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<TEXT>In the last hour, Mothercare has announced it plans to close dozens more stores.

The struggling retailer will shut a further one-hundred-and-eleven shops over the next three years in addition to store closures announced last year.
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<TEXT>North Somerset Council hope the purchase of 2 buildings in Weston will create more jobs in the town..

They bought the buildings on Walliscote Road from estate agents Stephen and Co and now hope to work with the private sector to create office space.

We don't know how much they paid for them - but the council say it was a relatively low value...
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<TEXT>A man who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in Florida has been charged with second degree murder...following loads of protests across the states.

George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin in February - but the neighbourhood watch volunteer wasn't originally arrested after claiming he acted in self defence.
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<TEXT>Spot checks are gonna be carried out at businesses in North Somerset this summer - to make sure they've got a TV license to show the Olympic games..

It's thought hundreds of shops and businesses will be showing the action for staff and customers...but Warren Carr from TV Licensing team in Somerset says if they don't have a licence they will get punished:

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<TEXT>A hamster became stuck to the metal bars of its cage - after eating a Spider-Man magnet..

Smurf the four-month-old pet is thought to have swallowed the foot of the action figure, which had a magnet attached.

He had it removed...and is now in a plastic cage instead.
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<TEXT>Nova news - now you're up to date
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