Headlines: 'Coach crash' and 'Syd Lawrence funeral'

Residents paid their respects outside Minehead Middle School after police confirmed that one pupil died in a coach crash

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Thames Water announced a hose pipe ban, following the recent scorching weather. Millions of people living in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire are being asked to limit their water usage from Tuesday.

The heat also brought large swarms of ladybirds to many parts of the country. A huge swarm of them were spotted on the seafront in Weston-super-Mare, covering cars and flying into people taking a trip to the coast. The bugs have since dispersed as temperatures stabilised later in the week.

Earlier this week, some of the first aircraft began to arrive at RAF Fairford ahead of the Royal International Air Tattoo, which began on Friday.

Many people living in Gloucestershire were left without water after a main burst on Wednesday. WWT Slimbridge and Slimbridge Primary School were forced to close because of the issue. The water supplier, Severn Trent, said it was a "complicated" fix.

A major incident was declared in Somerset on Thursday after a coach carrying 60 to 70 school children back from a trip to Exmoor Zoo flipped and slipped down a bank. Police confirmed one child died in the crash on Cutcombe Hill. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described the incident as "heartbreaking".

And the funeral of former cricketer David "Syd" Lawrence MBE was held on Friday. The fast bowler, who played for Gloucestershire and England, died last month at the age of 61, just a year after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

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More than half of Britain's busiest airports have raised their drop-off parking fees.

Bristol Airport is joint top of the list, charging motorists £7 to park for a matter of minutes near the terminals.

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