Thousands gathered to watch the sun rise for winter solstice at Stonehenge this morning.

BBC Wiltshire was there as well.

British Midland has confirmed on Twitter that its flight - BMA1822 - was involved in the incident at Bristol Airport this morning.

Flights are delayed and incoming flights also affected, after the Embraer 145 appears to have taxied off the end of the runway after landing.

The Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sue Mountstevens is to canvass the views of residents in the region to find out if they are prepared to pay an extra £1 per month towards policing next year.

Mrs Mountstevens said the views will be taken into consideration before she takes her proposed budget decision to the Police and Crime Panel for their approval, on 1 February.

The PCC will be holding public drop-in sessions across the region to discuss the proposal on 10 January at:

Broadmead Shopping Centre, Bristol

Angel Place Shopping Centre, Bridgwater and

Sovereign Shopping Centre, Weston-super-Mare

Bobby Reid's late penalty sees EFL Cup semi-finalists Bristol City take a point against Queens Park Rangers.

Passengers at Bristol Airport have had their Christmas travel disrupted after a flight from Germany "left the runway" this morning.

The British Midland flight BM1822 had arrived from Frankfurt at 11:36, but appears to have taxied off the runway tarmac.

There were 25 passengers on board.

Bristol airport said none of them were hurt and all were safely taken off the plane to the terminal.

The aeroplane is being towed on to a hardstanding, and flights into and out of the airport are affected.

Passengers due to travel through Bristol airport today are advised to contact their airline, after a flight arriving from Frankfurt this morning "left the runway".

Nine arrivals have currently been diverted to other airports.

Eleven departures either haven't left as scheduled, or are asking passengers to wait for more information.

Bristol airport say there will be extensive delays after an incoming plane left the runway after arrival.

"Other flights to and from Bristol Airport may be subject to delay while the aircraft is towed onto a stand. All passengers to contact their airline to obtain the latest flight information" they advise.

A plane has left the runway after landing at Bristol Airport.

"At 11.36 this morning an Embraer 145 inbound from Frankfurt (flight number BM1822) left the runway while taxiing" say Bristol airport.

Passengers onboard the plane were safely disembarked and returned to the terminal by coach.

None of the 25 people on board were hurt.

Other flights to and from Bristol Airport may be subject to delay while the aircraft is towed onto an aircraft stand.

The appeal to build a radiotherapy unit at Swindon's Great Western Hospital has smashed its Christmas fundraising target of £2 million.

Currently cancer patients who need radiotherapy in the Swindon area have to make 70 mile round trip to Oxford or Bristol.

The money's been raised by the charity Brighter Futures.

Another £900,000 is needed.

The appeal is led by Catherine Newman:

Avon and Somserset police have renewed an appeal to track down two men in connection with an armed robbery at a bookmakers in Horfield, Bristol.

Two men entered the Coral shop in Filton Avenue at about 6pm on Sunday (10 December) carrying "a distinctive blue Dunlop golfing umbrella" they say.

One man threatened staff and stole cash from the safe, while the other man blocked the front door holding baseball bat.

Both ran off towards either Bridge Walk or back down Filton Avenue towards Bristol.

Officers are appealing for any witnesses and would like to speak to a man who left the bookmakers as the offenders entered.

More than 5,000 people brave the damp weather to welcome the first sunrise after the solstice.

Bristol's street pastors look after people in the city late at night every Saturday, ensuring drunk people get home safely.

They help clear up glass bottles - and even hand out flip-flops to women walking bare foot.

They say they now need to double their numbers - from 30 to 60 - to cope with the number of people needing their help.

One of the volunteers, Ann Tarr, explained to BBC Points West's Scott Ellis why she does it.

Jim Booth, 96, was attacked with a claw hammer at his home in November.

Somerset sign Australia opener Cameron Bancroft as an overseas player for the 2018 county season.

A junior doctor has been suspended for a year, after working as a locum for more than 40 days while on official paid sick leave.

Dr Jason Reynolds was signed off for five months from his post at Weston General Hospital , yet he continued to work at various hospitals including Yeovil, the GMC heard.

The hearing of the medical practitioners tribunal service found his claim - that he had been the target of bullying and bullying harassment from the day he started work in the emergency department in Weston - to be "not proven".

Image source, Reuters

Bristol Energy - the company owned entirely by Bristol City Council - has posted a loss of over £8 million.

Accounts for the period to the end of March this year were published last week.

They show that the loss came despite a growth in customer numbers from 3,000 to almost 60,000.

Previously, the company had said it was on course to return a profit by 2021.

The company says despite the figures it remains on track to turn a profit in future.

It was a misty morning at the ancient stones of Stonehenge, where people celebrated the sunrise for winter solstice.

So there wasn't a lot of sun to see as the winter solstice began.

The significance of this moment is reflected in monuments and rituals around the world.

The very orientation of the prehistoric Stonehenge standing stones is along a solstice axis, with a sightline pointing to the December solstice sunset.

Here are some of our pictures from the morning.

Fundraisers are celebrating a major milestone in their campaign to open a radiotherapy unit in a hospital in Wiltshire.

The Brighter Futures Appeal has now reached its Christmas target of £2m towards a cancer treatment centre for the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.

They need to raise £2.9m in total.

Julie Basleigh raised thousands of pounds for the cause, but died as a result of a brain tumour earlier this year.

Her sister Lisa Drew says she would have been delighted with the news.

Pete Simson
Political reporter, BBC Radio Bristol

An energy company, owned wholly by Bristol City Council, has posted a loss of £8.4 million.

Bristol Energy was launched last year, and since then several other local authorities across the country have followed suit.

The figures account for the period up to the end of March and show a sizeable loss, despite a marked increase in people signing up to become Bristol Energy customers.

Last month we revealed the council had ploughed £17.3 million into the firm, which now has over 100,000 customers.

Losing over £8 million doesn’t look like a business success, but there’s a bigger picture to consider.

Bristol Energy maintains that customer numbers more than match their business plan, and that the company is still on track to turn a profit by 2021.

Speak to an Energy expert, however, and they’ll tell you how volatile the market can be.

Despite these figures, it hasn’t stopped several other local Councils following suit and starting firms of their own. Profitable or not, the idea’s catching on.

Thousands of people are gathering at Stonehenge this morning to watch the winter solstice.

It happens every year, when the north pole is titled farthest away from the sun.

The sun will continue to rise at the ancient monument until about ten o'clock this morning.

Watch: Facebook live from Stonehenge.