There is some disruption to bus services in Bath this evening after an earlier closure at the main bus station:

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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating after a man died during a police chase on the M4.

South Wales Police officers had been pursuing a red Ford Focus when it collided with a Land Rover on Saturday near Cardiff. A stinger had been used during the pursuit.

Andrew Gwynne, 35, from Gloucester, who was driving the Ford, died at the scene.

IPCC Operations Manager Mel Palmer said: “This was a tragic event and my thoughts are with Mr Gwynne’s family and friends and all those affected."

There have been more arrests over the stabbing of a man after a carnival in Gloucester Park.

A 16-year-old youth from Bristol was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, a 22-year-old man from Cheltenham was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and an 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

All three have been released under investigation.

A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment for a stab wound.

More than 1,000 Desertas wolf spiderlings have hatched at Bristol Zoo - the first time the rare spider has been bred in captivity.

The species is only found in a valley on one of the Desertas islands, near Madeira, Portugal.

Twenty-five spiders were brought back by a zoo keeper last year in an attempt to breed them in captivity.

There are plans to send hundreds of the spiderlings to other zoos in the UK and Europe to set up more breeding groups.

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A commercial bus running entirely from food waste has launched in Bristol.

First Bus says the vehicle is the city's first low-emission bio-gas bus, and produces 84% less CO2 emissions than regular buses do.

The operator is calling it the "grown-up successor" to the so-called "poo bus", which ran on human waste and was trialed in Bristol in 2015.

Police are hunting a man who attacked a woman in Cirencester in the early hours of Sunday.

The 29-year-old victim managed to scratch his face deeply enough to draw blood before escaping.

Each game kicks off at 7.45pm:

• Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle
• Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United
• Forest Green Rovers v MK Dons
• Norwich city v Swindon Town
• Oxford United v Cheltenham Town
• Wolves v Yeovil Town

Tune in to your BBC local radio station for live commentary.

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A man in his 40s has died during an attempt to swim the English Channel as part of a gruelling triathlon.

Douglas Waymark, from Cheltenham, got into difficulty about half way across, 12 nautical miles from Dover.

The coastguard received a radio call from a support vessel at about 21:20 BST on Monday.

A search and rescue helicopter arrived within 10 minutes and airlifted the swimmer to William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, but he later died.

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The 1km exclusion zone around the site of the WW2 bomb off the coast of Somerset has now been lifted.

Earlier we brought you live footage of the device being detonated in a controlled explosion.

Network Rail says a vehicle hit a bridge in Hullavington in Wiltshire earlier.

Rail services between Swindon and Bristol Parkway were disrupted for a time.

The bridge has now been assessed (as is the normal procedure) and has been declared safe.

All services are expected to return to normal very soon - if they haven’t already.

Well while thousands tuned in to watch the explosion, many were expecting something more Spielberg in scale.

Here's some of the 4,000-odd comments we received:

Joe Callaghan: "Worst blowing up of anything ever."

Laura Freeman: "Did they blow it up? Couldn't see."

Marilyn Lindsay: "Scary that."

Shanna Chiverton: "My dead goldfish would make a better splash."

Colton Lee: "Well that was the perfect analogy for my love life, a 15 minute build up to a small explosion."

Thousands of viewers were poised to watch the explosion live off the coast of Somerset.

It wasn't quite the spectacle we expected but have a look and see what you think.

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The WW2 bomb found off the coast of Hinkley Point has been safely detonated.

Viewers to our livestream watched a splash as it exploded beneath the waves.

There are delays on trains in the West after a vehicle hit a bridge between Swindon and Bristol Parkway.

Disruption is expected until 4.30pm.

Camera crews are in position for the expected WW2 bomb explosion at 3pm.

BBC Points West's Andy Howard is our reporter at the scene near Hinkley Point.

The Royal Navy will carry out a controlled explosion of a suspected large unexploded bomb - off the Somerset coast - at 3pm.

A 1km exclusion zone has been created at sea, close to Hinkley Point, where divers carrying out exploratory work for Hinkley C discovered the ordnance.

You can just see, in the distance, a small ship sailing towards Flat Holm island, which is where the suspected Second World War bomb has been found.

Coastguard officers are also at the scene at Lilstock, along with BBC reporter Andy Howard.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

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It was somehow always going to be this way. Steven Davies, after struggling for runs this season, caressed the ball to bring up his first century for Somerset against his former county.

Tom Abell deserved a hundred but two wickets in three balls from Stuart Meaker then reduced Somerset to 270-7 and the visitors would have been thinking of batting before lunch.

But, Davies found a willing ally in Dom Bess...and the moment finally arrived for Davies as Taunton waited on the edge of its seat. He whipped a delivery through the legside and moved to his century, having shown the Somerset faithful everything he is capable of with the bat.

Davies went to lunch unbeaten on 128...Taunton rose to him and the Surrey players applauded their former player, having seen him bat like this many times before.

Here's the latest pictures from our reporter Andy Howard. He says it's all quiet at Lilstock at the moment, ahead of a planned explosion at 3pm.

See our earlier posts for more information.