Our pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet

Oliver Laughland on the people and stories in the media spotlight in the last seven daysThe storyDestiny's real childThe stroke of a belly and the flash of some camera bulbs sent the world abuzz with excitement at the news that former Destiny's Child singer Beyoncé Knowles (right) is pregnant. And what better way to share the joy than to take to Twitter and voice your congratulations. Trumping the death of Bin Laden and the Japanese tsunami, the event raised a world-record breaking 8,868 tweets...

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