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One: Tomato Flu
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An outbreak of tomato flu is in the headlines in episode one of Broken News. This alarming new super-virus can be traced back to a turkey farm in Turkey and the news networks report on the best way to avoid tomatoids in food such as tomato ketchup.
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Two: Missing Island
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A report that an island has gone missing in the Barents sea triggers paranoia about rising sea levels in Lincolnshire and the end of the world as we know it.
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Three: Half Way There Day
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Reports on commemorations around the country to mark the day Britain reached the half-way point in the last World War.
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Four: Crime
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The publication of a Home Office report which reveals that the majority of teenagers are now criminals leads to a series of news stories from the country's worst-hit areas. A picture of Britain in which the teenage population "now effectively feral, roam Britain's urban landscapes in packs of up to 15 at a single time."
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Five: Bolivian Crisis
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Reaction comes from around the world to rumours that Bolivia might have acquired nuclear weapons. Including a report from The White House: This is a bad day for the good guys, President Bush.
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Six: Hijack
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Media frenzy is quick to follow after reports emerge of an apparent hijack of an American passenger flight bound for Amsterdam. This live breaking story dominates the running orders of the world's news networks.
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