1 hour ago YouTube turns 20: Incredible earnings from most iconic videos cemented in British culture

It’s hard to believe there was once life before YouTube. As the global video sharing platform celebrates its 20th birthday, the Mirror takes a look back at 20 of the most popular clips to cement their place in British culture

Culture

4 h. ago Gangnam Style to Baby Shark: YouTube’s 20 greatest viral hits

After two decades of video sensations, here’s a reminder of the streaming platform’s most unforgettable clips – year by yearFrom weird elephant videos to revolutionising TV: 20 years of YouTubeYouTube is 20 years old. Although video had existed online before, YouTube’s ease of use – for the first time sites could easily embed video into their content – made it revolutionary. As such, we now live in a world where people watch more YouTube than anything else. But how did we get here? Perhaps the best way to find out is to trace the most significant videos produced in each of its 20 years. Continue reading...

Events

18 h. ago Jake Paul’s next boxing opponent confirmed as former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

YouTube star Paul last boxed in November, beating heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, 58, on points

Sport

19 h. ago From Sidemen to MrBeast: how YouTube and its creator economy took over TV

Stars and their high-quality content enable streamers and others to pull in younger audiencesFrom MrBeast creating the world’s most expensive reality TV show and Jake Paul’s record-breaking clash with Mike Tyson to the British supergroup Sidemen’s Netflix deal, YouTube’s superstar creators are taking over mainstream television.Last month Netflix launched the second series of Inside, the Sidemen’s reality show that was a hit when the first run of episodes premiered on YouTube. Continue reading...

Politics

21 h. ago Major warning to cruise tourists over new scam in Caribbean, Mexican and Mediterranean ports

Tourists enjoying cruise holidays in the Caribbean, Med and Mexico should be wary of a fast emerging excursion scam, says YouTube cruise expert Gary Bembridge.

Events

22 h. ago From weird elephant videos to revolutionising TV: 20 years of Youtube

Big broadcasters are launching hit series on the video-sharing platform, while its stars are winning Emmys. Insiders discuss how YouTube became the TV of tomorrowWhat’s the difference between YouTube and TV? Two decades ago, that would have been a very easy question to answer. TV was the stuff that was on – you guessed it – television, with its budgets, scripts, multiple camera angles and lights. The first video ever uploaded to YouTube, meanwhile, could never have been mistaken for it. “All right, so here we are in front of the, uh, elephants,” a pixelated young man told the camera. “The cool thing about these guys is that is that they have really, really, really long, um, trunks.” The video was uploaded on 23 April 2005 and marked the true launch of the video-sharing site.This February, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan declared: “YouTube is the new television.” He was referring to the fact that more and more people watch YouTube videos on the big screen: apparently, user...

Culture

23 h. ago Richard Hammond details 'weird' reunion with James May ahead of The Grand Tour special

The motoring journalist shared an ‘odd’ experience with May while filming for his former co-star’s YouTube channel

Politics

30 h. ago YouTuber languishing in jail after trespassing on island of world's most isolated tribe

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, who has been identified by authorities as a US citizen, was arrested on Thursday after his boat drifted near the North Sentinel Island

Events

31 h. ago Youtuber who gave 'uncontacted tribe' a Diet Coke stranded in Indian jail

The 24-year-old left a Diet Coke, a coconut, and a whistle in an attempt to contact the Sentinelese tribe, which is known for attacking outsiders

Events

37 h. ago Fears of the economy tanking are now higher than they were at the height of the Covid pandemic

Dismal fund manager sentiment comes as Federal Reserve warns of increased inflation and slowing growth due to tariffs

Events

46 h. ago Trump approval rating knocked by poll showing Americans trust Democrats with economy more than Republicans: Live

Gold prices begin to slip after reaching a new record amid ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump’s erratic tariff strategy

Politics

47 h. ago Trump approval rating knocked as poll shows Americans trust Democrats with economy more than Republicans: Live

Gold prices begin to slip after reaching a new record amid ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariff strategy

Politics

47 h. ago Blackstone president warns US risks recession without trade deals

Progress in ‘tariff diplomacy’ will determine level of danger for economy, says Jonathan Gray

Events

48 h. ago Major UK high street brand to close 50 stores as economy 'challenging'

JD Sports, which is one of the UK's biggest sports retailers, has confirmed it will be shutting around 50 stores next year - but the move is not expected to impact the UK

Economics

48 h. ago Booming City of London's GDP soars past the £100 billion mark for first time

The Square Mile’s output is on a par with those of entire national economies such as Morocco or Slovakia.

Economics

49 h. ago It's the economic end times, so obviously I'm thinking about my takeaway coffee | Emma Brockes

The true scale of what’s happening is hard to grasp, so our irrational brains reach for measly acts of self-denialMost of us, confronted with daily forecasts of recession and economic downturn, have an emotional response that expresses itself in a range of behaviours. Big purchases may be deferred or cancelled. Travel plans are revisited. We might review our childcare spend and wonder if we should go out less – all rational decisions in the face of the rising cost of living. Then there are the irrational gestures, those that have little meaning financially but offer us, via small acts of self-denial, an opportunity to feel we’re doing something morally rigorous. It’s these, in my case, that have lately been triggered.For me, the barometer has always been coffee, a small but ineradicable source of guilt that has only grown as the price of a single flat white creeps up towards £4. Forgoing this small pleasure neither damages my day, nor, on the other hand, does anything significant to...

Economics

50 h. ago 70 is the new 50! Sprightly boomers are urged to work well into retirement age

A World Economic Report by the IMF noted a sharp rise in the 'silver economy' with people aging healthier.

Politics

53 h. ago Entitled CEO slammed for 'appalling' photo gloating over economy passengers from first class lounge

Jake Bass, who shares tips on social media for running online businesses, shared a series of photos taken from a first class Emirates journey he'd taken.

Economics

61 h. ago Woman slams under eye fillers after claiming she forked over $100s for them to only last a mere days

Washington-based content creator Bry went viral recently after she showed her 13,000 followers the before and after of her filler journey.

Politics

62 h. ago For the first time in years, the public trusts Republicans less on the economy than Democrats, poll finds

Trump’s own economic approval rating has fallen as he continues his trade war with China

Politics