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  1. Top story: Syrian defectors accuse Assad relatives of ordering crimes against humanity gu.com/p/37qcg 8 minutes ago via Guardian top stories
  2. Guto Harri threatened to turn UK press against BBC gu.com/p/37qeg/tf about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
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  6. Need some trip tips for #jubilee and the half-term break? Here's a quick @ObsMagazine list: gu.com/p/37nmp/tw about 5 hours ago via HootSuite
  7. Laura Bailey talks to @ObsNewReview : 'British girls always stand out in a crowd' gu.com/p/37nmm/tw about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  8. #Cannes2012 roundup: everything you need to know from @ObsNewReview gu.com/p/37pj7/tw about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
  9. @ObsMagazine speaks to Cheryl Cole: 'I've dined with Prince Charles, but I've also sat in a crack den' gu.com/p/37nyv/tw about 9 hours ago via HootSuite
  10. .@EvaWiseman's @ObsMagazines column on 'faking it' in fashion: gu.com/p/37nyb/tw about 10 hours ago via HootSuite
  11. Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'? gu.com/p/37pep/tw via @CommentisFree about 11 hours ago via HootSuite
  12. Top story: Massacre of the children as Syrian forces hit rebels gu.com/p/37q5g about 12 hours ago via Guardian top stories
  13. Patti Smith: she rocked our world @ObsNewReview speaks to musicians she inspired gu.com/p/37z4v/tw & gallery gu.com/p/37pga/tw about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
  14. Richard Branson: coalition has failed to invest in businesses gu.com/p/37q8y/tf about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
  15. Top story: Syria: children slaughtered as regime unleashes 18-hour attack on town gu.com/p/37q5g 1:06 PM May 26th via Guardian top stories
  16. What to drink at a Jubilee street party gu.com/p/37dnf/tw via @LifeandStyle 10:45 AM May 26th via HootSuite
  17. Written in stone: why walkers are finding poetry in West Yorkshire gu.com/p/37n4j/tw (from @GuardianTravel) 9:20 AM May 26th via HootSuite
  18. Barack Obama: the college years - new biography released gu.com/p/37n8f/tw pictures: gu.com/p/37z6t/tw (via @GuardianWeekend) 8:05 AM May 26th via HootSuite
  19. Syria: children slaughtered as regime unleashes 18-hour attack on town gu.com/p/37q5g/tf 7:17 AM May 26th via twitterfeed
  20. This year's festival highlight: Rob Da Bank's @Bestival gu.com/p/37mdg/tw according to @GuardianMusic 2012 festivals guide 7:15 AM May 26th via HootSuite