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<TEXT>More than 16 and a half thousand workers in Somerset are striking today..to protest against proposed changes to public sector pensions.

The government wants them to pay more and work longer..

In North Somerset almost 50 schools are closed completely as teachers and support workers join the walkout.

Nancy - a teacher from Worle - says the average teachers will be over a thousand pounds a year worse off under the proposed changes:

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Libraries in places like Weston, Congresbury and Nailsea are also shut today as staff there join the strike..

Across the country around 2 million people - including NHS staff, immigration official and council staff have walked out.

Chancellor George Osborne maintains the government's proposing a decent pensions deal for public sector workers though:

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<TEXT>Chancellor George Osborne maintains the government's proposing a decent
pensions deal for public sector workers:

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<TEXT>Police investigating phone hacking say they've arrested a 31-year-old woman in Northumberland.

She's being held on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications.
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<TEXT>A Marks and Spencer lingerie advert which appeared on the side of buses has been banned for being "overtly sexual" and unsuitable for children.

The poster, which pictured a stocking-clad woman kneeling on a bed in a suggestive pose, was judged to be "socially irresponsible" by the Advertising Standards Agency.

The store has to remove it from all outdoor displays.
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<TEXT>Channel Four's teen drama Skins is being shot on Berrow Beach today.

Sedgemoor Council says having returned from filming in Morrocco - the production company were looking for a sand and dune based location close to Bristol - and 'Berrow ticked all the boxes'.
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