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<TITLE>fire 7 22/12</TITLE>
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<Slug>IPCC 2</Slug>
<TEXT>The police watchdog's gonna investigate a high speed police chase at Three Legged Cross which led to the death of a teenager last weekend.

The car 18-year-old Steven Brown was in, crashed while being pursued by officers who thought it had driven off from a petrol station without paying..

The IPCC says it'll look at the actions and decisions of the officers involved.
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<Slug>GIRL 1</Slug>
<TEXT>A 19 year old man from Christchurch's been arrested and bailed by police investigating an incident where a four year old girl's leg was broken when she was hit by a cyclist.

It happened in Southborne Grove in Bournemouth last month - the cyclist failed to stop and help.
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<Slug>adoption 7</Slug>
<TEXT>Ministers are going to simplify the adoption process.

It takes around 2 and a half years to place a child with a new family...and they say that's too slow and risks losing potential parents.
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<Slug>getaway 7</Slug>
<TEXT>Seventeen million people will hit the road between now and Boxing Day according to one survey.

Over the next 24 hours alone, nearly one and a half million of us will start the Christmas getaway.
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<Slug>MARATHON 3</Slug>
<TEXT>A Bournemouth grandad is aiming to run 60 marathons in 60 weeks for charity, starting today - his sixtieth birthday.

Barry Light is setting off on a 26 mile route around Bournemouth and Poole at ten o'clock this morning:

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B/A: They include local causes Mosaic and Dorset Air Ambulance

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<Slug>sport 7</Slug>
<TEXT>Chelsea are expected to play captain John Terry against Spurs tonight, despite him facing a charge over the alleged racial abuse of QPR defender Anton Ferdinand..

He denies the charges...and Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas insists if Terry is fit he'll play.
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