Villagers terrorised by TikTok trend that sees front doors kicked to beat of 2012 hit

A TikTok trend has reportedly been wreaking havoc on a quiet village as young people are said to be filming themselves banging on doors to the beat of a 2012 club hit.

Residents in the rural village of Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire, say they have been subject to a recent social media trend featuring pop star Kesha's dance hit Die Young.

The so-called 'heartbeat' challenge shows TikTokers banging on doors to the tune of the chart hit, then fleeing before residents answer.

While it may have racked up millions of likes on the platform, less enthusiastic are the people behind the doors in the bucolic village, some of whom have apparently resorted to getting CCTV installed to deter the pranksters.