diff --git a/app/lib/features/chat/widgets/bubble_builder.dart b/app/lib/features/chat/widgets/bubble_builder.dart
index cfbff7c3bec6..d3ef5679b7db 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/chat/widgets/bubble_builder.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/chat/widgets/bubble_builder.dart
@@ -167,10 +167,9 @@ class _ChatBubble extends ConsumerWidget {
         children: <Widget>[
           Container(
             decoration: BoxDecoration(
-              color: Theme.of(context)
-                  .colorScheme
-                  .secondaryContainer
-                  .withOpacity(0.3),
+              color: isAuthor
+                  ? Theme.of(context).colorScheme.surface.withOpacity(0.3)
+                  : Theme.of(context).colorScheme.onSurface.withOpacity(0.2),
               borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(22),
             ),
             child: Column(
diff --git a/app/lib/features/news/widgets/news_item.dart b/app/lib/features/news/widgets/news_item.dart
index 02ba053429ad..84063a213de0 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/news/widgets/news_item.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/news/widgets/news_item.dart
@@ -180,8 +180,15 @@ class _NewsItemState extends ConsumerState<NewsItem> {
         loading: () => const EventItemSkeleton(),
         error: (e, s) {
           _log.severe('Failed to load cal event', e, s);
-          return Center(
-            child: Text(L10n.of(context).failedToLoadEvent(e)),
+          return Card(
+            child: ListTile(
+              leading: const Icon(Icons.calendar_month),
+              title: Text(L10n.of(context).eventNoLongerAvailable),
+              subtitle: Text(
+                L10n.of(context).eventDeletedOrFailedToLoad,
+                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.labelLarge,
+              ),
+            ),
           );
         },
       );
diff --git a/app/lib/l10n/app_en.arb b/app/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
index edf222df6a28..0af1b43c9dad 100644
--- a/app/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
+++ b/app/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
@@ -2126,5 +2126,7 @@
   "inSpaceLabelInline": "In",
   "comingSoon": "Not supported yet, coming soon!",
   "colonCharacter": " : ",
-  "errorLoadingSpaces": "Error loading spaces: {error}"
+  "errorLoadingSpaces": "Error loading spaces: {error}",
+  "eventNoLongerAvailable": "Event no longer available",
+  "eventDeletedOrFailedToLoad": "This may due to event deletion or failed to load"
 }