France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution". Source:…
Month: August 2026
Amanda Knox comedy show ‘sincere’ but ‘just not very funny’
The Edinburgh Fringe show received a mixed response, with many reviewers saying typical stand-up fare. Source: BBC News
AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class
The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their…
Football YouTuber John Nellis joins Strictly line-up
Nellis has 20 million followers for videos featuring stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Source: BBC News
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia – which killed at least six and injured 19 – involved ballistic missiles from…
Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it’s 56% bigger than today’s
The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars. Source: BBC News
The Global Story
Are we entering the Chinese Century, or is the Chinese Dream already fading for some? Source: BBC News
Trump hidden in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
The US president was moved from the old Air Force One to a military plane as he left a Nato…
‘I paid £400 for a Prada bag on Vinted – only to find it was fake’
A woman who paid £400 for a Prada handbag on Vinted later discovered it was a fake. Source: BBC News
Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects
The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips…