The Daily Mail had the scoop but the media had caught the smell of blood in the water and twenty-four-hour… — Ben Aaronovitch
The Daily Mail had the scoop but the media had caught the smell of blood in the water and twenty-four-hour news outlets were running the bulletin every half an hour, with a teaser on the quarter in case your attention span was that short.
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