System meltdown forces BBC presenter to read the headlines from her iPhone

A BBC Radio 3 newsreader was forced to read the headlines from her iPhone after the in-house computer and telephone systems collapsed just as she was about to go on air. [The Independent via Pocket Lint]

Alison Rooper, has more than 20 years of newsreading experience, and so calmly settled behind the microphone with her mobile in front of her instead of the usual printed sheet.

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