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<TITLE>fire 10 27/3</TITLE>
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<Slug>FIRE 2</Slug>
<TEXT>A fire on Talbot Heath in Poole last night - was started on purpose.

It broke out near Winstone Avenue just before 6 o clock...and spread over an area roughly the size of a football pitch.

There have been 2 fires on the heath in the last 3 days...and arson hasn't been ruled out for the one on saturday either..which took 2 hours to put out.
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<Slug>petrol 10</Slug>
<TEXT>It's hoped talks in the next few days will help avoid strikes by fuel tanker drivers.

Members of the union Unite voted to walk out over issues including safety standards yesterday.

It could see thousands of petrol stations close.
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<Slug>021 OFFENDERS CLARKE</Slug>
<TEXT>(Raw audio - questions from Eamonn Holmes)
 
Community sentences are to be toughened up to stop them being seen as a "soft
option". 

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke also wants to make it easier for courts to strip
criminals of the proceeds of crime even if they steal low value items like
wide-screen TVs.

Mr Clarke says he want to see more effort put into reforming offenders to
ensure they don't reoffend.

He's also considering a number of other options.

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OUT WORDS: causing trouble
Duration: 11"]


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<Slug>HOSPICE 2</Slug>
<TEXT>Poole's Lewis-Manning Hospice say they're disappointed by the council for rejecting a planning application which would have raised vital funds for the charity..

It wanted to build an acorn-shaped eco-house on land off Sandbanks Road and then sell it off to purchase beds for its new in-patient unit..

But the Council says their application would have a negative impact on the character of the area...and mean the loss of protected trees.
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<Slug>sport 10</Slug>
<TEXT>There are two FA Cup quarter-finals this evening.

Bolton return to Tottenham - after the original game was abandoned following Fabrice Muamba's collapse ten days ago.

Meanwhile, Everton go to Sunderland in a replay.
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