Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on sex trafficking charges
What did the initial BBC investigation find?published at 16:47 British Summer Time 16:47 BST Image source, AP The BBC initially spoke to 12 men who described attending or organising events involving sex acts run for Mike Jeffries, 79, and his British partner Matthew Smith, 60, between 2009 and 2015. Eight of those men who attended […]
A$AP Rocky: Rapper linked with Tranmere Rovers takeover as owner wants deal ‘ASAP’
Several North American celebrities have invested in English Football League and Premier League clubs in recent years, with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of Wrexham the most notable. NFL legend and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady became a minority owner of Birmingham City last season and former NFL defensive end JJ Watt became […]
Costa hot chocolate death due to allergy process failures
Jacobs family Hannah Jacobs was at the dentist when she sipped her drink The mother of a girl who died after having a severe reaction to a Costa hot chocolate has accused the food industry of treating allergen safety training like a “tick-box exercise”, after a coroner concluded she died because of a “failure to […]
Sharp rise in problematic teenage social media use, study says
Getty Images A major international study suggests there has been a sharp rise in what it calls “problematic” social media use among young people since the pandemic. Researchers came to the conclusion after surveying almost 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 across 44 countries. The Health Behaviour In School-aged Children (HBSC) study found, on […]
Bear from Peru finally gets his British passport
Paddington Bear has finally been issued with a British passport, 66 years after he was first said to have arrived in London – but he won’t be able to travel far. Film-makers requested a passport for the Peruvian bear, to be used as a prop in Paddington in Peru. Co-producer Rob Silva told the Radio […]
Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO on sex trafficking charges
The former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) and his British partner have been arrested and are facing sex trafficking charges, the BBC understands. Mike Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith and the couple’s alleged middleman were arrested on Tuesday morning. The FBI and prosecutor’s office are expected to announce more details at a […]
Woman, 93, with dementia died after eating washing pod
Getty Images The washing pods Elizabeth van der Drift ate were “pink and white… orange, yellow and green” but the coroner said the bright colours used were an “industry-wide phenomenon” A coroner has issued a warning after a 93-year-old woman with dementia died after eating laundry capsules that “looked like sweets”. Elizabeth van der Drift […]
Time to fix NHS as long waits continue, experts say
Getty Images The government has been warned it must come up with a plan to fix the NHS, amid mounting concern about the lack of progress in cutting long waits. Latest figures for England show the backlog in hospital care has risen slightly and targets to cut the longest waits look set to be missed. […]
Allergy training must be better, campaigners say
JACOBS FAMILY Hannah Jacobs died after taking a sip of her drink at the dentist The death of a 13-year-old girl who died of a hypersensitive anaphylactic reaction after drinking a Costa Coffee hot chocolate should be a “wake up call” to all food companies, campaigners say. Hannah Jacobs had a severe dairy allergy and […]
The bumpy road to electrify the pickup truck
Getty Images It is America’s best-loved truck – but how will it evolve in an age struggling with climate change? The pickup truck is perhaps the most iconic vehicle in the US. In 2023, Ford’s F-series model was the top-selling vehicle in the country for the 42nd year in a row, with sales exceeding 700,000 […]