77 m. ago Instagram users are scrolling out of habit not addiction, study finds

Almost half of teenagers in Britain say they feel addicted to social media

Politics

2 h. ago Ryan Reynolds' reaction to £7.5m Wrexham star says it all after telling moment

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds was clearly impressed by what he saw from one of his players after posting on social media

Economics

2 h. ago 'Biological male' stripped of strongest woman title was 'arrogant and talking s***' to rivals... as new erotic pic emerges

It comes as one of the erotic images that led to Booker's disqualification emerged on social media. It shows Booker grabbing her chest and sticking her tongue out while wearing red lipstick.

Politics

3 h. ago Gangster Ross McGill's life of crime from Scottish streets to Moroccan cartel

McGill has made a return to social media from an account based in Portugal.

Events

4 h. ago Celebs Go Dating's Paul C Brunson has his say on I'm a Celebrity's Aitch and Shona McGarty's 'romance'

Fans have been speculating on social media about the ITV campmates' relationship

Politics

5 h. ago Madueke brushes off Arsenal fan criticism of his signing and gears up for Chelsea return

Forward boosted by backing from supporters at gamesMadueke not worried if reception at Chelsea is hostileNoni Madueke has said he ignored criticism on social media over his move to Arsenal and gained confidence from the reception he has received from the supporters.The England forward scored his first Arsenal goal in Wednesday’s impressive 3-1 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League in his second appearance since returning from a knee injury sustained in September. Madueke said that the injury was “horrible timing” given his good start after joining from Chelsea for £48.5m plus up to £3.5m in bonuses. Continue reading...

Sport

5 h. ago Headteacher under fire after 'student suspended for wearing Wellies to school'

A headteacher was forced to issue a statement after social media claims a student had been suspended for wearing Wellington boots to school - which he said were 'categorically not true'

Society

5 h. ago Biffy Clyro singer vents anger on social media as visa error forces band to postpone US tour dates

Singer Simon Neil said the Scottish band are ‘angry’.

Politics

8 h. ago Luigi: The Making and the Meaning by John H Richardson review – sympathy for a devil?

This nebulous study of Luigi Mangione veers close to romanticising him as a latter-day Robin HoodOn 5 December 2024, the New York Times ran the headline “Insurance CEO Gunned Down In Manhattan”. The newspaper then noted that Brian Thompson was “shot in the back in Midtown Manhattan by a killer who then walked coolly away”. The murder in broad daylight was indeed both cold and shocking. But many Americans had a different response: for those who had been denied health insurance or faced exorbitant healthcase costs, the news felt cathartic. Social media blew up. One post read: “All jokes aside no one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That’s the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximize profits on your health.”Five days later, Luigi Mangione, a good-looking, 26-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate with a master’s in computer science, was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He awaits tri...

Politics

8 h. ago Netflix crashes within minutes of releasing Stranger Things series five

Viewers unable to watch episodes of long-awaited final series on TV when the streaming service briefly frozeWhen Netflix crashed within minutes of releasing Stranger Things series five, it felt like a plot twist worthy of the sci-fi show itself.Viewers were left unable to stream the opening episodes of the long-awaited final series, with many voicing their frustration on social media platforms. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Mob boss Ross McGill returns to social media from Portugal bolthole after Dubai release

The mob boss, also known as 'Miami', was released from Dubai prison in September after being ordered to leave the UAE and never return over his connections to organised crime

Economics

11 h. ago Do women really need to pretend they are men on LinkedIn to get their posts seen?

Women are testing LinkedIn’s algorithm by swapping their gender profiles on the platform and seeing how it impacts the visibility of their posts. Katie Rosseinsky explores their claims that the social media site is prioritising men’s voices

Politics

12 h. ago Gangster Ross McGill returns to social media from account based in Portugal

The mob boss has been lying low since his arrest in Dubai last month.

Events

16 h. ago 500 teenagers show up at school board member’s house party after social media leak: ‘We saw cans, beer cans on the road, police cars’

No one was charged after the teens swarmed the Arizona home of Dr. Matthew Pittinsky

Society

17 h. ago Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro

A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other accounts. It has resulted in a firestorm of recriminationsWhen X rolled out a new feature revealing the locations of popular accounts, the company was acting to boost transparency and clamp down on disinformation. The result, however, has been a circular firing squad of recriminations, as users turn on each other enraged by the revelation that dozens of popular “America first” and pro-Trump accounts originated overseas.The new feature was enabled over the weekend by X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, who called it the first step in “securing the integrity of the global town square.” Since then many high-engagement accounts that post incessantly about US politics have been “unmasked” by fellow users. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago TikTok's Marquay The Goat dead at 24: Mother heartbreakingly announces 'sweetest' social media star passed away

The influencer's mother Sonja Collins made the sad announcement  about her son (born Marquay Collins) as she shared a cute snap of them together on her Instagram on Wednesday.

Events

18 h. ago Teenagers sue government over nationwide social media ban for ‘violating their right to communicate’

High Court challenge says law imposing ban is ‘grossly excessive’ and infringes on ‘constitutional right of freedom of political communication’

Politics

18 h. ago Ethan Browne dead: Legendary singer Jackson's son found 'unresponsive'

The son of singer Jackson Browne, Ethan Browne, has died at the age of 52 family have revealed in a devastating statement on social media

Events

20 h. ago Douglas Booth's heartache as he reveals his dad 'tragically took his own life'

Actor Douglas Booth has taken to social media, on what would have been his dad, Simon's, birthday, to share that his father tragically took his own life earlier this year

Events

20 h. ago Coronation Street fans demand Wendi Peters' return for 'much

Coronation Street fans were delighted to hear about Cilla Battersby-Brown in recent episodes and took to social media to beg for a return of the comedic character

Politics