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The Sun
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Mystery as two Love Islanders' parents DELETE TikToks slamming show stars ahead of Meet The Parents day
AS LOVE Island fans bubble with excitement for tonight's Meet The Parents episode - a mystery arises. Two Love Islanders' parents have deleted their TikTok 's and slammed the show's stars before the episode even airs. 5 5 On Love Island tonight, viewers will see the loved ones of the contestants enter the villa as the infamous 'Meet The Parents' segment returns. But Shakira's mum (Sukina) and Toni's mum (Leslie) have now deleted their TikTok accounts or made them private before the event takes place. A fan of the show posted on social media site Reddit: "I regularly watch Leslie's (Toni's mum) debrief about the episodes and I noticed she had privatised her account today. "Shakira's mum hasn't but she removed all her debrief videos. "Do we think they were approached by producers to stop making them so they don't influence the upcoming voting for finals?" One fan responded: "My thought is the producers have contacted her and said that her daughter is now in a couple with Harry and it's going to look pretty bad to have videos stating how much she hates him up hahaha." Another added: "I have a comment on her recent video that is still gaining likes but I can't revisit now, so I noticed." "I think yes and I think each got the call to fly to Mallorca for family day," explained another. While a fourth said: "I don't understand how producers have a power over their parents to stop doing something...? "People are not stupid these days to be influenced by some parent... Everyone is free to their own choices. 'Get her out' rant Love Island fans as they call for 'sly' star to be kicked off the show "So are the mums.. If they want to make posts.. So it be!!!" In tonight's episode which is yet to air, Toni is sitting on the terrace, when suddenly, and very unexpectedly, she hears her mum Leslie shout: 'Is Toni here? Where's Toni?' Realising friends and family have come to visit the Villa, Toni races down stairs to greet her mum who has flown in from Florida. Toni's best friend Marielle has also made the trip and she jokes of being in the Villa: 'It's like meeting our Sims in real life!' As they catch up, talk turns to her daughter's romantic relationships in the Villa, with Leslie saying: 'The Harrison thing - I'd love to know what voodoo spell he put on you.' Toni replies: 'Sometimes you have to get burned 150 times before you can't get burnt anymore.' Leslie insists of Cach: 'You have the most amazing man. His morals, his ethics, his calm demeanour when he is confronted with a bad situation… he is my king.' Toni laughingly replies: 'No, he's my king - back off!' But Leslie also has some direct words of advice for another Islander - Harry - before she leaves the Villa. What does Leslie tell him? Meanwhile, Harry's best mate Harry and mum Julia arrive alongside Shakira's sister Shanti and mum Sukina. Cutting to the core of recent issues, Shakira tells her family of Harry: 'I adore him and I really wish I didn't, that's the problem. It would be easier if I hated him, but I don't.' Her mum Sukina says: 'What I will say, with him, he can prove himself to you before he has to prove himself to me.' The other Islanders then watch on tenterhooks as the two families come together at the Firepit. As Harry walks over to the Firepit ready to greet them, Sukina keeps her seat and tells him: 'We're not hugging Harry.' Sukina goes on to add of him ending things with Helena: 'I think the whole of the UK is [surprised]. I'm sorry, but we thought it was 'undeniable' Harry.' How will Harry handle even more pointed questions from Shakira's family and also what will Harry's own mum have to say on the whole situation? 5 5
National Post
19-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Ryan Cardwell: Supply management isn't free
Supply management (SM) is a complex set of government policies that restricts production, marketing, and trade of dairy and poultry in Canada. At its core, SM is a textbook cartel in which producers collude to fix production at the national level, and set prices charged to processors who make the consumer food products sold in restaurants and grocery stores. Such collusion is illegal in other industries — food and elsewhere — but is mandated in SM through government policies. Article content Article content Some market outcomes of these policies are high and stable incomes for producers, high consumer prices for dairy and poultry products, and smaller farms. Article content Article content Government support for farm incomes is not new, or unique to SM. Field crop and other livestock producers in Canada receive generous government support as subsidized insurance, direct payments, and other programs. But the support provided to SM producers differs in important ways. Article content First, the level of support provided to SM producers is much higher; the OECD estimates that SM policies in Canada account for approximately one-third of gross farm receipts for SM producers. This is multiples higher than support provided to field crop and other livestock producers. It is noteworthy, too, that recipients of this support are relatively high-income households; average household income for dairy and poultry farm families is more than double the average income of the Canadian households who pay for the support through higher food prices (approximately $245,000 for SM farm families compared to the Canadian average of $116,000). Article content Article content Second, the source of funding for support to SM producers comes from an implicit tax on food, not from government transfers. This has important implications. Support to other agricultural producers is funded from government revenues, much of which is raised through a progressive tax system and does not significantly affect food prices. Article content Article content On the other hand, SM's implicit food tax has regressive distributional effects, imposing a heavier burden on low-income households who spend larger shares of their incomes on food; this implicit tax rate is five times higher for low-income households than for high-income households. Our research shows that support for SM is higher among people who support progressive redistribution policies, despite SM doing precisely the opposite through a regressive tax on consumers and by supporting the incomes of relatively high-income families. Article content The opacity of how cartelized production and import restrictions increase prices is a feature, not a bug, of the system. The effects of these policies are difficult to understand without formal training in economics. Also, these policy tools allow lobby groups to claim that the system isn't subsidized ($5 billion in payments to SM interest groups in the wake of recent trade agreements notwithstanding), while at the same time, admitting that 'consumers pay twice for most food, once through their taxes (whether they buy it or not), and again at the grocery counter,' with the exception of dairy, poultry and egg products.
The Sun
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Love Island fans' bizarre conspiracy theory Yasmin is ‘AI bot' after series of weird moments in villa
LOVE Island fans are convinced Yasmin Pettet is an AI bot in a bizarre conspiracy theory - following a series of weird moments in the villa. The claim gained traction on social media following last night's episode, when Yasmin, 24, appeared unusually rigid during the recoupling. 6 6 6 Viewers noted that she stood stiffly by the firepit, blinking slowly and barely reacting to the events unfolding around her. Clips of Yasmin sitting bolt upright in her bikini during Wednesday night's installment have added fuel to the theory, with fans describing her as 'glitching' and 'robotic'. One TikTok user posted a video of Yasmin with the caption: 'She genuinely scares me,' while another joked, 'Is Yasmin AI?' on X, formerly Twitter. A third viewer wrote: 'I saw someone say Yasmin is AI and bro she is literally not real.' Someone else joked: "Yasmin is the certified first Love island AI icon," as a fifth chimed in with: "is yasmin love island's first ai contestant?" Show fans previously shared their convinction the commercial banking executive had been planted by producers, ranting, "she CANNOT be real!" Due to her outrageous antics, fans are convinced Yasmin is a Love Island "mole" and has been put in the villa by producers to stir things up. So far she has asked Dejon for a threesome, propositioned Harry, and talked no stop about sex - despite saying she had only slept with two men. Taking to X, one wrote: "I am convinced Yasmin is a producer plant and was told to f**k s**t up. She cannot me real!" Love Island USA guest Megan Thee Stallion shows 'insane' body in thong bikini & gets lap dance during twerking Another added: "Yasmin has to be a producer plant because there is no way." Someone else fumed: "You cannot convince me she isn't some sort of producer plant put in to stir the pot this season." 'REAL VILLA VILLIAN' Fans have also branded Yasmin "the real villain" of the villa as they feel she is doing all she can to split up Meg and Dejon. Yasmin has come under fire over her flirty interactions with Dejon, and also asking him for a "threesome". Taking to X, one fan vented: "Yasmin is a villain she just doesn't give a f**k." Another added: "Yasmin is actually a beg AND a weirdo omg what a villain." Someone else fumed: "They hating Malisha when the real villain is Yasmin." Love Island star turns on girl he's coupled up with after she snogs another Islander It all kicked off after Yasmin turned to Dejon on Tuesday night's episode, and asked: 'I have a question for you, it's a bit rogue, would you have a threesome with me and Toni?' Dejon laughed - but was soon saved from answering as Meg called out: 'Come here please!" He joked: "You called me at a good time! Oh my god! We'll continue that question." However, the flirty tone continued as she followed up with: 'It was in my head, I had to say it. Intrusive thoughts, intrusive thoughts." Yasmin tried to defend the comment as innocent fun, insisting: 'It was just flirty banter. I think all of us talk really openly about sex and what we want to experience.' But Meg wasn't having it, firing back: 'It just seems to be you three all the time.' In the same episode, bombshell Yasmin revealed to some of the Islanders, including Harry and Dejon, that a man had never given her an orgasm before - which came amid another very shocking claim. The Londoner also confessed that she has only ever slept with two men before, despite speaking about sex frequently with guys in the villa. Then, in Wednesday night's instalment, Yasmin spoke to Harry on the terrace when things got very flirty. She spoke about being "bent over" and he said she was "undressing" him with her eyes. Love Island 2025 full lineup Harry Cooksley: A 30-year-old footballer with charm to spare. Shakira Khan: A 22-year-old Manchester-based model, ready to turn heads. Megan Moore: A payroll specialist from Southampton, looking for someone tall and stylish. Alima Gagigo: International business graduate with brains and ambition. Tommy Bradley: A gym enthusiast with a big heart. Helena Ford: A Londoner with celebrity connections, aiming to find someone funny or Northern. Ben Holbrough: A model ready to make waves. Megan Clarke: An Irish actress already drawing comparisons to Maura Higgins. Dejon Noel-Williams: A personal trainer and semi-pro footballer, following in his footballer father's footsteps. Aaron Buckett: A towering 6'5' personal trainer. Conor Phillips: A 25-year-old Irish rugby pro. Antonia Laites: Love Island's first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress. Rose Selway: Beauty salon owner from Devon who runs 12 aesthetics clinics, boasting a famous clientele including former Love Islanders. Yasmin Pettet: The 24-year-old bombshell hails from London and works as a commercial banking executive. Malisha Jordan: A teaching assistant from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who entered Love Island 2025 as a bombshell. Emily Moran: Bombshell Welsh brunette from the same town as Love Island 2024 alumni Nicole Samuel. Shea Mannings: Works as a scaffolder day-to-day and plays semi-pro football on the side. Remell Mullins: Boasts over 18million likes and 500k followers on TikTok thanks to his sizzling body transformation videos. Harrison Solomon: Pro footballer and model entering Love Island 2025 as a bombshell. Departures: Kyle Ashman: Axed after an arrest over a machete attack emerged. He was released with no further action taken and denies any wrongdoing. Sophie Lee: A model and motivational speaker who has overcome adversity after suffering life-changing burns in an accident. Blu Chegini: A boxer with striking model looks, seeking love in the villa. 6 6 6
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) now law in Kenya
Kenya has implemented the Sustainable Waste Management (Extended Producer Responsibility) Regulations, Legal Notice No 176 of 2024, marking a major shift in how waste is managed in the country. Effective from 4 November 2024, the rules place the onus on producers, importers and brand owners to manage the entire life cycle of their products. Under these new extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations, firms must register with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), develop take‑back systems, pay fees tied to product volumes, and submit annual reports—all by the compliance deadline of 4 May 2025. All entities introducing goods, packaging or products into Kenya—whether through manufacturing, import or rebranding—must register with NEMA and obtain an annual licence. This includes importers of listed items, obligated to register and pay EPR fees within six months of the regulations coming into force. Registration involves submission of a four‑year compliance plan and secures a Producer Responsibility Number necessary for product clearance. The regulations mandate producers to implement take‑back schemes—such as deposit‑refund systems or collection partnerships—to ensure post‑consumer waste is responsibly collected and processed. EPR fees, set by the Cabinet Secretary, are paid based on the volume of products placed on the market and support waste infrastructure. Producers must also maintain detailed records covering production volumes, waste collection, recycling and disposal, submitting annual reports to NEMA and county authorities. These EPR regulations stem from the Sustainable Waste Management Act of 2022, which codified principles like the polluter‑pays model, zero‑waste ideology and circular economy frameworks. The Act tasks the Cabinet Secretary with creating regulations to operationalise these principles, now realised through the EPR rules. Previous measures—including the 2017 single‑use plastic bag ban—have helped tackle pollution, but take‑back schemes and mandatory EPR fees represent a more comprehensive, lifecycle‑focused strategy. Businesses are urged to register by 4 May 2025, design effective waste collection programmes, engage with producer responsibility organisations (PROs), and improve product recyclability through design and consumer education. Joining PROs can ease the administrative burden, enabling collective compliance. Enforcement will be robust—companies failing to register or submit accurate data may face legal action, financial penalties or licence revocation. Kenya's new EPR regulations mark a defining moment in promoting sustainable waste management, closing the loop through shared responsibility. As businesses navigate registration, take‑back schemes and fee payments, the success of these measures will hinge on effective collaboration between producers, PROs, NEMA, counties and the public. "Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) now law in Kenya" was originally created and published by Packaging Gateway, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
Bloomberg
05-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Russia's Crude Production Remained Below OPEC+ Target in May
Russia's data show the nation kept its crude oil production below its OPEC+ target in May, according to people familiar with the figures. Producers pumped 8.979 million barrels a day last month, almost unchanged from April levels, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn't public. That's 19,000 barrels a day below Russia's target for May under the OPEC+ deal, including compensation for past overproduction.
