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<TEXT>An accident on the M5 has been causing problems for drivers this morning...

One lane was closed and speeds cut to 50 miles an hour after 2 cars collided on the northbound carriageway between junctions 22 and 21.

It's now back open - but it's still busy in the area...
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<TEXT>Many MPs say they're "uneasy" about former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Fred Goodwin being stripped of his knighthood.

The honour was cancelled by the Queen yesterday - 

There's been a mixture of opinions to the move...Many think he's been unfairly singled out - but there's consensus amongst most politicians that it was the right thing to do. 

Lord Newby is a Lib Dem peer.
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<TEXT>Sir Fred Goodwin is now just "Fred Goodwin" after being stripped of his
knighthood yesterday. 

As Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, he presided over one of the
biggest losses in corporate banking history.

There's been mixed reaction to the decision to remove the award. 

Many think he's been unfairly singled out - but there's consensus amongst most
politicians that it was the right move. 

Lord Newby is a Liberal Democrat peer.

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<TEXT>The National Grid say the cost of placing new power lines through North Somerset - underground, cannot be justified.

They say burying them would be up to six times more expensive than overhead cables..

The new 37-mile long power line would connect a proposed new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point with a substation in Avonmouth - but campaigners say pylons would ruin the countryside.
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<TEXT>Britain faces the prospect of more freezing temperatures today. 

Forecasters say it will stay around zero for most of the day, before plunging as low as minus-seven in some places tonight.
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<TEXT>We're being encouraged to try cycling to work - by borrowing a bike for two weeks to see how we like it.

North Somerset Council has launched a scheme with Weston shop Bicycle Chain - where local people are given a voucher which they can exchange for a free loan of a bike.
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