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Timpson CEO gives Virgin Rail the boot after 15-year-old daughter 'stranded' at Euston station

James Timpson OBE slammed Virgin Trains for stopping his 15-year-old daughter from getting on a train at London Euston after she did not look young enough for a child ticket.

Dec 14, 2017

By Charlotte Tobitt

London

'Dumb**s': Trump mocked for misspelling 'media' in furious attack on negative 'fake news' coverage

Twitter couldn't stop taunting the president over his latest spelling error while ranting about "fake news."

Dec 14, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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Anderson Cooper claims his Twitter account was hacked to call Trump a 'tool' and 'pathetic loser'

"Come on Anderson. We're ok with you telling the truth..." one Twitter user said.

Dec 14, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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'Thank you, Alabama': Twitter reacts to Democrat Doug Jones' 'inspiring' win over Trump pick Roy Moore

"The tears I have right now are extraordinarily different from the tears last November," one Twitter user wrote. "Let's take our country back, America."

Dec 13, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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'Sexist moron': Twitter furiously blasts Trump over his 'disgusting' attack on Senator Gillibrand

"After writing this, do you still want us to believe that wasn't you in the Access Hollywood video?" one Twitter user wrote.

Dec 13, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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'Whatever': Blunt college professor's email response sparks viral trend

Kade Walker, a student at South Dakota State University, posted a tweet gently mocking his blunt political sciences professor Dave Wiltse.

Dec 13, 2017

By Charlotte Tobitt

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What is curvature blindness? Scientists baffled by weird optical illusion

The new optical illusion was shared by Japanese scientist Kohske Takahashi.

Dec 12, 2017

By Shubham Sharma

'WTF': Twitter left cringing after pro-Trump group sends 12-year-old girl to interview Roy Moore

Twitter slammed the video as "tone-deaf" and "cringeworthy" in light of the sexual allegations levied against Moore.

Dec 12, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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'My brother doesn't say the N word': Keaton Jones' family rallies after $57k fundraiser put on hold

Keaton Jones went viral after he spoke emotionally about being bullied on a video posted by his mother. She has since been accused of racism.

Dec 12, 2017

By Charlotte Tobitt

'Schmuck': Trump taunted over old tweet after claiming he never watches 'dumb' CNN anchor Don Lemon

"How do you know he's so dumb if you never watch him? #impressive" British tennis star Andy Murray tweeted.

Dec 12, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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Sue web media giants like Facebook and YouTube 'if they don't delete abusive content' watchdog urges

Theresa May's ethics committee will urge MPs that web companies that fail to remove abusive content should face prosecution.

Dec 12, 2017

By Brendan Cole

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'You're the stain': Twitter fires back at Trump for slamming news media as 'a stain on America'

"The liar of all liars complaining about an honest mistake," one person tweeted.

Dec 11, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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'You're freakin awesome': Millie Bobby Brown offers to befriend Keaton Jones after heartbreaking bullying video

A video of bullied Tennessee schoolboy Keaton Jones has touched hearts around the world, including celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Millie Bobby Brown, Snoop Dogg and many more.

Dec 11, 2017

By Charlotte Tobitt

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