- The Telegraph
What’s on TV tonight: Star Wars: The Acolyte, Nick Knowles in South America and more
Star Wars: The Acolyte Disney+ The Disney era of Star Wars finds itself in something of a creative rut. Having seemingly given up on new movies, it has retreated into nostalgia: safe small-screen bets featuring familiar characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett. Few of which have inspired critical acclaim (Andor is an honourable exception). The Acolyte, however, represents a reset – an entirely new story featuring an entirely new cast of characters.
- Reuters
Volvo Cars' May sales rise 13%
Volvo Cars' sales rose 13% in May from a year earlier to 68,034 cars, driven mainly by a 31% jump in Europe and helped by strong performance for its fully electric model EX30, the group said on Wednesday. Sweden-based Volvo Cars, which is majority-owned by China's Geely Holding, said in a statement that sales of fully electric cars were up 37% to account for 48% of group sales globally.
- The Independent
Watch live as Joe Biden arrives in Normandy for D-Day 80th anniversary celebrations
Watch live as Joe Biden arrives for a state visit to France to join the 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Mr Biden will spend five days in France and attend D-Day celebrations in Normandy, where US and allied forces stormed French beaches in an attack that helped defeat Nazi Germany in the Second World War. The US president will also deliver a high-profile speech and hold a formal state visit with France’s Emmanuel Macron.
