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<TITLE>fire 8 10/2</TITLE>
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<Slug>SNOW 2</Slug>
<TEXT>Last nights snowfall doesn't seem to have caused any problems on the roads in Bournemouth and Poole so far...

Gritting teams have been out on our major roads since the early hours to make sure they're safe for the drive to work or school.

The advice is still to take care though.
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<Slug>TRAVELLER3</Slug>
<TEXT>A three month public consultation into where new traveller sites should go in Dorset ends today...

All the local councils have been asking what we think about a handful of proposed locations for pitches over the next fifteen years.

An independent board will look at the results and then draw up a shortlist.
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<Slug>cannabis 8</Slug>
<TEXT>New research claims the chances of a serious car crash almost double if a driver's smoked cannabis.

Scientists have found that getting behind the wheel within 3 hours of taking the drug significantly increases the risk of a deadly accident.
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<Slug>hamster 8</Slug>
<TEXT>A hamster has been dumped by bins in freezing conditions in London with a note saying "I cannot afford to look after her any more". 

The Blue Cross is now looking for a new home for the tiny pet named 'Snowball'..
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<Slug>mad 8</Slug>
<TEXT>A man convicted of stalking Madonna has escaped from a mental health unit in California.

Robert Hoskins followed and threatened the star in 1990s - police warn he's "highly psychotic".
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<Slug>fa 8</Slug>
<TEXT>FA bosses will meet later to draw up a shortlist for the England manager's job.

Harry Redknapp is the odds-on favourite to take over full-time.

Stuart Pearce will be in charge for this month's friend with the Netherlands.
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