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Trouble flared in the BBC canteen earlier today between the Newsnight and Breakfast teams over what to call next year. The Newsnight Crew are adamant that the correct pronunciation should be "Twenty Ten" while the Breakfast Posse are claiming that "Two Thousand and Ten" is the only sensible option. Senior BBC mandarins have called in negotiators to try to resolve the dispute before midnight.

Tensions between the two departments have been high since the tsunami event 5 years ago when there was disagreement then how to pronounce the name of the town Phuket. Against all the odds the Newsnight Crew's "foo-kay" won out over the more accurate "fuck-it" that was endorsed by the Breakfast Posse.

Bill Turnbull, a prominent figure in the BP, spoke briefly to reporters through the serving hatch. "We won't back down for three reasons. Firstly we are correct, secondly we have more Strictly Come Dancing winners on our team, and thirdly we want to wipe that smug expression off Paxman's face."

Sonali Gudka from the CBBC Collective claimed that they had given up their support of "Two-Oh-One-Oh" and would be prepared to work with whichever variation is decided on.