Dark chocolate Toblerone to be discontinued in UK due to ‘changing tastes’

Mars Delight, Cadbury Dream and Rowntree’s Texan are just some of the once beloved chocolate bars that have been discontinued over the years, and now after almost six decades the dark chocolate Toblerone is joining them in the confectionery graveyard.The triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar is a staple of supermarkets and airport duty-free shopping, but will be discontinued in the UK.A spokesperson for Mondelēz, the company that produces Toblerone, said it made the “difficult decision” to discontinue its 360g dark chocolate bar because of “changing tastes”.“While we understand that this may be disappointing for some consumers, we continue to invest in Toblerone,” they added. They did not say whether the product would be discontinued outside the UK

Ofgem boss calls for truce in row over electricity market overhaul

The head of Britain’s energy regulator has called for an industry truce in the deepening row over plans to overhaul the electricity market.A decision on whether to replace the country’s single electricity market with several market zones, each with their own price, is expected within weeks.It could mean that homes in areas where there is an abundance of electricity generation will pay lower prices than those in areas of high demand and low generation capacity.But as the decision – to be taken by the energy secretary, Ed Miliband – approaches, energy organisations have ratcheted up their opposing campaigns in what sources have described as one of the energy industry’s “ugliest” drives in years to pile pressure on the government.The campaigns have included contradictory paid-for research by third-party consultants, opinion surveys and coordinated open letters to government departments in the hopes of swaying the debate

Italian opposition file complaint over far-right party’s use of ‘racist’ AI images

Centre-left parties slam ‘racist, Islamophobic and xenophobic’ faked images posted on social media by League partyOpposition parties in Italy have complained to the communications watchdog about a series of AI-generated images published on social media by deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini’s far-right party, calling them “racist, Islamophobic and xenophobic”, the Guardian has learned.The centre-left Democratic party (PD), with the Greens and Left Alliance, filed a complaint on Thursday with Agcom, the Italian communications regulatory authority, alleging the fake images used by the League contained “almost all categories of hate speech”.Over the past month, dozens of apparently AI‑generated photos have appeared on the League’s social channels, including on Facebook, Instagram and X. The images frequently depict men of colour, often armed with knives, attacking women or police officers.Antonio Nicita, a PD senator, said: “In the images published by Salvini’s party and generated by AI there are almost all categories of hate speech, from racism and xenophobia to Islamophobia

From Sidemen to MrBeast: how YouTube and its creator economy took over TV

From MrBeast creating the world’s most expensive reality TV show and Jake Paul’s record-breaking clash with Mike Tyson to the British supergroup Sidemen’s Netflix deal, YouTube’s superstar creators are taking over mainstream television.Last month Netflix launched the second series of Inside, the Sidemen’s reality show that was a hit when the first run of episodes premiered on YouTube.The deep-pocketed streamer has such confidence in the format from the septet – whose members include the content creator, rapper and some-time boxer KSI – that it has already commissioned a US version, which is to be broadcast later this year.The TV breakthrough comes just weeks after the Sidemen, who have more than 150 million YouTube subscribers, sold out the 90,000-seat Wembley stadium for a charity football match against a YouTube Allstars team.Attenders and players at the 18-goal extravaganza included Paul, whose Netflix boxing match against Tyson in November made history as the most-streamed sporting event ever

County cricket day one: Cameron Green makes debut ton before cramp strikes – as it happened

It was a hand-rubbing day for the mystery benefactor paying Cameron Green’s wages at Gloucestershire. Green made a century on debut, hauling his side out of trouble, before walking off with cramp. James Bracey kept things rolling along an unbeaten 109 of his own, while Kent’s Nathan Gilchrist (five for 61) made light work of the tail at the other end.Half-centuries from James Wharton, Dom Bess and George Hill pulled Yorkshire towards hot-cross bun glazing respectability at Chester-le-Street. Durham’s Brendan Doggett finished with four for 69

Hamilton hopes he and Ferrari can ‘ride rollercoaster’ to success

Weathering the choppy waves of his new career with Ferrari it is still clear that every time Lewis Hamilton climbs into the car the seven-time Formula One champion believes he is taking a step forward, regardless of how it seems to others. He remains unfazed by the process of adapting, having long considered it would be an evolution, even given the weight of all the expectation and scrutiny.This weekend at the fifth round of the season in Saudi Arabia, Ferrari and Hamilton are optimistic they will be making another stride in bridging the gap to the dominant McLaren.It was always going to be impossible for Hamilton and Ferrari to manage expectations around his debut season. The greatest driver of the modern era finally donning the rosso corsa to likely see out his career with the sport’s most famous and most successful marque, and potentially ending a Ferrari drivers’ title drought that stretches back to 2007