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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 1 Jan 2017

    London Ambulance Service logged calls manually overnight on New Year's Eve due to control room "technical" issueshttp://bbc.in/2hFMK3K 

    12:00 AM - 1 Jan 2017
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    • Talbot Dixon Mike Sharon Dennis MD Tanvir Rahad Umat Šumak スパゲッティモンスター MLDK, Niels Jensen Tim Parenti Sakshi Agasti
    30 replies 225 retweets 287 likes
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      2. Steffdoubleff‏ @Misslockstock 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        the headline should be "ambulance staff do an amazing job logging calls manually" sell the happy news #brightside

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      2. ToodlePip  😀 💪 ⏳  🤔 🇬🇧‏ @Arm8strong 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        wow, hats off to the London Ambulance Service.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Antoinette 🐝‏ @wonderBeecharme 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Arm8strong @ArmstrongShona @BBCBreaking

        Absolutely, some take for granted that siren .. the harbingers of " we are in our way to save you " x

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      1. Chris Hansen‏ @chrishansenhome 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        I wonder if the Ambulance Service "technical issues" were related to the leap second added before midnight.

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      1. Planekrazy‏ @48_enever 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Instead of all the criticism, I think they should be congratulated in holding it together on such a busy night 👏👏

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      2. Mart  🇬🇧ツ ✈‏ @MartynOsborne 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        And this warrants being breaking news??? Blimey, hate to think what the rest of the days news will come under!

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      2. Cub Campaigner‏ @cubcampaigner 2 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @awarding_women @BBCNews then they should be congratulated in handling a stressful situation with level headiness

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      3. Cub Campaigner‏ @cubcampaigner 2 Jan 2017
        Replying to @cubcampaigner @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        have they had a "very well done " ?

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      1. Lorna‏ @Grantoine 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        how about thanks to the hard working LAS staff who ploughed through & saved London despite 'technical issues'

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      1. Simon Long‏ @Tregadillet 1 Jan 2017
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        Amazing news, what are pens and paper?#reinventthewheel#again

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      1. Nigel Hurneyman‏ @Nigelh7n 2 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        The dreaded #Year2017 bug.

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      1. Roger Barrett‏ @rogerkb2012 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        excellent response by dedicated staff at LAS; agree the reason for system failure is needed but so is praise for Staff

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      1. Doug Bluecher‏ @DougBluecher 1 Jan 2017
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        when one has "technical issues" you just give up and say "shit happens"pic.twitter.com/FuOMCcvv61

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      1. robert cooper‏ @prieu 1 Jan 2017
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        Evening news,shamefull. No fireworks no revellers.

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