Lydia Patrick

London

Life and Trends Reporter at Newsweek

General Reporter @independent 📰 Prev Assistant audience editor @independent Digital reporter @SWNS. Low culture and leopard print enthusiast🐆💅

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Articles

Moment woman sings karaoke-with no idea band member is in the crowd

1 day ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A woman gave a wildly entertaining karaoke performance of a Blink-182 hit, blissfully unaware that Tom DeLonge, the co-founder, co-lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band, was in the crowd watching.
Cat hates it when owner works on computer, what he does next melts hearts

1 day ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A cat has left the internet in stitches for how she assists her owner with his homework. Dolores (@dolorescmge) shared how her cat shuns her boyfriend when he studies, so he has found a solution. The video garnered 57,600 views and 3,628 likes on TikTok. "Our kitty doesn't like it when he does homework so to make her feel better he splits the screen and puts on mice for her to watch," she wrote as the text overlaying the video of his cat watching videos of mice whilst he does his work.
Hearts break as dumped pregnant dog loses friends to animal control

1 day ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A dog has captured hearts across the internet after being left behind-pregnant and alone-when her companions were picked up by animal control. Hannah Sweatt (@hannahsweattt), from Houston, Texas, shared doorbell camera footage showing the pit bull, later named Lady, howling at her front door. What followed was a moving journey of trust, rescue, and new beginnings. Sweatt's video, a touching compilation of Lady's transformation, has garnered more than 22,100 likes and over 101,400 views on TikTok.
Man who's never worked an office job has best response to corporate jargon

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A wife has left the internet in stitches after putting her husband through a hilarious " corporate terminology" test-and his responses were pure comedy gold. Maya Dukes (@themayadukes), from Atlanta, Georgia, a managing director of brand and creative, decided to quiz her husband, Vincent Dukes, an industrial electrician, on common corporate phrases. The video quickly took off, earning 77,200 likes and 1 million views. "Lawd-I laughed the entire time.
Cat sticks head in glass-unprepared for what she tastes

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A curious cat has left the internet in stitches after sticking her head in a glass and getting her first taste of sparkling water. The adorable beige tabby, Luna, leaned in for a sip, only to recoil once she realized her drink was fizzy. The video, posted to Instagram by her owner, has since garnered 74,345 likes and 1.8 million views. "It's the first time she drinks sparkle water...her lst glance at the glass," wrote her owner, who goes by @lunastales_ on social media.
Corn chip left on surface overnight-shock at what's there in the morning

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A Redditor left a corn chip out overnight, and the internet is reeling from the amount of oil that seeped out of it. User u/raedioactive99 shared a photo of the chip placed on a piece of paper, surrounded by a distinct ring of oil. The image quickly went viral, racking up over 67,000 upvotes in the popular subreddit r/mildlyinfuriating. "The amount of oil that came out of this corn chip overnight," the original poster captioned the image.
Hearts melt as border collie left with no job from owners-but he has a plan

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A Border Collie has impressed the internet with the lengths he went to retrieve his beloved ball. The dog's owner, who uses the social media handle @milothecollie5, shared a TikTok video showing the moment the red ball rolled off a promenade and into the sea. Undeterred, the determined dog ran down to the beach, dove into the water, and swam out to retrieve his toy.
Woman puts on most "millennial" outfit-astonished by husband's reaction

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A woman dressed in a millennial outfit, and the internet is obsessed with her husband's response. Katie McClintock, a 30-year-old therapist from Southern California, recently went viral after donning a stereotypically "millennial" outfit -and capturing her husband's enthusiasm. In the clip, which has racked up 15,200 likes and 236,400 views, Katie can be seen wearing a side part, a T-shirt, skinny jeans, and Ugg boots-an ensemble that defined mid-2000s millennial fashion.
Woman buys first home, internet horrified by what's hidden in backyard

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A first-time homeowner has gone viral after uncovering a massive hidden dump site beneath their garden decking-a discovery they're now urging other buyers to check for before purchasing a property. TikTok user Em (@thebrothertondiary) shared footage of the surprising find, which included 25 years' worth of garbage left by the previous homeowners. Among the debris were bricks, tins of paint, stones, and other assorted rubbish. The video has since garnered 334,500 views and 1734 likes.
Couple fighting over who ate most of cookie ask for help-Internet delivers

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Lydia Patrick

A man accused his wife of eating more than half of a cookie they were supposed to share-and now, the internet has turned into a team of sleuths trying to determine exactly how much she ate. Sharing is a fundamental part of any equal partnership, but sometimes temptation gets the better of us. That was the case for Redditor u/virrrrr29, who eagerly cut into the sweet treat.