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Brown's new website hit by glitch | Brown's new website hit by glitch |
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown's new website has been hit by teething troubles, Downing Street has confirmed. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown's new website has been hit by teething troubles, Downing Street has confirmed. |
Number 10 TV was officially launched as part of Mr Brown's efforts to reach out to a wider public. | Number 10 TV was officially launched as part of Mr Brown's efforts to reach out to a wider public. |
The site will feature exclusive video coverage of the prime minister's speeches and media appearances. | The site will feature exclusive video coverage of the prime minister's speeches and media appearances. |
But anyone trying to access it was met with a "404 page not found" error message. A Downing Street spokeswoman denied the site had crashed. | But anyone trying to access it was met with a "404 page not found" error message. A Downing Street spokeswoman denied the site had crashed. |
But she said users on some servers might experience glitches "for the next 48 hours". | But she said users on some servers might experience glitches "for the next 48 hours". |
"It is just what happens when you launch a new website," she added. | "It is just what happens when you launch a new website," she added. |
Number 10 TV is part of a redesigned Downing Street website, which includes news, guided tours of Number 10 and official reports. | Number 10 TV is part of a redesigned Downing Street website, which includes news, guided tours of Number 10 and official reports. |
Downing Street says the revamp is designed to "boost the amount of video content". | |
It comes two years after Conservative leader David Cameron launched his own website, Webcameron, which regularly features behind-the-scenes content. | |
In May Mr Brown launched an online version of prime minister's questions. | In May Mr Brown launched an online version of prime minister's questions. |
He pledged to respond to video-clip questions submitted via the Downing Street Youtube website. | He pledged to respond to video-clip questions submitted via the Downing Street Youtube website. |
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