27 h. ago Migrant boasts about sneaking into Britain from bottom of moving lorry: TikTok asylum seeker films himself clinging to HGV's wheel axle with his head just INCHES from road

The clip posted on TikTok shows the young man wedged into the bottom of the vehicle with his legs hanging from a pole, leaving his upper half floating dangerously close to the ground.

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29 h. ago Albanian murderer 'makes £20,000 from TikTok livestream from his UK prison cell'

Eugert Merizaj made the money in just seven minutes while filming on a contraband phone at HMP Manchester.

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37 h. ago Pilates after prayers: men’s classes in Bradford mosques offer fitness and friendship

When organisers posted a TikTok promoting 45-minute pilates sessions, the video amassed 2m views. Now plans are afoot for female classes and youth clubsIt’s early afternoon on a gloomy day at the Jamia Usmania mosque in Bradford and a group of mostly elderly men have finished their midday prayers.The assembly of mainly retired men would usually return to the familiar drumbeat of day-to-day life, but instead they make their way downstairs to tackle squats, glute bridges and the butterfly position in the mosque’s weekly 45-minute pilates class. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government

Voting has begun in the final round of Myanmar’s general election, concluding a monthlong process

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56 h. ago The Moment review – Charli xcx struggles through defanged Brat summer satire

Sundance film festival: There’s a smart idea at play here, with the star playing a hellish version of herself fighting against corporate forces, but there’s not a lot elseIn April 2025, the pop singer Charli xcx posted a TikTok reflecting on nearly a year of her seminal album Brat: “It’s really hard to let go of Brat and let go of this thing that is so inherently me and become my entire life, you know?” she said, seemingly naked in bed. “I started thinking about culture, and the ebbs and flows and lifespan of things ” She acknowledged that over-saturation is perilous, and that maybe she should stop, but “I’m also interested in the tension of staying too long. I find that quite fascinating.”The frank, informal admission fit with Brat, a pop culture-shifting album that channeled, with stunning immediacy, the imperious ego and bristling insecurity of an artist keenly aware of her own precarious level of fame. Her ambivalence was understandable – Brat rapidly turned Charli, who spent ov...

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59 h. ago Keir Starmer posts 'Top Gun' Tiktok video of him on aircraft carriers, looking at submarines and walking in slow motion while Britain's armed forces face financial crisis

Sir Keir Starmer baffled social media users with a Top Gun-style TikTok video where he patrols around military boats and aircraft.

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67 h. ago The influencer World Cup: Fifa and the TikTok deal targeting an avalanche of posts

Partnership with tech giant speaks to push to engage younger fans but also has wider strategic goals in mindIn this World Cup year, Fifa has come out of the blocks quickly. In the past few weeks any number of initiatives have been announced or activated, from a data partnership with Opta to facilitate more betting, to the Fifa Pass for speeding up visa applications for the US this summer, to the unveiling of the official Lego World Cup trophy. Among the ever-expanding list is an intriguing deal with TikTok, a partnership that will give digital creators front-row seats at the 104-match tournament.In Fifa language its partnership with the short-form video platform will make “the most inclusive event in football history even more accessible”. According to TikTok’s global head of content, James Stafford, it will bring fans “closer to the action in ways they can’t get anywhere else”. It plans to do so by granting an unspecified number of online personalities behind-the-scenes access, giv...

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3 d. ago The Traitors 2026 final live: Jade banished as Rachel and Stephen spar at roundtable

Final episode begins with Traitors Rachel and Stephen still in the game

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3 d. ago BMW driver, 20, admits killing British teenager months after he was freed from Dubai jail over holiday sex with 17

Marwaan Mohamed Huseen, 20, was attempting to flee from pursuing Metropolitan Police officers when he crashed a BMW into a lorry, killing 19-year-old Marcus Fakana (pictured).

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4 d. ago Japan pauses restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant one day after it went online

Operator says it does now know when the problem at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province will be solved, after an alarm sounded during start-upThe restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday just a day after it went online for the first time in about 14 years, with the operator saying it does not know when the problem will be solved.The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province had been closed since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but operations to relaunch it began on Wednesday after it received the final green light from the nuclear regulator. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The Traitors viewers claim Stephen and Rachel's pact 'is in tatters' as they begin to turn on each other just before the final: 'He's gunning for her!'

The Traitors viewers claimed Stephen and Rachel's pact 'was in tatters' as they began turning on each other just before the final.

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5 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham's outburst 'wasn't a final cry for help... it's the beginning' as he considers a tell

Brooklyn Beckham isn't blowing up his famous family for nothing. He's positioning himself, financially, strategically and for the first time, on his own terms.

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5 d. ago Traitors' Stephen claims it is 'game on' as Rachel alliance begins to crumble

With the final now only two episodes away, the cracks are beginning to show in the Traitors turret.

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5 d. ago The Traitors 2026 live: Stephen and Rachel give ceremonial dagger to James as final week begins

The remaining Faithfuls don’t have long left to catch Traitors Rachel and Stephen on BBC series

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5 d. ago The Traitors 2026 live: Stephen and Rachel make ceremonial dagger decision as final week begins

The remaining Faithfuls don’t have long left to catch Traitors Rachel and Stephen on BBC series

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5 d. ago Greenlanders mock 'American culture' by posing as fentanyl addicts in savage videos as fury grows over Trump's bid to take the territory

Inunnguaq Christian Poulsen, from Greenland's capital, Nuuk, posted the clip to his TikTokchannel, which saw him and a woman demonstrating the so-called 'fentanyl fold' in the snow.

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5 d. ago The Traitors 2026 live: New twist will see Stephen and Rachel make huge decision tonight as final week begins

The remaining Faithfuls don’t have long left to catch Traitors Rachel and Stephen on BBC series

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6 d. ago How Tottenham’s dismantling of Dortmund provides uplifting boost for Thomas Frank

Tottenham 2-0 Dortmund: Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke scored in the Champions League clash as Spurs finally began to display Frank’s vision

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6 d. ago Albanian national wanted over shotgun murder of cannabis dealer in Hartlepool seven years ago hands himself in to police in his home country

EXCLUSIVE: Armando Marku, 26, accompanied by his lawyer, presented himself at a police station in Tirana, Albania's capital, this morning.

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6 d. ago 'I'm a GP and there's 3 medications I'd never prescribe to patients'

Doctor Asif Ahmed revealed the three medications he doesn't like prescribing and the alternative options he prefers in a post on TikTok where many people took the information onboard

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