57 m. ago Ukrainian colonel defends posting photos of his French bulldog beside military maps after he's criticised for revealing troop locations

Valentin Manko shared the images on social media earlier this week before quickly deleting them amid claims that classified battlefield details could be seen in the background.

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3 h. ago Sainsbury’s customers rebel against ‘tedious and unnecessary' big October nectar change

Customers have taken to social media to complain, saying 'Looks like that’s me finished with Sainsbury's'

Economics

3 h. ago Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith review – essays for an age of anxiety

From cultural appropriation to gender, Smith nails the politics of creativity. But on actual politics, she is less assuredAccepting a literary prize in Ohio last year, the novelist Zadie Smith described “feeling somewhat alienated from myself, experiencing myself as a posthumous entity”. Smith is only 50, but there is indeed something of the afterlife about the material gathered in her new book, which bundles various odds and ends from the past nine years: speeches, opinion pieces, criticism and eulogies for departed literary heroes – Philip Roth, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel.In Some Notes on Mediated Time – one of three completely new essays in the collection – Smith recalls how the “dreamy, slo-mo world” of her 1980s childhood gave way, within a generation, to the “anxious, permanent now” of social media. If you lived through that transition, you don’t have to be very old to feel ancient. When this estrangement is compounded by the ordinary anxieties of ageing, cultur...

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5 h. ago SNP record in Glasgow branded 'reprehensibly bad' as party accused of 'blaming others' over housing crisis

A homelessness crisis has sparked a major row over who is responsible for Glasgow shouldering the cost of housing far more refugees than other council areas.

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8 h. ago Revealed: Businessman who appeared on stage with masked 'Muslim brothers' at anti

The prolific social media poster known variously as 'Big Fish' and 'Trendz' played a prominent part in an anti-UKIP demonstration in Tower Hamlets, east London.

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9 h. ago Undergarment upgrades bring many Mormon women comfort and joy

New sleeveless sacred undergarments for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are now available in the U.S., exciting many women in the faith

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12 h. ago Thomas Skinner issues urgent plea to fans for help over missing friend

Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner has taken to social media to ask fans for help after a friend who is 'in a bad way' and has gone missing

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13 h. ago Futuristic 'sky stadium' to be build 350m above the ground and could host the World Cup

A futuristic stadium concept that has been shared on social media could be the ambitious project that Saudi Arabia are planning for the 2034 World Cup

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16 h. ago False claims online damaged Brigitte Macron’s quality of life, daughter tells court

Tiphaine Auzière spoke at trial of 10 people accused of harassment by posting claims that French first lady was born a manBrigitte Macron’s daughter has told a Paris court that false claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother’s quality of life, leaving her worrying every day about the clothes she wears and how she stands.Tiphaine Auzière, 41, a lawyer, was called as a witness at the trial of 10 people accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron by creating or reposting social media posts falsely claiming she was a man. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Manchester United confirm academy tribute following death of Rhys Bennett's father

Man Utd youngster Rhys Bennett shared a post on social media following the passing of his father.

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19 h. ago Pete Hegseth says ‘we will hunt and kill them’ as he announces further strikes on alleged drug

Trump administration’s defence secretary says on social media that US forces killed 14 people onboard vessels in the Pacific in three separate operationsIn a letter this morning, House oversight chair James Comer has asked the justice department to investigate whether Joe Biden’s aides improperly used an autopen to sign executive actions, claiming the former president’s inner circle concealed his cognitive decline while exercising presidential authority without authorization.“While President Biden’s deterioration was evident to the American people, and consequently, robust systems should have been put in place to document executive actions reflected the actual will of the president, the President’s inner circle took no action to establish such a record,” Comer wrote in the letter. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago SNP MP accused of 'hypocrisy' by former Westminster colleague in row over social media abuse

Kirsty Blackman said female politicians were especially vulnerable to online hate - prompting a former colleague to hit out at her track record on social media.

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21 h. ago Celtic Boys Club abuse victim Gordon Woods admits he’s close to death in emotional social media post

A CELTIC Boys Club abuse survivor has told how he is receiving “end-of-life” care just a day after his daughter's 16th birthday. Gordon Woods took to social media to tell his followers that this would be his “last post” endured a 50-year battle for justice. The 71-year-old was one of 28 ex-starlets who took the...

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21 h. ago Polish 'stalker' who claimed to be Madeleine McCann tells court 'American psychic Fia Johansson kept her captive in US after arranging for her to appear on Dr Phil show'

Julia Wandelt said Fia Johansson also made her 'hand over' her social media accounts after promising to help her get a DNA test to prove she was Madeleine.

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22 h. ago Remote tribes could be 'wiped out' in 10 years thanks to YouTubers and influencers

Social media influencers looking to make 'first contact' with Indigenous groups are risking their survival by exposing them to new diseases which they have no immunity to, a charity has warned

Technology

22 h. ago Celebrity Traitors' star says 'I feel invigorated' after escaping to Welsh beauty spot

Clare posted a video of her Swansea adventures on social media, saying 'I love working on BBC Ramblings so much'

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22 h. ago M&S Christmas turkey stirs controversy among shoppers over price

A furious shopper took to social media site, Reddit, to ask if they were wrong for thinking that £150 for a single Christmas turkey was a ludicrous price

Economics

23 h. ago Ukraine floods Putin troops by blowing up dam, leaving several Russian units cut off

Footage shared on social media shows water gushing out of the damaged reservoir which reportdly left Russian troops stranded.

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23 h. ago Thursday Murder Club writer Richard Osman is victim of identity theft as he warns fans over TikTok pretender

EXCLUSIVE: It sounds like a plot out of one of his scintillating crime novels - a multi-millionaire author impersonated by a shameless, scheming social media personality.

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24 h. ago Love Island star shows off result of boob job just five days after going under the knife

Love Island star Andrada Pop has unveiled the results of a recent trip to Turkey for plastic surgery, documenting the process on her social media accounts

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