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<Slug>METAL 2</Slug>
<TEXT>Police are cracking down on metal thieves in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.

From now on anyone selling metal to a scrap yard will have to provide ID and proof of their address..if they refuse they won't get any money for the goods.

In the past few months metal has been stolen from churches, schools and local businesses.
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<TEXT>The Prime Minister has outlined his vision for overhauling the welfare system.

Ideas include withdrawing housing benefit from under-25s and limits on the
additional benefit received by families with three or more children.

David Cameron wants to crack down on people taking advantage of the state,
eliminating the "culture of entitlement."

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<TEXT>A new 2.2 million pound development's been completed in Bournemouth which has 17 new homes and a community centre.

They've been built in Strouden Park and all the houses and bungalows are affordable.

The community centre opens today and it's hoped it will give local kids somewhere to go.
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<TEXT>June is on target to be the wettest since 1860.

So far this month, 150 millimetres of rain has fallen across England and Wales when the average is 65 millimetres.

The current record stands at 157.
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<Slug>BELL 1</Slug>
<TEXT>Wimborne's town crier has been reunited with his handbell after it was stolen.

Chris Brown, said the bell was in a bag which was taken while he was DJing in a pub earlier this month.

The missing bag and bell, which has little financial value, were left anonymously, close to Mr Brown's car, on Sunday.
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