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<TITLE>fire 9 12/03</TITLE>
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<TEXT>Princess Anne will officially open Poole's 40 million pound twin sails bridge later..

She'll be doing the honours this afternoon – following a massive party on the Quay on Friday night to celebrate the completion of the project.

Here’s Council leader Elaine Atkinson:

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The bridge still isn’t open to traffic though – and the council haven’t said when that will definitely be.

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<TEXT>A man’s still in hospital with head injuries after he repeatedly stepped into the road on the Wessex way in Bournemouth – and was hit by a car.

A number of drivers were forced to swerve to avoid the 31 year old as he reportedly wandered from lane to lane around 5.30pm on Saturday.

The road was shut for 3 hours between St Paul’s Roundabout and the Springbourne slip road.
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<TEXT>There are worries about an escalation in violence against US troops in Afghanistan in retaliation for the deaths of 16 civilians.

Taliban extremists are vowing revenge after a US soldier shot and killed them in their homes.

Most of the victims were women and children.
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<TEXT>Children in England will soon be able to book appointments with school nurses by text and email.

The Department of Health wants to help pupils who are too shy to approach teachers about various problems.
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<TEXT>and The Premier League title race is wide open with Manchester City off the top of the table for the first time in five months..

Manchester United have taken their place after a 2 nil win over West Brom and City lost 1 nil to Swansea.
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