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<TEXT>Divers have had to abandon an attempt to reach 4 men trapped in a flooded mine in south Wales.

They were only able to get about 30 metres into the tunnel before being forced to return above ground at the Gley-shon Colliery in Swansea...where the men have been stuck since yesterday morning.

Gary Evans, from South and mid Wales Cave Rescue Team, is remaining positive:

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<TEXT>Divers, who entered a flooded mine in south Wales looking for 4 trapped men,
have had to turn back after just 30 metres.

They had gone in after water levels fell at the Gleision (PRON: Gley-shon)
Colliery.

The men have been underground since yesterday morning, with specialists from
across the country being called in to help with the effort.

Gary Evans, from South and mid Wales Cave Rescue Team, is remaining upbeat:

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<TEXT>There should be fewer Councillors in North Somerset.

That's the conclusion of the Council itself, who have been looking at whether sixty-one wards are still needed.

A reduction forms part of plans to cut forty-seven million pounds from the budget, but it can't be before 2015, when the next elections are due.
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<TEXT>There's support among parents - and children - for the cane to be brought back in to the classroom.

Almost half of mums and dads, and a fifth of kids surveyed by the Times were in favour of the return of the punishment.
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<TEXT>Visitors to Burnham beach are being reassured that a mystery brown substance that's washed up on the sand is harmless.

The Environment Agency says it's not sewage or pollution - but a type of algae.
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<TEXT>Olivia Newton-John's transformation from preppy, girl-next-door to blonde bombshell in Grease has been voted the Best On-Screen Makeover.

Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality takes second place...in the poll for Lovefilm.
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