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<Slug>fat tax 9</Slug>
<TEXT>Obesity levels could be cut with a 20 per cent fat tax on junk food and sugary drinks.

That's from Medical experts who say slapping VAT on unhealthy products might save 2,700 lives a year.
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<Slug>police 9</Slug>
<TEXT>Police have accused the Home Secretary of being on the verge of destroying a service admired throughout the world.

Forces in England and Wales are facing cuts of 20 percent and are in line for radical reforms.

Theresa May will face rank and file officers this morning when she addresses the Police Federation conference in Bournemouth.
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<Slug>EXCUSE 1</Slug>
<TEXT>The police have been telling us about the latest excuses they're getting from careless drivers in Dorset..

More than 4 thousand people have been stopped so far this year for things like speeding, using their mobile and not wearing a seatbelt.

One woman lied about using her phone saying she was actually eating a prawn cracker...and another said they were on their way to an eye test and couldn't see the speed limit sign..
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<Slug>FIRE 2</Slug>
<TEXT>Firefighters had to use water curtains to protect nearby properties when a fire broke out at a bunch of empty poultry sheds in Verwood overnight..

It started just after midnight Horton Road..Crews are back at the scene now to check everything's ok and try and work out how it started.
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<Slug>britney 9</Slug>
<TEXT>Britney Spears says she's looking forward to nurturing new talent on the US version of The X Factor.

The pop-star's joining the show as a judge and says she can't wait to get started.
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<Slug>sport 9</Slug>
<TEXT>Rio Ferdinand is set to miss out on selection for Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2012. 

The Manchester United defender has been troubled by back problems in recent years.

But it's understood tensions between him and Chelsea's John Terry are also a factor.
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