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Colin Paterson 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.

This week's top 40:

40 Illegal raves- they're back

39 A 1944 rejection letter for George Orwell's "Animal Farm" from poet and publisher TS Eliot

38 WWE - the latest tag team bouts

37 A three car pile - up in Formula 3

36 Strikes in France turn violent

35 A Twitter campaign to get Captain America a boyfriend

34 Big Brother 2016 - the trailer doesn't give much away

33 Girl band Fifth Harmony- a new album and a shaky performance on Britain's Got Talent

32 Tear gas and water cannon are used against anti austerity protestors in Brussels

31 Old style floppy disks are used to power America's nuclear arsenal

30 Michael McIntyre has fun with Robbie Savage's mobile

29 Protestor turned politician: Barcelona's radical mayor

28 Jaden Smith shows off his new hairdo and plans his retirement at 30

27 Liverpool's new recruit: goalkeeper Loris Karius

26 Road testing Tesla's self driving car

25 Lewis Hamilton wins the Monaco GP

24 A giant visitor centre devoted to wine opens in Bordeaux next week

23 A Chinese detergent advert causes a race row

22 The Queen meets Winnie the Pooh

21 Edexcel Maths GCSE - so unpopular the exam has its own hashtag and an army of angry students on Twitter

20 More than 150 dogs are freed from an animal testing lab in India

19 A bully picks on the wrong kid - he turns out to be a martial arts expert

18 Caught on camera, the moment a boat full of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean

17 The Champions League Final - heartbreak for Atletico, joy for Real Madrid as they win on penalties

16 Global fame for the Chewbacca Mom

15 One very heavy baby - she weighs in at fifteen pounds

14 Manchester United finally confirm the special one is their new manager

13 A python bites a man on the penis as he sits on the loo

12 Overwatch - the new online shooter game that's selling out

11 The Weeknd sweeps the Billboard Awards with eight prizes

10 Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's divorce gets nasty - she gets a restraining order against him

9 Hiroshima - Barack Obama talks peace in the city seventy years after the US dropped the atomic bomb

8 Towel Day - Douglas Adams fans remember the man who created the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

7 The Championship play-off - and Hull City are back in the Premier League

6 Game of Thrones. The TV mega series kills off gentle giant Hodor

5 Britain's Got Talent - a magic result for Richard Jones - he's first magician to win it

4 Beauty and the Beast- the teaser trailer breaks all records

3 The EU referendum - and this week it's all about the youth vote

2 US Election- do the math - Donald Trump has the delegates to get nominated

1 Euro 2016 and England notch up two wins in their pre-tournament friendlies.

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