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The Honda Acty micro-van was flipped onto its side in Clifton Road, Fleetwood at around 3.40am on Tuesday (January 22)

Video: Vandals tip van onto side in social media stunt

London’s County Hall and the London Eye were illuminated

Two iconic London landmarks lit up with projections on human evolution

Robert Smith has revealed over the weekend he is to leave X/Twitter, but will be on other social media platforms such as BlueSky.

Robert Smith and Michael Stipe leave social media this weekend

Claudia Winkleman, host of The Traitors, caricature cake by Keith Scovell.

Watch: Amateur baker finds fame making funny celeb caricature cakes

Watch as man goes snowboarding down street during heavy snow

Beef tallow is the latest skincare trend to take off on social media.

Skin expert warns against new viral beauty trend that can cause acne

Snow falls in Basingstoke.

Watch: Airports close as snow blankets roads and cars across the UK

Adrian Johnson makes his retirement speech during his final flight.

Watch: Loved pilot makes touching retirement speech on final flight

‘I tried the viral “Chicken Wine” La Vieille Ferme - and it is now my favourite summer tipple’ (Photo: Adobe Stock / Holly Allton)

I tried the viral 'Chicken Wine' - and it's worth the hype

Miles Laflin wins the High Quality Content Creator of the Year Award at the UK TikTok Awards Ceremony (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for TikTok UK Creator Awards 2024)

Dad bags TikTok award with viral pool cleaning videos

Fermented garlic and honey is a home remedy for symptoms of the flu that has been trending on social media.

What is the viral fermented garlic and honey flu hack - does it work?

Here’s what you need to know about the viral trend 🤧

Sarah McCann

Mariah Carey has cancelled a concert shortly before it started due to suffering from a case of flu.

Mariah Carey forced to cancel show at the last minute due to flu

This is probably the cheapest way to pick up a branded dash cam

eBay is selling Nextbase dash cams at up to half price

Sum 41 have cancelled the Australian tour as lead singer Deryck Whibley battles pneumonia

Sum 41: Group cancel farewell tour dates due to ongoing health issues

Spotify Wrapped 2024. Photo: Spotify

How to share your Spotify Wrapped with friends

Bailey Lister, founder of Hugo's Small Animal Sanctuary in Blackpool

I rescue exotic pets. They're cute 'til they turn into horrible teens

Gregg Wallace judges on BBC1's Masterchef

Gregg Wallace steps back from Masterchef amid misconduct investigation

Let the speculation for who could play at Wireless 2025 commence, ahead of the first announcement expected to take place in January 2025.

Wireless 2025: 13 acts fans hope to see announced in January 2025

Lydney Town AFC players go swimming on their pitch.

Watch: Football team swims in waist-height floodwater on their pitch

CCTV captures a tractor driving fast through floodwater in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.

Watch: Man arrested after driving tractor through flooded town

People have been warned that putting their vapes in water and then disposing them in household rubbish is a 'recipe for disaster'.

Vape users warned not to try this 'dangerous' viral trend

Marques Brownlee. Photo: Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images for Samsung Galaxy Creators Collective

YouTube star apologises for 'inexcusable and dangerous' driving

Gareth chose a mushroom pasta dish for one of his four meals

I've just ordered four meal kits for £3 and I can't wait to try them

Sleepmaxxing is the new viral wellness trend that aims to help you get a better night's sleep, however not all the advice may be helpful.

Sleepmaxxing: Viral sleep trend explained - and does it really work?

An ultra-realistic animatronic orangutan climbs a 20ft Christmas Tree at Coin Street Observation Point, London to highlight the threat to the survival of the species due to deforestation caused by palm-oil production, following Iceland's Christmas advert being banned.

Do you remember the Christmas advert that was ‘banned’ from TV?

A poll of 2,000 adults also found almost half have been targeted by a suspected scam in the last 12 months.

Top 10 growing scams of 2024

A poll of 2,000 Brits found Michelle Obama, Bill Gates or Arnold Schwarzenegger would be the best next president of the United States

Brits reveal who they want as US president

The Depp, the Magnum or the Cody? What moustache will you be cultivating for Movember 2024 - or will one of Google's most searched top-lip accompaniments be your go-to this year?

Get Movember inspiration with these most searched celebrity moustaches

Explore the top 10 celebrity moustaches this Movember and learn how to participate yourself 🧔

Benjamin Jackson

A 2018 Parliamentary investigation found that nearly half of UK children felt concerned about telling real news from fake

How to teach your kids to spot fake news

Trademark Helpline Introduces New Innovations

Ad Feature The Trademark Helpline unveils innovations to boost UK businesses

Netflix Moments feature in action. Photo: Netflix

Netflix adding feature to let you rewatch scenes - how it works

Ross Kemp has teamed up with Smart Energy GB to help households answer some common questions about smart meters.

More than half of Brits have believed fake news on social media

A lost dog has been reunited with his owner - after she caused the motorway to temporarily shut down 8 TIMES!!!

Lost dog shuts M25 eight times - watch beloved pet get rescued

One of the UK’s most exciting and recognised entrepreneurs, Tom Glanfield of TEGCap, from Bournemouth, Hampshire

Ad Feature Insider tricks that entrepreneurs use to get noticed

Billy the whippet was just two when he ingested something which contained Neospora caninum parasites, impacting his ability to walk.

Meet the cute 'wobbly' dog living his best life after brain injury

Frith Zerfahs, 44. A mum who wore make-up to "cover up" her birthmark for 20 years says having kids helped her "love" her difference as she didn't want to "hide" from them.

I stopped wearing make-up...I don't want to hide from my kids

Cortisol face is the latest viral health trend on social media.

Cortisol face: what is viral social media trend and is it real?

I tried Dua Lipa’s Pickle and Jalapeño Diet Coke - and I was underwhelmed (Photo: Getty/Adobe)

Dua Lipa shares bizarre Diet Coke cocktail - here is what I think

As an Official Partner, the brands will gain global visibility throughout the Premier League season at all home matches, including 19 Premier league matches and domestic cup games

Ad Feature Nottingham Forest FC lands another sponsorship deal

Cutting Deep: The Knife Crime Crisis talks to one of the most hard-hitting anti-knife crime school teachers in the country, and looks at the issues facing young people and weapons.

Knife crime documentary: 'My brother was killed for revenge'

The aftermath of the McLaren crash. Photo: Jack Doherty on X/ Twitter

Internet star crashes £150k car during livestream

Expedia Group unpacks the eight noteworthy travel trends for 2025 - including Detour Destinations, JOMO (Joy of Missing Out) Travel and One-Click Trips.

Ad Feature Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo reveal the top travel trends for 2025

Lucy Downes and Glenny Phillip.

Watch: Doubters who say my fiancé is only with me for a visa are wrong

Nearly half of the children surveyed by Vodafone admitted they have followers on social media that they aren’t friends with offline

Children are accepting follow requests from people they don't know

Instagram has introduced Teen Accounts. Photo: Instagram

Instagram announces new protections for teens - how it works

Parents will be relieved to hear about this 🙋‍♀️

Matthew Mohan-Hickson

Internet trends that turned deadly. Photo: Adobe

4 popular internet trends that turned deadly

Adult swaddling, is very similar to swaddling a baby.

What is adult swaddling? Benefits of social media trend explained

Tommie-lee Gracie Billington, 11, died after he was found unresponsive at a friend's home in Greenset Close, Lancaster in March (Picture inset: Family handout)

'Chroming' trend believed to have killed 11-year-old boy explained

Old Jamaica Ginger Beer to discontinue with social media users calling it a ‘publicity stunt’ (Photo: Ralf - stock.adobe.com)

Old Jamaica Ginger Beer announces 'retirement' amid public doubts

West Sussex landscaper Harry Smith-Haggett, 22, has been filling in Horsham's potholes with flowers dubbed 'pretty potholes'.

'I made my roads pretty!' Pothole flowerbed service goes viral

Perhaps the most famous YouTube star around the globe in 2024, MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) has nearly 300 million subscribers on the platform. He is known for his challenge videos which often involve people competing to win money - he is also behind the Feastables chocolate bars.

MrBeast sued over conditions on set of his new TV show

Millions of Brits could be the targets of voice cloning scams

How to spot scam that uses your loved one's voice to steal from you

Abbie McMahon, 25, claims she was flung from her wheelchair when the wheel broke after getting stuck in a dropped kerb.

My wheelchair broke when it got trapped in a dropped kerb

Parents and children often have different motivations for getting a phone, digital safety expert Emma Robertson says (Image: National World/Supplied/Adobe Stock)

Six questions for parents before buying their child's first phone

Lightning lit up London's skyline over the weekend

Epic thunderstorm lights up London's iconic skyline in dramatic video

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