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<TEXT>David Cameron will outline his plans to tackle binge drinking later...

It's something that costs the NHS more than 2 billion pounds a year

The PM's expected to say he wants a minimum price for alcohol...

Eric Appleby, the chief executive of Alcohol Concern, welcomes the intervention:
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<TEXT>David Cameron's about to declare war on cheap alcohol in England.

Visiting a hospital in the north-east, the Prime Minister will make clear the
Government wants a minimum price set.

Binge drinking costs the NHS nearly 2-and-three-quarter billion pounds a year.

A billion's spent in casualty departments alone.

Eric Appleby, the chief executive of Alcohol Concern, welcomes the
intervention:

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<TEXT>Sedgemoor Council say they won't set this year's Council Tax rate until an agreement has been reached with EDF Energy over their proposed new reactor at Hinkley Point.

The Council adjourned their annual tax meeting yesterday, saying they're 'adamant that local taxpayers’ money should not be used' to carry out checks on the energy firm's planning application.

They insist EDF must pay for the scrutiny of the planned ten billion pound nuclear power plant.
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<TEXT>Well over 100-thousand people have joined an online petition urging the Government to scrap its NHS reforms.

At one stage, it was collecting a thousand signatures an hour.
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<TEXT>Somerset's Fire Service is warning of the danger of chimney fires, as more people in the county start using them during this cold snap.

There were seventeen in the county just last week.

Their advice is to keep them swept regularly, use a fire guard - and ensure your smoke alarms are working.
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<TEXT>Two days after her Grammy success, Adele's hinting at a five year break from music.

She's told Vogue magazine in the States her relationships fail if she's constantly working.

The singer is currently seeing a former investment banker.
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