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<TEXT>It's back to work for thousands of public sector workers in North Somerset today - following the biggest walkout in a generation yesterday...

The unions hailed it a 'huge triumph' but the Prime Minister called it a "damp squib".

Steven Hollaway, who runs a coach hire firm in Bristol, spent yesterday counting the cost:

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Ministers and unions will now hold more talks to resolve the dispute over pension reforms...
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<Slug>017 STRIKES HOLLAWAY</Slug>
<TEXT>(Steven Hollaway of Charlton Coach Hire in Shirehampton, Bristol)

Ministers and unions will hold more talks today to try to resolve the dispute
over pension reforms.

Hundreds of thousands of public sector employees are returning to work after
yesterday's strikes.

Both sides remain at odds over the impact, after the prime minister branded
the walkout a 'damp squib.'

Steven Hollaway, who runs a coach hire firm, spent yesterday counting the
cost:

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<Slug>DRINKDRIV1</Slug>
<TEXT>Somerset police are asking us to report our friends and family - if they drink drive this Christmas..

It's the start of their annual month-long crackdown - Operation Tonic today...

Since 2002 - it's seen over two thousand drivers in the area lose their licence - but each year has seen a decrease in offences.

Chief Inspector John Holt is head of the roads policing unit:

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<Slug>coffee 7</Slug>
<TEXT>It's being claimed today that pregnant women should avoid High Street coffee.

A group of scientists say they've found huge variations in the amount of caffeine in drinks - one coffee shop's offering was SIX times stronger than another.
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<Slug>LIGHTS 1</Slug>
<TEXT>One of the stars of Only Fools and Horses will turn on Weston's Christmas lights later.

John Challis - better known as Boycie, and soon to appear in Aladdin at The Playhouse - will flip the switch at the Italian Gardens at six P-M.
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<Slug>gifts 7</Slug>
<TEXT>And get this....More than a quarter of us intend to lavish gifts on our bosses this Christmas.

Many will apparently spend nearly 30 pounds in the hope it will help us keep our jobs!
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