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<Slug>012 PASTY FREEMAN</Slug>
<TEXT>(He's the owner of Dunn's bakery in Crouch End, north London)

The controversial so-called "pasty tax" is being scrapped.

The increase in duty was brought in as part of the Chancellor's budget in
March.

But the government's retreated on the issue - and now won't charge VAT on food
that's heated then allowed to cool naturally, like pasties.

Labour says the turnaround shows the government is a shambles.

Christopher Freeman is a baker - he's pleased:

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<Slug>INFANTS 1</Slug>
<TEXT>Burnham-on-Sea Infants School will finally reopen today - over a week after closing because of severe flooding.

A boiler the weekend before last leak left 2 to 3 inches of standing water throughout the building.

The school says industrial fans and dehumidifiers have been brought in - and there's now enough room space and toilet facilities safely accessible for use.
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<Slug>rabies 7</Slug>
<TEXT>A British grandma who contracted rabies on a trip to India has died.

The woman in her 50s was being treated at a hospital in London.
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<Slug>BIKE 1</Slug>
<TEXT>A teenage boy's had his bike stolen from him as he was riding it in Weston.

The 13 year old was on the BMX on a track at the back of Puttingthorpe Drive just before seven o'clock last Monday evening - when a man walking in the opposite direction stopped him and stole it.

He's described as 5-foot-10 and slim, in his twenties with dark hair and a backpack.
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<Slug>bieber 7</Slug>
<TEXT>Justin Bieber has been accused of attacking a photographer in a shopping centre.

Police in Los Angeles say they're investigating a complaint filed by a man who asked for medical attention.
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