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An advert for the chocolate bar Twix has been banned for ‘encouraging dangerous driving’.

The short ad features a man who is involved in a high-speed car chase who crashes.

However, as he makes an impact with the other driver, his caramel-coloured car is sandwiched on top of another, like a Twix.

Following five complaints the advert was deemed ‘irresponsible’ and was pulled from the air.

Mars-Wrigley own Twix, along with other confectionary brands such as Snickers, M&M’s and Milky Way.

The company has claimed that the ad had a ‘cinematic presentation’ and was set in a ‘world that was absurd, fantastical and removed from reality’.

This was a view that was echoed by Clearcast, who is the non-governmental organisation that approves adverts.

However, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that in its current form it ‘condoned unsafe driving’.

ASA claimed that the first half of the video ‘appeared likely to breach the legal requirements of the Highway Code’ despite it featuring fantastical elements.

An ’emphasis on speed’ as well as ‘visible skid marks’ also helped contribute to the decision to ban it.

Mars defended the advert, saying the cars were ‘shot driving at lawful speeds and any emulation would only reflect the legal and safe driving presented’, the BBC report.

After the cars crash together, a Twix bar falls through the sunroofs of the two cars before they drive off together, still attached.

Accompanying this is a tagline which reads ‘two is more than one’.

In the ASA official ruling, it tells Mars ‘not tocondone or encourage irresponsible driving that was likely to breach the legal requirements of the Highway Code in their ads.

This comes after a Next advert was banned earlier this year because of a single complaint over how the model looked – deeming it ‘irresponsible’.

The online ad for the clothing giant featured a model who was described as ‘unhealthily thin’ and also admitted digitally altering the image.

The camera angle and styling highlighted the slimness of her leg, the ASA said.

The model was sitting on a wooden block and her legs were extended towards the camera.

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The winners of BBC One’s Race Across the World 2025 have been revealed, and fans are already labelling this the best season yet.

After travelling thousands of kilometres across China, Nepal and India, one pair claimed the £20,000 prize after reaching the final checkpoint in Kanniyakumari.

The final leg was the closest the teams had been in 51 days, with just 19 minutes separating first and second place.

However, for the first time in the show’s history, a mother and son pairing have won after Caroline and Tom were declared winners following the 14,100km race across the world’s largest continent, Asia.

After the episode, fans on X were quick to brand the latest season the best yet.

@Caz2025xx wrote, ‘ Brilliant series. The best by far. They were all worthy winners’ a sentiment echoed by @louiseolou who added, ‘Best series so far! For once, I loved all 4 couples! It was joyous!’

@FishEggs1964 posted, ‘The best yet…well done all participants! Fair play to BBC…it gets enough stick but all credit deserved here. #RaceAcrossTheWorld Roll on the next series.’

Sisters Elizabeth and Letitia, who have remained consistent throughout the race, came in second place.

They were followed by teenage couple Fin and Sioned, while brothers Brian and Melvyn came in fourth.

It was a race to find a boat towards the fishing village of Arockiapuram and there, find the Vattakottai Fort where the last and final sign-in book was waiting. As Caroline and Tom turned to the page to discover they had reached the final checkpoint in first place, they hugged, overcome with emotion.

An emotional Caroline cried: ‘We must never doubt ourselves again. Ever, ever, ever.’

Writing their names in the book, Tom said: ‘That’s a really good feeling, I’m lost for words, I can’t believe it. 51 days racing through countries I never thought I’d go to, I never thought we’d come this far, I never thought we’d achieve so much and I’ve never been prouder of my mum – she got me through it.’

As sisters Elizabeth and Letitia turned the page to claim second place, Elizabeth said: ‘Ah, Tom and Caroline, so close, 19 minutes,’ with Letitia adding: ‘I’m proud of us.’

Just 45 minutes behind the winners, Fin and Sioned arrived in third place. Fin said: ‘We’ve done well.’

He added: ‘It would have been incredible to have come first, but obviously we can’t all come first.. we’ve gone more than 12000km…’

Sioned continued: ‘It’s been more than just the distance, it’s been a journey for us.’

Brian and Melvyn, who arrived in fourth place, only 3 hours and 5 minutes behind the race winners, said: ‘We’ve done very well actually. Really pleased for the guys that have won it. Beer? Desperately, and definitely!’

Following the episode, fans took to social media to congratulate the winners and commiserate with the losers.

@Welly_springer wrote on X: ‘Congratulations to Caroline & Tom. Worthy winners. Enjoyed every minute’ while @PremierLeedsMOT added, ‘yet again my favourite team won! Great result and another great season’.

@jamessmccarthy meanwhile wrote: ‘Really pleased that Caroline and Tom won #RaceAcrossTheWorld. Lovely people this series’.

Other fans felt slightly dejected that their preferred team didn’t win, with @Katieharris99 joking on x that she’s ‘fuming it wasn’t Brian and Melvin’ while @ellasrhapsody labelled Fin and Sioned ‘the people’s princesses’.

Sadly, not everyone was pleased with Caroline and Tom’s victory. Several X users described the final as ‘the ending the majority didn’t want’ and criticised the pair for their perceived ‘poshness’.

Despite the backlash, though, the pair have their defenders, including @beginningwithm, who took to X to express their frustration with those criticising Tom and Caroline.

‘To the people being horrible about Tom and Caroline. Grow up,’ they wrote. ‘They’ve come across as really nice people all the way through this. Try not to hate so much.’

These feelings were echoed by @IAmDrBaldHead, who explained they were ‘slightly gobsmacked’ by how cruel viewers were being about the pair before congratulating Tom and Caroline for being ‘decent, genuine people’.

The final episode saw Caroline and Tom begin the last leg in the lead, 6 hours and 54 minutes ahead of Elizabeth and Letitia.

They started from the 7th checkpoint, Panaji in Goa with just over 1000km to traverse across the southern Indian states to reach the finish line at the southernmost tip of India in Kanniyakumari.

Arriving into Kanniyakumari by taxi, Tom said how nervous he was, and worried more when he exclaimed: ‘I’ve just seen Fin and Sioned, I promise you, I have, oh no.’

Getting caught in a traffic jam, Caroline and Tom were visibly despondent.

Receiving their first instructions to reach the tip of India, Caroline and Tom raced through huge crowds of people trying to watch the incredible sunrise but with little time to appreciate the stunning views: ‘It’s a nice sunrise, bit hard to focus on, but it’s nice.’

Hot on Caroline and Tom’s heels, Elizabeth and Letitia received the next instructions to proceed on foot to the front of Our Lady of Ransom Shrine.

Not hesitating to ask multiple people for help, the teams made their way and discovered they must then take a boat to the Arockiapuram fishing village.

Caroline and Tom secured a boat for 1000 rupees, stressing that they were in a race and the need for speed to their driver. Still worried about having seen Fin and Sioned, Tom said: ‘I still can’t see Fin and Sioned, I don’t know if they can see us.’

The teams received a message instructing them to head on foot to the Vattakottai Fort. Running through the winding streets, trying to find the beach, Tom said: ‘It’s so far out of the way.’

On reaching the entrance to the Fort, Caroline and Tom ran in with Caroline asking, ‘Can you see anyone else, Thomas?’ and Tom replying, ‘I don’t see anyone.’

The pair reached the book and discovered they had won the race of a lifetime and a £20,000 prize.

Over the eight-part series, the four pairs have raced over 14,000km over 51 days.

The teams have successfully journeyed across the world’s largest continent, Asia, taking in three of its most diverse and fascinating nations – China, Nepal and India.

They’ve had to navigate crowds, congestion and cultural barriers, as well as a multitude of vast ranging landscapes on an epic journey from The Great Wall of China in northeastern China all the way to the southernmost tip of India – Kanniyakumari – all without smartphones, internet access and bank cards, and armed only with the cash equivalent of flying the route.

Following the final episode of Race Across the World, the teams will return for a heart-warming reunion celebration, which airs at 9pm on Wednesday, 18th June on BBC One.

Race Across the World is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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Lucy Beaumont has made a huge gesture towards a cancer charity after losing £79,000 on The Wheel.

The comedian was competing in Michael McIntyre’s BBC game show to win money for various contestants.

The game sees a series of participants, guided by celebrity experts, attempting to answer their way to a fortune.

However, after leading one of the participants astray, Lucy is now pleading with the public to help raise some money.

Taking to Instagram, Lucy wrote to Newcastle City Hall saying: ‘Hello, I’m a comedian (Lucy Beaumont) I recorded an episode of Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel the other night and I lost a cancer survivor £79,000.

‘I’ve done the show before and lost someone £98,000.

‘The contestant in question is a Newcastle lad and top bloke and was trying to raise money for the charity Maggies.

‘Could I put on a comedy charity night at your venue with a great line up to try and raise some money?’

The comedian went on to add: ‘I’ll put my hand in my pocket too.’

Towards the end of last year, Lucy finally broke her silence regarding her split from fellow comedian Jon Richardson.

The pair announced they had ‘jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go our separate ways’, just after the fifth season of their show hit screens.

It was also reported that Jon agreed to a seven-figure payout from Lucy.

The comedians were married in 2015 after being set up by a fellow comedian and mutual friend, After Life’s Roisin Conaty.

The pair welcomed their daughter in 2016.

But Lucy told OK! Magazine: ‘People might think I should talk about it because we were so public and everyone knew us as a couple, but I won’t, and not because there’s any animosity.

‘We both agreed that while it might be weird for other people not hearing anything about it, we wouldn’t talk about anything to do with the marriage or each other.’

The couple’s relationship was well-known to the public, largely due to their comedic collaborations, including the popular TV show Meet The Richardsons, which showed the world their married life.

Their chemistry both on and off-screen made them a favourite among fans, but despite their working partnership, their marriage ended with Jon paying Lucy a settlement of £1.625million.

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Bridgerton actress Genevieve Chenneour bravely defended herself after being targeted by a prolific London criminal while getting lunch.

The 27-year-old star’s real-life drama was thoroughly modern as she fought off a phone thief in Joe & the Juice.

Chenneour, who plays Clara Livingston in Netflix’s beloved show, was waiting for her order at the chain cafe on Kensington High Street, London.

The thief, who the Daily Mail identified as Zacariah Boulares, 18, quietly snuck up behind her and grabbed her phone, which was placed on the counter.

Immediately, Chenneour sprang into action as she spun around and grabbed his arm while another man came to her aid.

CCTV footage shows her freeing her phone from his grasp as she pushes him to the ground and fights back against the hooded criminal.

In court on May 29, Boulares pleaded guilty to stealing her phone as well as assaulting another customer.

The actress previously told the Mail: ‘They didn’t expect me to stand up for myself – but I did.’ 

‘I was left with a concussion just before the Screen Actors Guild Awards and since then, I’ve felt constantly on edge,’ she shared.

‘Even my dog was traumatised – now, if anyone touches me, he panics and tries to protect me. Getting a coffee shouldn’t be something you need your wits about you for.’

Chenneour added that she was thankful to the staff in store who were ‘incredible’ during the incident, and she has returned to see since.

She retrained as an actress after winning an Olympic scholarship to train for Team GB’s artistic swimming team at the age of 15.

Unfortunately an injury prevented her from going pro but after being a stunt double for underwater scenes in Gateway To The West she landed a role on Bridgerton.

Boulares reportedly also threatened Aled Jones with a machete 18 months prior, as he stole the star’s £17,000 Rolex watch while in West London.

He was jailed for 14 months in a young offenders centre after the incident in October 2023, getting released 10 months early.

At the hearing regarding Chenneour’s case, he also admitted to stealing a handbag at a pizza restaurant in London’s West End in January this year.

In a message on her Instagram, the Bridgerton debutante thanked fans for their support after the attack.

‘I’m okay and incredibly grateful he won’t be able to harm anyone else,’ she said. ‘I am, however, finding it difficult to feel safe going out – especially after being repeatedly threatened with being stabbed in the face.’

Chenneour revealed that the man at the end of the video had threatened to stab her, turning it into a ‘life or death’ situation’in her mind’.

This second man has been released due to a lack of evidence and won’t be going to court, according to the star.

A spokesman for the Met Police said: ‘Police were called to a restaurant on Kensington High Street on Saturday, 8 February following reports of a theft and an assault. 

‘CCTV showed the suspect stealing a phone from the table and then assaulting a separate member of the public who confronted him.

‘The victim of the assault was kicked and punched before the suspect left the premises.

‘CCTV enquiries identified Zacariah Boulares as the suspect and he was arrested. Boulares, 18, was charged with common assault and theft.’

He will be sentenced later this month.

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‘I don’t want to be here.’

Four episodes into this year’s series of Race Across The World, it seemed as though 19-year-old Sioned was on the verge of quitting the BBC series.

Following their arrival in India, she and 18-year-old boyfriend Fin had to find a transport link to the city of Varanasi, after riding in a bus that had Sioned putting her head between her knees to cope with the loud traffic around them.

Two episodes earlier, she burst into tears while sitting on a beach in China with Fin, as the reality of being away from home hit her in a massive tidal wave. Some fans of the show ridiculed her for ‘always crying’, and said that they were ‘fed up’ with her complaints.

In my opinion, anyone who sneered at her for sobbing, for admitting that she was overwhelmed, or that she was out of her comfort zone, should be ashamed of themselves.

How hard is it to try and put yourself in another person’s shoes, even if you can’t relate to the way that they’re feeling?

I admit, I can’t relate to Sioned in a lot of ways. She grew up in a small village in Wales, whereas I grew up in the hustle and bustle of London. I thrive on the energy of a busy city, while Sioned prefers the peace and quiet of the countryside.

That doesn’t mean that I can’t fathom how difficult it would be for a teenager to embark on a globe-trotting trip for the first time in their life. Especially if they’re travelling to a country with a massive change of pace, while figuring out how to complete their journey with a language barrier and struggling with what seems to be sensory overload.

Sioned wasn’t being spoilt when she burst into tears. She wasn’t showing herself up to be a child who’s been wrapped in cotton wool for her whole life. She was allowing her emotions to bubble over the surface, rather than bottle them up and have them explode at a later point.

She has a right to feel what she’s feeling, even if you would have been absolutely fine in her situation. And letting her emotions out is definitely healthier than keeping them to herself.

I can’t imagine how I would have coped travelling for over 50 days in countries I’ve never been to when I was 19 years old. The summer after I finished school, I went to a few spots in Spain and Italy with my friends for a couple of weeks.

It was a laugh, and I didn’t cry like Sioned, but I also had my phone, my passport, pre-planned accomodation, a decent understanding of where I was heading, and wasn’t racing against anyone to complete my journey.

Had I been racing across the world, I know I would have been woefully unprepared. Definitely more so than I would be if I went now in my 30s with a decade more life experience under my belt.

Fortunately, other people watching Race Across The World similarly admire the way that both Sioned and Fin have evolved since day one of the race.

They both have grown significantly, with Fin becoming a lot more confident in his decisions rather than relying on his girlfriend to make the hard choices whenever they were at a crossroads.

‘I’m so impressed with Sioned and Fin!! Might be rooting for them now,’ Bethan shared on X, as Kate commented: ‘If Fin or Sioned’s family are on here you should be so proud of their honesty, maturity and empathy.’ I couldn’t agree more.

Not only have Sioned and Fin had a journey where they’ve overcome challenges they’ve never encountered before, but they’ve also made great progress in the race. During legs three, four and five, they were massively behind the leaders, finishing 23, 27 and then 33 hours behind.

But they never threw in the towel, like plenty of people thought they would. At the end of leg six, they’d managed to narrow the margin so they were just six hours behind leaders Brian and Melvyn, before moving up to third place by the end of leg seven.

So for everyone snarking at Sioned for crying as Fin held her tenderly, telling her that everything was OK as they took a moment to breathe, just ask yourselves – how would you fare on Race Across The World?

I’d bet it’s a lot harder than it looks. And these two teenagers deserve your respect.

The Race Across The World 2025 final airs tonight at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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