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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Lanterns reveal scale of new living trees artwork - The installation lies at the heart of a new forest being created between Bristol and Bath.
  • 'Fading heart' and 'four men wanted in museum heist' - A round up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.
  • School make-up ban is 'ridiculous', say parents - A crackdown has seen girls being separated from their peers for wearing fake eyelashes and false nails.
  • Council to spend £2.2m on ash dieback and tree care - It includes funding to combat ash dieback as well as tree felling and general maintenance.
  • Good News Rooms a 'brilliant' Jill Dando legacy - Jill Dando's legacy continues as Good News Rooms are introduced in more schools and a blue plaque is unveiled in her name.
  • Council reviews projects after previous 'mistakes' - Schemes where Somerset Council looks after money for local groups are reviewed after a project stalls.
  • Playgrounds get £1.2m to be made more accessible - Twelve play areas are to be upgraded over five years "with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity".
  • 'Flu vaccine anger' and '1,000-year toilet wait' - A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on Friday 12 December.
  • Drug-driver barely able to speak during arrest - Brownless was unable to answer basic questions such as when he had last had anything to eat.
  • Recruiting staff 'biggest issue' says council boss - Chief executive says a shortage of qualified applicants is making the council "difficult to run".
  • 'Toy dump truck' and 'warning to dog owners' - A look at the stories which are trending across the West of England on Thursday 11 December.
  • Hospital's stroke unit to be removed in spring - Stroke patients needing the most urgent care are to be transported to either Dorchester or Taunton.
  • 'Being an influencer is tough on mental health' - Content creators share their stresses – from financial pressures to negative comments – with researchers.
  • Reindeer farm could close over licence dispute - The owner of a reindeer ranch has been told she now needs a zoo licence to continue operating.
  • 'People with MND dying before they are helped' - Nicky Jones says getting a grant to adapt her home has taken too long.
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  • King praised for 'powerful' early cancer detection message - The King says an early diagnosis was key to the "good news" that his treatment is being scaled back.
  • Doctor strike during flu outbreak would be 'reckless', says Starmer - The prime minister says it would be "reckless" for resident doctors to strike with the NHS at a "precarious" moment.
  • New photos from Epstein estate show Trump, Andrew and Bill Clinton - The photos, which do not imply wrongdoing, are part of a trove of images the House Oversight Committee received from Epstein's estate.
  • Why are sperm donors having hundreds of children? - The European sperm market is booming, but is some donors' sperm being used to make too many babies?
  • Robert Rhodes plotted to kill his wife - years later, his child's evidence convicted him - Robert Rhodes killed his wife Dawn in their Earlswood home, coercing his child into the plans.
  • Why your chocolate is getting smaller, more expensive and less chocolatey - Christmas treats are getting eaten away by 'shrinkflation' and the Grinch even has an eye on the cocoa content.
  • Men arrested after village Christmas tree cut down - Police say they are in the process of charging one man with criminal damage after the tree was felled.
  • The making of a WWE legend: John Cena faces his final fight - The man behind the "You Can't See Me" catchphrase will bow out on a stellar career on Saturday night. But who is he, really?
  • A backstreet abortion nearly killed her. It became a story that shaped the rest of her life - Annie Ernaux, who had an illegal abortion in 1963, went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • Avatar composer reveals secrets behind the soundtrack - Composer Simon Franglen ended up inventing instruments for tall, blue, four-fingered humanoids.
  • An eyebrow tip and McDonald's footage: Takeaways from Luigi Mangione's evidence hearing - Prosecutors played dozens of body camera videos and interviewed witnesses from the day of his arrest.
  • ‘A lone person battling the system’ - hundreds reveal struggle to get help for adopted children - A charity says the system is “under severe strain” as parents recount addiction and mental health battles.
  • Thailand-Cambodia fighting continues after Trump says countries agree to ceasefire - Thai PM says he told US president a ceasefire is only possible after Cambodia had withdrawn all its forces.
  • Young care leaver facing homelessness was 'left to own devices' - A growing number of households in England have a young care leaver facing homelessness, data shows.
  • Witkoff to meet Zelensky for latest Ukraine war talks - Donald Trump's envoy will meet the Ukrainian president and European leaders in Berlin to discuss the latest peace plan.