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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • New music festival to go ahead despite concerns - A new community-led arts and music festival has been granted a licence by the council.
  • Two more charged over harbour drugs seizure - Two men from Preston appear in court after the drugs were found in a Somerset coastal town.
  • 'Taking photos got me out the house after my stroke' - A BBC Weather Watcher says taking pictures helped her out of "a dark place" after suffering a stroke.
  • Police revisit scene of coach crash that killed boy - Officers say it will help them determine the nature of the incident that killed a 10-year-old boy.
  • Paramedic 'worried about safety' in killer's house - A senior paramedic says his colleague "wouldn't have been able to defend herself" if left alone.
  • Man jailed for eight years after raping teenager - Sam Jones took his victim to a hotel room before raping her three times.
  • Guide to Remembrance services across West Country - Services and parades will take place to mark Remembrance Sunday.
  • Students create shoe designs on work experience - Year 11 students worked in teams to create new shoe designs for 14 to 15-year-olds.
  • 'Christopher Jefferies pay-out' and 'Asda fire' - A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 6 November.
  • More children in care to live in 'family style' homes - Three homes are to be adapted so children in care can benefit from "family-styled" houses.
  • Killer 'hurled abuse' at paramedic before attack - Paramedics and police visited Richard Matthews the day he killed his neighbour Paul Wells.
  • Hinkley Point B to begin 95-year decommissioning plan - The approval follows a public consultation and environmental impact study.
  • Guide to the Somerset Guy Fawkes Carnivals 2025 - There are seven chances left for people to enjoy the famous annual processions across the county.
  • Road closes for police investigation - Drivers are warned to find alternative routes during the one-day closure.
  • Tips to help 'endangered' hedgehogs in your garden - Secret World wildlife centre in Somerset say they've seen a 'big increase' in hedgehog admissions.

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  • McDonald's to introduce sexual harassment training after BBC uncovered abuse of staff - The announcement by the equality watchdog comes after a BBC investigation into abuse at the restaurant chain.
  • 'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre - BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead.
  • After weeks of tension, plots and sabotage, Celebrity Traitors has come to a nail-biting end - On Thursday night, we finally found out who has emerged victorious in The Celebrity Traitors.
  • Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders - The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
  • Harry apologises to Canada for wearing LA Dodgers cap during World Series - Critics had said he disrespected the commonwealth and the only Canadian team in Major League Baseball.
  • The battle over Gaza's future: Why no one can agree on the rebuild - From AI-powered super cities to designs that capture the 'soul and spirit' of the region, plans have already been draw up - but political obstacles remain.
  • How a 'swimming cap' could transform care for brain-injured babies - Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.
  • Government recovers £74m from asylum hotel firms - The amount recouped remains a small percentage of the overall cost of asylum accommodation.
  • PM 'angry and frustrated' at mistaken prisoner releases - Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif is still at large but fraudster Billy Smith hands himself back in.
  • Typhoon barrels towards Cambodia after killing at least 193 in Philippines and Vietnam - One of the year's deadliest storms has headed west to Cambodia and Laos after barreling through Vietnam.
  • Anti-black racism 'baked' into Met, review finds - The independent review surveyed 40 years of evidence of how racism has affected black communities and black Met Police staff.
  • Andrew asked by Democrats in US Congress to appear for questioning over Epstein links - The panel, which does not have the power to subpoena Andrew, made the request as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
  • Perimenopause at 38? I felt robbed, says Emma Barnett - The BBC presenter says she hopes there can be a "normalisation" of the topic, on her new podcast.
  • The Papers: 'Income tax will go up' and 'Chill Bill' - Chancellor informs budget watchdog of planned tax rises and the return of a grinning prisoner leads the papers
  • A 20-minute date with a Tinder predator 'destroyed' my life for years - Nadia said the abuse started after she ended their date early because of "red flags".

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