling Haaland was given a healthy reminder that he is, in fact, human. The Norwegian striker, who netted 36 goals from 35 Premier League appearances last term, failed to muster a single shot on target during their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal. While many could suggest it was the absence of Kevin De Bruyne in the City line-up that caused Haaland to go missing, others would point to the work of William Saliba. The Arsenal centre-half put in a truly dominant display as he marshalled Haaland throughout the match and helped the Gunners secure a…

Move comes after last month’s ‘bitter decision’ to reduce the Vulcan To The Sky Trust team from 22 to eight. The owners of the last airworthy Vulcan bomber have promised the much-loved Cold War relic will eventually return to public view after they were forced to put it into “hibernation”. The 57-year-old nuclear bomber – XH558 – flew for the last time in October 2015 after a summer delighting millions of people at air shows and fly-pasts around the UK. Since then, 1,000 people a month have visited the Vulcan at its hangar at Doncaster Sheffield airport, in South Yorkshire.…

BMW has unveiled a radical shapeshifting car it says can switch between high-performance driving and letting the car take control. The company unveiled the Vision Next 100 at ceremonies Monday for the company’s 100th birthday at Munich’s Olympic Hall. The car offers a choice of driver-controlled or vehicle-controlled operations, with a retractable steering wheel and seats that swivel. Scroll down for video In driver mode, the car indicates the ideal driving line and speed; in ‘ease’ or autonomous mode, the steering wheel retracts and the driver and front-seat passenger can turn to face each other. Concept cars suggest what future…

Evana’s toned body is a charming sight to behold.

Mercedes A 200 AMG Line (and a half) The first thing I had to do when this week’s test car arrived was ignore the colour, a particularly bright pillar-box red. Mercedes calls it Jupiter red – whatever, it still didn’t look at all right. Fine perhaps on a VW, Ford, Kia or Honda but not on a Merc, which was such a shame. This car looks so much classier in one of Mercedes’ subtler shades – mountain grey, for example, or iridium silver, or even polar white, pictured below. In the hideous tone I was sent, it looked more like…

Adorable snaps of furry friends never fail to cheer people up on a miserable day and usually leave them feeling warm and fuzzy inside. But shocked people from around the world have shared snaps of animals that look anything but cute after being caught on camera at the worst possible moment. Posting on Reddit group ‘oddly terrifying’, one person shared a bizarre photograph of a pelican catching a chip in its beak, while another was left horrified after their dog looked like it was ‘plotting’ their death. Elsewhere, another proved that sweet appearances can be deceiving after sharing a strange-looking…

This bridge, the Eshima Ohashi bridge, is definitely unique. It’s one of the most spectacular bridges in the world. Located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu, in the western part of Japan, the bridge connects Sakaiminato and Yatsukacho Eshima, spanning a mile across Lake Nakaumi. It was built to allow the passage of large cargo ships towards the open sea. The rollercoaster-like effect seems all the stronger when the bridge is photographed from the front with a telephoto lens, which makes the climb seem even more abrupt. In reality, the inclines on each side are only 6.1% and 5.1%. It…

The lingerie model whose sexy pregnancy selfies turned her into an overnight internet sensation has already snapped the first photo of her trimmed and toned post-baby physique in ‘granny panties’ – just four days after giving birth to her son. Sarah Stage, a 30-year-old from Los Angeles, came under fire during her pregnancy for posting a string of selfies showing off her seemingly rock-hard abs, with some critics claiming that maintaining such a tiny figure could be damaging to her unborn child. But her son James Hunter was born at a healthy eight pounds and seven ounces last Tuesday. And…

In this urbanized world, it’s extremely rare to find places that are untouched by humans for many years. Yet, many of these places exist, giving off eerie and mysterious vibes. I personally find these peculiar places quite fascinating as they have a certain ‘charm’ that can’t be explained. This awesome subreddit with around 1.4 million followers is dedicated to sharing spooky places such as abandoned castles, train stations, ships, islands, shopping malls, etc. Although we don’t know why most of them were abandoned, it seems like these places have somehow stayed invisible to the human population for a very long…

A stunning sequence of photos shows a cheetah riding on the back of an antelope on the Kenyan savanna before bringing the beast tumbling to the ground. The ferocious big cat leapt up and sunk its claws into the hind quarters of the topi – one of the fastest antelopes – hauling it down before his brothers joined in and surrounded the frantic prey. It was captured by Dutch photographer Dick van Duijn who was in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, tracking the five cheetah brothers known as the ‘fast five’. ‘We saw the cheetahs walking in the tall grass…

This is the bizarre brutal moment a pack of wild dogs dared to take on and see off a massive hippo in a battle over a carcass. In a rare sighting, the endangered African wild dogs were photographed in a grizzly tug-of-war with one of the continent’s most dangerous animals. Hippos, although mainly vegetarian, are known to eat carrion and meat to supplement their diet. While the animals – capable of running run at 18mph – are not usually aggressive when it comes to land territory, that can change if they are not able to find enough food, Hippoworlds .com…

Wangxian Valley is located in the Jiangxi province of China and it is famous for the houses hanging from its cliff. It is a newly depeloping scenic spot built by hand. The construction is mainly an imitatation of an ancient city with its streets and buildings. There is even an artificial waterfall in there. By the way, the hanging houses are not useless, but people can actually choose to live there. (Video) Wangxian Valley: In the real fairy world, the night is like a paradise

McLaren x artist Nat Bowen explores the use of Chromology – the psychology behind colour. McLaren Automotive unveils the McLaren Artura art car in collaboration with British artist Nat Bowen. McLaren Automotive is successfully engaging with the extremely passionate art community in Dubai and the rest of the Middle East region. The British creator of luxury, high-performance supercars revealed the McLaren Artura Art Car created as a regional collaboration with Nat Bowen, a leading British abstract artist known for her colourful art pieces. The unique supercar featuring the artist signature artwork is part of her long-anticipated exhibition taking place at…

In the classic film The Lion King, Pumbaa the warthog and Simba the lion are good friends – but real life is nothing like the magic of Disney. Distressing footage shows a screaming warthog being dragged from its burrow by a hungry lion in a display of nature at its rawest. At the start of the clip, only the hind legs and tail of the young male lion are visible as he battles to pull the distressed animal from its subterranean lair in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Tourists watch from a nearby jeep as the lion effortlessly drags the…

Looking at images of an abandoned doctor’s house in Germany taken by photographer Daniel Marbaix prompts curiosity similar to that evoked by great historical sites. Who were these people? Why did they leave in such a hurry? What happened here? The once-grand house is badly dilapidated but its rooms still boast gorgeous fixtures and items inexplicably abandoned, suggesting a sudden flight from the home by its occupants. It’s the sheer amount of items remaining in the home that shed a little light on who the occupants were. Coats hang on hooks, their colors still bright and handbags of polished leather…

Qatar’s annual Motor Show is known for its luxuries vehicles and high price tags – but this year, it featured its first home grown supercar. Called the Elibreia, it is made of carbon fibre and coated in gold paint. The futuristic machine is the result of a University of Texas A&M Qatar student’s research project. Scroll down for video Texas A&M Qatar graduate Abdulwahab Ziaullah developed the idea for the car during his undergraduate research and the model has been brought to life in partnership with Ali Bin Ali Group. The unique vehicle is coated in a metallic gold paint…