So did I - this is their response: "To allow us to reply promptly to your concerns, and to ensure we use our licence fee resources as efficiently as possible, we’re sending this response to everyone. We hope it addresses your main points.
This focus of this piece is that an Aberdeen University employee has been arrested and charged over social media comments about the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe. The article also forms part of our overall coverage pertaining to the alleged murder of Ms Widdecombe.
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