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<TEXT>The Chancellor is to announce a freeze on council tax - for the second year
running.

In a speech to the Conservative party conference, George Osborne will say he
wants to 'help families'.

It'll save the average family 72 pounds and it will be paid for with unspent
cash from Whitehall departments.

But entrepreneur James Caan believes it's just a headline grabber and the
money should have been focused elsewhere:

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<TEXT>Five people have been rescued from mud in Weston during one of the lowest tides of the year.

The RNLI said many people had ignored numerous warning signs and walked on to the mud which went far out to sea, on Saturday.

At one point, about 73 people were in danger...but no one got hurt.
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<TEXT>Amanda Knox is likely to hear today if her murder conviction will be quashed.

She's serving time in an Italian jail for the murder of Meredith Kercher in 2009, but her lawyers claim the case was flawed.
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<TEXT>Only a third of us are happy in our current jobs.

A new survey shows workers are becoming increasingly depressed about job cuts and "few and far between" pay rises.
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<TEXT>make the most of the hot weather today...because it's gonna be gone by the end of the week. Forecasters say we'll be getting highs of just 14 by Friday.
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<TEXT>Liz Hurley has been thanking her fans on Twitter after announcing her engagement to Shane Warne.

The former Australian cricketer proposed on Friday...
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