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<TEXT>Heavy rain overnight has put parts of Somerset at risk of fresh flooding, following the wettest April since records began.

More downpours are forecast for today, with the Met Office issuing a warning of severe rain and storms in south west England.

In Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, Daisy says she's going to have to miss an exam today because of rising water levels.
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<TEXT>(NOTE: we don't have her surname)

Heavy rain overnight has put parts of England and Wales at risk of fresh
flooding, following the wettest April since records began.

More downpours are forecast for today, with the Met Office issuing a warning
of severe rain and storms in south west England.

The biggest concern is in Somerset, Dorset and Devon.

In Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, Daisy says she's going to have to miss an
exam today because of rising water levels.

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<TEXT>We're being asked to help find a violent burglar - who escaped custody in Somerset before he could be sentenced..

Maxwell Wilson who's 24 was jailed for 14 years in his absence at Exeter Crown Court - for aggravated burglary and trespassing at a house in Devon with a gun in january.

Anyone who meets him is being told to call 999 straight away.
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<TEXT>MPs will reveal later who they blame for phone hacking at the News of the World.

James Murdoch is expected to be criticised over his handling of the scandal.

But the Culture Committee's unlikely to accuse the former News International chairman of misleading Parliament.
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<TEXT>Teachers' pay could soon be linked to their performance.

MPs say a new results-based system is needed to stop bad teachers being paid the same as their more successful colleagues.
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<Slug>COLLEGE 2</Slug>
<TEXT>Weston College say they've seen the demand for apprentices for local estate agents double - as more people are buying a home.

18 have been taken on in the last year - to help cope with the number of people getting a mortgage.
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<TEXT>Nova news - now you're up to date
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