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<Slug>037 ALCOHOL MAY 2</Slug>
<TEXT>The Home Secretary says introducing minimum alcohol pricing could stop the
country's culture of drinking to excess.

The proposals for England and Wales - will also see the sale of multi-buy
discount deals banned - and a zero-tolerance approach to drunken behaviour in A
and E departments.

Theresa May says just under half of all violent crime is connected to alcohol:

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<Slug>KIDS 1</Slug>
<TEXT>It’s feared people in Dorset are NOT coming forward quickly enough to report suspected child abuse.

New figures out today reveal sixty seven people from the county contacted the NSPCC with their concerns in which action had to be taken...but almost a third waited at least a month to come forward.

A new campaign’s now underway to get people to act immediately if they’re worried about any child.
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<Slug>DEATH 2</Slug>
<TEXT>Police are trying to find the family of a man who died in Bournemouth earlier this week..

71 year old Henry Alfred Special-Brew was found dead at his home....and an investigation's underway to find out what happened to him.
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<Slug>muamba 12</Slug>
<TEXT>Fabrice Muamba's family say the Bolton midfielder's made great progress over the last couple of days, after suffering cardiac arrest last weekend.

In a statement released this morning, they ask people to continue praying for him.
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<TEXT>Much of Britain will bask in sunshine this weekend as temperatures match those of many European hotspots.

London is expected to be warmer than Madrid, Rome and Athens...and it's gonna be really nice here on the South Coast too.
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