Twitter adds descriptions to ‘trending topics’ to explain why they are popular

Twitter updated its trending topics section to help users better understand why a term is popular in a bid to combat bots and conspiracy theories.  The social media platform is pinning tweets to the top of topic threads that represented the trend well and gave added context. In the coming weeks Twitter will start adding … Read more

Adorable moment MP’s baby starts crying during an Education Committee video call

Baby’s first select committee! Moment MP’s crying infant interrupts Ofqual video call as her mutli-tasking father straps her into a papoose to soothe her while carrying on the meeting Stoke Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis appeared on the video call with his baby Footage shows that at first, the child appeared to be settled in the … Read more

Two Royal Mail postmen, 55 and 59, died on their rounds during the August heatwave

Two postmen died while working during the August heatwave, sparking an investigation by Royal Mail and union chiefs, as hundreds of workers held a minute’s silence in memory of their colleagues. Mark Cremer, 55, and 59-year-old Phil Bentham are understood to have died on their routes in mid-August, as temperatures in the UK soared beyond … Read more

Top Gun’s Miles Teller and wife Keleigh Sperry celebrate their first wedding anniversary in Tahiti

Top Gun: Maverick star Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a luxurious vacation to Tahiti on Tuesday. ‘Happy 1 yr anniversary to my all-time love @keleighsperry,’ the Pennsylvania-born 33-year-old – who boasts 930K Twitter/Facebook followers – tweeted. ‘You and me til the end, baby.’   Congrats! Top Gun: Maverick … Read more

Ed Westwick’s girlfriend Tamara Francesconi poses in a black bandeau bikini while in Santorini

Ed Westwick’s girlfriend Tamara Francesconi poses in a black bandeau bikini after ‘eating her body weight in seafood’ during their Santorini break By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 17:27 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 17:29 BST, 2 September 2020 They’ve spent the summer exploring some of Europe’s most picturesque locations.   And, Ed Westwick’s girlfriend … Read more

2020 is the year of the minication: Two-thirds of Britons will take two short UK breaks this year

Two-thirds of Britons will take two short UK breaks this year, with York, Cornwall and the Lake District among the favourite destinations of 2020. A new survey suggests that over a quarter (26 per cent) of people do not feel confident taking a long holiday this year amid coronavirus fears. Nearly half said they would … Read more

Salma Hayek celebrates her 54th birthday in yellow cut-out swimsuit and skirt during Grecian getaway

Oscar nominee Salma Hayek Pinault celebrated her 54th birthday during her Grecian getaway on Wednesday while clad in a cleavage-boosting, yellow cut-out swimsuit and matching skirt. The half-Mexican, half-Lebanese American – who doesn’t believe in Botox – has impressively managed to maintain her flawless complexion and slim 5ft2in hourglass figure. ‘I am very grateful and … Read more

Holly Willoughby cuts a low-key figure as she picks up some essentials

Holly Willoughby cuts a low-key figure as she picks up some essentials after returning to This Morning following her summer break By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 17:21 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 17:21 BST, 2 September 2020 She returned to morning television on Tuesday following her summer break. And after delighting fans with … Read more

The Mandalorian season two gets a late October release date on Disney+

The second season of the smash hit Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian has landed a release date on Disney+. On Wednesday morning Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company announced on the Star Wars website that the premiere date is October 30. Some of the famous names being lined-up to join the much-anticipated second season include … Read more

WWI replica British biplane crashes during mock dogfight with German aircraft at aerodrome

A pilot of Britain’s first-ever military aeroplane has survived a crash following a mock dogfight between British and German World War aircrafts. The male flyer, who has not been identified, was inside a replica of the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c when the accident happened this morning. It is said to have spun out of control and hurtled nose … Read more

London’s vast array of bike lanes lie empty

London‘s vast array of new bicycle lanes were mostly empty this week despite Mayor Sadiq Khan launching a huge drive to get people to walk or cycle instead of using public transport. Photographs taken today and yesterday across the capital in the likes of Tooting, Streatham, Balham, Islington, Mayfair and Victoria showed how the lanes … Read more