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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Farm community joins archbishop in prayer - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, visits Somerset and meets some of the farming community.
  • 'Old hospital buildings causing traumatic births' - Mums described their births as "traumatic, overcrowded and alone".
  • Campaign for new arm so boy can tie his shoelaces - Brodie was born with one hand and wants to be able to climb monkey bars and use a knife and fork.
  • Author's 'unreal' collaboration with childhood hero - Jonathan Green and Sir Ian Livingstone have released Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy.
  • Royal Navy serviceman who died in exercise named - Lt Leyshon’s family said he was "immeasurably loved by his parents, siblings, partner, friends and family".
  • Teacher denies attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend - Matthew Jones, 28, admits causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Emma Kirk in Bath, Somerset.
  • Pensioner's skydiving challenge raises £100k - Chris Copeland, 81, has completed 100 solo skydives to raise money for the RNLI.
  • Teenager arrested after playground stabbing - He has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an attack near a sports ground in Bath.
  • Council 'breathing easier' after budget underspend - Somerset Council balanced its books and achieved an underspend of £1.8m in the last financial year.
  • Sanctuary 'proud' 85 years on from animal deaths - Ferne Animal Sanctuary was set up in 1939 after many pet owners had their animals put down at the outbreak of war.
  • New M5 services to provide 150 local jobs - Welcome Break acquires a 10-acre plot at Notaro Park in Bridgwater, with work due to begin next year.
  • Royal Navy serviceman dies in training exercise - A Merlin Mk4 helicopter ditched during night-flying exercises and two of the three crew on board were rescued, the navy says.
  • Boy, 12, arrested after man racially abused - The incident, which happened on Monday, also involved a car being set on fire.
  • Charity 'micro-eliminates' hep C after testing hundreds - The charity says its next step is to reach full elimination of the virus.
  • Care home could be turned into SEND school - The new school, costing £6.1m to build, will cater for children aged 11 to 17.

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  • NHS has been broken by past governments, Keir Starmer tells BBC - The prime minister said the upcoming Lord Darzi review will reveal too many are let down by the NHS.
  • MI6 and CIA chiefs: World order under biggest threat since Cold War - The MI6 and CIA chiefs, who made their first public appearance together, warn of challenges such as the war in Ukraine, Islamic State, Israel-Gaza conflict and the rise of China.
  • UN calls for full inquiry into West Bank shooting of US-Turkish woman - Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who had joint nationality, was reportedly shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest.
  • Boeing Starliner returns to Earth, but without astronauts - The troubled spacecraft returns empty to New Mexico from the International Space Station.
  • Sir Alan Bates gets married on Richard Branson's island - The 70-year-old ties the knot with his partner of 34 years in the Caribbean.
  • Vaughan Gething to stand down at next election - The ex-first minister has told members of Cardiff and Penarth Labour party he will not stand again.
  • Body found in search for missing wife of rugby star - Jenny Hastings, wife of ex-Scotland international Scott Hastings, disappeared at a wild swimming spot near Edinburgh on Tuesday.
  • Plan to hit 18-week NHS wait target 'set to fail' - Health bosses warn major change is needed as ministers in England prepare to publish a wide-ranging review.
  • Strictly's Aljaž: I left show to become a dad - It comes as the Sun reported he left after an incident with another dancer, which his representative denies.
  • US Secretary of State Blinken to visit UK to 'reaffirm special relationship' - Mr Blinken will meet with Foreign Secretary David Lammy for talks covering the Middle East and Ukraine.
  • Belongings of children in care put in bin bags and lost - Campaign to stop young children in care having to pack up their lives in bin bags
  • Angry scenes as thousands attend rival demonstrations in Glasgow - Anti-racism demonstrators outnumber a smaller anti-immigration protest in the city's George Square.
  • Woodhall claims Paralympic gold month after wife's Olympic triumph - American Hunter Woodhall storms to victory in the T62 400m at the Paralympics in Paris, a month after his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall won Olympic long jump gold.
  • GB's Wiggs and Henshaw win Paralympic canoe golds - Britain's Emma Wiggs and Charlotte Henshaw both win canoeing gold medals at the Paris Paralympics.
  • 75 golds on offer on penultimate day - what's happening when - Your day-by-day guide to what is happening when - and who to watch out for - at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

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