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<TEXT>More than a-thousand members of the Royal Navy are being told today they've lost their jobs.

Of those, about 350, are compulsory redundancies.

Earlier this month around 18-hundred soldiers and RAF personnel were also made redundant, as part of cutbacks across the forces by 2015.
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<TEXT>The speed limit on Britain's motorways could be set to rise to 80 miles per hour within the next two years.

Transport Secretary Phillip Hammond says the new limit will shorten journey times and help boost the economy.
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<TEXT>The government is to start paying councils in England to retain or restore their weekly bin collections. 

A quarter of a billion pounds is being given to local authorities to help them do more regular rounds.
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<TEXT>A painting of the Red Arrows featuring the signature of Jon Egging is being raffled off today, to raise money for medical equipment at Bournemouth Hospital.

The picture, containing all nine of the pilots' autographs, is valued at four thousand pounds.

Flight Leftenant Egging was killed when his plane came down following a display at the air show.
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<TEXT>Poole Park's gonna be swarming with superheroes this Sunday, for a new charity event.

The Heroes 5 k Run is for Passing It On, which raise funds to build schools in the poorest areas of Africa.

Here's organiser James McDonald:

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<TEXT>England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is refusing to be drawn on the ball-switching saga dominating the build-up to tomorrow's rugby union World Cup match against Scotland.

Fitness specialist Paul Stridgeon and kicking coach Dave Alred have been banned for illegally switching the balls for the kickers in the win over Romania.
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