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These 5 common dating trends could be the reason you're still single

Channel: Sex Sex 7 hours ago By Jessica Hamilton
John McAvoy @johnmcavoy2 The Alpine Run Project 🏃🏻‍♀️🏔️  I made a commitment that is super important to me: 50% of our project would be female.  We want to create relatable role models that will inspire more young women to take up sports, in particular trail running, over the coming years. 8:26 AM · May 7, 2024 · 2,187  Views

Adolescence left me determined to show our children what healthy masculinity looks like

Channel: Sport Sport 3 days ago By Orla Chennaoui
Adolescence. (L to R) Erin Doherty as Briony Ariston, Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in Adolescence. Cr. Courtesy of Ben Blackall/Netflix ?? 2024

The 'harmful' blackpill philosophy Netflix's Adolescence didn't tell you about

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle 5 days ago By Jessica Lindsay
Bangkok, Thailand - March 17, 2018 : Facebook user touch on love button in Facebook application on iPhone 7.; Shutterstock ID 1050961571; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Facebook could soon introduce a subscription fee for UK users

Channel: Tech Tech 6 days ago By Katie Boyden
A young woman takes a selfie in the mirror in sportswear while preparing for exercise

TikTok’s latest toxic filter has been banned — but what caused people to use it?

Channel: Health Health 6 days ago By Emily Bashforth
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'I was one of the OG influencers — this is what I always tell people just starting out'

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle 2 days ago By Josie Copson
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Brits divided over viral TikTok tea time alarm that is pranking Americans

Channel: UK UK March 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Netflix's Adolescence reveals the dark emojis every parent should know

Channel: Families Families March 20, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton
A compilation image of Elon Musk posing with his arms folded, and with Grimes holding one of their children

Grimes shares ‘grave concern’ for her children in desperate plea to Elon Musk

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 18, 2025 By Rebecca Sayce
Big storm map has viewers joking about 'very hard rain' picture: WDAM

Big storm map with unfortunate shape has viewers joking about 'very hard rain'

Channel: US US March 14, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
Jesse Eisenberg stars in Columbia Pictures' "The Social Network,"

Fans rush to watch 'one of the best movies of the century' before it leaves Amazon Prime

Channel: Film Film March 14, 2025 By Lillie Rohan
Common Wombat in the Kangaroo Valley

Outraged at the wombat video? The reality is much worse

Channel: UK UK March 14, 2025 By Chas Newkey-Burden
FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Donald Trump doubles down and declares he will make Canada 51st State

Channel: US US March 12, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Junior Andre, Princess Andre and Peter Andre attend the Pride of Britain Awards 2022 at Grosvenor House on October 24, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images)

Princess Andre, 17, teases huge career move after vowing to become a 'millionaire by 20'

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 11, 2025 By Stella Akinwumi
GRAB Elon Musk interviewed live at the White House by Larry Kudlow on Fox News, Monday afternoon March 10 2025

Elon Musk says massive cyber attack on X 'came from inside Ukraine'

Channel: Tech Tech March 11, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Adam Pearson rallies against ‘abhorrent’ online bullying after Baftas troll

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 11, 2025 By Liam Coleman
U.S. first lady Melania Trump and Elliston Berry attend a roundtable discussion on the "Take it Down Act," a legislation against revenge porn, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

Melania Trump speaks for first time on Capitol Hill against revenge porn

Channel: US US March 4, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

TikTok 'profiting from sexual livestreams' involving children who 'dance naked'

Channel: World World March 3, 2025 By Katie Boyden
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Gen Z warned over 'ridiculous' TikTok trend that risks amputation and permanent disability

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle February 27, 2025 By Emily Bashforth
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 1, 2019 in Lille shows the logos of mobile apps Facebook and Google displayed on a tablet. - Google on August 10, 2021 unveiled a series of online safety measures for children including a private setting for videos uploaded by teens and safeguard for ads shown to users under 18. The new features, which come amid heightened concerns about online child exploitation and safety at a time of growing internet usage during the global pandemic, affect Google's YouTube video platform as well its online services such as search and Google Assistant. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)

Facebook users warned their old content could soon be deleted

Channel: Tech Tech February 19, 2025 By Jen Mills