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Don't let them stop you taking photos on the Glasgow underground m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/s6… about 21 hours ago via Twitter for Android
JennieMacfie If you only #ff 1 person today - @AlastairMorgan still fighting for truth of brother Daniel's death, mixed up with NI shenanigans #leveson 3:04 AM May 18th via web Retweeted by ratsass and 5 others
guardian_sport Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers turns down Liverpool gu.com/p/37kyk/tw via @guardian 2:41 AM May 18th via Tweet Button Retweeted by ratsass and 50 others
FrankieMcGinty In order to catch a bus, first one must think like a bus. 1:20 PM Apr 9th via Tweetlogix Retweeted by ratsass and 1828 others
localschools_uk Finland abolished private schools in 1970 - cannot combine with equality of opportunity. Illegal to charge for education. 11:17 AM May 17th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by ratsass and 102 others
@bristolpaul my wife has curtailed my Olympic torch viewing to watch pointless. If Boris gets flamed I'll switch back. 9:27 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android in reply to bristolpaul
Olympic flame lady needs to mind out she doesnt set fire to her bush. 9:16 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
Olympic flame lit. Will it go out? Looking shaky. 9:15 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
Princess Anne looks like she's nodding off as they wait for Olympic flame. Commentary says huge sense of anticipation. 9:13 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
English choir at ancient Olympic torch ceremony have incredible west country accents. #cornish 9:10 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
Choir at ancient Olympic torch ceremony seem to be singing a Greek version of waltzing national. 9:08 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
Christ is that Gideon sheltering under the Boris brolly? Sparse crowd for this ancient ceremony but no booing so far. #olympicflame 9:05 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
Bbcnews talking about the ancient tradition of the Olympic flame. It was invented by the Nazis wasn't it? #olympicflame 9:02 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
Actually the man holding Beckham brolly may be lord coe. #olympicflame 9:00 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
Olympic flame coverage on bbcnews. Boris, princess Anne holding their own brollies. D Beckham has a man to hold his for him. 8:59 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
Bankia denies run on deposits gu.com/p/37jpx/tw If there's one thing gonna spark a bank run, it's denying there's a bank run 8:33 AM May 17th via Tweet Button
@moveyourmoneyuk do you have any figs from Coop etc re number of new customers? #moveyourmoney 8:07 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android in reply to moveyourmoneyuk
@ockhams_shotgun @amberanima congrats! Thought I'd scared it off with TB bday news! Today is Leon Osman's bday if you need a cool name! 7:28 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android in reply to ockhams_shotgun
jonsnowC4 Of course young Sam Hallam - wrongly convicted of a murder 8 years ago - would have been executed in the US 4:05 AM May 17th via web Retweeted by ratsass and 316 others
Shares suspended in Spanish Bankia as europocalypse continues. In other news the Windies are 26-1 at Lords. #thisisengland 4:01 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android