2 h. ago Never a more important time to be a unionist or conservative, says Findlay

The Scottish Conservative leader attacked Reform UK’s unionist credentials.

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4 h. ago Meddling woman screams abuse at Italian tourist during petty squabble over selfie spot at stunning Red Rock Canyon

The tourist denied the accusations and alleged that the woman - who was branded the 'first Karen of 2026' on social media after her tirade - 'kicked' her first.

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4 h. ago BBC Celebrity Mastermind viewers say the same thing moments into final episode

Celebrity Mastermind viewers were left fuming just minutes into the episode as they took to social media to question the celebrity lineup

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5 h. ago Grooming gang members convicted of child rape will be jailed for the rest of their lives under Reform government

Nigel Farage's party has vowed to impose mandatory whole life sentences on adults convicted of child rape if it wins the next election.

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6 h. ago Elton John shows sons' faces on social media for the first time in New Year post

Rocket man Elton John has given Instagram followers a rare glimpse into his family life this New Year's.

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6 h. ago Mamdani appointee edited out of New York magazine cover after antisemitic comments sparked resignation

Catherine Almonte Da Costa was selected to lead Mamdani's office of appointments before the antisemitic social media posts resurfaced

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6 h. ago Eternal 31 makes Crawley the tallest small person in England’s Ashes pyre

Series in Australia was meant to bring the best out of opener but he goes into Sydney Test with questions unansweredIt seems a little distant now, a little by-the-by, that this Ashes series was billed, among other things, as a referendum on Zak Crawley’s England career. The tour he was groomed for. The hidden sub-menace in his one-year central contract offer. Here was a chance to justify the high-wire walk of the last few years, to find an answer, perhaps, to the eternal question: is Zak Crawley actually any good?In the event other things have happened, other warning lights blinked, other elements of England’s collective failure creaked more urgently. Shoaib Bashir, the project spinner, plucked from social media for this tour, is in the 12 for Sydney. He hasn’t taken a wicket in a proper game since July. Good luck babe! Continue reading...

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7 h. ago ‘Daddy’ Gavin Newsom kicks off 2026 with savage trolling of Republicans

To combat Republican messaging, Newsom’s office has flooded social media timelines with insults, memes, jokes and mockery of the president

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10 h. ago Elon Musk’s AI chatbot blames safeguard ‘lapses’ over child sexual images

Grok generated sexually explicit images of minors in recent days that have been shared on social media platform X

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10 h. ago Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’

xAI says it is working to improve systems after lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this weekElon Musk’s chatbot Grok posted on Friday that lapses in safeguards had led it to generate “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X. The chatbot, a product of Musk’s company xAI, has been generating a wave of sexualized images throughout the week in response to user prompts.Screenshots shared by users on X showed Grok’s public media tab filled with such images. xAI said it was working to improve its systems to prevent future incidents. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago New year, new Nicola! Brooklyn Beckham's wife shows off 'new teeth and lips' on social media

Nicola Peltz showed off what looked like new veneers and lip fillers in her latest snaps.

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12 h. ago Who is the Secret Traitor? Viewers claim to have worked out their identity after 'genius' new twist

(SPOILER ALERT) The Traitors viewers flood social media with theories after the first episode introduced a ‘genius’ new twist to the game

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12 h. ago ‘We were missing in the conversation’: how Zack Polanski hit on plan to beat Reform at their own game

This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections - by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbookZack Polanski finally decided to stand as the Greens’ leader, he says, after witnessing the party being eclipsed by Reform in last May’s local elections across England, and realising that British politics had changed for good.While the Greens made yet more steady gains, Reform won nearly 700 councillors from a standing start. As deputy leader, it was Polanski’s job to speak to losing candidates to both offer consolation and ask what lessons could be learned. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago New year, new Nicola! Brooklyn Beckham's wife shows off 'new teeth' on social media

The actress, 30, took to Instagram to share a photo of herself alongside husband Brooklyn Beckhamas they celebrated the New Year in a Floridanightclub.

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12 h. ago ‘God hasn’t taken the fight out of me yet’: Family’s push in cold

It’s been 10 years since Ebby Steppach vanished in October 2015. Her family has launched a social media campaign to raise awareness, debunk misinformation and call on the public for tips. Ebby’s mother Laurie Jernigan tells Andrea Cavallier how the effort is revealing new details about the case

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13 h. ago All The Traitors series four contestants and how to follow them on Instagram

Here's where to follow each of this year's Faithfuls and Traitors on social media

Culture

13 h. ago We ditched the UK for a cheap sunny country, we live right by the beach and bills cost £78 a month

A BRITISH family have revealed why they ditched the UK to live in a sunny African country. The mum took to social media to reveal that her family of three had moved to Egypt. Egypt is known as a popular holiday spot, but the family feel in love with the country and decided to make...

Economics

13 h. ago Iranian officials warn Trump not to cross ‘red line’ over threats to intervene in protests

US president’s posts that US will come to the rescue of protesters prompts warnings of ‘regret-inducing response’Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government killed demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that if Iran shoots and kills protesters, the US would “come to their rescue”. He added: “We are locked and loaded, and ready to go”, without explaining what that might mean in practice. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago 10 Reform UK policies from Nigel Farage that would clobber Scots

Mr Farage's Reform UK party lead in the polls, but critics say their policies would slap the UK with spending cuts, NHS changes and mass deportations

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14 h. ago ‘Social listening’: Unilever seeks to capitalise on Vaseline’s TikTok moment

Multinational boosts online chatter after social media users showcase product’s widespread use in life hacksAs a product discovered more than 150 years ago on a Pennsylvania oilfield, the humble pot of Vaseline may not seem like an obvious target for social media algorithms.Yet the brand’s emergence as a TikTok talking point has placed it at the forefront of an advertising revolution, in which large companies are spending big on content creators and putting fewer resources into promoting products in traditional media. Continue reading...

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