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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Festive displays spreading cheer across the region - People living across the region are getting creative, with many decorating for a good cause.
  • Somerset in Pictures: Tractors, rainbows and a circus - A round-up of pictures from across the county this week.
  • Charity plans to install dozens of defibrillators - Donate for Defib is being recognised for its work to install the life-saving devices.
  • Two women arrested in murder investigation bailed - Devon and Cornwall Police says investigations are continuing.
  • Man arrested for murder after body find - The body of a man, who had suffered multiple injuries, was found by police on Friday evening.
  • Police given more time to question murder suspects - Police are given 36 further hours to hold two women in their 50s and 80s in custody.
  • School celebrates orchestra amid building issues - The orchestra is proving popular with children after the school was partially shut last year.
  • 'Woeful' display leaves half a town in 'blackout' - A huge display lights up Clevedon's pier, but lights hung up in the town centre are not working.
  • LGBT Airman receives apology for dismissal - Mark Shephard had to leave the RAF abruptly in 1999 due to a ban on LGBT people in the military.
  • Murmuration captured and who next for Bristol Rovers? - A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 20 December 2024.
  • Get on with fixing potholes, PM tells councils - Local authorities across England will be given a share of £1.6bn to fix potholes and maintain roads.
  • The 'magic' of singing in intergenerational choirs - Pupils from Combe Down School and Bath Good Afternoon Choir are singing in a "magic" collaboration.
  • Ex-rugby star aiming to set car-pull world record - Disabled adventurer Ed Jackson is taking on the challenge for his charity Millimetres 2 Mountains.
  • Traffic jam warning for 'busiest Christmas getaway' - Drivers are advised to avoid travelling in the middle of the day.
  • Somerset Council says government cash not enough - Council leaders say that government money to run local services next year is nowhere near enough.

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  • Video shows moment Magdeburg suspect is arrested - Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car.
  • Five unanswered questions from the Pelicot trial - Although the Pelicot trial is over, some questions remain over the case that shook France.
  • Inside the abandoned homes of Assad's ruthless enforcers - The men who ruled Syria with an iron fist have fled - and some fear they may evade justice.
  • Timelapse shows winter solstice sunrise at Stonehenge - Crowds gathered at Stonehenge on Saturday morning to mark the annual winter solstice.
  • One woman's 56-year fight to free her innocent brother from death sentence - Hideko Hakamata spent decades fighting to save her brother: the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
  • What are royal Christmas cards trying to tell us? - The hidden messages and memories in the annual round of cards sent out by the Royal Family.
  • Strong winds warning as Christmas getaway continues - Disruption is expected on the roads, with Met Office yellow warnings announced for parts of the UK.
  • US avoids government shutdown after bill passes - Congress votes to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first US federal government shutdown since 2019.
  • Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service - It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."
  • Why self-confessed 'superfans' were engrossed by Post Office inquiry - People with no connection to the Post Office avidly followed the inquiry, both online and in person.
  • Can you remember these 2024 culture moments? - Beyonce sang country and western while Charli XCX's turned the summer slime green with her album Brat.
  • 'Barry Island is on the up but it'll never be posh' - Pam hit the roof over Gavin getting married in Stacey's hometown - but has its image changed?
  • How a tiny village grew into a huge luxury destination - From sticky toffee pudding to three Michelin-starred dining, a Lake District hamlet turns hotspot.
  • 'We have to be more bold': Syria's musicians await future under new Islamist leaders - A lively electronic music scene developed under the Assad regime. Now, it's unclear what comes next.
  • The drug-trafficking Rio gangsters who see themselves as God's 'soldiers of crime' - Brazilian narco gangs say they are taking territory for Jesus, and are barring other faiths from the favelas.

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