News, sport, travel and weather updates from across the West of England on Tuesday, 9th May
Well that's it for today from your Local Live team in the West of England.
Join us from 7:00 am tomorrow for all the latest news, travel, weather and sport from across the region.
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Bristol's Encounters Film Festival , externalreturns to the city this Autumn. In 22 years the festival has helped to launch the career of many hundreds of filmmakers.
Some of the events taking place this year will focus on helping black, minority and ethnic filmmakers start out in the industry.
Watch: some of the events this year will help BAME filmmakers
BBC Points West will be running a special project with the film festival, and they want you to get involved.
There will be more details here tomorrow.
Farmers in some parts of Somerset have been anxiously watching the skies for signs of rain.
With rainfall levels much lower than expected, some crops are now weeks behind schedule. If the dry spell continues, crops like this barley might have to be scrapped, costing the farmer thousands of pounds.
Watch: this barley crop could be scrapped if it doesn't get enough rain.
Image source, Bristol Rovers FCGhassan Abu Hassan with Bristol Rovers president Wael Al-Qadi
Bristol Rovers have signed Jordan under-19 international defender Ghassan Abu Hassan for the club's under-23 side.
Abu Hassan, 18, is believed to be the first Jordanian player to sign a professional contract with a UK club.
Bristol Rovers sign Jordan under-19 international defender Ghassan Abu Hassan for the club's under-23 side.
Read MoreEarlier this evening (7:31pm) we told you how parts of the West have received much less rain than they were expecting.
At Wincanton Racecourse in Somerset, they've called off their next fixture - scheduled for the 16th May - because they used too much of their water reserves to water the course after their last event in April.
Now, organisers say there isn't enough left for them to water the grass and the ground is too hard as a result.
These will take place at Warwick Racecourse instead.
Watch: The racecourse is too hard because there hasn't been enough rain to water it.
This week is mental health week, and Wiltshire-based charity Help for Heroes have teamed up with The Canal and Rivers Trust to get former soldiers outside and socialising.
Many of the people involved in this project have suffered with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other mental health illnesses.
Some of the veterans taking part have gone from being virtually housebound to getting out and restoring parts of the Kennet & Avon canal.
Watch: these veterans are restoring canals to boost their mental wellbeing.
Watch: the RSPB is monitoring the birds' nests, eggs and chicks on West Sedgemoor
Curlews are endangered birds in the UK, so the RSPB in Somerset has started monitoring the population at West Sedgemoor.
They are looking at how many eggs survive to adulthood. The chicks they find are being radio tagged so their movements can be monitored.
Although populations of curlews across the country have declined, West Sedgemoor population levels have remained constant because the traditional hay meadows there provide a good nesting habitat for the birds.
Avon & Somerset Police have arrested a man on suspicion of rape, after an assault near Bristol Hippodrome at the weekend.
An alleyway on Denmark Street was cordoned off at the weekend as a result.
Image source, GoogleA spokesperson for Avon & Somerset Police said:
Quote MessageWe can confirm that a 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape and released under investigation.
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter a dry winter, could a dry summer be on the cards as well?
Bristol Water have said that the area they supply received just 13% of the rain they were expecting for April, which means they are taking steps to ensure their reservoir at Chew Valley stays high.
Quote MessageOur current reservoir levels are only slightly below normal (95% full compared to 99% last year) for this time of year. Currently there are no restrictions in place for water usage. However, as we approach the summer months demand for water will increase. We are encouraging our customers to use water sensibly.
Image source, Family photoA suspected shoplifter bled to death after bottles he was carrying broke as he was tackled by a security guard, an inquest heard.
Kieran Church, 30, died at The Shires shopping centre, Trowbridge, having suffered a "catastrophic haemorrhage".
Kieran Church suffered a "catastrophic haemorrhage" in a fall on the bottles, an inquest hears.
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Well that didn't take long. As with most Banksy artworks, his latest piece painted on a wall in Dover has been vandalised.
Image source, BanksyThe Bristol artist's latest work, believed to be a comment on Brexit, appeared on Sunday morning.
Since then, somebody has scrawled "The Clash" in the rungs of the workman's ladder.
Dover District Council said it would be monitoring the artwork using CCTV.
You can read more about the story here.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe upcoming general election means that politicians are out and about trying to win our votes.
These events often involve a prop of sorts. Today, Tim Farron's choice was a hovercraft in Burnham-on-Sea.
The Liberal Democrat leader and Tessa Munt, the MP for Wells posed for photos on a search and rescue boat on Burnham beach.
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Marine A: Only those who were there know the full story
Alexander Blackman - also known as Marine A - received a life sentence in 2013 for killing a wounded Taliban fighter. But his murder conviction was later reduced to manslaughter.
He gave his first TV interview to Points West's Clinton Rogers earlier today.
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Virgin Care's contract in Wiltshire is the subject of a special report on Points West tonight.
Matthew Hill will look at criticisms lodged by Karen Tilley about the care her daughter received.
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A twitcher headed to Dorset's Jurassic Coast with only "half a haircut" as he went in search of a rare bird.
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Cliff Smith, from Frome, Somerset, said he was having his locks trimmed when the "mega alert" for the spectacled warbler went off.
Image source, Lee FullerIt was recorded on Portland Bill on Monday afternoon - a first for Dorset and only the ninth time the species has been recorded in the UK.
Having confused the barber as he "legged it out of the door" with only the back and sides of his hair cut, he said he would return today to have the top done.
Watch: Karen Tilley on Virgin Care for her disabled daughter
A mother says her severely disabled daughter was left without overnight medical care for three months, after Virgin Care took over community children's health in Wiltshire.
Karen Tilley, from Westbury, said 11-year-old Josselin - who is blind and deaf - needs help to eat and breathe at night.
While she praises staff, she has said she isn't happy with how her daughter's care was dealt with when Virgin Care took over community children's health in Wiltshire a year ago.
Quote MessageHaving inherited historically long waits, over the past year we have reduced waiting times across all services we provide in Wiltshire and 97% of families said they would recommend the care or support they received to their friends or family. While it is not possible to comment on the details of an individual case, when concerns are raised we work to resolve these as quickly as possible.
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Image source, GoogleThe collision took place on Winnycroft Lane in Matson, Gloucester.
Gloucestershire Police have arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after a hit and run collision in the Matson area of Gloucester yesterday morning.
A 54-year-old woman was hit by a car which failed to stop. She received serious injuries to her leg, back and head as a result.
Police are appealing for witnesses who saw a dark VW Golf with the numberplate WL05 JVU as it left Gloucestershire.
They believe it was in Burford and High Wycombe before being found abandoned near J6 of the A40.