5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 12th May 2022
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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 12th May 2022
5. Adidas sports bra adverts that featured photographs of bare breasts have been banned for showing explicit nudity.
Images of the breasts of dozens of women of various skin colours, shapes and sizes in a grid format appeared on a tweet and two posters.
4. Walt Disney has reported another jump in sign-ups for its streaming services, escaping the slowdown that hit arch rival Netflix.
More than 9 million people subscribed to the firm's online video platforms in the first three months of the year, most of them to its flagship Disney+.
3. A windfall tax on big oil and gas companies to help tackle the soaring cost of living has not been ruled out, sources close to the chancellor say.
Officials say Rishi Sunak is still open to the idea if firms do not reinvest their bumper profits in the UK.
2. Apple has lost its position as the world's most valuable company amid a broad sell-off of technology stocks.
Saudi Arabian oil and gas producer Aramco has reclaimed the top spot from the iPhone maker for the first time in almost two years.
1. The government's chief law officer has received legal advice that it would be lawful to override parts of the post-Brexit treaty for Northern Ireland.
This means there could be new legislation scrapping checks on goods going from Britain to Northern Ireland.
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