Image copyrightAFPImage captionThe 2012 Fisker Karma was a short-lived venture
Tesla's former rival in pioneering electric cars, Henrik Fisker, has re-entered the electric car market announcing two new models.
Mr Fisker's previous company, Fisker Automotive, founded in 2007, built luxury cars popular with celebrities until its high profile 2013 bankruptcy.
For his new venture, Mr Fisker has announced both a high-end car as well as an affordable mass-market model.
Carmakers worldwide are increasingly focusing on the electric market.
Reviving his rivalry with Tesla, Mr Fisker promised "a significantly longer battery life and range than any battery currently on the market".
"Both the technology and the market are more mature now than when we first started out as pioneers in the electric vehicle industry, and our new vehicle will be the most innovative and cutting-edge electric car ever created," he said.
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionMr Fisker is both veteran and newcomer to the market
Before starting his first electric car company in California, the Danish designer worked for car firms including Aston Martin and BMW.
The Fisker Karma model, released in 2012 for $100,000, attracted a lot of celebrity interest with buyers such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber.
But after selling around 2, 000 vehicles, Mr Fisker left the company and it filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013 owing US taxpayers $139m (£109m).
It later saw its assets sold to Chinese company Wanxiang.
Image copyrightAFPImage captionHollywood celebrities were among the fans of Mr Fisker's first models
Image copyrightDMYTRO BUIANSKYIImage captionShakespeare's Cleopatra embodies power as the Queen of Egypt, argues Mrs Lunnon
Young women should model themselves on Shakespeare's heroines instead of reality stars like Kim Kardashian West, says a leading head teacher.
Jane Lunnon, head of Wimbledon High School, wants girls to focus on characters like Cleopatra, "who wield power and influence in a man's world".
She has launched a project to encourage pupils to imagine Shakespeare's heroines in contemporary surroundings.
"Cleopatra shows that you can be both flawed and brilliant," said Mrs Lunnon.
'Concerning'
The project stemmed from a poll of pupils at the girls' school in south-west London which showed that a significant number regarded Kim Kardashian West and pop star Taylor Swift as role models.
"I just thought there is something concerning about this," said Mrs Lunnon, speaking at the annual meeting of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference which represents top private school leaders.
Kardashian West, who is married to rapper Kanye West and was robbed at gunpoint in Paris this week, rose to prominence in the TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Mrs Lunnon pointed out parallels between the reality star and Cleopatra, the ruler of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and, later, of Mark Antony.
"The thing about Cleopatra is it's... about image and how she sells the myth of Cleopatra. Kim Kardashian is selling the myth about Kim Kardashian."
But the crucial difference is in Cleopatra's additional ability to embody power as the Queen of Egypt, added Mrs Lunnon.
"She remains this incredible, strong icon, beyond her love for a man."
Mrs Lunnon acknowledged that fans of Kim Kardashian West argue that she is a "fantastic businesswoman" who has made the most of her assets.
"It's not so much that she's a role model but I worry if she is the dominant role model out there," she said.
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionMrs Lunnon says reality stars such as Kim Kardashian West should not be the only role models for young women
She said she was also concerned that the TV personality trades on an image of airbrushed perfection.
By contrast, Shakespeare's description of Cleopatra is of someone whose beauty is flawed, Mrs Lunnon pointed out.
The young women in Shakespeare's comedies, "who face adversity with vim and vigour", should be another source of inspiration, she added.
In particular, she mentioned:
the strong and cynical Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, who rails against the unequal status of women
the exiled Rosalind in As You Like It, admired for her intelligence and quick wit as well as her beauty
and the resourceful Viola in Twelfth Night who survives a shipwreck and disguises herself as a man to find work.
Mrs Lunnon said: "Look at Rosalind, look at Beatrice, look at Viola, the capacity in challenge and dilemma and pain, to love, to be vivacious, to be resourceful, to be resilient - they embody it so vividly, and that is a really powerful message.
"It's not that terrible things happen to them, it's how they respond."
Pilot scheme
Mrs Lunnon said the pilot scheme was "still in the foothills" - but ultimately she would like to extend it in partnership with state schools.
"As an English teacher I'm very used to using Shakespeare as a great source for intellectual stimulation and exploration - but really probing and using Shakespeare as a pastoral educational tool I thought was really interesting and, in particular, Shakespeare's characters as role models."
Jacqui O'Hanlon, director of education at the Royal Shakespeare Company, told the conference: "You don't have to work very hard to get young people to engage with the contemporary relevance of Shakespeare's work.
"As soon as you start putting them in the shoes of the characters and getting them to speak the text and think about the dilemmas those characters are in, they are automatically making reference to their own lives."
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Danny Rose agrees with England being 'laughing stock' after Sam Allardyce exit
Rose has been in contact with Allardyce since his departure
England left-back Danny Rose says Alan Shearer was right to call the national team a "laughing stock" following Sam Allardyce's departure as manager.
Allardyce left his role after the Daily Telegraph said he told undercover reporters posing as businessmen how to "get around" player transfer rules.
"It's hard to say but I agree a bit [with Shearer], with a manager losing his job after one game," said Rose.
"I don't want to say it's a mess, but it's not nice for English football."
Sam Allardyce: Alan Shearer says England at rock bottom
Allardyce had taken over from Roy Hodgson in the aftermath of England's embarrassing Euro 2016 exit at the hands of Iceland.
Former England captain Shearer, who scored 30 goals in 63 appearances, said: "I didn't think England could stoop any lower from what happened in the summer at the Euros. Now here we are, a laughing stock of world football."
Gareth Southgate has been placed in interim charge for four games, starting with World Cup qualifiers against Malta at Wembley on 8 October and in Slovenia three days later.
"It's not good in any sense and whatever stance the FA take after the four games, I hope the next England manager will be one for the long term and help us to improve a bit in tournaments," said Tottenham's Rose.
"When Roy Hodgson lost his job, we were all there together. It was a sad experience for me because we all knew at the time and we saw Roy's face at the time.
"There's only so much stick a manager can take and there has to be a point where the players look at themselves and say 'it's not good enough'. With Sam, it came from nowhere. I was just thinking 'who will it be now?'
"Everyone, the players, the manager and all the staff, we've got to take it on ourselves to try to lift the opinion of English football over the next few games."
Rose was part of the England side that beat Slovakia in their opening World Cup qualifier, Allardyce's sole game in charge.
"I texted him, sent a message, thanked him for including me in his first England squad and allowing me to earn another cap for England and told him that I was sorry he'd lost his job and wished him the best for the future," said Rose.
"He was brilliant when he was there. It was only a week to 10 days [with the players] but he was such a good laugh, really approachable and he allowed us to play as well."
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UKIP leader Diane James standing down after 18 days
Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme, UKIP chairman Paul Oakden said he would check with the Electoral Commission to see who the party leader was and admitted it could technically be Mr Farage.
Asked whether Mr Farage would return to lead the party again, Mr Oakden said it was "very unlikely" but added: "I wouldn't say anything is impossible."
However, Mr Farage told the BBC that he was "technically" party leader again but would not be contesting any future leadership contest.
Mr Oakden previously said he would look to hold an emergency meeting of the party's national executive committee to confirm the process for electing Ms James's replacement.
"Whilst the decision is unfortunate, it is one that Diane is entitled to make. We thank her for all her work as leader, and as a hard-working MEP, a role she will continue with her customary vigour."
Media captionUKIP chairman Paul Oakden on the resignation after 18 days of UKIP leader Diane James.
Ms James, who posted her statement to the Times on her Twitter account, said since her election she had been in discussion with party officers about her role as leader.
"It has become clear that I do not have sufficient authority, nor the full support of all my MEP colleagues and party officers to implement changes I believe necessary and upon which I based my campaign," she said.
"For personal and professional reasons therefore, I will not take the election process further."
The former Conservative councillor, who defected to UKIP in 2011, said she will "continue to concentrate fully" on her activities and responsibilities as an MEP, adding it was her "final media statement on the issue".
Her decision is also thought to be partly due to a family illness.
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By Alex Forsyth, political correspondent
Diane James took over UKIP at a time when it was beset by rifts and infighting.
There were different factions within the party that were struggling to come together and agree on its future direction.
When elected, she made a point of saying that the focus for her was on unity - the party needed to get behind her and rally around.
She wanted to make some changes about the way the party was governed, how its ruling body, the national executive committee, ran things.
Reading between the lines of her statement, it seems she does not feel she can continue do that.
Ms James, a former businesswoman and healthcare professional, saw off four other contenders - Lisa Duffy, Bill Etheridge, Liz Jones and Phillip Broughton - in the leadership battle.
She won with 8,451 out of the 17,970 votes cast, ahead of Ms Duffy, who received 4,591.
One-time frontrunner Steven Woolfe was barred from standing after submitting his nomination papers too late, while Suzanne Evans was unable to take part as she was suspended at the time.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, Ms Duffy said she would not rule herself out from standing again for the leadership of the party.
She said: "I've said to the party chairman, I am happy to do whatever the party wants to do to keep it going."
Media captionDiane James addresses the UKIP party conference after being elected its new leader.
Ms James, in her acceptance speech at the party's conference in Bournemouth, had said: "We are going to confound our critics, we are going to outwit our opponents, we are going to build on our election success that we have achieved to date and do more."
But the race to replace Mr Farage had exposed bitter divisions within UKIP, with Ms James encountering criticism from some in the party after declining to take part in hustings debates around the country with her rivals.
Ms James's resignation prompted speculation Mr Farage - UKIP leader from 2006-2009 and 2010-2016 - might return to lead the party for a third time.
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionNigel Farage has ruled out a leadership return
However, he told the Press Association: "I'm not coming back, I'm retired."
The face of Euroscepticism in the UK for nearly two decades, Mr Farage helped turn UKIP from a fringe party into the third biggest in UK politics - in terms of votes at the 2015 general election.
Announcing his decision to stand down, he said his "political ambition has been achieved".
Responding to Ms James's resignation, UKIP's only MP, Douglas Carswell, said: "I'm sad and surprised. I just hope she's alright".
Meanwhile, a number of senior UKIP members in the East of England have told the BBC of having "nagging concerns" about the "radio silence" from Ms James's camp since her election as leader.
They suggested that unless UKIP's national executive committee changes party rules, Lisa Duffy - who was backed by many anti-Farage supporters - "made sense" as an interim leader.
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