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Wednesday 3 October 2012
Why are they trending? #Lab12, Christmas, Facebook
What's trending and why? 3 October 2012
The Labour Party Annual Conference, which began on Sunday, is in full swing. According to Twitter reports, the Manchester venue has a nail bar.
Today at the conference, after mentioning he attended a London comprehensive for the 8 or 9 millionth time, Ed Miliband denied he was trying to play the class card.
Gaby Hinsliff tweets: "Poor big society. Nobody cares enough to steal it. "
Christmas
There are still 82 days, 13 hours and about 30 minutes to go until Christmas, but Twitter, always ahead of the curve, is chirping about it now.
Facebook is busy. After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg held talks with the Russian prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, yesterday, Facebook updated its Pages Manager app for iOS today. What will tomorrow bring fro the social networking site?
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Is their marriage our business? No. But Charles Saatchi's row with Nigella Lawson is definitely news
Simon Kelner -
Russell Brand lets loose on MSNBC hosts in promo interview for Messiah Complex tour
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The Daily Cartoon
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We never knew Nigella Lawson - and we still don’t
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This isn’t ending world hunger. It’s just a sham
Ian Birrell
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Russell Brand lets loose on MSNBC hosts in promo interview for Messiah Complex tour
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The Girl Guides have nothing to do with religion and they never have done
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Letters: Islam and assaults on women
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Debate: Should bad bankers be jailed?
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Fifty signs of getting older? They missed a few
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A message to anyone involved in education: stop underestimating children
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