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<TEXT>Police are threatening to use rubber bullets if violence erupts during student
protests planned for later today.

Thousands of university and college students are expected to descend on London
over the government's plan to triple tuition fees.

It's exactly a year after similar demonstrations descended into chaos, leading
to hundreds of arrests.

Commander Simon Pountain, who's in charge of the police operation, says rubber
bullets are a last resort.

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<TEXT>We're being told it's only a matter of time until more of the river wall collapses in Bridgewater...

The council says they don't know what impact that will have on the nearby road and buildings which is why people can't go back to their homes and businesses.

At the moment they're using spray concrete to try and stop any more erosion.
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<TEXT>A man's body's been found in the water near to Portishead point...

The coastguard pulled him from the sea near the lighthouse yesterday evening...

The police say they're treating it as a sudden death...and his body could have been in the water for a couple of weeks.

They've now referred it to the coroner.
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<Slug>borders 9</Slug>
<TEXT>The head of the UK Border Force says he's planning to lodge a claim for constructive dismissal after quitting his job.

Brodie Clark was suspended after border controls were relaxed this summer.

Home Secretary Theresa May says some changes were made without her knowledge.
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<Slug>arrows 9</Slug>
<TEXT>The Red Arrows display team has suspended its training.

It's after a pilot was killed when he was ejected from his plane while it was on the ground at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire yesterday.
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<Slug>chrimbo 9</Slug>
<TEXT>The average family will spend almost 700 pounds this Christmas - with two thirds going on presents.

A report says that's a bit more than last year, despite the tough economic climate.
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