BBC News Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug used to treat conditions like scabies, while fenbendazole is an animal dewormer. The BBC has seen videos and social posts with thousands – sometimes millions – of views, with unproven claims that these medicines could help treat cancer. Hollywood actor Mel Gibson claimed on a popular US podcast […]
BBC News News that the recent deaths of 15 elephants may have been caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops surrounding Amboseli National Park has raised concerns and questions in Kenya. Last week, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said that some of the elephants that had died between 24 June and 24 July had shown […]
BBC News The ASA told the brand to stop using the ad and “ensure that their future marketing communications were socially responsible”. Founded by siblings Jade Camber and Grant Goulden in 2013, Jaded London has amassed 1.5 million Instagram followers and is particularly popular among young people. Its clothes are stocked in shops including Selfridges […]
BBC News The latest artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Anthropic and OpenAI went to new extremes in trying to undermine a popular platform during testing by the UK’s AI Security Institute. The AISI said on Tuesday that Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s Sol models engaged in a level of “autonomy and deception” it had not seen […]
BBC News “In terms of arch support and joint support, it’s not the best style, but people are investing a bit more, getting their flip-flops customised, because it’s something that is just so easy to wear,” Baidoo says. Podiatrist Dr Helen Branthwaite, who is also chief clinical adviser at the Royal College of Podiatry, says […]
BBC News Single-sex spaces open to the public, such as toilets and changing rooms, should be organised based on biological sex, according to official guidance that has come into force. The code, published by Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), says trans people should use either gender-neutral facilities or the ones that match their biological […]
BBC News Authorities in California have arrested a man who was seen near a golf course owned by President Donald Trump in the Los Angeles area, just ahead of the president’s visit for a fundraising dinner there. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was found with a pistol and armour-piercing ammunition in his vehicle at the Trump […]
