15 h. ago Influencers branded 'horrible' for using TikTok filter that 'makes you look fat' as people warn the trend is promoting 'eating disorders'

British social media influencers have blasted a new TikTok trend that uses a filter to show what they would look like 'chubby'.

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38 h. ago People left shocked after realising what the dangerous TikTok trend 'vabbing' is after seeing urgent warning from doctors

'Vabbing' was made popular by American Tiktokker Mandy Lee whose original video racked up 1.5million views.

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45 h. ago The TikTokers who show people how to pretend to be disabled to get a 'free' car as questions grow over Motability

The Mail revealed on Saturday how a record 815,000 claimants made use of the Motability scheme last year.

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47 h. ago Millions to be hit by major car tax increase as 10 crucial VED questions answered

The vehicle excise duty (VED) overhaul comes into force on April 1, meaning drivers will need to be aware of the changes

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3 d. ago The real reason dogs sleep on their owners' pillows as TikTok theory goes viral

A heartwarming viral TikTok trend has seen people claiming that dogs sleep on their owner's pillow because they're comforted by the smell - and the theory has been explained by a vet

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5 d. ago Tricky maths puzzle only 10% of people can solve – but it has easy answer

A maths puzzle that only 10% of people can solve has been shared on TikTok, but people have been left scratching their heads over the answer – can you work it out?

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7 d. ago ‘They add 10 years to my age!’ What happened when a millennial and a gen Zer swapped jeans

Young women wear their jeans low and ultra-baggy, while laughing at the ‘moms’ with their high waists and exposed ankles. It’s time to bring the generations together – if only to try on each other’s trousersEvery day, it feels as if social media finds new ways to let us know how old we are. Just joined TikTok? You’re probably a millennial. Wear your hair in a centre parting? Must be gen Z. Paid off your mortgage – or even have one? OK boomer.This generational divide is particularly strong, it seems, when it comes to jeans. Look around you and you have probably noticed that younger people prefer to wear them low-rise, long-hemmed and ultra-baggy, while millennials wear them high on the waist and high off the ground – AKA the “mom jean”. TikTok is full of videos of young people mocking their elders for their jeans choices. Now even millennials are coming after their generation’s commitment to the style. “My fellow millennials,” begins a video from TikToker Indigo Tshai Williams-Brunto...

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8 d. ago People urged to check for rare 50p coin worth a lot more after major 'error'

A rare coin expert on TikTok has shared a clip telling people how to identify a 50p piece that might be worth a lot more than it seems because of a minting error

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9 d. ago Man leaves barber's looking '10 year's younger' as people don't believe it's same person

A barber has left people online in utter disbelief after sharing a video on TikTok of a major transformation he gave one of his clients to make him look younger

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1 week ago The sickening truth about warped teen who slaughtered mother and sister: BARBARA DAVIES reveals the new troubling questions

Right up until the moment he shot dead his mother and two siblings last September, Nicholas Prosper was seen as a loner - a socially awkward computer geek who kept himself to himself.

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1 week ago The sickening truth about warped teen who slaughtered mother and sister: BARBARA DAVIS reveals the new troubling questions

Right up until the moment he shot dead his mother and two siblings last September, Nicholas Prosper was seen as a loner - a socially awkward computer geek who kept himself to himself.

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1 week ago Woman films TikTok from car and people are horrified to learn who she is

TikTok users have been sent into a frenzy ever since spotting a controversial figure on the app – with many saying they wish they didn't see her on their social feeds

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1 week ago Wooden spoons are making us sick? I thought that was fish slices | Arwa Mahdawi

Another day, another health scare. I’m struggling to know which dangers I should take seriouslyIf you want to stir up online controversy, wooden spoons are the perfect tool with which to do so. Every few years, influencers go viral with warnings about how the wooden spoons in your kitchen are covered in disgusting gunk and if you don’t boil them immediately you will poison yourself and everyone you love.In 2023, for example, a woman called Lulaboo Jenkins posted a TikTok video of her boiling spoons. Millions of people watched the water turn brown and it triggered a deep-cleaning craze. The Guardian’s Tim Dowling had a go, detailing the results in an article that prompted more than 1,000 comments. Who knew spoons could inspire such a feverish response? (Well, Jenkins, I suppose.) Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Investigators will question a driver who allegedly rammed a car into a crowd in Germany, killing 2

Investigators will question the driver who allegedly rammed a car into a crowd in Germany's southwestern city of Mannheim, killing two people and wounding 11

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2 w. ago What TikTokers get wrong in their viral 'history' videos: 'Healthy' and 'modern' people during the Black Death, the wrong kind of eruption at Pompeii and 'absurd' WWI uniforms in the trenches

Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier in the trenches in the First World War, or imagine waking up on a sunny morning in Pompeii hours before annihilation.

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2 w. ago Spudman is saved! Beloved TikTok chef forces busybody council into a U

Ben Newman, 40, who sells £5 jacket potatoes from his trailer in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has gained 4million followers on TikTok - where he shares clips about his business.

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2 w. ago Tide turns against food influencers: 'Over the top' TikTok vloggers who gush over viral dishes are overtaking people with 'real knowledge', critics warn

The vice-president of the Guild of Food Writers, Chetna Makan - who is also a popular London-based food creator - said she 'doesn't trust' the vast majority of online videos about food.

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3 w. ago What happens when an electric car breaks down? Your questions answered

One of the big hurdles slowing EV uptake in Britain is the unknowns regarding what happens if one becomes faulty or breaks down. Here's what you need to know.

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3 w. ago TikTokers dropping heavy objects on feet in viral trend ‘risk lifetime of pain’

A trend of people dropping heavy objects such as toasters, vacuum cleaners and computer screens has gone viral.

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3 w. ago Tesco worker reveals the one item you didn't know you could get in a meal deal

Tesco TikTokker Nathan Lorenzo has blown the collective minds of the British people by divulging some vital in-store intel to do with the traditional meal deal and what you can get

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