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<TEXT>Some staff at the UK Border Agency have received bonuses of up to 10 thousand pounds.

That's despite the organisation being criticised for long queues - some lasting several hours - at airport immigration.

But the Home Office argues that the number of people getting bonuses has halved over the last few years.
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<TEXT>A Royal Navy sailor's gone missing in Dubai.

Leading seaman Timothy Maccoll was last seen getting in to a taxi after leaving a bar in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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<TEXT>Another key milestone's been reached in the examination process for a proposed new nuclear power plant at Hinley Point.

Somerset, Sedgemoor and West Somerset Councils have given the government's Planning Inspectorate further details of the concerns they have about transport, housing and compensation.

The County Council has added that they 'welcome the opportunities the project could bring'.
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<TEXT>At one stage it seemed like it might not happen this year - but Weston's annual sand sculpture festival is back..

Sixteen international artistshave created things like a teddy bear, a clown and even the Queen.

Nicola Wood says she and fellow sculptor Alec Mesh-art] were happy to step in as organisers:

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B/A: The festival runs until September the ninth.

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<TEXT>The Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations have been launched in dramatic fashion with a 21-gun salute by Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond.

Hundreds of well-wishers lined the walls of Portsmouth Harbour as the Type 45 destroyer arrived into its home base.

There's more than 110 street parties and loads of other activities planned in Bournemouth and Poole this weekend.
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<TEXT>Nova news - now you're up to date
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