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<TEXT>A controversial new development in Poole could be given the go ahead by the council this morning.

A meeting's going on now to decide whether more than 370 apartments and offices can be built on the West Quay Road site.

Campaigners against it say the deign doesn't fit in with the old town..but the developers say they've already made lots of changes.

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<TEXT>Crucial talks aimed at averting the biggest strike for decades are being held this morning.

Millions of workers are set to walkout on November 30th over public sector pensions.

There's speculation that the government will offer some small concessions during today's meeting.
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<TEXT>More and more people in Dorset are struggling to afford to buy their own home..

That's according to a report by the National Housing Federation, out today - which warns of a 'broken housing market'.

Their stats show a home in Poole costs fourteen times the average income, and thirteen times in Christchurch.
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<TEXT>Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his bid to block extradition to Sweden - where he faces sex crime allegations.

Judges in the High Court rejected claims that extraditing the Australian would be 'unfair and unlawful'.
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<TEXT>If you're in Poole and you want your garden waste collected - you're soon gonna have to pay for it.

Councillors have decided to charge households that opt in - 31 pounds a year for a fortnightly collection...from next year.
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<TEXT>Hugh Grant has become a dad for the first time after a former girlfriend gave birth to a baby girl..

It happened after a "fleeting affair" but the star's publicist says Hugh could not be happier or more supportive.
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