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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Council may end free parking to help balance books - North Somerset Council may introduce car parking charges in Portishead, Clevedon and Nailsea.
  • Thousands to get private cataract ops on NHS - A new hospital has opened in a former office block to treat up to 5,000 patients a year.
  • Water pump to solve tunnel flooding on cycle route - The disused railway line regularly floods due to "increasingly severe rainfall".
  • Man fined £400 for public urination - The council, which brought the prosecution, said it would be cracking down on similar behaviour.
  • Pole dancer upset as church show refused - She says she is upset after her application to perform at a Christmas fayre in a church was refused.
  • Project finds new home after 'incredible' support - The Growing Happiness Project has two new spaces after appealing for help earlier this year.
  • Plug pulled on marine swimming lake to remove silt - A popular lake is having the plug pulled and being drained for its annual silt removal.
  • Firms promised millions from UK's new gigafactory - An open day has been held for companies wanting to supply a huge electric car battery factory, being built in Somerset.
  • Restraining order for man who injured councillor - Ian Barnes, pleads guilty to pushing council chairman Iain Hall, leading him to fracture his skull.
  • Uncertain future for M5 Willow Man amid £1m bill - The giant Somerset structure built in 2000 has since had £1,000 spent on it to keep it intact.
  • Nuclear plant 'will decimate fish stocks' - The company building it accepts fish will be killed in its system, but wants to create new habitats.
  • Airport parking fines 'may be unenforceable' - One airport visitor is disputing a £100 fine she says she got for stopping for 56 seconds.
  • Ice rink will return to Weston's Tropicana - The attraction will be open to the public from November until early January.
  • Charity shops dealing with 'constant' fly-tipping - Managers of charity shops across the West Country say the issue is costing them money to clean up.
  • Pupils plant thousands of flowers in trust garden - The snowdrops will add some seasonal variation across the garden for visitors to enjoy.
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  • UK-linked firms suspected of busting Russia sanctions - The government is investigating 37 companies - but has yet to hand out any fines, the BBC discovers.
  • One dead and 12 tourists trapped in Colorado gold mine - The now-defunct mine offers hour-long tours by taking visitors 1,000 feet down the shaft.
  • 22 killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut, Lebanon says - Lebanese officials say another 117 people were injured in a densely populated area of the capital.
  • Northern Lights seen over UK skies in stunning photos - Stunning images are captured from Scotland to as far south as Kent and East Anglia.
  • Student finds scorpion crawling inside Shein parcel - Sofia Alonso-Mossinger found the creature in a bag of boots which she had ordered online.
  • ‘I nearly died drinking a ginger beer – my school’s EpiPen saved my life’ - Campaigners want businesses to have EpiPens on hand to treat people having dangerous allergic reactions.
  • Ministers to consider scrapping short jail terms - Shorter sentences are among the options in a review expected to be headed by former Tory MP David Gauke.
  • Kate meets Southport families in surprise first visit since chemo - The Prince and Princess of Wales met bereaved families of children killed in a knife attack in Southport.
  • EU delays introduction of border check system again - The EU pushes back introducing new biometric border checks that were due on 10 November.
  • Man jailed for pushing postman on to Tube tracks - A man who pushed a postman in front of an oncoming Tube train is jailed after being convicted of attempted murder.
  • Striking photos show the extent of Milton's devastation - Hurricane Milton lashed Florida and Cuba on Wednesday and Thursday, with storm surges, flooding and tornadoes causing serious damage.
  • How hurricane conspiracy theories took over social media - The misinformation has been fuelled by a social media universe that rewards engagement over truth.
  • Watch: Damage assessed after hurricane blasts through Florida - The deadly storm brought tornadoes, floods and storm surges, destroying homes and leaving millions without power.
  • Where is Hurricane Milton now? - Milton hit western Florida near Siesta Key, with US officials warning of "life-threatening" storm surge.
  • Sheriff rescues 14-year-old stranded on floating hurricane debris - The teenager was found alone in a flooded area of Hillsborough County in Florida.