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Brewdog ad banned for promoting beer as ‘solution for loneliness’ August 6, 2025 A Brewdog advert has been banned by the advertising watchdog for suggesting that one of its beers could be a remedy for boredom, loneliness and frustration. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that a poster to promote the Scottish brewer’s Wingman IPA beer implied it could be a solution to overcoming several daily problems – [...]
Kick It Out calls out Big Tech as football discrimination hits new high August 5, 2025 Big Tech and the Government must do more, says Kick It Out, after reports of discrimination in football rose to new record levels according to figures it published today. The anti-discrimination charity has revealed it received 1,398 reports of discrimination during the 2024-25 season, representing a 4.9 per cent year-on-year increase. Sexism and misogyny reports [...]
Man Utd fans compare Ratcliffe to Savile amid £74m Sesko pursuit August 5, 2025 Manchester United fans are planning a protest against Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s co-ownership that invokes Jimmy Savile, despite the club launching a £74m bid for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko. Supporters’ group The 1958 intends to march to Old Trafford with banners declaring ‘Jim Can’t Fix This’, a reference to the disgraced TV presenter, ahead of [...]
Pandora confirms customer data stolen in data breach August 5, 2025 Pandora has become the latest retailer to fall victim to a cyber attack after a spate of companies were targeted earlier this year. The premium jeweller confirmed the attack on August 5, telling customers that “some customer information was accessed through a third-party platform that we use”. “Only very common types of data were copied [...]
Labour urged to come clean on exit tax August 5, 2025 Labour ministers have been urged to clarify whether the government will introduce an exit tax as Tax Policy Associates chief Dan Neidle warned rumours could be “damaging” for the UK economy. Chancellor Rachel Reeves looks poised to raise more than £20bn in taxes later this year amid a shortfall in the fiscal headroom left by [...]
Disney+ set to stream LaLiga matches in the UK and Ireland August 5, 2025 Disney is close to a deal to show LaLiga football matches to users in the UK and Ireland during the coming season, according to reports. La Liga is in advanced talks for Disney+ to stream one Spanish top-flight match a week, according to people familiar with the matter cited by the Financial Times. Five English [...]
Generational wealth gap fuels spike in family feuds over wills August 5, 2025 Feuds over family inheritance are on the rise as the number of applications lodged to challenge probates has reached an all-time high in the final quarter of 2024
Professional landlords to replace ‘hobbyist’ investors August 5, 2025 The much-publicised decline of the small-scale private landlord is leaving huge scope for professional lenders to take their place, in a ‘net positive’ for the market, according to property experts. Private landlords are being squeezed from all directions: A combination of lower tax relief, higher mortgages and tighter regulation has continuously pushed yields down. Amateur [...]
Millions of savers to face ‘hidden tax burden’ August 5, 2025 Millions of Brits will face a ‘hidden tax burden’ this year, fresh HMRC data has revealed, as thousands more are set to pay tax on the interest from their savings. Over 3.35m people are projected to be taxed on savings interest in 2025 – where the interest earned on savings exceeds the tax-free allowance and [...]
Lawyer for Nadhim Zahawi seeking to appeal misconduct Tribunal ruling August 5, 2025 The Osborne Clarke lawyer who was found guilty of misconduct for his attempt to silence Dan Neidle on a story over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs is now seeking an appeal.