Have you noticed how much we are clapping these days, writes Monica Dyson. I became much more aware of it when I recently attended a wedding and a week or so later, a funeral. Did you know with a ...

At the Cannes Film Festival, standing ovations can last for more than 10 minutes. It begs the question: what drives human beings to smack our hands together to applaud? There's long, and then there's ...

Clapping has been banned by a student union in an move to be more inclusive towards those with anxiety or sensory issues. Jazz hands - British Sign Language (BSL) clapping - will replace clapping, ...

You might want to think twice before clapping when your plane lands next. Clapping on airplanes is being decried as 'cringe', 'annoying' and 'embarrassing' across social media. The gesture once used ...

Simon Cowell has gone viral after his appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show left viewers baffled by his unusual clapping technique. The 65-year-old music mogul was welcomed through the show's famous ...

Young student union activists have asked other conference delegates to wave with 'jazz hands' instead of clapping or cheering speakers in case it 'triggers anxiety' among nervous members. Hundreds ...

Clapping is to be replaced with jazz hands at events organised by students in Manchester to make them more accessible to people suffering anxiety disorders. The traditional loud expression of support ...

Clapping along to bhajans is a tradition rooted in devotion and surprisingly beneficial for health. Celebrity Astrologer Parduman Suri explains that this rhythmic act, as demonstrated by the devotee ...

Britain's Parliament has some pretty bizarre rules - as the new intake of SNP MPs found out when they were given a stern warning for clapping during the Queen's Speech debate. So why is applause ...

A student union has ditched clapping, whooping and cheering in favour of "jazz hands". Reps at the University of Manchester voted to replace noisy appreciation with the British Sign Language (BSL) ...

For the first time, a grey seal has been caught on camera clapping underwater. It might not sound like a big deal (we've seen seals clap before!) but this is the first time it's been captured ...