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<TEXT>A woman's been acquitted of killing her partner at their caravan in Kewstoke..

Sharon Hodges who's 41 denied deliberately stabbing 58 year old Philip Gibbs at Sand Bay last November..saying she tried to frightened him with a knife after he threatened her - and it accidently went into him.

A jury sitting at Bristol Crown Court unanimously found her not guilty of murder or manslaughter.
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<TEXT>A teenager has contacted police to say she is the mum of a baby boy found dead at a recycling plant.

The body was discovered in Scunthorpe yesterday. She's been taken to hospital for a check up.
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<TEXT>A record number of UK beaches have been given a top award for water quality.

The Marine Conservation Society says they now rank more than 2 thirds of beaches as 'excellent' and 6 of those are in north and west Somerset..including Sand bay and Brean.

25 failed to meet European standards 

Coastal pollution officer, Rachel Wyatt, says different factors can affect bacteria levels in the water.
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<TEXT>A record number of UK beaches have been given a top award for water quality.

The Marine Conservation Society says they now rank more than 2 thirds of
beaches as 'excellent', although 25 did fail to meet European standards.

Coastal pollution officer, Rachel Wyatt, says different factors can affect
bacteria levels in the water.

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<TEXT>It's exactly five years since Madeleine McCann went missing and her parents say they still hope that she'll be found alive.

Madeleine was nearly four when she vanished from her family's holiday apartment in the Algarve.
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<TEXT>The Sun newspaper's accused critics of yesterday's Roy Hodgson front page of having a sense of humour failure.

More than 100 people approached the Press Complaints Commission about a headline which appeared to mock the way the new England manager speaks.
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<TEXT>Nova news - now you're up to date
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