4 d. ago Don’t be fooled, Gen Z – working in an office isn’t glamorous, whatever TikTok tells you

A new social media trend is setting up the white-collar 9-to-5 as some kind of aspirational lifestyle aesthetic. Helen Coffey warns the next generation of workers that they are likely to be sorely disappointed by the reality of the corporate grind

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5 d. ago Is it really worth splashing out £10 and queuing up for some apple crumble? I ventured to taste the viral dessert that has people travelling around the world to try 

Humble Crumble has too made a name for itself in the ' TikTok made me buy it' scene, with hundreds of influencers documenting themselves lining up for the eatery across London .

Economics

5 d. ago How to avoid the TikTok travel crowds this summer: As influencers swarm British beauty spots, here are the glorious hideaways YOU need to visit

From the 'secret spot' to take an amazing snap of Tower Bridge to the 'quintessential English village you just have to visit' in the Cotswolds, the big new travel trend for 2025 is TikTok tourism.

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6 d. ago Inside Israel’s ‘torture’ jails where Palestinians held without charge tell of brutal treatment

A special investigation by Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrong-doing

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9 d. ago Harrods worker who stole £15,000 of designer handbags is spared jail...by judge who agrees 'London is too  expensive for him to make ends meet'

Marco Taffoni took at least six Bottega Veneta handbags while working at the iconic store between November 2023 and July 2024, and made up to £5,000 selling them on.

Economics

9 d. ago Flight attendant reveals the three dangerous 'influencer trends' that drive cabin crew 'crazy'

Skye Taylor, who worked for Virgin Atlantic for 16 years, took to TikTok to complain about the most annoying 'influencer trends' that infuriate cabin crew.

Transport

1 week ago Matcha fans urge influencers to stop as TikTok craze leads to global shortage

Matcha latte lovers have been left distraught at the news of Japan's matcha shortage, which sees shop shelves left bare and influencers accused of hoarding the beloved green powder

Technology

1 week ago ADHD influencer explains why she needs benefits for taxis and takeaways

Alina is a mental health influencer with over 100,000 followers on TikTok who explained why certain disability benefits are so important to people diagnosed with autism and ADHD

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1 week ago The New Yorker at 100: ‘We live in a world of misinformation ... a lack of verification. Our readers want what we do’

The venerable magazine is thriving and its long-time editor David Remnick tells us why a dedication to literate, conversation-provoking and veracious reportage has never been more vitalLast month the New Yorker celebrated its 100th anniversary. It’s an impressive achievement because the magazine is the bumblebee of publishing: it flies in the face of prevailing wisdom. Just as the bee’s wingspan was once thought to be too small to keep it airborne, so does our smartphone-blitzed attention span appear too short for what the magazine offers.Everything about the 10,000-word pieces, learned criticism and meticulous accuracy on which the weekly has built its reputation seems anachronistically at odds with the age of TikTok and X, influencers and instant opinion. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London women warned against 'sleazy' TikTok creator who films 'sickening' harassment

Earlier this week, a Reddit user called out TikTok user @rizzler2king as an 'absolute [sic] disgusting individual' for recording his sleazy interactions with women in London and posting them online.

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2 w. ago ‘They definitely trying to end us’: Diddy tells Kanye West to ‘be careful’ in alleged phone call from jail

The embattled rapper, who is currently in jail awaiting trial, encouraged West to ‘get back behind the mic’ and ‘have fun’

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago I tried the viral $20 strawberry. It tasted like the end of the American empire

A single strawberry flown in from Japan is selling for $20 in a hip LA grocery store. Does it symbolize the worst of American excess, or is it simply delicious?In Los Angeles, a strawberry – yes, one individual berry – is selling for $19.99. The berries are flown in from Japan, and Erewhon, a luxury grocery store, claims they’re so popular it’s hard to keep them in stock.The $20 strawberry, which has been labeled “dystopian” and a “social experiment”, went viral after a TikTok influencer filmed herself eating it and saying “wow”. That video – produced by an influencer who happens to be part of the family that owns Erewhon– quickly sparked a slew of copycats: from earnest reviews to parodies and pranks and even an on-camera taste test by ABC news anchors. In one TikTok video, a comedian in a blond wig eats the strawberry while crooning to the “poors” watching his video: “This is something you could never afford I’m going to taste it for you since you never will.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Meal prep’ your outfits for the week ahead and you’ll feel invincible | Jess Cartner

Mapping out what you are going to wear each day saves you time and gives you peace of mindI’m sure ayahuasca is probably really great, but have you ever experienced the absolute rush you get when you have prepped a whole week’s worth of outfits in advance? No? Oh, then you haven’t lived. The thrill of it. The next-level smugness. The whole 10 minutes extra in bed every morning. The self-belief that comes from knowing you have nailed a killer look for the meeting you are dreading on Wednesday afternoon. This is what invincibility feels like, my friends.I’m not saying spontaneity is overrated, not exactly. Just that it has its place. And flicking through clothes hangers on a dark Monday morning when your phone is popping with work emails is not that place. There has always been a lifestyle trend for prepping meals, and it is rapidly advancing into fashion. Batch cooking is in vogue. TikTok is now full of uncannily wholesome looking influencers (possibly AI-generated: “S...

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3 w. ago 8 beauty brands you didn't know were founded by your favourite influencer

As Tiktok influencer Mikayla Nogueira teases the launch of a new brand - with many believing it'll be a beauty brand - we take a look at the influencer-born companies that have dominated the beauty space

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3 w. ago TikTok influencer jailed for ‘telling a photo of Jesus on her phone to go get a haircut'

A TikTok influencer in Indonesia has been jailed for nearly three years after she told a picture of Jesus to get a haircut after Christian groups filed police complaints

Technology

3 w. ago ‘Screams of hell await you’, victims’ father tells Kyle Clifford as crossbow killer jailed for life

Triple murderer refused to attend his sentencing hearing on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Indonesian TikToker jailed for ‘telling Jesus to cut his hair’

Muslim trans woman convicted of blasphemy and hate speech against Christianity

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3 w. ago Transgender Tiktok influencer is jailed for three years in Indonesia for telling Jesus to get his hair cut

The influencer held up a picture of Jesus Christ on the stream and said, 'You should not look like a woman. You should cut your hair' in response to critical comments online

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