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<Slug>POLICE 2</Slug>
<TEXT>A film's been made and put on youtube - about what a council tax freeze means for the police budget here in Avon and Somerset...

The Police Authority has uploaded it to explain the decisions that the governing body faces...as they look to fill a 2.6 million pound funding gap..

Their Treasurer Mark Simmonds admits it could lead to more cuts:

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<Slug>WALL 2</Slug>
<TEXT>It's gonna cost 1 and a half million pounds to repair that river wall which collapsed in Bridgwater leading to homes being evacuated..

Work will start in January at West Quay - but is expected to last for several months...because one bit will be done first to see whether the technique works...before finishing the rest.
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<Slug>nursery 8</Slug>
<TEXT>Parents at a nursery in Leicester are demanding a two year-old girl is expelled after she was accused of attacking TEN children.

Police can't do anything because she's under the age of criminal responsibility.
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<TEXT>The adoption process is going to be simplified...

It takes around 2 and a half years to place a child with a new family...and Ministers say that's too slow and risks losing potential parents.
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<Slug>enders 8</Slug>
<TEXT>Pictures of Pat Evans' last ever scene in EastEnders have emerged.

It was revealed back in July that Pam St Clement was leaving the show after 25 years.

The Daily Mirror says it has photos of, what it claims are her last moments - which include a "harrowing" death bed scene with her nephew.
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