Headlines: Warning over rooms plan for tower block

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There have been warnings over plans for more rooms in the Bristol tower block

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Bristol 24/7 reports that plans to fit more rooms into Bristol's first major co-living tower block, external have been put on hold over concerns it's a "recipe for disaster" for residents' mental health.

A tanker catching fire on the A419 yesterday afternoon, external has gained lots of interest for the Swindon Advertiser.

Somerset Live's story on Reform UK gaining its first councillor in Somerset, external - after a long-standing Conservative councillor defected - has gained a lot of reaction. We have also covered the story.

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What to watch on social media

The Loop has marked 12 months of running drugs testing in Bristol. The service has been running every last Saturday of the month for the last year and is operated out of Bristol Drugs Project. Simon Doherty posted a TikTok about it, external.

Gloucestershire Constabulary have released an e-fit image of a man they want to identify in connection with a reported sex assault in Stroud. The post has got a lot of reaction., external

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