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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Pupils fundraise in memory of teacher's daughter - The students from St John's Primary School have raised more than £900 for bereavement charity 2Wish.
  • Festival 'taking a break' due to 'ongoing costs' - Organisers of Live in Somerset say the event will be back "bigger and stronger" in 2026.
  • Police issue CCTV following spate of break-ins - Seven businesses were broken into in the town and police believe the incidents are connected.
  • Athletics coach named BBC West Sports Unsung Hero - Bob Purcell has been volunteering at Gloucester Athletics Club every weekend for more than 30 years.
  • Psychiatric nurse tried to free patient stuck in window - Jessica Powell, 20, died three days after the incident at a hospital in Yeovil in 2020.
  • Why people are talking about Arthur's shop visits - The sneaky feline is visiting a Morrisons supermarket which has got people talking online.
  • Plan to replace 'defective' housing moves forward - Building work starts on a second phase of new social housing in north Taunton.
  • Hospital staff 'thrilled' with maternity survey results - A survey finds people giving birth at Bath RUH felt confidence and trust in staff.
  • Power finally restored to community 'cut off' by storm - Welfare vans are providing food and drink to households as work continues to restore electricity.
  • Plain-clothes officers target night-time predators - Avon and Somerset Police has launched a new scheme to spot "potential predators".
  • Headlines: Reaction to 200-year-old store closure - A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on Friday, 13 December.
  • Cemetery gates locked after 'unacceptable' parking - The Victorian cemetery's gates are locked to prevent it being used as a makeshift car park.
  • New train timetable adds services and more seats - The train operator Great Western Railway is introducing more direct services.
  • Department store 'closing down' after 200 years - 'Closing down' signs have been put up in windows.
  • New support for struggling households this winter - The council wants to help as many residents as possible this winter.

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  • Prince Andrew says he 'ceased all contact' with alleged Chinese spy - Questions have been raised over the prince's relationship with a Chinese businessman alleged to be a spy who was later banned from the UK.
  • 'My colleague had heart attack as bricks hurled' - summer riots police speak out - Front-line police feared an officer could have been killed after a peaceful protest quickly turned violent.
  • No-one gets France's difficulty more than me, says Macron's new PM Bayrou - France's fourth prime minister this year says he fully understands the "Himalayan" task ahead.
  • Watch: Dancing crowds in Aleppo celebrate end of Assad regime - The BBC's Hugo Bachega sees Syrians dancing, waving flags and making peace signs in Aleppo.
  • Two arrested after Christmas fairground ride crashes to the ground - The men are being questioned on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, police say.
  • Xi Jinping not expected to attend Trump inauguration - China's ambassador is expected to attend and other officials may join him, two people told the BBC's US partner CBS.
  • Crown of Thorns returns to Notre-Dame Cathedral after fire - The relic, believed to be worn by Jesus Christ, was brought back after being rescued from a devastating fire in 2019.
  • Wife of former rugby star 'heartbroken' over flood death - Police believe Tom Voyce tried to cross a ford in Northumberland flooded by Storm Darragh.
  • BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline - Apple's new artificial intelligence features falsely made it seem the BBC reported Luigi Mangione had shot himself.
  • Geminid meteor shower promises multi-coloured streaks of light - The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week. Here is a look at when and how to view it.
  • Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation in Diary of CEO podcast - Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.
  • Man jailed for life for murdering partner's two-year-old daughter - Jeff Scott and the child's mother wheeled her two-year-old daughter's body around in a pushchair.
  • The dark fandom behind healthcare CEO murder suspect - Online adulation painting Luigi Mangione as a folk hero and fueled by health system anger has worried authorities.
  • Questions over Andrew's judgement and finances raised again - The prince making a "close confident" of someone now suspected of being a Chinese spy raises questions over the royal's judgement, writes BBC royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.
  • François Bayrou commands respect - but can he save France from crisis? - It is hard to see how he can avoid the same man-traps that felled his predecessor, writes Hugh Schofield.

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