A man in his 40's, attempting to swim the Channel from the Kent coast, has died before completing his swim.

Douglas Waymark's sister, Jo Ikel, posted a tribute to him on Facebook saying: "For all those following the recent updates, Douglas Waymark has not completed his Channel swim.

"Last night he felt he could no longer continue his quest and swam to the boat supporting him. He passed out and was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Ashford. At around midnight, he sadly died."

Mr Waymark was taking part in the 'Enduroman Arch-2-Arc challenge', a continuous triathlon from Marble Arch in London to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

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EDF at Hinkley Point has confirmed its exploratory diving team discovered what's thought to be a WW2 unexploded bomb on the coastal site.

David Eccles, EDF Energy’s Head of Stakeholder Engagement for Hinkley Point C says:

“We have a team of 10 divers checking the seabed ahead of the construction of the main cooling water tunnels and associated seabed structures."

“We believe the unexploded ordnance probably dates back to the Second World War...the Bristol Channel was once used as a practice firing range and finds like this do happen from time to time."

The Royal Navy and HM Coastguard have confirmed that a controlled explosion will be carried out at 3pm.

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Play on day three between Northants and Gloucestershire is abandoned before lunch because of heavy rain and a poor forecast.

Some more information on the discovery of a suspected Second World War bomb in the Bristol Channel.

• The Royal Navy Bomb Squad based at the Devonport naval base in Plymouth have been called in to deal with it
• It is believed to be a 500lb air-dropped bomb from the second world war - and that it is unusual to find one of this size
• It was found by a civilian survey boat carrying out work in connection with the current building work at the Hinkley Point Power Station project
• They are preparing to carry out a detonation at 3pm this afternoon but the timing might be affected by tides
• The device is in 8m of water and it’s expected the explosion and surge will be clearly seen from the shore

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Council leaders are set to approve the next step towards charging vehicles driving into Bristol.

Four options for a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Bristol, which could include controls on all vehicles including cars, have been identified.

Some 300 people a year are thought to die in Bristol as a result of air pollution.

Cabinet members next week are being urged to approve CAZs to bring a "substantial and quantifiable public health benefit".

HM Coastguard say a controlled explosion will be carried out after possible explosive materials were found by a diving vessel off the Somerset coast.

They have set up a 1000-meter exclusion zone around the area.

The closest on-land location to the materials is Lilstock, which was previously used as a "bombing range" for the Royal Navy, until the 1990s.

It lies close to Hinkley Point power stations.

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Detonation of ordinance in Bristol Channel is pushed back to 3pm, coastguard says.

They have also confirmed that there are concerns that it may be a bomb from the Second World War. So, a controlled explosion is to be carried out for the safety of the maritime community.

More relating to an imminent controlled explosion off the Somerset coast...

It's worth noting that until the 1990s, the coast around Lilstock was used as part of a practice bombing range for the Royal Navy.

Fixed-wing aircraft stopping dropping "inert ordnance" there in 1995 and it was later redesigned as a helicopter gunnery range.

Nothing has been dropped there since, according to a debate held in parliament in 2004.

The area is now better known for the closeness of the Hinkley nuclear power stations to the east of it.

Image source, Geograph/Lewis Clarke

A 1000-metre exclusion zone is in operation around the Lilstock Range off the Somerset Coast, following the discovery of possible explosive materials in the Bristol Channel.

HM Coastguard will carry out a controlled explosion - 2.5 nautical miles from the coast - at around 1pm.

A diving vessel found the large piece of artillery or possible explosive materials yesterday and tipped off the authorities who immediately warned local vessels.

The exclusion zone lies close to Hinkley Point, the Somerset levels and South of Burnham-on-Sea.

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Lilstock is just west from Steart point and Bridgwater in Somerset.

HM Coastguard says the ordnance has been found 2.5nm from the coast. The plan is to destroy it after 1pm today.

We have a reporter en-route to the scene.

Image source, Barbara Cook/Geograph

Image source, Barbara Cook/Geograph

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A 1000m exclusion zone has been set up in Bristol Channel after a diving vessel found a large piece of artillery or possible explosive materials off Lilstock Range in the Bristol Channel.

A controlled explosion is planned for shortly after 1pm.

The exclusion zone lies close to the Somerset levels and below Burnham-on-Sea.

HM Coastguard say they first received a warning about the possible material yesterday and advised vessels in the area.

Image source, Google

A 1000m exclusion zone has been set up in Bristol Channel after a diving vessel found a large piece of ordnance off Lilstock Range in the Bristol Channel.

A new arts venue in Cirencester is undergoing a £4.5m transformation.

The Barn Theatre’s also taken on one of the youngest artistic directors in the country, who’s got some new ideas on how to bring in young audiences.

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Sheep farmers in Gloucestershire say they are having to adapt to falling numbers of lamb fans: a new survey shows fewer young people are eating the meat.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) beef and lamb survey shows just 12% of under 35s eat lamb, compared to 40% of over 65s.

Paula Whitaker, who keeps about 350 breeding ewes near Cranham in Gloucestershire, spoke to BBC Gloucestershire...

A Cheltenham man is the UK's strongest.

Laurence Shahlaei was named the UK’s Strongest Man 2017 in a thrilling strong-man final - the culmination of a three day contest in Belfast over the weekend.

Shahlaei had to excel at a range of different disciplines - testing the stamina and strength of athletes - including the 'Ship’s Anchor' and 'Chain Drag', the 'Giant Log Lift', and 'Stones of Strength'.

It's the first time the 34-year-old has won the title: he achieved it with just a two-point lead in the final.

Image source, Laurence Shahlaei

Image source, Laurence Shahlaei

One of Gloucester's most famous sons, Samuel Bowly, will be honoured in the town today when a blue plaque is erected at his last home.

Bowly was a Quaker and campaigned against slavery in the 19th century. His picture now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.

Bowly died in 1884 and it was reported that before his funeral "all the offices, shops and factories were closed and thousands of mournful spectators lined the streets as a long cortege of carriages and deputations followed the hearse".

The plaque will be unveiled by the mayor of Gloucester along with civic dignitaries, religious leaders and Bowly family descendants at 65 Park Road.

Young people in Gloucestershire are eating less lamb and sheep farmers are having to adapt their products as a result.

A survey from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board shows people over 65 account for 40% of UK lamb sales.

But people under 35 represent just 12% of the lamb market.

It's being put down to people seeing lamb as a less convenient meat for a busy lifestyle.

England Women's Rugby team that features eight players from the West is preparing for the opening game of the Women's World Cup.

The tournament gets underway tomorrow when they take on Spain in Dublin.

But the Rugby Football Union has decided contracts for 15-a-side players will not be renewed after the tournament: they will focus instead on the seven-a-side teams in line with the new Olympic sport.

Yeovil's Marlie Packer was part of the squad which won the competition back in 2014.

Marlie told BBC Somerset she's looking forward to the new competition after all the training effort...

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It's half a century since sonic boom tests for Concorde were carried out in the skies over Bristol.

Scientists wanted to see what the effect of breaking the speed of sound would be on property on the ground.

The lifeboat crew at Weston-super-Mare were particularly unimpressed.

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