2 h. ago Awkward moment influencer 'blasting loud music' to make TikTok videos outside a restaurant in Monaco is 'asked to leave' by security

Aubrey Bella, a travel blogger, was enjoying a meal in Monte Carlo, Monaco, when a woman set up a tripod right in front of her view of the legendary casino.

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44 h. ago Janette Manrara says it's 'never easy' as she shares 'hope' for daughter in emotional admission

It comes as the dancer and presenter has been busy touring the country with her husband, and fellow Strictly Come Dancing star, Aljaz Skorjanec

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52 h. ago Noughties nostalgia trends on TikTok as fans revisit music and TV favourites

Older series from Vampire Diaries to Skins are among the most popular on the platform as decade enjoys a revivalIt is the social media platform that likes to see itself as being on the cutting edge of the latest youth culture and setting the latest trends for others to follow. But across music, television and observations on British daily life, something more familiar is trending on TikTok – a new generation of nostalgia.Music and TV from the 2000s are being rediscovered by gen X and ageing millennials, as well as being discovered for the first time by gen Z. Use of the #noughties nostalgia hashtag is up 36% on last year across entertainment content – while the era is also enjoying a revival in fashion. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Youngsters are going mad for line dancing with country music and TikTok fuelling craze

Hit BBC crime drama This City Is Ours in which gangsters do a routine is leading a resurgence of interest in the pastime amongst the young

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7 d. ago Monklands branch of Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) mark 75th anniversary

Sixty dancers were in a spin at Airdrie’s Cairnlea Church to celebrate the milestone.

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1 week ago Retired singer Connie Francis admits she ‘didn’t even remember’ 1962 song that’s gone viral on TikTok

‘Pretty Little Baby’ — a Connie Francis deep cut — has somehow gone viral on social media

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3 w. ago Ocean with David Attenborough, Forever and PinkPantheress: the week in rave reviews

As he turns 99, the natural historian makes a passionate case for the planet’s oceans and the TikTok star returns with more pithy pop music. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews Continue reading...

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