大象传媒

Nihal Arthanayake presents 5 live's rundown of the top 40 news, politics, sport and showbiz stories of the week that are making the biggest impact across social media and online. He is joined by the journalist and magazine editor, Mark Frith.

The full top 40

40 The Specials' drummer John Bradbury, dies aged 62

39 Isla Fisher and husband Sacha Baron Cohen donate one million dollars to help Syrians

38 Bernie Sanders, the US political outsider beating Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton in the polls

37 Liam Hewitson was attacked and killed by his own dog while having a seizure

36 Jacob Dodsworth who survived meningitis, thanks the hospital staff who saved him

35 Glee star Mark Salling is in legal trouble

34 A professor turns birdsong into beautiful music

33 The former Newcastle goalie Pavel Srnicek dies of a heart attack aged 47

32 Hoverboards - the must- have gadget of Christmas 2015

31 Robot reindeer star in a video made by Google's robotics division

30 And Then There Were None - the 大象传媒's TV adaptation of an Agatha Christie classic

29 #GirlLove - an online campaign promoting female soldarity

28 The Counted - the Guardian's latest stats on US police shootings

27 Jennifer Lawrence tells US TV she smoked dope before an Oscars ceremony

26 Manchester City are back on form beating Watford

25 A robot receptionist called Nadine is spookily human

24 Deadpool - the IMAX trailer for the new Marvel film

23 Miss Universe - the host announces the wrong winner

22 North Korea threatens its enemies with war

21 Chelsea get their first win under Guus Hiddink

20 George Lucas makes a gaffe about slavery

19 Tamir Rice - the US policeman who shot the 12 year old dead won't be prosecuted

18 Turbulence on an Air Canada flight injuries 21 people

17 Liverpool are beaten and Jurgen Klopp gets angry

16 Vishing, phishing and smishing - the latest fraud

15 Shakespeare and Beatrix Potter star on our new coins

14 Arsenal get a win against Newcastle

13 Manchester United win and Van Gaal says it could be a fantastic starting point for 2016

12 The Queen's diary shows she putting in the hard graft

11 Sherlock returns for a one off special

10 Bill Cosby faces charges of indecent assault

9 Munich in lock down after a terror alert

8 President Obama steps up the battle for gun control

7 Eastenders - the soap wedding of the year

6 Donald Trump won't back down over Muslims and ends up in a militant propaganda video

5 Lemmy - the Motorhead frontman dies at 70

4 Singer Natalie Cole dies at 65

3 Towering inferno in Dubai as a massive fire sweeps through a hotel

2 Floods sweep across parts of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

1 New Year - and one photograph of Manchester goes viral.

Show less