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<Slug>BUDGET 1</Slug>
<TEXT>Two hundred and eighty jobs could be lost over the next four years, as part of North Somerset Council's plans to cut forty-seven million pounds from their budget.

Proposals, which also include the possible outsourcing or reduction of public services, will go before the council's executive members today, before a two month public consultation.

Phil Hall is the Council's Finance Director:

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<Slug>MPs 9</Slug>
<TEXT>It looks like just over thirty MPs will be cut from the Commons, when constituency boundaries are changed in England.

MP's in North Somerset will find out if they're affected today...

Plans for reforms in Scotland and Wales will be published later on.
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<Slug>kenya 9</Slug>
<TEXT>Military forces in Kenya are searching for a missing British holidaymaker, thought to have been kidnapped at a luxury beach resort.

Judith Tebbutt's husband, David, was killed as they were attacked by a gang over the weekend in Kenya.
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<Slug>slaves 9</Slug>
<TEXT>Four men will appear in court later charged with slavery offences. 

The men, who are all from the same family, were arrested on Sunday following a police raid on a caravan site in Bedfordshire.
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<Slug>METAL 2</Slug>
<TEXT>Three people from Weston have been arrested as the police crack down on metal thefts across Somerset.

Three hundred officers were involved in raids at fifty scrap dealerships across the force area yesterday.

Altogether 16 people have been arrested so far.
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<Slug>storm 9</Slug>
<TEXT>A motorist has died and an 11-year-old boy's been taken to hospital - after the tail end of Hurricane Katia brought winds of 80 mile an hour.

Thousands were left without power last night as gusty weather caused damage to
buildings and resulted in travel disruption.
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<Slug>euro 9</Slug>
<TEXT>The second biggest jackpot in EuroMillions history, a whopping 138 million pounds, could be won tonight.

If a UK ticket-holder bags the top prize, they'd become the 512th richest person in the country.
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