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doesnt sound suspect to me. just rotten luck like i said.
please feel free to ignore me about the outboard bb thing. to make that change would require new crankset aswell as bb so not always a viable option as it costs £'s. i simply have a rather strong dislike for square taper and have had for years. but they serve millions of people just fine every day in this country and in their thousands on this forum so im defo in the minority.
just buy a new bb. when you or a shop take it out it should the axle length on it and you can measure the shell width easy enough so the whole thing should be cheap and last you a long time. i imagine the cranks should be fine but take them to a shop and get a mechanic to cast teir eye over them, i'd reccomend brixton cycles but there are plenty other good ones to choose from depending on your location.
good luck. and good luck getting it sorted over the bank hloiday..... thats gonna suck.