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Save the Children aid for 1.5 million in need wiped out by Iran war oil shock
Save the Children has warned that the oil price surge triggered by the US war on Iran is undermining its ability to deliver aid, saying it is now forced to “spend more to reach fewer children”. The charity says higher transport, fuel, food and medical supply costs linked to the Middle East conflict have already…
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The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus
Restaurants are increasingly turning to AI-generated illustrations for their menus, but the results often look subtly “off” — unnaturally smooth, symmetrical and artificial in ways diners struggle to articulate but instinctively notice. Experts say this is because image-generating AI models are trained on huge datasets of existing food imagery, which pushes outputs towards a narrow,…
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Popular pantry staple could get you stopped at airport security under little-known TSA rule
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reminded travellers that peanut butter counts as a liquid under airport security rules, meaning it is subject to the same restrictions as shampoo or drinks in carry-on luggage. The agency made the point on social media, backing it up with a screenshot of a Google AI Overview explaining…
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Families told to stockpile food as UK supply chain risks mount
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that households should be encouraged to stockpile food to cope with growing risks to the UK’s supply chain, including extreme weather, cyber attacks and disease outbreaks. In a new report, the spending watchdog said the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had done “too little…
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‘Limited Time Offer’ Competition Series Set At ABC From Eric Wattenberg & Gary Vaynerchuk’s VaynerWatt
ABC has greenlit “Limited Time Offer,” a new unscripted competition series from VaynerWatt, the production company run by marketing entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and former CAA agent Eric Wattenberg. The show pits ten pop-culture food enthusiasts against each other weekly to invent brand-funded products, with the winning creation going on sale to the public the day…
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Bunnie Xo Recalls Needing IVs & ‘Eating Baby Food to Get by’ After Jelly Roll Split: ‘My Heart Was Shattered’
Bunnie Xo has spoken candidly about the toll her divorce from country singer Jelly Roll took on her health, revealing on the Today show’s Open Book With Jenna podcast that she needed intravenous drips and could only manage to eat baby food in the aftermath of the split. The podcaster addressed perceptions that she had…
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Restaurant owner kissed toddler without parental consent during birthday party
A Kansas mother, Cassie Berrios, has spoken out after a restaurant part-owner kissed her two-year-old daughter and blew out her birthday candle without permission during a family celebration. Berrios said John Arnold, an equity holder at Stearman Bar & Grill in the Wichita area, approached the toddler unprompted, put his arm around her and attempted…
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Moroccan influencer who robbed diamond-encrusted £170,000 Richard Mille watch from fashion designer as he smoked cigar outside Mayfair restaurant faces jail
A Moroccan social media influencer and two other men face jail after being convicted of robbing an internationally known fashion designer of his £170,000 Richard Mille watch outside a Mayfair restaurant. Catalin Botezatu, who has worked with Versace, was smoking a cigar with a friend outside Amazonico in Berkeley Square when he was ambushed by…
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The open secret of Star Casino’s suicide tower: Mother reveals the texts, CCTV and agonising hour when staff could have stopped her son, 18 – as casino claims another young life
The mother of an 18-year-old who took his own life from The Star Casino’s Sky Deck in Brisbane has come forward after a young chef died in an almost identical way at the same spot a year later, raising fresh questions about whether staff could have intervened. Natalie Heslop says her son, Amir David Almansouri,…
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Restaurant boss says council ‘are killing us’ by erecting new bike racks that he predicts will end outdoor dining
A restaurant owner in Cambridge has publicly criticised the local council after workers began installing bike racks directly outside his outdoor dining area, warning it could end al fresco dining that has operated there for over a decade. Andrea Scaramuccia, managing director of Tradizioni on Mill Road, said the decision was made without genuine consultation…