69 m. ago Firms still greenwashing in adverts after being censured, UK investigation finds

Exclusive: Virgin Atlantic and Renault among companies that continued to publish misleading environmental claimsCompanies have continued to post misleading greenwashing adverts after being censured by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), according to an investigation.Greenpeace UK’s investigative journalism unit, Unearthed, reports that Virgin Atlantic, Renault and Aqua Pura are among companies that continued to publish unfounded claims about the environmental credentials of their products after being told to remove such adverts by the advertising watchdog. Continue reading...

Economics

91 m. ago Celebrated Scots chef to open new ‘social hub’ pub and restaurant

The Edinburgh neighbourhood of Stockbridge is set to welcome a bustling new pub and restaurant, and there’s a celebrated chef on board.

Politics

97 m. ago Growing calls for BBC to sack Gary Lineker over 'antisemitic' social media post

Now-deleted footage on Lineker’s Instagram story has sparked fury among Jewish groups

Politics

1 hour ago Manchester United training squad revealed ahead of Europa League final and Chelsea fixture

Man United's players trained in front of the media on Wednesday morning as part of their Europa League final preparations.

Sport

1 hour ago Home Depot facing customer boycott after quietly rolling back DEI policy

Angered customers have taken to social media to voice their concerns about the secret attempt to remove any mention of DEI on the hardware store site

Economics

1 hour ago The assisted dying lobby isn’t being honest with you – disabled people are at risk from this bill | Lucy Webster

Proponents say the measures being debated in parliament will apply only to people who are on their deathbeds. That isn’t trueYou’ve been deceived by the campaign for assisted dying. It has told you who the proposed law is for: people on their metaphorical deathbeds, no hope in sight, desperate to spare themselves and their loved ones the experience of an agonising death. And no wonder – these cases obviously merit sympathy and concern. These are the people campaigners want to talk about; this is the narrative that pushes people into unquestioning support for their cause.But what of the people the law would include who they don’t want you to consider? Proponents keep saying that the bill is tightly drawn to exclude disabled people, because it limits eligibility to those with only six months to live. But this is patently false. The line between disability and illness – a line this bill relies on – is not a sharp distinction. It is blurry, ever-moving and dependent on social factors fa...

Events

1 hour ago Lewis Hamilton UNFOLLOWS Ferrari on social media as his first season with the Italian team keeps sliding towards disaster

It is the latest social media detox that the Formula One star has undertaken, with the 40-year-old having previously unfollowed everyone on his account back in 2021.

Events

2 h. ago Virginia Democrat running in swing district outs herself and husband as ‘ethically non

‘We are deeply committed, in love, and we are ethically non-monogamous,” Yvonne Rorrer wrote on social media over the weekend

Politics

2 h. ago TOCA Social to open third UK venue at Westfield London on 1 July

TOCA Social launched its first site at The O2 in London in 2021 followed by the Bullring in Birmingham last year.

Politics

2 h. ago Diddy trial live: Cassie Ventura reveals shocking alleged ‘freak off’ demands, including baby

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend is expected to continue her testimony, with the court yet to resolve the issue about the release of the ‘freak off’ videos to the media

Events

2 h. ago Revealed: 'Bonnie and Clyde' TikTok boasts of Brit student who vanished in Thailand...before ending up in court 4,000 miles away on drugs charges

In a series of social media posts shortly before her arrest, Bella May Culley, 18, had boasted about her 'Bonnie and Clyde' lifestyle, while sharing videos flaunting her money and 'smoking cannabis'.

Events

2 h. ago Hungary targets critics with bill that would blacklist critical media and NGOs

Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is introducing a bill that would allow the government to monitor, restrict, and penalize organizations it deems a threat to national sovereignty

Events

3 h. ago Gary Lineker’s history of controversial tweets as he deletes controversial 'Zionism' post

The former football and TV star has been at the forefront of a number of controversies regarding his use of social media

Politics

3 h. ago Social media 'failing to protect girls at every stage', experts say

Grooming, harassment and abuse are just some of the risks girls are faced with

Events

3 h. ago Perthshire nature reserve osprey Dark Female lays her first egg

Osprey couple have fought off competitors for the Loch of the Lowes nesting spot - for the time being.

Politics

3 h. ago BBC urged to sack Gary Lineker over ‘antisemitic’ social media post

Gary Lineker shared the video from group Palestine Lobby that featured a rat emoji and the headline ‘Zionism explained in less than 2 min’

Politics

3 h. ago How Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami struggles mirror his time with PSG

The Argentine superstar has been top-class, but a lack of structure behind him has been his team’s undoing. Sound familiar? Inter Miami are used to having a target on their back by now, but no opponent has hit them harder than Minnesota United did on Saturday in a 4-1 rout. As if inflicting Lionel Messi’s heaviest-ever defeat in Major League Soccer wasn’t enough, the Loons took the opportunity to rub it in on social media, labelling South Florida’s Galacticos a “Pink Phony Club” – a jibe that irked David Beckham.Beckham’s frustration, along with everyone else’s at Inter Miami, has built over a number of weeks. The Herons are experiencing an early-season reckoning. Their Concacaf Champions Cup challenge was ended by a rampant Vancouver Whitecaps who ran up a 5-1 aggregate scoreline to make the final despite Inter Miami making the competition a big priority. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago The deadly riddle of blackwater fever: the search for answers over illness killing Uganda’s children

A dangerous complication of malaria turns urine dark with blood – but only affects some young patients in rural areas and not others. Puzzled experts are trying to find out whyBy the age of six, Babirye Zainab had already contracted malaria several times. Her grandmother did not see it as a big problem though. “I would treat her with antimalarials and she would be all right,” she says.But then she developed a fever and started to have convulsions. Her urine was the colour of tea, and her grandmother, who shares the same name, was worried enough to take her on a motorbike to the local health centre. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Faye Reagan update provided by police as fears grow about missing adult star

EXCLUSIVE: Despite confusion over a social media post from a woman claiming to be Faye Reagan's sister, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Detail has provided an update on the disappearance

Events

7 h. ago Netflix's Liver King documentary leaves out star's £60k cosmetic surgery lie

The Liver King has amassed millions of followers on social media for his extreme lifestyle

Economics