Met Police official Twitter page hacked
The Metropolitan Police official Twitter page appears to have been hacked.
Liverpool Women pass time during pre-season weather delay with bucket challenge
Faced with a weather delay on their pre-season tour to the US, Liverpool Women put their extra time in the locker room to good use and thought with their heads.
Piers Morgan reignites feud after Dan Walker posts digitally-aged selfie
Piers Morgan has reignited a long-standing feud with rival presenter Dan Walker after Walker posted a digitally-aged selfie to Twitter.
NZ cricketer jokes: Kids, don’t take up sport … Take up baking or something
New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham reacted to his team’s agonising World Cup defeat to England by joking that children should take up baking instead of sport.
8 of Peter Crouch’s best tweets after striker retires from football
Peter Crouch scored some special goals during his career, but he has also posted some special tweets in more recent years.
Twitter apologises for outage caused by ‘internal system change’
Twitter has apologised to its users after an outage on Thursday caused by “an internal system change”.
Former Australia stars admit England ‘too good’ in semi-final rout
Former Australia players conceded that their side were “outplayed” by England as Eoin Morgan’s men cruised to victory in their Cricket World Cup semi-final.
Twitter bans dehumanising language used to insult religious groups
Twitter is broadening its rules against religious hate speech by banning posts that contain dehumanising language.
Social media proposes alternative Yesterday plots after Beatles film’s release
After the release of Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle’s Beatles film Yesterday, Twitter users have been penning their own versions of the quirky plot.
Trump reminded about Rapinoe tweet after United States World Cup success
After the United States won the Women’s World Cup social media users did not waste time in reminding Donald Trump of a tweet he had directed toward star player Megan Rapinoe earlier in the tournament.
Court order against Facebook and Twitter over Ana Kriegel’s killers continued
A court order banning social media companies from allowing identification of two juvenile killers on their platforms has been continued.
Theresa May says Lionesses ‘inspired millions’ as social media reacts to defeat
The Prime Minister praised Phil Neville’s England side for their performance both on and off the field after the Lionesses were knocked out of the World Cup by the USA.
It’s coming home: Schoolkids lead support for Lionesses ahead of World Cup semi
Primary school children, the UK’s “most patriotic” street and a barking police dog lead the messages of support being sent to the Lionesses ahead of their World Cup semi-final against the USA.
Grandfather gets the chance to meet his favourite performer – Lady Gaga
A 66-year-old grandfather is finally getting the chance to meet his favourite performer – Lady Gaga.
Arsenal kit campaign backfires as Adidas accidentally tweets offensive images
Adidas has promised an investigation after some highly offensive messages were sent out via its Twitter account as part of a promotion for the new Arsenal kit.
Singing Glastonbury security guard invited to Charlatans gig after viral stardom
A security guard who went viral after being spotted singing along to The Charlatans at Glastonbury has been invited by the band to attend a gig with VIP treatment.
#JusticeForHarper: Uproar after mascot sent off during Irish football match
A club mascot was sent off during an Irish football match, in a move which has caused outrage on social media.
Nicola Sturgeon defends ‘awesome’ Megan Rapinoe in spat with Piers Morgan
Nicola Sturgeon has praised Megan Rapinoe, the US footballer and vocal critic of president Donald Trump, as a “great role model” in a Twitter spat with Piers Morgan.
#TomWatsonOut (and about): MP hits back at critics with picture from Glastonbury
Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson has hit back at calls for his removal by posting a picture of himself at Glastonbury and co-opting a hashtag used by his critics.
Twitter users remember favourite dangerous childhood activities
From skateboarding without a helmet to attempting any exercise at all without stretching, some activities that seemed totally safe in childhood can be downright dangerous in adulthood.