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<TEXT>Around 13 hundred homes in Boscombe are gonna be inspected - to make sure they're up to scratch.

It's one of the most deprived areas in Bournemouth...

Now the councils private sector housing officers will be working with landlords of all rented accommodation over the next few months..

Nicky Thomas manages the team:

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<TEXT>Car insurance companies are being told they must stop selling on customers' details to people who then push them to claim for compensation..

MPs say this, and the practice of paying out for whiplash too easily, is leading to premiums rocketing.
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<TEXT>Police investigating an arson attack at a bedsit in Boscombe want to speak to a taxi driver who was waiting nearby at the time.

Detectives say a grey-haired, middle aged man was seen sitting in his white or yellow vehicle on Gordon Road at about 4 A-M on Tuesday.

The people in the building which was set on fire managed to get out safely.
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<TEXT>Royal bank of Scotland has announced it's getting rid of 3 and a half thousand jobs.

The taxpayer-backed bank will make the cuts in its investment banking division over the next three years.
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<TEXT>Katy Perry has swept the board at the People's Choice Awards in the US.

The singer - who didn't attend the ceremony - won 5 categories.
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<TEXT>In sport - Liverpool's 1-0 Carling Cup semi-final first leg victory at Manchester City didn't end without controversy.

Glen Johnson's two-footed tackle went unpunished by the referee...and it reportedly led to a tunnel bust-up between Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and City boss Roberto Mancini
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