“Cereulide is a toxin produced by food poisoning bacteria Bacillus Cereus, and can cause food poisoning symptoms which can be quick to develop and include vomiting, and stomach cramps. “The company is in contact with UK authorities and as a precautionary measure, is voluntarily recalling specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula. “Nestle assures parents and caregivers that it is implementing appropriate actions to safeguard the health and wellbeing of families and their babies. “Nestle remains committed to keeping parents, caregivers and the public informed and to providing clear, transparent information and support throughout this process.”What is a product recall? The FSA issues Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food.

January 06, 2026 10:01 UTC

Companies have even increased their staffing levels more strongly, and new business indicates that they remain on a growth path. As a precautionary measure, Nestlé is voluntarily recalling specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula. On Monday the FTSE 100 closed above 10,000 for the first time gaining over 0.5% driven by mining stocks and defence companies. Goldman Sachs has now raised its 12-month target on the FTSE 100 from 10,300 to 10,400, suggesting that after a strong year, there could be more room to run for the UK index. Unwrapping some of the headline figures, sales growth continues to be driven by its online channel, which already accounts for more than half of group sales.

January 06, 2026 09:43 UTC

A message on the National Rail website said no trains can run between Paddington and Reading due to a broken-down freight train near Reading Station. "All trains currently cannot run between London Paddington to Reading until [the] freight train has moved. Update 9.30am: National Rail has said train disruption this morning affects Elizabeth line, GWR and Heathrow Express services to and from London Paddington. "As a result, trains running between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport / Reading may be cancelled or severely delayed. Trains operating between London Paddington and Reading are experiencing major disruption today following damage to overhead power cables.

January 06, 2026 09:12 UTC

That's it from Politics Hub todayWe're wrapping up today's Politics Hub. Today saw Sir Keir Starmer pledge British troops on the ground in Ukraine in the event of a peace deal. Elsewhere, the technology secretary demanded "urgent" action from X to tackle sexualised AI images generated of people without their consent by its AI tool Grok. While MPs also grilled West Midlands Police bosses over the decision to ban Israeli football fans from a Birmingham match in November. Tap the key points to find out more about the stories - and you can watch the full programme below as well.

January 06, 2026 09:08 UTC

Deal grows Octave’s audience scale with 6 million reach into gaming marketLondon, UK - 06 January, 2026 - Octave, News UK’s audio-visual advertising platform, has signed an audio inventory deal with in-app audio advertising network Audiomob. The deal will give Octave even greater audience scale with data-rich access to more than 6 million mobile gaming users. Audiomob is an in-app audio advertising network, allowing advertisers to reach their target audiences using audio ads in apps and games. With this partnership, Octave will be able to enhance their existing audience segments using Audiomob’s audience and data platform. Octave combines inventory from News UK’s media brand portfolio, including talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK and Times Radio, alongside premium inventory partners to reach over 14.5 million highly engaged listeners monthly.

January 06, 2026 07:04 UTC





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January 06, 2026 06:16 UTC

Ruben Amorim has been sacked by Manchester United after 14 months as their head coach. He leaves Old Trafford after a power struggle with the hierarchy over transfer policy, with Amorim demanding his colleagues in the recruitment department 'do their job' after Sunday’s draw at Leeds. We take a look back at his turbulent reign, which featured a few fleeting highs but some miserable lows.

January 06, 2026 04:23 UTC

In the solemn Vatican, in the meeting room of the Holy See, physicist Max Tegmark has just finished a long closed - door meeting. Among these cardinals in suits, entrepreneurs, and human - rights lawyers, Max Tegmark stands out like a sore thumb. The words on the note are short and chilling: Call for a halt to the development of human - level AI until safety is ensured. Max Tegmark is not alone, but his opponents are getting more and more powerful: the potentially uncontrollable ASI and the trillions of dollars of capital frenzy behind it. Normally, he and Max Tegmark, who is in the liberal academic circle at MIT, should be at odds with each other.

January 06, 2026 04:22 UTC

Queer survival is depicted outside institutional legitimacy, grounded in necessity rather than identity affirmation. Brand Insight: Cultural value here derives from proximity to structural truth, not uplift. Industry Insight: Baby benefits from a critical environment that increasingly rewards films diagnosing systemic stasis instead of offering reformist hope. Meta value → cultural value: The film operates as a cultural document as much as a narrative work, capturing how survival economies function at the margins of legitimacy. Format lifecycle → stabilization: Queer realism has moved beyond emergence into consolidation, no longer needing exceptional narratives to justify its existence.

January 06, 2026 03:17 UTC

Jan 06, 2026 08:50:00A survey result shows that YouTube is being eroded by low-quality AI-generated videos, with 63 billion views and over 221 million subscribers. Meanwhile, South Korea had the highest total number of views for AI slop channels in the top 100 trending charts, reaching 8.45 billion views. This is about 1.6 times the number of views of second-place Pakistan (5.34 billion views) and about 2.5 times the number of views of third-place America (3.39 billion views). Pouty Frenchie (Estimated annual earnings: ¥645,800,000)4th place: Fikra-Ai (Estimated annual revenue: approximately 533.6 million yen)5. Fantastic Beasts (estimated annual revenue: approximately ¥487.74 million)7th place: Cuentos Facinantes [sic] (estimated annual revenue: approximately 416.94 million yen)8. insanespidey (estimated annual earnings: approximately ¥387.53 million)9th place: The Ai World (estimated annual revenue: approximately 376.64 million yen)10.

January 06, 2026 01:07 UTC

Scrammy Gorge in Bladensburg national park is flowing after recent rainfall, with water spilling across the top of the jump-up and cascading over the edge of the gorge. Tourism operator Vicki Jones took vision of the waterfalls from a helicopter following the floods around the outback town of Winton in central west Queensland. The waterfalls appear only after significant rain, typically after a few days

January 06, 2026 00:44 UTC

Many users on X prompted Grok to generate sexualized, nonconsensual AI-altered versions of images in recent days, in some cases removing people’s clothing without their consent. Grok ‌said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on X, saying it was urgently fixing them. Creating or sharing non-consensual intimate images or child sexual abuse material, ‍including sexual deepfakes created by artificial intelligence, is illegal in Britain. Elon Musk has also reportedly posted laugh-cry emojis in response to some of the images generated. In August last year, a victim of child sexual abuse begged Elon Musk to stop links offering images of her abuse being posted on X.Newsquest has approached X for comment.

January 06, 2026 00:36 UTC

Sad sign of the times as rough sleeper beds down in snow-hit Stoke-on-TrentThis shocking image was captured at 9am today as temperatures to -6C overnightView Image A rough sleeper outside Sandon Road Supermarket this morningThe plight of Stoke-on-Trent's rough sleepers has been highlighted as a homeless man bedded down on a snow-covered pavement. The city council spent £1.06 million on hotel rooms for homeless people in one year. "Using hotel accommodation just isn't sustainable. ‌Local authorities have a legal duty to assist people facing homelessness, and this can often mean placing them in emergency accommodation on a short-term basis. In addition to the use of hotel accommodation, the city council also has its own homeless units.

January 05, 2026 21:43 UTC

We have just issued this YouTube short, recorded in the snow this morning:The transcript is:If you want to understand Britain's future, look at how Trump is dealing with Venezuela. It's democracy, it's statehood, power, all of them are subject to US control as far as he's concerned. We gave up our influence in Europe, which was enormous, by leaving the European Union. We are capable of exploitation and control just as Venezuela is. The Trojan horse that they have to influence European policy in US favour.

January 05, 2026 21:39 UTC

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