91 m. ago Adolescence star backs calls to ban social media for under 16s

Australian parliament passed landmark legislation in Novemeber banning social media platforms from allowing users under 16 to access their services

Politics

2 h. ago Spirited Away director says AI art is an 'insult to life' in harsh reaction to viral trend

Beloved Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki's harsh condemnation of AI has resurfaced on social media as X is being flooded by controversial images imitating his animation style

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2 h. ago Virginia Giuffre story takes bizarre twist as cops say car crash was 'minor with no injuries'

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre, 41, claimed in a post on social media platform Instagram she was given just four days to live after her car was hit by a bus - now police have issued a statement

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2 h. ago Justin Bieber sparks concern with disturbing livestream after claims Hailey 'unfollowed' him

Justin Bieber has sparked further concern amongst his fans on social media after posting a disturbing livestream video amid claims he had unfollowed Hailey Bieber which were later put down to a glitch

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2 h. ago 1923 fans 'work out' how Yellowstone prequel series will end after major character death

Fans have flocked to social media to share their theories

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5 h. ago Twitter: Breaking the Bird shows how the internet’s hottest website grew into a social media skip fire

The feature-length documentary, released on BBC Two and iPlayer, digs into the story of a concerning modern phenomenon

Events

13 h. ago Twitter: Breaking the Bird review – how all the hate speech flooded in

This film shows how a ‘hallucinogenically optimistic’ vision descended into the hellscape we know today. Young, confident men really should not rule the internet It turns out that Mike Judge’s supposed sitcom Silicon Valley was a documentary after all. My bad, as the people young and in touch enough with the world to have known this all along may still say.Twitter: Breaking the Bird is a 75-minute CNN film chronicling the rise, fall and possibly end of the social media site that was launched by a group of eager young things in 2006 amid a widespread belief – at least in the Valley – in the power of the internet to remake the world in radically better ways. This, a co-founder or two has come to consider since, may have been a “hallucinogenically optimistic” view. Well, we were all young once. Although that feels – and in no small measure because of Twitter – like a very long time ago. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Netflix's Adolescence will be aired for free in secondary schools across Britain

Philip Barantini posted a celebratory Instagram story saying 'We did it' as the four-part show continues to spark conversation on how to protect young boys from misogny on social media.

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14 h. ago Married at First Sight Australia fans 'not buying' groom's U

Married at First Sight Australia's Eliot made a return to the experiment with a new wife after he ditched Lauren, but viewers have taken to social media to rumble the groom.

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14 h. ago Mark Wright's family flood social media with baby Palma pictures as they hail his and Michelle Keegan's 'princess'

It was Michelle Keegan who confirmed the family had come together to celebrate Mothering Sunday with them cooing over her and Mark's newborn daughter, Palma

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15 h. ago Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser says she has days to live after bus crash

Virginia Giuffre writes on social media she has ‘gone into kidney renal failure they’ve given me four days to live’Virginia Giuffre, a victim of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who once alleged she was sexually trafficked to Britain’s Prince Andrew, says she has just days to live after being involved in a vehicle accident.“This year has been the worst start to a new year I won’t bore anyone with the details, but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can,” she wrote in a post on on social media on Sunday, along with a photograph of herself lying in a hospital bed with a head injury. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago How to beat Rachel Reeves' savage bill hikes TODAY: From council tax to cars, utilities and housing

Over half a dozen major household bills are set to rise this April meaning millions of households will be forced to pay hundreds of pounds a year more.

Economics

17 h. ago NYSE’s Texas platform debuts with Trump’s social media stock

Shares of the president’s company fell on the state’s market amid a broad sell-off fuelled by his trade agenda

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18 h. ago Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon shares rare post from daughter after 'first' of the year

The actress has previously explained why her daughter Freya often doesn't appear on her social media

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18 h. ago Kanye West says vile Jay Z post was his 'best or the strongest' in sickening outburst

Following his recent grim full-cap social media rant, Kayne West has given a new interview to DJ Akademiks where he appeared to make light of the vile online attack

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18 h. ago Marcus Rashford supported by 11 Man United players after latest Aston Villa update

Manchester United players continue to show support for Marcus Rashford on social media as the England international carries on impressing on loan at Aston Villa

Sport

18 h. ago Emmerdale's Steph star makes fans do 'double take' as she shares family snap

The actress took to her social media and surprised fans as she shared a family photoshoot

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18 h. ago Social media users horrified by mother, 61, who still breastfeeds her child in public: 'Strangers stare but I don't care'

Barbara Higgins says she will 'miss' breastfeeding when her son Jack decides it is time to stop. Despite the stares from strangers, she considers it the 'most beautiful and natural thing'.

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19 h. ago The rise of the skincare tweens: How retinol serums and eye creams took over childhood

As Gen Alpha beg their parents for £50 retinol creams and host parties at popular beauty retailers, Charlotte Cripps, a mum of two, explains why she’s stepping back from the ‘Sephora kids’ trend before it’s too late

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19 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson set to be replaced by social media influencer on The Grand Tour

A new host for Amazon Prime Video motoring series The Grand Tour is reportedly being lined up, and if you're a train fanatic you may know who he is.

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