Business

Strongbow and Jägermeister pull ads after complaints upheld

Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Al Nash Comedian Al Nash made the sponsored post about Strongbow cider Strongbow and Jägermeister have withdrawn some social media ads after complaints over the way the brands presented their alcoholic drinks were upheld by a watchdog. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said two Jägermeister adverts implied that alcohol was “a key […]

US & World

Army patrols streets of Kathmandu after fierce protests

The BBC’s Charlotte Scarr reports from Kathmandu where thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest against corruption and nepotism. Unrest began when the government banned 26 social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook – but then turned to embody discontent with Nepal’s political elite. In the weeks before the ban, a “nepo […]

UK News

NHS Tayside sorry for ‘adding to trauma’

BBC Sam Eljamel harmed dozens patients while he was the head of the neurosurgery department at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee NHS Tayside has apologised for adding to patients’ trauma with the way it handled concerns over disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel, as a public inquiry gets under way in Edinburgh. Eljamel, who was head of […]