Updates from across the West of England on Wednesday 8 February 2017
Fire crews have closed off a main road in Trowbridge after the discovery of several glass bottles containing an unknown chemical at a nearby building site.
Wingfield Road, near the John of Gaunt School, is closed off - builders called the emergency services after unearthing the bottles, one of which caught fire.
More soon.
Trains are running again between Swindon and Cheltenham, following a crash in which a man died.
The first train to use the route since it reopened has now passed the level crossing where the accident happened in Frampton Mansell.
The line was closed for 24 hours after a Land Rover was hit by a train yesterday afternoon.
Rail accident investigators have concluded a forensic examination.
British Transport Police say the 60-year-old car driver's family is being supported by liaison officers.
A picture's been released of a group of men police want to speak to following an unprovoked assault at a Gloucester pub.
The incident happened at Northend Vaults in the city's Northgate Street in the evening on Saturday 3 December 2016.
The victims, two men aged 41 and 27 from Cheltenham, were drinking with friends when they were head-butted by an unknown man, who continued to punch one of the victims in the face.
Anyone who recognises the men, in particular the man at the centre of the frame, should call police on 101 quoting incident 162 of 4/12/16.
Image source, Gloucestershire PoliceResearch scientists at the University of Bristol are bidding to become a national testbed for even faster mobile internet technology.
At the moment, most of our phones use a system called 4G, which is the 4th generation of mobile internet. 5G aims to surpass this with ultra-fast, ultra-reliable speeds.
The rewards for this research are huge - the government is spending £1bn on research into the latest mobile internet networks.
Professor Dimitra Simeonidou is the director at Bristol University's Smart Internet Laboratory.
Watch: the University is vying for a share of £1bn to research the latest mobile internet.
Image source, PAA military court has reserved judgement on the appeal of a former Royal Marine who is serving life for the murder of an Afghan fighter.
42-year-old Alexander Blackman, known as Marine A, from Taunton, was sentenced to life by a court martial in 2013 and had an appeal dismissed in 2014.
The Court Martial Appeal Court gave no indication when the judgement will be given.
We told you earlier there would be disruption for the rest of the day but it seems trains are going to start running earlier than expected.
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Image source, PAHighways England says it is committed to the proposed A303 tunnel at Stonehenge.
The Times, external revealed today that, based on a report by the Office of Rail and Road, the government has an £800m deficit in its road-building programme.
A consultation into the scheme is running until 5 March.
Quote MessageWe have read the report and noted it makes clear we are committed to delivering safe reliable roads that deliver value for money for the taxpayer. We are confident we will deliver this large programme without overspending our budget.
Jim O’Sullivan, Highways England
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BBC Sport Online
Here is some more from Aaron Mauger on the possibility of Leicester signing George Ford from Bath.
Image source, Stu Forster/Getty ImagesWatch: Ch Insp John Angel of British Transport Police speaks to BBC reporter Steve Knibbs
Rail accident officers are continuing a forensic examination at a level crossing where a man died when his car was hit by a train.
British Transport Police said the family of the 60-year-old driver have been informed and are being supported by family liaison officers.
One of two dogs in the car at the time of the impact also died.
It's a topic that is never far from the headlines - sexual abuse.
Today MP Liz Saville Roberts is attempting to introduce a "rape shield" law to protect lawyers from using a victim's past sexual behaviour as evidence.
It's also Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week - a chance for individuals and organisations to talk about the issue.
Rachel Rounds, from Calne in Wiltshire, is passionate about raising awareness. She's a charity trustee of Revival-Wiltshire and a survivor of child sexual abuse herself.
Watch: Rachel Rounds says sexual abuse had a profound effect on her life
Watch: Jamie Edwards training
Nominations are closing for the Pride of Somerset youth awards, organised jointly by BBC Somerset, the Rotary Club of Taunton and the Somerset County Gazette series of newspapers.
One of last year's winners was Jamie Edwards from Taunton, a wheelchair racer.
He was busy in 2016 with a tryout for the Paralympic Games, and this year he'll be competing at the World Championships in London.
We're looking through BBC Points West's archives as the programme mark 60 years of broadcasting.
In February 2010, Cadbury was taken over by Kraft.
It left a bitter taste in the mouths of many. What would happen to Keynsham's Somerdale factory?
Watch: Archive footage of Kraft's takeover of Cadbury's
Image source, Colston HallThe latest artist impressions have been released showing what Bristol's Colston Hall will look like after a multi-million pound refurbishment.
They're also asking for the public's views, external on how the hall could look, saying that the 1954 building is "no longer fit for performers or audiences".
Image source, Colston Hall
Image source, Colston Hall
A review is under way into why social care bosses were not told a monitoring system for the vulnerable had failed.
Telecare devices, which alert responders to home emergencies, stopped operating between 14:00 GMT on Sunday and 13:00 GMT on Monday.
But Gloucestershire County Council said Bristol City Council and BT failed to inform care teams until Monday morning.
A BT spokeswoman apologised but said the "priority" had been to restore the service as quickly as possible.
The failure meant users in Gloucestershire who activated their system over the 23-hour period would have not received help.
Robin Markwell
Business reporter, BBC Points West
Image source, ThinkstockBritish inventors may have pioneered the telephone and the internet but the reliability of those networks in this country is lagging behind.
A recent Ofcom report suggested 20% of homes in urban areas struggle with poor 4G phone signal.
In rural areas, it's as high as 80%. Little wonder then Britain languishes at 54th place in the global league table of 4G connectivity, behind Albania, Estonia and Peru.
The hunt is now on for test beds to develop new 5G technology - Bristol, Kings College London and the University of Surrey are all said to be interested.
Image source, PAThree heritage organisations are meeting with Highways England today to discuss their concerns about the Stonehenge tunnel plans.
National Trust, English Heritage and Historic England say the tunnel's western portal needs "significant improvement" as it would be too close to Normanton Down - a group of Neolithic and Bronze Age burial mounds.
But overall the organisations are in favour of the plans:
The plans are being fought by campaigners who argue the tunnel would place the area's wider archaeology at risk and want other options explored to reduce traffic.
Image source, Nicky BlackmarketRail accident officers are continuing a forensic examination at a level crossing where a man died after his car was hit by a train.
The Land Rover was struck by the London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa service near Frampton Mansell in Gloucestershire on Tuesday afternoon.
Image source, Network RailNo trains are currently operating between Swindon and Gloucester.
Great Western Railway said the line is expected to remain closed all day.
Quote MessageRAIB inspectors have gone to Frampton Mansell to start gathering evidence on site. The RAIB is the UK’s independent investigation body for railway accidents.
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Listen: Tony Collins chats with BBC Wiltshire presenter Graham Seaman
Tony Collins from Swindon is a world record breaker quite by accident.
He entered the Guinness World Records book for the longest time spent on a hospital trolley, a total of 77 hours.
He officially entered the record book in 2007, but his trolley-time was six years before that in February 2001.