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TV news surprise for Brum snapper

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A Brum snapper is a little annoyed with the BBC after it apparently borrowed a copyrighted snap from Flickr showing Birmingham's crepuscular skyline and used it as a "live" news backdrop.

Here's Mike Bailey's original picture...

Birmingham skyline by Michael Bailey. Strictly copyright

...and here's how it later made its TV debut:

The same skyline seen as a backdrop for BBC news.

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