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<Slug>019 STALKING FLETCHER</Slug>
<TEXT>It's being recommended that new laws need to be introduced to protect victims
of stalking in England and Wales.

A parliamentary inquiry recommends a new offence, defining stalking in law, to
prevent harassment and intimidation leading to murder.

Last week a woman was awarded damages when a court ruled the state failed to
protect her from a stalker.

Harry Fletcher, from the probation union Napo, has been advising the inquiry.

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<Slug>POWER 1</Slug>
<TEXT>Campaigners fighting plans to erect a new power line across the North Somerset countryside are calling on National Grid to go back to the drawing board.

The calls have been made after an independent report revealed the cost of undergrounding cables from Avonmouth to Hinkley Point is not as expensive as the energy giant first estimated.

National grid say they'll carefully study the report over the next few weeks.
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<Slug>bully 7</Slug>
<TEXT>More than one in four children and young people are being subjected to bullying over the internet according to a charity.

The Beatbullying study suggests that just over 350-thousand secondary school pupils have been the victim of persistent cyberbullying.
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<Slug>ADOPTION 1</Slug>
<TEXT>Homosexual couples in North Somerset are being urged to think about adoption...

The number of kids being adopted is the lowest it's been for 10 years...so the council has joined up with Bristol council to try and encourage gay adopters and foster carers to come forward..

They're holding an info evening later in the month so people can find out more...
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<Slug>pulp 7</Slug>
<TEXT>Jarvis Cocker's band Pulp are being given a prize for their outstanding contribution to music at the NME Awards.

The band reunited last year for a series of shows, including an appearance at Glastonbury.

They'll perform live at the awards later this month - where Noel Gallagher's also going to collect the godlike genius prize.
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