Posters for the new The Mummy film have been banned from the London Underground and other billboards after regulators said they included realistic depictions of a dead child. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 30 complaints regarding the promotional campaign for the Lee Cronin film and said the posters must not be displayed in areas where children could see them. Many complainants argued the imagery was distressing for both children and adults. Warner Bros defended the campaign, stating it had been prepared with “due responsibility to consumers and society” and was not designed to create fear or offence. The poster…
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has appointed Ruth Kulundu as the Acting Chief Executive Officer and Commission Secretary. In a statement, IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon said Kulundu’s appointment took effect on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Ethekon said Kulundu will serve in the acting capacity for a period of two months as the commission finalises the recruitment of a substantive Chief Executive Officer, a process that is currently underway. “During this transition, the Commission requests all staff members to extend their full cooperation and support to Kulundu to ensure our operations continue to run smoothly and efficiently,” Ethekon…
A fashion brand has had an advert banned by the advertising watchdog which it said was “glamourising smoking”. Jaded London, whose clothes have been worn by Beyoncé and Kylie Jenner, used a picture of a woman on holiday holding a cigarette in one of its marketing emails. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the advert was “heavily stylised and presented the model in a fashionable and attractive manner”, which made smoking seem appealing. Jaded London argued that the cigarette was not the “focus of the ad” but agreed to not use pictures of models smoking in future. The ASA’s rules…
The Chilean Football Federation (ANFP) has granted an exemption to allow Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to wear his nickname on his Colo Colo shirt. The 40-year-old signed a six-month contract with the Chilean Liga de Primera side on Monday after garnering global acclaim for his performances at the World Cup. Under league rules, he is required to play under his legal name Josimar Jose Evora Dias, with ANFP regulations stating “nicknames, appellations or sobriquets will not be permitted” on playing shirts. However, Colo Colo have successfully secured permission for him to play under his famous moniker, which means ‘granny’ in Portuguese. “It…
Arsenal are set to complete their protracted move for Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes. BBC Sport reported on 30 July that Guimaraes was expected to move to the Premier League champions following a breakthrough in talks. And a full agreement is now almost done, with Guimaraes waiting for permission to leave Newcastle’s training base in La Manga, in Spain, to finalise the formalities of his move to Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are now making preparations for the Brazil midfielder’s medical this week. There is no confirmation of a fee but sources are indicating it could reach £80m. Guimaraes, who joined…
Turkish club Trabzonspor say they have begun negotiations to sign Mohamed Salah. The 34-year-old Egypt forward left Liverpool at the end of last season and is in talks to join as a free agent. In a statement, Trabzonspor said Salah will arrive in Istanbul on Wednesday. “The player is planned to reach Trabzon in the evening of the same day,” it said. “The time and other details regarding the welcome program in Trabzon will be shared with the public through our club’s official communication channels during the day.” Nicknamed the Black Sea Storm, Trabzonspor have won seven league titles, six of which…
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 before. During routine AI safety testing, an Anthropic agent created fake profiles of real people as it tried to trick a person standing between it and access to GitHub, a large platform where technology developers store software code. Anthropic and OpenAI noted in response to AISI’s report…
Artificial intelligence is enabling 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more scalable, and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. With more than 1.1 billion mobile subscribers recorded in 2025, Africa’s digital transformation is expanding rapidly. However, cybercrime legislation is fragmented and AI readiness in law enforcement agencies remains alarmingly low. The 40-page report draws on survey data from 36 African member countries and highlights a defining shift: cyber-criminality has evolved from isolated incidents into an industrialized, borderless ecosystem. East Africa emerged as a hub of…
SpaceX has delivered its first-ever quarterly business report, which showed revenue nearly doubled but its spending skyrocketed. The company, run by Elon Musk, builds space rockets and Starlink internet satellites and owns the social media platform X. It began trading on the US stock market in June. SpaceX said its revenue had grown 92% to $7.8bn (£5.8bn) compared with a year ago, but its spending was up more than 550% to $18.3bn, on top of a net loss of $2bn during the first six months of the year. Its stock fell nearly 9% in after-hours trading. Musk said during a call with…
Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 17 people and leaving at least 44 injured, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In one of the deadliest strikes across Kyiv this year, which started after midnight on Wednesday, the head of the city’s military administration, Timur Tkachenko, said the “enemy is once again massively attacking”. Air raid alerts were in place for more than an hour as the capital’s military administration said the barrage damaged residential buildings and warehouses. Ukraine has urged allies for more US-made Patriot missile interceptors to defend against Russian ballistic attacks. The Russia…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters have arrested the director of a college in Eldoret over allegations of issuing forged academic certificates, an act that allegedly cost one victim his job. In a statement, the DCI said the suspect, Philip Kipsoi Kiyeng, the director of Region Group College, was arrested following investigations launched after a complaint from the Public Service Commission (PSC) during the authentication of academic and professional certificates. According to investigators, the suspect allegedly misrepresented the college as being affiliated with Moi University, prompting an unsuspecting student to enrol for a Diploma in Business Management…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed the arrest of a blogger associated with the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), a day after some political leaders claimed he had been abducted. In a statement, the DCI said detectives from its headquarters arrested Justin Kinyua Mwangi on Monday, August 4, 2026, in Wanguru Town, Mwea, Kirinyaga County. According to the agency, Mwangi, who describes himself on Facebook as a political storyteller and digital strategist and administers the Facebook account “Justin Kinyua,” is under investigation over social media posts alleged to amount to hate speech and ethnic contempt. The DCI…
Sid Caesar was an American comedian, actor, writer, and television pioneer who had an estimated net worth of $10 million at the time of his death in 2014. Caesar became one of the most influential figures in television history through his groundbreaking sketch comedy programs, Your Show of Shows and Caesar’s Hour. His innovative style helped shape modern comedy and launched the careers of some of the entertainment industry’s greatest writers, including Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Larry Gelbart. Beyond television, Caesar enjoyed a successful acting career in films such as It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,…
Buddy Hackett was an American comedian, actor, and entertainer who had an estimated net worth of $10 million at the time of his death in 2003. Hackett built his fortune through a career spanning more than five decades in stand-up comedy, television, film, and voice acting. He became one of America’s best-known comedians thanks to his appearances on television variety shows and memorable roles in classic films such as The Music Man, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, and Disney’s The Love Bug. He also introduced himself to a new generation of audiences by voicing Scuttle in Disney’s The…
Bud Abbott was an American comedian, actor, producer, and entertainer who had an estimated net worth of $50,000 at the time of his death in 1974. After adjusting for inflation, that is equivalent to roughly $260,000 today. Abbott is best remembered as one half of the iconic comedy duo Abbott and Costello, alongside Lou Costello. As the straight man in the partnership, Abbott’s quick delivery and perfect timing complemented Costello’s slapstick humor, helping the pair become one of the most successful comedy acts in entertainment history. Although Abbott earned millions during the peak of his career, financial setbacks and tax…