Social media

7 hrs ago

Three women browsing the shelves of a bookshop. They are all blonde with their backs to the camera, facing the shelves.

Social media inspiring new generation of bookworms

Whether it is viral novels or emerging subgenres, BookTok is influencing people's reading habits.

7 hrs ago

13 hrs ago

Munya Chawawa in a black suit with red shirt and tie, posing for the camera in front of a red background

Why Munya Chawawa is 'jumping ship' from socials to Shakespeare

The comedian is making his stage acting debut and says he wants to move away from social content.

13 hrs ago

2 days ago

Amelia Dimoldenberg poses in a chicken shop, her chin propped on her right hand and sitting sideways in a traditional booth in front of white tiles and a menu on the wall. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes and wears a strappy checked dress.

Recipe for success - the Chicken Shop Date moments that created a YouTube star

After more than 10 years, Amelia Dimoldenberg announced Chicken Shop Date was shutting up shop.

2 days ago

Still from a video showing two boys sitting in a chip shop with a fridge full of drinks and a number of posters

How Oasis fans cracked the Celtic Park gigs code in chip shop video

Internet sleuths spotted sets of numbers in posters suggesting the map co-ordinates for Celtic's Parkhead stadium in Glasgow.

2 days ago

A man with blonde hair and beard looks at the camera. He is wearing a white shirt and tie, with a blue guernsey police lanyard.

Police warn of risks when posting school photos

Parents are being urged to think about any identifying information that may be in photos online.

2 days ago

4 days ago

A medium shot of an adult man with short hair seated outdoors against a beige plastered wall looking directly into the camera with a serious facial expression. He is wearing a long-sleeved, collared button-down shirt featuring vertical blue, white, and thin pink stripes.

'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media

More than 80 people have been killed in the mob violence, the BBC finds after gathering data from six African nations.

4 days ago

Tayla Gallier and Blake Gallier each give the camera a thumb's up in a selfie taken with a view of cliffs and the sea.

Social media 'spiral' found after sister's death

The sister of Blake Gallier, from Kent, says she "needed to know" what she watched before her death.

4 days ago

5 days ago

Kyla wears a white and blue jacket over a white t-shirt. She has black curly hair and wears silver earrings.

Noughties garage track named TikTok's UK song of the summer

Kyla's 2008 track Do You Mind gained worldwide recognition in 2016 when rapper Drake sampled it on One Dance.

5 days ago

28 Aug 2026

A young woman with tied back blonde hair wearing a beige shirt.

'We need to be opening doors for young people'

Amelia joins Anita to discuss the importance of making the online and media sectors more accessible for the next generation and how best to combat youth unemployment in this country.

28 Aug 2026