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28/08/2016

Emma Barnett 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.

Emma Barnett 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. Joining Emma is the TV critic Kevin O'Sullivan and the journalist and historian, Tim Stanley. This week's chart

40 Strictly Come Dancing is back, Will Young, Greg Rutherford and Ed Balls are among the celebrities

39 Legend Preston, the ten-year-old boy from New Jersey who was mistaken for an armed robber by the police

38 Michael Leader, the actor who played the milkman in Eastenders, has died

37 "Heaven Knows I'm Radical Now" a song parody having a go at Labour leadership contender Owen Smith

36 Denmark which has been named the world's happiest country.

35 Tottenham Hostpur who drew with Liverpool yesterday

34 The skateboarding toddler from New Zealand

33 "Narcos," a second Netflix series about Columbian drug dealer Pablo Escobar is out soon

32 Camber Sands, where 5 young men from South London drowned

31 The giant pearl worth millions that had been left under a bed.

30 Nico Rosberg wins the Belgian Grand Prix, but Lewis Hamilton drives through the field to finish third

29 Celtic fans raise money for Palestinian causes as the club faces a possible fine for their supporters' conduct in a game against an Israeli club.

28 Liverpool who drew with Tottenham yesterday thanks to a James Milner penalty

27 Airlander 10, the world's longest aircraft had a very bumpy landing on its second test flight

26 Canada comes to a standstill as "The Tragically Hip" play their last ever concert

25 The war in Syria, Turkey steps up its role in the conflict

24 Arsenal who have spent nearly a hundred million pounds in the transfer window

23 A new planet is found near Proxima Centauri

22 Manchester United who got an injury time winner to beat Hull yesterday

21 The Russian cat that has adopted a monkey

20 An Oklahoma Prison inmate is praised for coming to the aid of one of the prison officers

19 The seal that jumped on a boat to escape some hungry killer whales

18 Britney Spears joins James Corden for some Carpool Karaoke

17 Miley Cyrus becomes a coach on the American version of "The Voice"

16 Adam Hargreaves called the "Best Dad Ever" after spending 300 hours painting a mural on his daughter's bedroom

15 Tokyo 2020, plans for the next Olympics start now

14 Frank Ocean is back with his new album "Blonde"

13 WWE wrestling and the Superslam

12 X factor is back with all the old crew

11 Brigadier Sir Nils Olav, the King Penguin from Edinburgh zoo

10 Celebrity Big Brother, won this year by Stephen Bear

9 Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Branson clash over the railways

8 The Great British Bake Off is back with jaffa cakes

7 Ryan Lochte, the American swimmer charged in Brazil with making false robbery allegations

6 Nigel Farage who spoke at a Donald Trump campaign rally

5 The Burkini ban on French beaches which was overturned by the courts

4 The Earthquake in Italy, at least 280 people have died.

3 UFC, Ireland's Conor McGregor beats Nate Diaz

2 Teenagers held their breath as this year's GCSE and A level results came out

1 The Rio Olympics, a golden fortnight for team GB.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Sun 28 Aug 2016 19:30

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  • Sun 28 Aug 2016 19:30