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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 15 Dec 2015

    Rocket carrying Briton #TimPeake on landmark flight to International Space Station launches http://bbc.in/1RlVlEW pic.twitter.com/Ygq4f8OYsm

    3:05 AM - 15 Dec 2015
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      1. Chris Moore‏ @Chris57Cycles 15 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @mikeharazin Dr Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space and the first woman to visit the Mir space station in 1991.

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      1. vipp‏ @steven04gerrard 15 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking he's joining ISS the bastard

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      1. Barbara Patrick‏ @Chillimouth 15 Dec 2015
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        “@BBCBreaking: International Space Station launches http://bbc.in/1RlVlEW  pic.twitter.com/rUE89YK3ZZ” @ScorpionCBS @ScorpionWriters #real ?

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      1. Angelique Rockas‏ @A_Rockas 15 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld Hackers trace ISIS Twitter accounts to the British government http://www.sott.net/article/308507-Hackers-trace-ISIS-Twitter-accounts-to-the-British-government … …

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      2. Smiths of Loughton‏ @smithsloughton 15 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @foodiequine That's out of this world

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      4. SecretOfGods‏ @YouAreAnAdam 15 Dec 2015
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        pic.twitter.com/vALJQJ9Mis

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      1. Craig Watson‏ @Craig007Cardiff 15 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Thumbs up from Tim!! :-)

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      2. Alex MacLeod‏ @AlexMacLeod9 15 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Was Helen Sharman not the first official British astronaut?

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      1. ENERGY & ENVIRO News‏ @SolarWindPower 15 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking: Rocket carries Briton #TimPeake on landmark flight 2 Intl Space Statn launches http://bbc.in/1RlVlEW pic.twitter.com/jlurPlbscm

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      1. Is Mike Off Base?‏ @Am_I_Off_Base 15 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Still amazing to me after years of watching. Proves science and tech can be amazing.

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      1. Keith Kirkhope‏ @keithkirkhope 15 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking These lucky guys have the most exciting job on ( off? ) the planet right now 🚀

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      1. Lesley Evans‏ @snave57 15 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking God Speed Tim.

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      2. Stiggy Pop‏ @HamiltonBurger 15 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking You know how everyone in space in the future has a British accent? The British colonization of space began today.

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      1. ..............‏ @dabhero 21 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking This is awesome

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      1. Teresa Crawford‏ @TeresaC123 15 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking I'm sure that will be thrilling news to our poorest in society as they endure #cuts+are made to feel they are undeserving poor

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      1. Vin Kelsey‏ @vckelsey6 15 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking this where all the license fee is going? Dislocated my jaw yawning.

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