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<TEXT>Dangerous drivers who cause serious injuries could be jailed for up to five
years under Government plans.

The new law would more than double the current maximum sentence for drivers
whose victims are seriously injured but not killed.

Prisons and Probation Minister Crispin Blunt, says current sentences don't fit
the crime.

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<Slug>bank</Slug>
<TEXT>The Governor of the Bank of England says the UK is facing "the most serious financial crisis" ever seen.

Sir Mervyn King was speaking after the bank decided to pump 75 billion pounds into the economy.
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<Slug>FLOOD 1</Slug>
<TEXT>Half a million pounds has been invested in helping to reduce flooding in Weston.

Wessex Water's begun work on a new underground storage tank in the town, to enable the sewage network to cope with excess rainfall, particularly over the winter.

It's expected to be completed by Christmas.
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<Slug>childcare</Slug>
<TEXT>Up to 80-thousand more low income families are to get help to meet childcare costs. 

Rules limiting support to parents working a minimum of 16 hours a week are also to be scrapped.
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<Slug>BEACHRACE1</Slug>
<TEXT>50 thousand people are expected in Weston this weekend for the annual Beach Race.

Motorbike riders from across Europe will compete on the huge dunes of the course which has taken 11 days to build...

Organiser Gareth Hockey says it's become world renowned:

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<Slug>x factor</Slug>
<TEXT>And X Factor judges will be sending their own acts home this weekend - with four due to leave on Sunday night.

Gary, Louis, Tulisa and Kelly will have to decide who goes and there won't be a public vote.
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