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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Car-ban trial starts outside four schools - Parents and headteachers at the schools say they had concerns about "near misses" before the trial.
  • 'Celebration of life' held for aid workers killed in Gaza - The memorial service was held in Washington DC to honour the seven people killed on 1 April.
  • Man in court on stalking and threats to kill charges - Daniel Kellaway, 29, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody.
  • MP 'concerned' about stroke centre changes - Services for urgent stroke patients will move to Taunton and Dorchester
  • PCSOs assaulted while confiscating children's drugs - Officers are patrolling in Weston-super-Mare after receiving reports of anti-social behaviour.
  • Former lifeboat becomes glamping 'yellow submarine' - Found adrift in the Atlantic after a pirate attack, it cost £10k to convert into accommodation.
  • New artworks to highlight climate change - Up to £50,000 will be spent on the artworks in and around the Museum of Somerset.
  • Victim's mum condemns 'abhorrent' police message - Emma Webber pens a letter criticising an officer who wrote a graphic post about the Nottingham attacks.
  • 'Nudey knits' in café window censored after complaints - The figures, made to raise money for charity, triggered complaints and online debate in Shepton Mallet.
  • 'Sky is the limit' for female hot airship record holder - Alicia Hempleman-Adams has set three new female airship records, matching her father's feats.
  • Knives sold to children as young as 13 - One child was sold a machete-style knife during the police sting in Bristol and Somerset.
  • Gross failures in nurse's care before death - inquest - An inquest jury finds there were "missed opportunities" to prevent the death of Lily Lucas.
  • Pontins: Rundown & Ruined? - The serious state of disrepair at three Pontins Holiday Parks exposed.
  • Major flood prevention scheme still needs approval - The £220m scheme has been designed to prevent more than 11,000 homes from flooding.
  • The councils selling the family silver to pay bills - Cash-strapped local authorities are selling off land, buildings and antiques to clear their debts.
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  • Girl, 13, charged after school stabbings - A girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after the stabbings at a Welsh school.
  • Scottish Greens will vote to oust Yousaf after he ends power-sharing deal - Patrick Harvie says Humza Yousaf "burnt his bridges" by scrapping the power-sharing deal between the SNP and Greens.
  • USC cancels its main commencement event, citing 'safety measures' - Meanwhile, hundreds of students march in Washington DC, and congresswoman Ilhan Omar joins protesters at a New York campus.
  • Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned - Victims group describes the New York appeal court's decision to retry Hollywood mogul as "profoundly unjust".
  • Co-op Live boss resigns after delayed opening and interview backlash - Gary Roden quits days after he was criticised for telling BBC some grassroots music venues are "poorly run".
  • Man City thrash Brighton to go second in Premier League table - Manchester City move to within one point of Premier League leaders Arsenal by thrashing Brighton 4-0 at Amex Stadium.
  • Supreme Court divided on whether Trump has immunity - The justices discussed immunity, coups, pardons, Operation Mongoose - and the future of democracy.
  • Extremist guilty of murdering man in street - Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid told police he stabbed two men in protest at the Gaza conflict.
  • Royal Navy destroyer shoots down Houthi missile - The HMS Diamond was deployed in the Gulf of Aden when its crew used her Sea Viper missile system.
  • Post Office exec denies remote access cover-up - Angela van den Bogerd says she was not trying to "suppress" Horizon remote access.
  • Laurence Fox told to pay £180,000 in libel damages - Mrs Justice Collins Rice says the actor's comments were "gross, groundless and indefensible".
  • 'Too early to know' if Army horses will return to duty - Two horses are in a "serious condition" after they bolted through central London on Wednesday.
  • WATCH: Would you pay a tourist fee to enter Venice? - From Thursday visitors making a trip to the famous city at peak times will be charged a trial entrance fee.
  • Will Labour’s renationalisation plan make train tickets cheaper? - What impact will Labour's pledge to nationalise the railways have?
  • Four ways climate change affects extreme weather - Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense in many places because of climate change.