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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Travel disruption warning amid railway bridge work - Trains will not stop at Frome on Saturday and Sunday because of works on Portway railway bridge.
  • Teens' convictions for killing boy, 16, overturned - Mikey Roynon, 16, was stabbed with a zombie knife at a house party in Bath in 2023.
  • Three hurt after double-decker bus hits tree - A road is closed following a crash which saw two people taken to hospital.
  • Spooky tales of prison ghost and Lofty the lifeguard - BBC Sounds series The Other Side explores some fascinating Somerset stories for Halloween.
  • Villagers keeping historic Halloween tradition alive - A village is keeping a "quirky" Halloween tradition alive that dates back hundreds of years.
  • Blind women launch naked calendar to tackle stigma - The pictures show nude models' portraits with a filter, to help depict their own vision loss.
  • Boy, 10, launches 100-day litter-pick challenge - Theo is trying to clean up his local area and raise money for Surfers Against Sewage.
  • 'Nightmare roads' and 'fabulous fireworks' - A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on Thursday 30 October.
  • Pedestrian dies after crash with motorcycle - The pedestrian was taken to hospital but died 16 days later.
  • Two sets of roadworks causing 'absolute nightmare' - Drivers are being diverted as two sections of the A358 in Chard are closed.
  • This will be my last professional race - Button - Jenson Button says next weekend's 8 Hours of Bahrain will be the final of his professional career.
  • Police hired recruits with criminal records - Inspectors looked into how Avon and Somerset Police vets officers and handles complaints.
  • Muller protesters sentenced for factory trespass - The five defendants are sentenced for blockading Bridgwater's Muller site.
  • 'Transformation plan for city centre road' and 'autographs sold' - A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 29 October.
  • Bridgwater Carnival - timings, parking and weather - Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is the UK's oldest carnival and attracts more than 150,000 annually.

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  • Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor? - Stripping Andrew of the title 'prince' is colossal, says the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.
  • What we know about Andrew losing titles and Windsor mansion - The language of Buckingham Palace's statement is "very brutal", royal historian Kelly Swaby tells the BBC.
  • Reeves rebuked by PM over 'regrettable' rental confusion but faces no further action - The chancellor has apologised for the failure to obtain the correct licence when renting out her family home.
  • Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as aid struggles to reach parts of Jamaica - Authorities report at least 30 people have been killed in Haiti and 19 in Jamaica as a result of the devastating storm.
  • Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in - The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.
  • Heartbreak, headless dummies and 'eggy' Shakespeare - Celebrity Traitors fight to the death - A gruesome challenge follows yet another celebrity murder on the reality TV show, which nears its finale.
  • Martha Kearney: I'm worried about Britain’s wildflowers - so I planted a meadow - The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices
  • Long A&E waits causing heartbreaking suffering, charity says - Patients are dying in corridors and others left for hours in soiled clothes, says Age UK.
  • Sultana says new party is aiming to 'run government' - Changing "people's lives for the better" requires "winning state power", the Coventry South MP says.
  • Four easy ways to manage your money better - starting today - If you're struggling to get on top of your money, here are four ways to help you manage it better.
  • 'She'd be so proud,' Virginia Giuffre's family tell BBC - The relatives of the late Virginia Giuffre, who accused the royal of sexual abuse, say she would be "proud".
  • Watch: Question Time audience reacts to Andrew news - A recording of the programme was interrupted on Thursday as the news broke.
  • King's statement on Andrew in full - The King's brother loses his title of prince and will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
  • 'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC - Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.
  • Cat Burns' new album shows a softer side to the Traitors star - How To Be Human finds the star grappling with grief and heartbreak, instead of murdering celebrities.

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