BBC News Online is getting a bit of stick for its weekend story which starts with the vital news that actor Hugh Grant has been spotted in a Frome bakery buying a bacon roll, a coffee and a custard slice.
Sadly, it was behind the curve, as the breaking news was first reported Somerset Live at 0915 on Wednesday, and picked up later that day by ITV Westcountry. The BBC seems to have simply lifted the searing quote from bakery assistant Sophie Ilott, that he was a "very polite and well-spoken gentleman".
I suspect BBC News can say they used the Grant story for a longer piece on why (if true) Somerset is now a destination for celebrities. Now all we need to know is the name of the Commissioning Editors who asked for the six hundred words....
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