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<TEXT>A cage fighting event featuring children as young as eight has created a storm
of controversy.

Videos online show kids grappling in front of a paying crowd at a club in
Lancashire.

The British Cage Fighting Association says it's "disgusting".

But cage fighter Alex Reid - who was once married to Katie Price - says
fighting in a ring or cage is not a problem in itself.

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<TEXT>Parents are being asked to have their say on plans to put up a six-foot high security fence around a Nailsea primary school.

Governors at Golden Valley have backed the proposals from school bosses for the fence in the playing fields that surround much of the building.

Headteacher Kevin Lynch says dog litter, used condoms and evidence of drug taking have all been found on the fields.
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<TEXT>More than 60 hospitals are on the brink of financial collapse because of expensive contracts with private firms.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says there are dozens of schemes, called private finance initiatives, which are unaffordable because of rising costs.
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<TEXT>People are still confused about what foods count towards their '5-a-day'.

A survey shows many of us think chips, cereal and even carrot cake counts towards our intake.
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<TEXT>Nearly two thousand people in Somerset have been caught watching TV without a licence so far this year.

TV Licensing have released the stats for January to August, as well as some of the most outrageous excuses from across the country.

They include dropping a Payment Card in the toaster, having the post stolen by a two-year old, and being allergic to the sun.
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<TEXT>They've generated dozens of well known hits and sold millions of records - but REM have decided to call it a day.

After more than 30 years together, the band's splitting up.
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