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<TEXT>Police have been given more time to question a man, following the murder of a vicar at his home near Bristol.

The body of Reverend John Suddards was discovered by builders in the vicarage in Thornbury on Tuesday.

A post-mortem found he had suffered "multiple stab" wounds.
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<TEXT>Bailiffs have been asked to take action against three Weston businessmen who haven't paid their rates.

North Somerset Council say the owners of the Severn Bar on beach Road and Severn Bistro on Oxford Street owe just under fifteen thousand pounds.

A spokesman says the matter's now in the hands of the bailiffs.
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<TEXT>A major rescue operation took place last night to free a woman from the mud on Weston seafront..

She got stuck near Knightsone Causeway just before 5pm.

The fire service's hovercraft was used to get her out and she was taken to hospital.
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<TEXT>More than seven in ten families are financially on the edge, according to a
survey of 2-thousand mothers.

The parenting website Netmums says almost two in three have less money coming
in than this time last year.

And one in five mums is regularly missing meals, so their kids can eat.

Sally Russell from Netmums says their research shows women are struggling to
cope.

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<TEXT>Plans to penalise students in England for paying off their university loans early are reportedly going to scrapped.

The Lib Dem backed proposal was designed to prevent wealthier graduates avoiding interest charges on the new 30-year repayment plans.
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<Slug>houston 7</Slug>
<TEXT>And Whitney Houston's funeral on Saturday will be streamed live on the internet.

The service is being held at a church in New Jersey where she sang as a child.
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<TEXT>Nova news - now you're up to date
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