Headlines: Six months since Jack's disappearance

Photo of Jack who has brown hair, stubble, and is wearing a light blue hoodie.Image source, Avon and Somerset Police
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Jack was studying a law conversion course in Bristol, having previously graduated from Exeter University

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It has been six months since 23-year-old Jack O'Sullivan, a student from Bristol, went missing after a night out on March 2.

Despite extensive searches, there are still no answers regarding his disappearance.

On the six-month anniversary, ITV West Country reported that the case remains unsolved, external, and Jack's family has expressed frustration, stating that the police have not done enough to solve the mystery.

Meanwhile, Bristol 24/7's Martin Booth covered Avon and Somerset Police's renewed appeal for information to help find him, external.

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Catherine O'Sullivan's days are now driven by an ongoing search for her son Jack, who went missing in Bristol six months ago

In other headlines this week, a nine-year-old boy from Bristol - who was shot in the head at point-blank range as a toddler, external - is raising money for the Grand Appeal by walking 5 km (3.1 miles).

Harry Studley was just 18 months old when he was shot with an air rifle at his home in Hartcliffe in July 2016, sustaining serious injuries.

His father described the fundraiser as a "huge challenge" for him in an interview with ITV West Country.

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Harry Studley was just 18 months old when he was shot in the head with an air rifle in 2016

News of major changes planned for Bristol City Centre caused quite a stir among readers this week.

Alex Seabrook from the Bristol Post reported on plans to remove fountains and existing trees, external to create more space for cyclists, pedestrians and market stalls.

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The fountains have been out of regular use for several years

Her Majesty Queen Camilla visited Somerset this week. She officially opened the Dyson Cancer Centre at the Royal United Hospitals in Bath on Wednesday.

Annette Belcher, the digital publishing editor at Somerset Live, published a picture story capturing the moment Queen Camilla met with patients and members of the local community, external.

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The Queen spoke with a number of cancer patients while at the centre

Tewkesbury Borough Council has voted in favor of changing its name, as reported by Jack Chown from SoGlos.

The council will be renamed North Gloucestershire Borough Council, external from December.

This change aims to better represent all of its towns and parishes, and to raise its profile in the region.

John Baker from the Swindon Advertiser shared an inspiring story about how residents of a village in Salisbury Plain raised £400,000 to buy their local pub, external.

The King's Head in Chitterne, near Shrewton, closed four years ago. Locals managed to raise £300,000 and took out a £100,000 loan to transform the pub into a community hub.

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Jessie arrived at Longleat in 1997 and lived to the age of 28

Sarah Dalton from the Wiltshire Times reported the sad news of the passing of a much-loved tapir at Longleat Safari Park.

Jessie the tapir, external, who lived at Longleat in Wiltshire, was 28 years old at the time of her death, which is a typical lifespan for the species.

She arrived at Longleat in November 1997 and was part of the international tapir breeding program, leaving behind four generations of descendants in zoos across Europe.