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<TEXT>It's been a bad night for the Tories and Lib Dems in the local elections.

Labour has racked up significant gains in England and Wales as voters seem to have punished the government for its austerity measures.

So far - Ed Miliband's party's gained almost 500 seats and 20 councils

Senior Lib Dem adviser David Laws has warned Labour leader Ed Miliband not to be too smug about the results:

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Senior Lib Dem adviser David Laws has warned Labour leader Ed Miliband not to
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<TEXT>The Justice Secretary wants High Street companies to hire ex-offenders to help them get back into work.

Ken Clarke thinks firms should be able to recruit former prisoners without harming their reputations.
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<TEXT>Supermarket chains Asda and Sainsbury's have cut their fuel prices by up to 2p a litre.

Drivers filling up at any of Asda's forecourts nationwide will pay no more than 136-point-7p a litre for petrol
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<TEXT>A Weston man hopes to enter next year's London marathon ... after losing over half his body-weight in the last year and a half.

Darren Abbotts, now 41, weighed 28 stone in August 2010 - and struggled to put his own shoes on or walk to the shop.

He's now just under 14 stone and has discovered a passion for running...thanks to slimming world:

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<TEXT>Two of the X Factor judging panel have been confirmed - with another two slots up for grabs. 

Louis Walsh followed Gary Barlow in putting pen to paper yesterday - Louis signing up for the ninth year in a row. 

Tulisa is all but confirmed - with Dannii Minogue strongly tipped to be the final judge.
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