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<Slug>001 ALCOHOL KAHN</Slug>
<TEXT>Paramedics across the country are preparing for the biggest party night of the
festive season.

It's expected to be the busiest evening for crews - with Christmas just over a
week away.

Athar Kahn is Operations Manager for the London Ambulance Service.

He says his colleagues across the UK won't just be looking after people who've
had too much to drink:

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<Slug>CLOCKERS 2</Slug>
<TEXT>Two Weston car dealers have been given suspended jail terms - for reducing the mileage on vehicles they sold.

40 year old Nathan Sutton from Park Place, Stephen Keeley who's 48 and from Uphill - admitted 'clocking' nineteen cars, bringing the mileages down by a total of one and a half million miles.
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<Slug>wev 8</Slug>
<TEXT>We're being warned to brace ourselves for a wintry weekend.

Wales, the Midlands and central southern England are all likely to see snow this morning...
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<Slug>euro 9</Slug>
<TEXT>Talks to save the euro will include Britain - even though David Cameron pulled out of the treaty.

The PM didn't want to sign up to the deal as other member states refused to implement safeguards for the city of London.
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<Slug>IPCC 2</Slug>
<TEXT>The Police watchdog has praised the Avon and Somerset force for its handling of complaints.

The IPCC says they were over thirty days quicker than the national average at finalising complaints - and dealt with 4 in 10 of them locally.
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<Slug>karaoke 8</Slug>
<TEXT>Karaoke fans have picked Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas" as their ultimate festive favourite.

A close second was Kings of Leon's "Sex on Fire", while "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi was third.
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