Fashion brand Jaded has ad banned for ‘glamourising smoking’
The advertising watchdog said Jaded London's marketing email made smoking seem appealing. Source: BBC News
Month: August 2026
Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA
The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership – and loads it…
‘I feel like I dug my own grave’: The workers caught in the AI transition
AI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry. Source: BBC News
SpaceX’s first-ever earnings show higher revenues and huge spending
Elon Musk's company has struggled to maintain investor enthusiasm that greeted its stock market debut. Source: BBC News
EU commends Spain’s ‘swift response’ to Ceuta migrant crisis
About 70,000 of the 72,000 people who came to Ceuta illegally last week have been returned to Morocco, Spain says.…
Tributes paid to ‘quietly seismic’ theatre director and playwright Peter Gill
Gill performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company before embarking on a successful directing career. Source: BBC News
English National Ballet suffers customer data hack
ENB said it was "so sorry" and is warning customers to be cautious of unexpected emails. Source: BBC News
Bono, Eddie Vedder and Hozier among mourners at Glen Hansard’s funeral
The 56-year-old, who shot to prominence in 1991 musical comedy film The Commitments, died in a motorcycle crash last week.…
Alex Jones ‘too scared’ as young girl to admit she wanted to be on TV
Growing up in Carmarthenshire, Jones says she never thought hosting a network show was possible. Source: BBC News
Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in ‘human safari’ attack
Ukraine said the video – showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone – amounted to a war…