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<TEXT>The world turns its attention to London tonight for the official start of the
Olympic Games. 

The torch completes its 8-thousand-mile journey around Britain - and up to one
BILLION people are expected to watch the opening ceremony live on TV. 

Mayor of London Boris Johnson says everybody suddenly seems to be excited.

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<TEXT>This morning, Big Ben will chime non-stop for three minutes, to signal the Games' arrival.

Hundreds of churches across the nation - including here in North Somerset will join in.
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<TEXT>The next phase of rebuilding a collapsed river wall in Bridgwater has begun.

Residents and businesses had to be evacuated last November after heavy rain and flooding caused the a portion of the wall at West Quay to crumble.

Peter Radford from Somerset County Council's updated us:

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B/A: Work is now expected to run into October.

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<TEXT>A huge haul of counterfeit goods has been seized in raids in Weston.

Police and the regional Scambuster team executed warrants at three lock-up units on the Oldmixon Trading Estate and two men, aged 19 and 61, have been arrested.

Several Transit vans were needed to transport the items, including fake Tiffany jewellery, Chanel perfume, RayBan sunglasses and loads of clothes and shoes.
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<TEXT>Solent Coastguard have resumed the search this morning for a man who went missing in Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon.

He and another man went into the sea to help rescue 2 children who'd got into difficulty. They were all ok, but the other man is still missing.
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<TEXT>Russell Brand has been ordered to perform 20 hours of community service by the end of next month - following a confrontation with a photographer back in March.

He's believed to have thrown a photographer's iphone through a window in the states.
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