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A CCTV image of Jack O’Sullivan in Bristol during the early hours of March 2 (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
UK

Taxi drivers contacted as part of missing person inquiry

Jack O’Sullivan, 23, was last seen at around 3.15am on March 2 in the area of Brunel Lock Road and Brunel Way in Bristol.
20 May 2024
A very rare lead-lined naval signal book from the First World War has been bought by a museum after being found in an Oxfam bookshop (Oxfam/PA)
UK

Rare WWI naval signal book found in Oxfam bookshop sells for four-figure sum

The General Signals Book, which is filled with confidential signals, was found with a box of donations at the back of Oxfam’s Bath bookshop.
20 May 2024
The guitar on which Ian Bairnson played the solo at the end of Kate Bush’s classic debut hit Wuthering Heights is expected to sell for up to £10,000 at auction (Gardiner Houlgate/PA)
UK

Guitar that accompanied Kate Bush’s debut to be sold at auction

Guitarist Ian Bairnson, who played the Wuthering Heights solo with his arm in a plaster cast after breaking it, died last year.
20 May 2024
A woman has been remanded into custody accused of killing a mobility scooter user (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Crime

Woman remanded over mobility scooter manslaughter

Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, appeared before magistrates charged with the manslaughter of Neil Shadwick.
15 May 2024
William speaks with members of Holywell Bay Surf Life Saving Club during a visit to Fistral beach in Newquay (Toby Melville/PA)
UK

William joins volleyball game on popular Cornwall beach

The Prince of Wales joined in a game with teenagers from a local lifesaving club on Fistral Beach in Newquay.
9 May 2024
Taunton Crown Court heard that driver Tony Mist and passenger Thelma Huse, both 69, died in a collision on the A303 in West Camel, Somerset in May last year (David Wilcox/PA)
Crime

Van driver facing prison for killing two people in road crash

Jessica Higgs, 20, pleaded guilty to two charges of causing by death by careless driving while under the influence of drugs.
7 May 2024
The defendants appeared at Bristol Crown Court (PA)
Crime

Judge warns of knife crime ‘plague’ as youths detained for killing teenager

Shane Cunningham fatally stabbed Mikey Roynon, 16, in the neck with a large knife during a house party in Bath, Somerset, in June last year
3 May 2024
Mikey Roynon was stabbed to death at a 16th birthday party in Bath (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
Crime

Teenager detained for life over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old at house party

Shane Cunningham fatally stabbed Mikey Roynon in the neck with a large knife during a house party in Bath last year.
3 May 2024
A photograph of the Titanic, believed to have been taken the day before she left on her ill-fated voyage (Henry Aldridge and Son/PA)
UK

Titanic watch could fetch £150,000 at auction

Businessman John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912 after seeing new wife Madeleine onto a lifeboat.
26 Apr 2024
The incident happened at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon (Alamy/PA)
Crime

Student accused of hammer attacks stored weapons for ‘apocalypse’, court hears

The 16-year-old was wearing just his boxer shorts when he attacked the two boys and the housemaster at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon.
24 Apr 2024
A short hearing took place at Bristol Crown Court on Monday (Ben Birchall/PA)
Crime

Parents to face trial accused of murdering baby

Daniel Gunter, 25, and Sophie Staddon, 20, are accused of killing baby Brendon Staddon at Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset on March 5 this year.
19 Apr 2024
A teenager has gone on trial accused of attempting to murder two boys and a housemaster at Blundell’s School in Devon (R-Jay/Alamy/PA)
Crime

Teenager attacked two students and a teacher with hammers, court told

The 16-year-old was wearing just his boxer shorts and claimed he was sleepwalking during the attacks at Blundell’s School in Devon.
18 Apr 2024
A display of munitions produced at BAE Systems in Glascoed, South Wales (PA)
Politics

Investigation launched after defence factory explosion

BAE Systems said the incident occurred at its site in Glascoed, Monmouthshire.
17 Apr 2024
A secondary school store cupboard for tinned foods, cereal, baby food, toilet roll, and nappies used to create parcels for families of pupils in need (University of Bristol/PA)
Politics

Research reveals there are more school-based than regular foodbanks nationwide

There are more than 4,000 school-based foodbanks in primary and secondary schools across England, the figures show.
17 Apr 2024
Junior doctors on the picket line (David Young/PA)
Politics

Doctor strikes in Wales suspended as pay talks begin

First Minister Vaughan Gething said further funding had been identified to support the negotiations.
9 Apr 2024
Molly dancers perform as people celebrate St George’s Day and the official start of the asparagus season at the The Fleece Inn in Bretforton, Worcestershire.
UK

All aboard the Asparagus Express

The British Asparagus Festival heralds the arrival of the beloved green spear to the Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire
9 Apr 2024
Jack O’Sullivan has been missing since March 2 (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
UK

Police to continue search for missing man who disappeared after night out

Jack O’Sullivan, 23, was last seen at around 3.15am on March 2 in the area of Brunel Lock Road and Brunel Way in Bristol.
5 Apr 2024
Green Party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay during the launch of their local election campaign in Bristol (Ben Birchall/PA)
Politics

Green Party to give voters ‘hope and action’ for local elections

The Green Party was in Bristol to launch this year’s local election campaign focusing on the housing crisis.
4 Apr 2024
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey waters a tree he planted during a visit to Hillfield Gardens in Gloucester to meet volunteers who dedicate their time to gardening, pond cleaning and ensuring the community gardens are well-maintained (Ben Birchall/PA)
Politics

PM has ‘bottled’ general election, says Sir Ed Davey

The Liberal Democrat leader claimed his party is ‘speaking for the people’.
3 Apr 2024
The Princess Royal with Commander ARRC Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Wooddisse (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Princess Royal gives Army generals history lesson

Her Royal Highness had unveiled a plaque naming a new officers’ block in Gloucester after Korean War hero Colonel James Carne
22 Mar 2024
Vaughan Gething after being elected as the next Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales (Ben Birchall/PA)
Politics

Wales First Minister Vaughan Gething unveils new cabinet

Mr Gething has promoted his leadership rival Jeremy Miles.
21 Mar 2024