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Twitter user dines out on BBC canteen gossip

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Maybe some of the BBC's high-profile employees should opt for takeaways instead of canteen dining. Photograph: Mediablitzimages/Alamy

The BBC canteen has long been the butt of jokes from corporation employees. Now The Filling Station has taken its, er, unique reputation online with a new parody account, dubbed The Killing Station. The Independent reports that the Twitter account is remarkably well-informed and suggests it is run by a journalist with intimate knowledge of the canteen and its clientele. Some of the BBC's best-known faces, including Robert "Bobby" Peston and John Simpson, are the subject of quippy missives from the Twitter account. An example of one @KillingStation tweet goes: "Just seen Huw Edwards getting curry and rice from @KillingStation – don't be surprised if he doesn't manage to present News at Ten." Just who could be behind the mystery account?

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