Rice Krispies and Coco Pops, long-standing staples of the family breakfast table, will no longer be made of whole rice grains in the UK, after Kellogg's said it was changing its recipe.

Instead the tiny toasted puffs will be made using corn flour and rice flour, and will also now contain wheat gluten as an ingredient.

A Kellogg's spokesperson said the reformulation was due to "changing weather conditions" that have disrupted supplies of some grains and cereals.

The cereal giant said the new versions had been "carefully assessed for taste, appearance and texture" fans complained online they no longer made the famous "pop" sound and said their children would no longer eat them.

Some expressed dismay that the taste and texture were "totally different" and dubbed the change "grim" and "disgusting".

The "Snap, Crackle and Pop" - made when milk is added to the puffed rice - has been a centrepiece of the brand's marketing since the 1950s.

Recipe changes are notoriously difficult for big brands. Chocolate makers are constantly accused of reducing cocoa content in their products and debates rage constantly online over whether ketchup recipes have changed.

When Scottish fizzy drink Irn Bru cut its sugar content in 2018, fans famously stockpiled crates of the old version.

No changes are being made to Rice Krispies products in the US and Canada.

Kellog's said the recipe change in the UK will help "maintain consistent quality" as extreme weather takes a toll on crops and pushes up ingredient prices.

Rice Krispies, launched nearly a century ago, are sold around the world and come in variations such as vanilla and strawberry flavours in some markets alongside the widespread chocolate-flavoured Coco Pops version.

"We appreciate that even small changes to a much-loved product can feel noticeable and that's why we have approached this with a lot of care and consideration," Kellogg's said.

The cereals have already undergone some change, with reductions in salt content in the 1990s and lowered sugar in 2018. The company said Rice Krispies and Coco Pops will continue to meet UK food standards on levels of fat, salt and sugar in food.

A backlash against processed foods in recent years, especially those low in fibre and high in sugar, has put cereals generally under the spotlight from healthy food advocates.

Kellogg's stressed the cereals contain no artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners and the nutritional benefits in each bowl, such as fibre, Vitamin D and iron are staying the same.

However, the new recipes mean packaging will now include a "contains wheat gluten" warning.

Previously packaging said the products "may contain gluten" because they were made in a factory handling other cereals and there was a risk of cross-contamination.

Fleabag creator, writer and actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge is offering a rent-free flat in London for writers early in their careers.

The 41-year-old has bought and donated the flat as part of a new theatre initiative Writers' Block, which aims to address the cost of London accommodation for playwrights from underprivileged backgrounds.

She bought the flat specifically for writers who are starting out and are struggling to afford accommodation in the capital, and has donated its use alongside what the scheme called a "generous financial contribution".

Her flat will be provided without rent, with the resident paying bills only.

Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne – who wrote the films Wonder and Enola Holmes, as well as the Harry Potter And The Cursed Child stage play – is also providing financial backing to the scheme.

"I was lucky when I started out, my brother lived in Croydon and was able to put me up," he said.

"He did so, rather selflessly, for five years, before I moved to Luton and he got his peace.

"For many writers, the need for a roof makes writing impossible which is why this pilot is so important. If we want stories told about our complicated world, we need writers of every background writing them.

"If you're from privilege, your biggest problem is what to fill a page with. If you're not, so much of your struggle is about the need to survive."

A fourth boy has been arrested after five teenagers were stabbed at a Halloween party in Hampshire.

Police were called shortly after 22:30 GMT on Saturday to a home in Park Road in Chandler's Ford where an "unknown group" had gained entry to the event over a garden fence.

One boy, 17, remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition. The other four boys, who all suffered serious injuries, have since been discharged.

A 16-year-old from Southampton has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Police have been given an extra 36 hours to question a 16 and 17-year-old, also from the city, who were held on Monday morning on suspicion of the same offence.

A 16-year-old boy from Bristol remains in custody having been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Monday night.

Two witnesses told the BBC a fight started after a group came in over a garden fence, although they said the motive for the stabbings was unclear.

One of the teenagers said: "I was [standing] in the hallway near the exit and I saw someone I know pull up their shirt and say 'I've been stabbed'.

"And then I later saw him lying outside the front of the house with someone compressing his wound."

The other witness said: "A big group of people started shouting and then a fight broke out and then we just heard the dad tell everyone to leave.

"And that was when we saw someone injured on the floor."

Police cordoned off parts of Park Road and the adjoining Valley Road.

The five boys who were stabbed had been invited to attend the supervised party.

Concerns have been raised with the government about the amount of time primary school children are spending on a game designed to make learning times tables fun.

TT Rockstars, which allows children to compete with their classmates for virtual coins and rock-star themed characters and outfits, is widely used by schools for maths homework.

Labour MP Emily Darlington said the app and others like it could be harming children's development because it rewards them for "length of time rather than quality of time spent online".

Bruno Reddy, founder of the firm behind TT Rockstars, said he shared concerns about screen time and was working with schools to bring in curfews and time limits.

He said the company discourages long sessions, adding: "Every game in TTRS is deliberately short, and our characters remind children to take regular breaks.

"The rule of thumb we give schools is: three minutes, four or five times a week. In September, a typical child played on three days, for about six minutes each time."

He said that from 24 November "every school will have a curfew and a daily time limit switched on, and leaderboards switched off as default".

Darlington told BBC News that while education technology, or EdTech, can have a place in the classroom "when gamification is used, children spend hours online to 'earn' the latest outfit".

"Parents are concerned that this causes conflict on time spent on devices and the pressure to perform against classmates," she added, and this could deter them from taking part in real life, rather than screen-based, activities.

The Milton Keynes Central MP raised concerns about TT Rockstars on Tuesday at the Commons Science Committee, which is investigating the impact of screen time and digital devices on children's brain development.

The company behind TT Rockstars, Maths Circle, says that the app and a similar programme for addition and subtraction, Numbots, is used in 17,000 schools and over 100,000 households.

Reddy, a former maths teacher, said TT Rockstars had been designed to "boost learning in the classroom: recognising progress, celebrating achievement and making learning enjoyable".

He added: "We've deliberately steered away from features designed to keep children playing, such as streaks, random rewards, chat messages, loot boxes or notifications.

"There's no advertising and schools pay the same subscription however much their students play, so we have no commercial reason to want children on screen for longer."

The government is in the process of drawing up guidelines for schools and parents on the amount of time five to 16-year-olds should spend on screens.

World Triathlon says the partnership is designed to "benefit the entire World Triathlon movement",, external with new opportunities to engage athletes and audiences, and a stronger platform to grow triathlon and multisport from grassroots to elite level.

The question for athletes is, how?

European champion Roksana Slupek, of Poland, said she was "not against the idea", but wanted more information.

"What's the benefit for us, for triathlon? It's nothing against Hyrox," said Slupek.

However, Stapley called the move an "attack on our whole existence" and is concerned that World Triathlon could direct attention and resources towards Hyrox's Olympic ambition - at the expense of his own sport.

"How does Hyrox grow triathlon? If anything they've killed triathlon," he said, while also suggesting brands would rather get in early with Hyrox athletes before they potentially appear at an Olympics.

"Sponsorships have reduced because there's no visibility on TV, you have to pay to watch us.

"We are triathletes that do the short distance, which is the Olympic distance, and we've trained all our lives for it.

"There's no swimming, there's no biking, it's indoors. [Hyrox] has got nothing to do [with triathlon]".

"It seems like our sport's gone, 'no worries, come along, use our structure, use our access to the International Olympic Committee, and perhaps take our space'.

"We've got an opportunity to win medals in Los Angeles [at the 2028 Olympics], but will we have it further down the track?"

Evans said that while triathlon was an "established" Olympic sport, that has provided high quality racing since its introduction to the Games 26 years ago, this new partnership has introduced a "level of uncertainty".

"A lot of the resistance has come from athletes, because you don't know," she added.

A World Triathlon spokesperson told BBC Sport, it is continuing to "increase its focus and involvement in the Olympic and Paralympic families" and that it is in the "planning phase" for Brisbane 2032, adding that "triathlon is, and will remain, at the heart of everything we do".

BBC Sport approached Hyrox for comment, but they referred us to the statements made by World Triathlon.

Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono "would never intentionally hurt anyone" and has been "deeply affected" by the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel, his team-mate said on Wednesday.

Tenerife player De Miguel, 30, died after suffering a serious injury in a collision with Owono during a Spanish second-division match on Monday.

The world of football has paid tribute to De Miguel, a father-of-one who joined Tenerife in summer 2025, with a minute's silence being held at all European games this week.

Writing on social media, Andorra centre-back Lautaro Spatz said Owono was devastated.

He paid tribute to De Miguel but added: "I also want to say a few words about my team-mate, goalkeeper and friend, who is deeply affected by what has happened.

"Those of us who know him know the kind of person he is, how much he is suffering at this moment and that he would never intentionally hurt anyone.

"In football, unfortunate incidents can happen but no-one could imagine that one of them might end with such tragic consequences."

Jake Paul has said he will retire from boxing if he loses to MMA star Cedric Doumbe on 24 December in Dubai.

The bout will be Paul's first fight since being stopped by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua last December.

Paul had to have two titanium plates fitted and some teeth removed after the Briton broke his jaw during that contest, but will return to the ring for the first time in a year.

"This is a dangerous fight," Paul said in a social media video. "Cedric has been in there with killers his whole career. He's a two-time world champion and he's not scared of anybody, including me 'The Vanilla Gorilla'.

"But this is my sport. No kicks, no takedowns, and no glass on the floor, we checked.

"If he wins, I will hang up the gloves and call it a day, but if he loses, the man who calls himself 'The Best' just got beat up by a YouTuber with a titanium jaw.

"So Cedric Doumbe, I, Jake Joseph Paul, will knock you out, embarrass you and defeat you on Christmas Eve. This fight is not going the distance and someone is getting put to sleep in the Middle East and it's not Santa."

Paul, the social media influencer turned professional fighter, said in May his boxing career was "most definitely" in doubt after the injuries he sustained against Joshua.

The 29-year-old American will now return in a professionally sanctioned eight-round cruiserweight bout with the fighters using 10oz gloves.

Paul has won 12 of his 14 fights as a professional, with his two defeats coming against Tommy Fury and Joshua.

In July 2025, Paul earned a place in the WBA's cruiserweight rankings after beating former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, but he lost that ranking in January after defeat by Joshua.

Paul was knocked down twice against the two-time heavyweight world champion before being stopped in the sixth round.

Cameroonian-born Frenchman Doumbe is a multi-time kickboxing world champion-turned MMA fighter.

The 34-year-old is signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL) - an MMA promotion that Paul's Most Valuable Promotions merged with in July.

He has won two of his three fights since joining the PFL in 2023, but has only one professional boxing bout to his name, which he won in 2015.