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Oh lord the BBC website automatically redirects non-UK visitors to bbc.com now instead of allowing you to go to .co.uk. I see a quick glimpse of the milksake before the redirect happens.
The BBC is so embarrassed of the state of the UK they're like "let's not show them the real BBC news".
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