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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013

    We're very pleased to have hit 5m followers - thanks to all of you. Do let us know how we're doing.

    9:50 AM - 7 Feb 2013
    • 83 Retweets
    • 62 Likes
    • Vidya Sharma Liz Buchanan Shanna Md Faruk Hossain Wan-anong trevsooncome HeatherKay eileen cairnduff Ian
    232 replies 83 retweets 62 likes
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      2. Alison Book‏ @AlisonBook 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I love being so up to date... Drives my husband nuts.. I am ahead of wot he reads in newspaper... Ha!!!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @AlisonBook

        @AlisonBook Glad to hear it, Alison. Thanks for your message.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Alison Book‏ @AlisonBook 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking are u guys part of mbm news?? They sent me your thanx message + have repeated your news????

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @AlisonBook

        @AlisonBook No, we aren't associated with them. They seem to reproduce some news accounts' tweets so that may explain it.

        1 reply 4 retweets 0 likes
      6. Alison Book‏ @AlisonBook 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking thankyou for that.. Thought it weired they even reproduced your tweet to me!! Have blocked them! I want the BBC ta!!

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Joel Fothergill‏ @JoelFothergill 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Pretty good.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @JoelFothergill

        @JoelFothergill Hi Joel, thanks. Glad you like it.

        0 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Ward Karson‏ @wkarson 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I stay away from US news outlets = I rely on #BBC. Better written, educated, faster, global view. In other words, complete.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @wkarson

        @wkarson Thanks Ward. That's very kind of you.

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      2. Lauren‏ @mufc_lauren 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking just carry on doing as brilliantly as you are.I always know if something happens, I'll hear of it first on my timeline from you

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @mufc_lauren

        @goodey2shoes_ Hi Lauren, thanks - we're glad you enjoy the service

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. f@¥€‏ @faye23580 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking very informative, thoroughly enjoy your tweets - always interesting.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @faye23580

        @faye23580 That's good to hear - thank you!

        0 replies 3 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Cheslyn Hay‏ @CheslynHay1 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Excellent news service, thanks for keeping the nation informed - Only 4,999,957 to catch you up in followers numbers then !

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @CheslynHay1

        @CheslynHay1 Thanks Cheslyn, and good luck with the 4,999,957 to go.

        0 replies 4 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Katelyn Dick‏ @keitaurin 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking You guys give me the unbiased news I crave that most US networks won't. Thanks for being actual journalists!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @keitaurin

        @keitaurin Thanks very much Katelyn

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      2. Jonathan Mans‏ @mans_jonathan 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking your doing a great job! Keep it up

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @mans_jonathan

        @mans_jonathan That's very kind - thanks for getting in touch.

        0 replies 2 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Alison Wood‏ @freestyleal 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I didn't know bbc breaking was allowed to tweet like a real live person. #gosh

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Feb 2013
        Replying to @freestyleal

        @freestyleal Only on very special occasions...

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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