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‘Swerving’ M5 driver to be sentenced for failing to give breath sample
A Vauxhall Vivaro was described to be travelling close to other vehicles and narrowly avoiding several collisions.
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Rogue builder jailed for £1.25million fraud ripping off customers
Mark Killick, who traded as Marc Cole, has been jailed for 14 years at Bristol Crown Court this week.
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E-scooters: Your questions answered
E-scooters - what does the law say?
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Sentences totalling 75 years for Boxing Day stabbing
The four were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today, 22 December 2025, for an attack in 2023 which left a man, now 24, with lifelong, life-changing injuries.
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CCTV appeal amid investigation into suspected arson
Police would like to identify the man, pictured, as part of their enquiries into an incident in Severn Beach.
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Lorett – Humans of Avon and Somerset
“Adoption doesn’t just give a child a home. It changes who you are - it opens a part of your heart you didn’t even know existed.”
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Supervision order for man after wife’s death
While the 88-year-old was found to be unfit to stand trial, a jury found that he had unlawfully killed his wife of 62 years at their home in Bath.
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Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ Aria Thorpe
Aria Thorpe, nine, died at a property in the Mead Vale area of Weston-super-Mare on Monday 15 December.
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Three charged after rural thefts investigation
The men are all due to appear in court today (19 December).
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If not you, then who? How to be an active bystander when someone is being harassed.
We’re calling on people to be aware of what’s going on around them and to notice if someone may be in need of help.