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<TEXT>A court's heard how two drunken off-duty police officers at a Christmas party racially abused a pub doorman in Bath when he asked them to leave.

PC Peter Lawson, who's 38, and 29-year-old Special Constable Philip Upton are accused of calling the man offensive names in December 2010.

They both deny the charges.
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<TEXT>North Somerset council say they're hoping they won't have to get rid of staff - as they look to save 350 thousand pounds from the library service budget.

Instead they're hoping people will go voluntarily...or be happy to have their hours changed and they wont fill vacant positions...

Councillor Felicity Baker says they're also proposing other changes:

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A consultation starts next week.

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<TEXT>The editor of the Sun's been defending the paper to the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics.

Dominic Mohan who's a former showbiz reporter, says the
tabloid's standards have improved - with better checking of sources, and auditing payments for stories.
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<Slug>STAIR 1</Slug>
<TEXT>Firefighters have had to rescue a toddler who got stuck in a stair gate at a house in Weston.

The 20-month old’s knee became trapped in the gate yesterday at the property in Beaconsfield Road.

The child was taken to hospital but it's not thought they were seriously hurt.
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<Slug>awt 5</Slug>
<TEXT>Antony Worrall Thompson says he's going to seek treatment after being cautioned for shoplifting.

In a statement, the celebrity chef says he's sorry for his recent stupid and irresponsible actions...when he stole cheese and wine from his local Tesco on 5 seperate occasions.
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