That's the end of BBC Local Live in the West for today - a day dominated by our coverage of the shooting near Portishead. Catch up with our full report here.

We'll be back from 7am tomorrow with all the latest from around the region.

In the meantime, here's Sara with an uplifting weather forecast for Thursday.

Avon and Somerset Police say the Portbury Hundred (A369) will remain closed throughout the night and during tomorrow (Thursday) morning’s rush hour.

This is to ensure all necessary evidence is gathered and a thorough examination of the scene of this morning’s incident is carried out.

Diversions will remain in place and motorists are advised to plan ahead using alternative routes, particularly in the morning when the surrounding area is likely to be heavily congested.

Bristol's elected mayor has been urged to "make decisions" and solve what has been described as a crisis in management at the city council.

Cross-party scrutiny board members say 14 posts are being filled with costly interim contracts and flagship projects are languishing.

They said mayor Marvin Rees had to come up with plans to fill the posts.

The council says it is reviewing its management structure and said vacancies were normal at a time of transition.

Labour mayor Mr Rees, who was elected in May 2016, told the BBC he would comment after next week's cabinet meeting.

Read more here.

Forensics officers are settling in for a long night at the Portbury Hundred, investigating the scene of a shooting this morning.

The road is expected to be closed all night.

Armed police shot a man dead in a red car. The incident had been sparked by calls from the public saying they had seen a man with a handgun in a car.

Traffic in the area has been very heavy this evening as roads around the scene remain closed.

The parents of Lloyd Fouracre, a teenager from Taunton who was murdered the day before his 18th birthday, have today staged a sponsored walk that's very special to them along the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Helen and Simon Fouracre are raising money for the charity Stand Against Violence.

It was set up in Lloyd's memory to help educate young people and reduce violence

The future of Bristol's Arena project is under further doubt after what's described as a crisis in management at the city council.

A group of councillors at Bristol City Council say there are "serious concerns" over the number of senior officers leaving the organisation, including three directly involved in the Arena project.

A spokesman for mayor Marvin Rees said the relatively high number of departures is perfectly normal and the council is halving its management costs.

But former deputy mayor, Councillor Geoff Gollop, said the delays to the project meant costs would almost certainly have gone up since former mayor George Ferguson quoted a £100m bill.

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Yeovil Town Ladies' status as a top-tier club is under threat, after the FA confirmed it was restructuring the women's game next year.

It's given the go-ahead for the creation of a new league that would only be open to teams that are fully professional.

Yeovil Ladies wouldn't be eligible as it is a part-time club.

It's understood the Lady Glovers are still planning to apply to be members of the new division.

But former Sunderland midfielder Jen O'Neill admits the changes spell big trouble.

Somerset CCC CEO Lee Cooper says the club and outgoing director of cricket Matt Maynard are "parting company on very amicable terms".

The former England batsman is leaving after a review of the structure of the club and an announcement will be made next week as to who will replace him.

Campaigners are celebrating after an historic landmark in Bristol was protected from a developer's wrecking ball.

Historic England has decided to list part of the Fripps Chapel on Marlborough Street, alongside the old BRI building.

It was earmarked for demolition, alongside the old hospital, by Bristol-based accommodation provider Unite - which wanting to put up a new student accommodation block.

Campaigners said the chapel was the earliest building in a style that developed in Bristol in the Victorian era - Bristol Byzantine.

Bristol heritage expert Mark Small said it would be "shameful" if the chapel was pulled down, but Unite said the development would "help meet the growing demand for accommodation from Bristol's population of students".

The West has its first gold medal at Prince Harry's Invictus Games in Canada.

Cornelia Oosthuizen, who lives in Tilshead, Wiltshire, won the women's golf, even though she only took up the sport in May.

Cornelia already has a bronze from the wheelchair tennis and today was competing in the cycling time trials.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is asking for anyone with information about the fatal shooting on the M5 roundabout near Portishead to contact them

They say: “There would have been a large number of witnesses, given this incident took place on a busy road during rush hour. We would ask that anyone with information that may assist our independent investigation make contact with our investigators.”

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is independently investigating after a man died following an incident involving police firearms near Portishead.

They've issued the following statement:

"After being notified by Avon and Somerset Police, IPCC investigators have been at the scene today gathering evidence and overseeing forensic examinations.

"We have been advised that officers were responding to reports of a man travelling on the M5 with a handgun and that he had threatened another motorist.

" IPCC investigators are also attending post incident procedures where the officers involved are expected to provide their accounts in connection with the incident.

"The IPCC will oversee the procedure where any police firearms involved will be examined to determine whether they were discharged and, if so, how many times.

"What appears to be a non-police issue firearm was found at the scene and will also be subject to examination.

"Enquiries continue to formally identify the deceased and his next of kin. Trained IPCC family liaison managers will then make contact with them to explain our role and the investigation

"IPCC investigators are checking for relevant CCTV and body worn video footage."

A man has died after being shot by armed police when members of the public reported seeing a motorist with a handgun.

Avon and Somerset Police confirmed a man died during an "incident involving police firearms" on the A369 Portbury Hundred road, close to the M5 Gordano services, near Bristol.

The incident began when members of the public travelling on the M5 called police reporting seeing a man in a car with a handgun.

Police have arrested a man in Lacock - along with 10 others around the country - as part of an investigation into the banned far right group National Action.

The 30-year-old man was arrested this morning on suspicion of membership of a proscribed organisation under Section 11 of the Terrorism Act.

National Action is an extreme right wing group that was banned in the UK in December 2016.

Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North East and North West, supported by Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit and Wiltshire Police were all part of today's swoops.

Somerset's director of cricket Matt Maynard is to leave the club at the end of the season, it's just been announced.

Maynard, a former England test player, combined the roles of director of cricket and head coach.

But after a review, the club has identified "shortcomings within the structure" of the club, in particular the "limitations presented by having one individual combining the dual roles".

Maynard said he would be leaving "with a heavy heart", while the club said it would announce a replacement "shortly".

Police say the shooting of a man near Portishead this morning was sparked by calls from the public saying they had seen a man with a handgun in a car on the M5.

Avon and Somerset police said shots were "subsequently fired in an incident involving police firearms and a man has died".

The incident on the Portbury Hundred, at junction 19 of the motorway, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission who are on the scene carrying out their own investigation.

The road remains closed and "will remain closed for some time", the force added.

Inquiries are continuing after a man died in the incident on the M5 junction near Portishead.

A man's appeared in court charged with explosives offences after a house fire in Bristol, which led to nearby homes being evacuated.

Reeco Fernandez has been charged with three counts of possession of explosive substances for an unlawful purpose.

He lives on Hastings Close in Bedminster, where the fire happened earlier this month.

The 28-year-old has been remanded in custody to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court again on 25 October.

North Somerset Council has released the following statement about predicted traffic problems, after the shooting at the Portbury Hundred.

It says "patience with fellow motorists tonight would be greatly appreciated".

The recommended route is via Clevedon M5 Junction 20 and using the B3124 towards Portishead.

Eleven men have been arrested under anti-terror laws as part of a national investigation into neo-Nazi group National Action, police have said.

The arrests include six people from north-west England, two from South Wales, one from Wiltshire, and two from West Yorkshire.

National Action became the first far-right organisation to be banned in the UK last year.

Eleven properties are being searched across England and Wales.

Those arrested - aged between 22 and 35 years-old - are all suspected of membership of National Action.

Six are also being questioned about preparing acts of terrorism and five are suspected of funding terrorism.

Read more here.