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By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:06 BST, 5 August 2025 Diageo’s interim boss has pledged to get it ‘firing on all cylinders’ after a slump in demand for its drinks.Chief executive Nik Jhangiani also admitted the Guinness maker would need to cut jobs as part of plans to save an extra £94million.But he insisted the FTSE 100 giant could eventually cash in on a trend for drinking in ‘moderation’, despite profits sliding 27.8 per cent to £3.2billion for the year to June, a steeper fall than analysts had predicted.Sales also dipped 0.1 per cent to £15.2billion during the year. Jhangiani explained the decline…
MasterChef viewers blasted the ‘tone deaf’ BBC for their ‘bizarre decision’ to push ahead with the latest series after firing both presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace.The controversial 21st series aired on Wednesday night after arriving on BBC iPlayer earlier in the day – after the broadcaster’s decision to air the episodes. There was a last-minute scramble to re-edit it and limit the appearances of its stars Gregg and John.Both presenters had been axed from hosting future iterations of the long-running cookery contest in recent weeks.And viewers watching on Wednesday felt confused that it had even been aired after what happened -…
By STACY LIBERATORE, U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR An earthquake was detected just miles north of an Alaskan volcano showing signs of unrest and potential eruption. The US Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.6 quake near Petersville, about 86 miles from Mount Spurr. The Alaska Earthquake Center said: ‘We have reviewed a M4.6 earthquake that occurred at 10:38 a.m. local time, 52.4 miles deep and 34 miles north of Skwentna.”This event was felt throughout Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna region,’ the center added. Anchorage sites are located more than 100 miles from the epicenter.The USGS has received nearly 200 reports of shaking from…
Leading cancer experts have echoed public concerns that alcoholic drinks should be slapped with an explicit warning that they cause the disease, following concerning research released today. According to the experts, warning labels could help raise better awareness of the health risks associated with alcohol, which has been linked to seven types of cancer. Earlier this year, dozens of health organisations wrote to the Prime Minister urging him to take the advice seriously and force alcohol producers to brandish their products with ‘bold and unambiguous’ warnings.The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), who coordinated the letter, said: ‘The evidence is clear: Health labelling…
By HAYLEY MINN, DEPUTY TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 13:19 BST, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 15:33 BST, 6 August 2025 Bournemouth Airport could be shut down next month as almost 80 workers are voting on whether to strike over pay.The workers, members of the UK’s leading union Unite, include plane fuellers, baggage handlers, security and check-in staff and flight dispatchers amongst others. With workers in so many sections of the airport involved in the dispute, any strikes would close the airport.In turn, all flights would be grounded and flights into the airport would also be delayed or cancelled.Bournemouth Airport serves over 950,000…
By NATASHA ANDERSON, SENIOR US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 19:19 BST, 6 August 2025 First responders were rushed to Fort Stewart Army base in southeast Georgia this morning after a soldier went on shooting a rampage, dramatic 911 audio reveals.The gunman struck five soldiers the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (2ABCT) area of the base, located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah. Soldiers were seem seeking shelter as the active shooter warning was issued.’Mutual aid request for gun shot wounds at Fort Stewart,’ a dispatcher told emergency crews, as she spoked with urgency.’There’s possibly five patients,’ she added. ‘The scene is clear.…
Three migrant dinghies left from just one French beach alone this morning – in defiance of riot police and Labour’s new migrant returns deal.Yesterday Keir Starmer’s much-trumpeted one-in, one-out ‘deterrent’ policy came into force.But it appeared to be having no effect this morning.In astonishing scenes demonstrating the scale of migrant departures to England, four separate groups of migrants ran on to the sweeping sands at Gravelines, near Calais, just after 7am.The groups were mainly men, but also included women, with one carrying a little boy sucking on a blue dummy. Another man carried a child on his shoulders as he…
Lifeline 13 11 14 Beyondblue 1300 22 4636 By ED CARRUTHERS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 16:18 BST, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 16:22 BST, 6 August 2025 Ivan Cleary has clapped back at the NRL after the league handed down a heavy punishment to the Penrith Panthers after one of the club’s trainers was involved in a controversial incident in Round 22.Trainer Corey Bocking found himself under scrutiny after he appeared to run in front of Gold Coast Titans star Jayden Campbell as the fullback attempted to take a kick for goal.Campbell missed the set shot, with the Panthers rallying late…
Claremont sold in £103m cash deal to Bristol-based Nactarome GroupTHG is trying to boost its cash reserves and reduce net debt Whey protein prices have weighed – but ‘stable’ conditions open opportunity By MIKE SHEEN, BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 09:54 BST, 6 August 2025 Matt Moulding’s e-commerce retailer THG has agreed the sale of its Claremont ingredients business in a bid to slash debts and bolster its balance sheet.THG, which owns the Cult Beauty and Myprotein brands, told investors on Wednesday it would sell Claremont in a £103million cash deal to ‘fast-growth international flavour specialist’, Bristol-based Nactarome Group.It came as the group told…
By T. ZELLER – DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER Published: 18:27 BST, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 18:34 BST, 6 August 2025 Aubrey Plaza is stepping back into the spotlight with a daring new project: The Heidi Fleiss Story, a biopic centered on the rise and fall of the notorious 1990s ‘Hollywood Madam.’The White Lotus star is not only leading the film as Fleiss, but also producing — marking her first major role since the heartbreaking loss of her husband Jeff Baena, who died by suicide on January 3.The film dives into the chaotic final days before Fleiss’ 1993 downfall, when her high-powered…