Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England. Our pick of local website stories Gloucestershire Live reports that hospital workers have been attacked by patients almost 3,300 times over the last three years, …
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Most residents evacuated in the aftermath of a fatal explosion in a town in Nottinghamshire have returned to their homes a month on, police have said. A 53-year-old man, named by police as David Howard, died in the blast in …
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Officers are appealing for dashcam, doorbell or CCTV footage as they continue to search for the occupants of a van which hit a woman after a police chase. Police said the woman, in her 60s, remained in a critical condition …
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Hundreds of people have worn orange to show their support for a Jersey medical student who had all her limbs amputated after her flu-like symptoms turned into septic shock. Twenty-three-year old Lily McGarry woke up with a sore throat and …
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Fire crews are investigating a large blaze which destroyed a derelict commercial property. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the building, in the Comeytrowe area of Taunton, has now burnt out but a few hotspots remain. The service …
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In 1989, brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents by shooting them multiple times at close range at their mansion in Beverly Hills. They were found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder in 1996, and sentenced to …
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A public inquiry into plans to build one of Europe's largest solar farms begins on Tuesday. For the next three days, open floor hearings will take place as part of the Planning Inspectorate's examination of the controversial Botley West scheme …
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An animal therapy team at a Hertfordshire hospital has been shortlisted for a Time To Shine award for the work it does improving the wellbeing of patients and staff. The team at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage regularly calls upon …
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Because of guidelines for the local elections in England not all of Thursday's front pages can be displayed. King Charles III's "cancer message of hope" headlines the front page of Metro. "Being a statistic has shown me the very best …
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Sixty-six temporary prisoner cells in Surrey have been made permanent in an effort to "ease" a crisis facing the prison service. The prison population has doubled in the past 30 years nationally, while only 500 new cells have been built …