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Bristol Water customers in the Clevedon area are being asked to boil their water after samples taken at a treatment works detected Cryptosporidium - a parasite that can cause gastric illnesses.

Bristol Water said properties in the BS21 area and a few properties in BS49 would need to take the precaution for at least 48 hours.

The company said it had taken the treatment works out of operation, external and was supplying bottled water to vulnerable customers.

Captain Tom Lockyer signs a new deal with League One club Bristol Rovers, who also sign Aldershot striker Bernard Mensah.

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Emergency department consultants from five South West hospitals are among those to have signed a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May spelling out the danger patients are facing this winter.

The doctors - from Barnstaple, Cornwall, Plymouth, Torbay and Taunton - are among 68 senior A&E doctors nationally saying patients are dying in hospital corridors as safety is compromised by "intolerable" conditions.

Reports have emerged from hospital bosses who are warning they have run out of beds, and people are being left for hours on trolleys in corridors, or in ambulances as emergency teams struggle with the huge demand on services.

"Very high" rates of flu had also affected services, hospital bosses added.

Prime Minister Theresa May insisted the government was still doing enough to support the health service, but blamed flu for the pressures on hospitals.

Claire Tavener's family thank people for the support they have received following her death.

The signs around Sion Hill and Summerhill Road have appeared over the past few weeks.

A government debate on the impact crime on the railways has on travel is being called by the Conservative MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke.

Jack Lopresti said on Twitter it was important that "effective contingency plans" were in place to minimise disruption.

It comes after rail passengers were advised not to travel on Tuesday after signal cables were stolen in Bristol.

This video was recorded on the A4 between Bristol and Bath and shows a cyclist apparently "slipstreaming" a lorry.

It has caused quite a debate on the BBC West Facebook page with some saying the cyclist has done nothing wrong.

Rob said "if this guys wants a free ride for a mile then so be it", while Andrew said "what are we supposed to be commenting on? A cyclist is following a lorry".

But others have branded the cyclist as "stupid" claiming he is way too close to the lorry.

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Two people have been arrested following an armed robbery near Sherborne.

It happened at about 12:30 on Tuesday at the Spar store in Yetminster.

A Dorset Police spokesman said: "It was reported that a man armed with a knife jumped over the counter and stole the till before making off in a blue vehicle. The vehicle was seen to drive off along Thornford Road in the direction of Chetnole.

"The till was later recovered near to the scene in Stonyacres.

"A 39-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, both from Yeovil, have now been arrested on suspicion of robbery and are assisting officers with their enquiries."

Police are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.

"Statement structures" such as the Willow Man in Somerset give drivers "a sense of location", according to Highways England.

The government-owned company wants major roads to be designed to offer drivers panoramic views to reduce the number of crashes caused by tiredness.

Mike Wilson, the organisation's chief engineer, said creating different vistas was a way of "stimulating the road user" and helping them to "stay awake".

He added that enabling drivers to see "statement structures" such as the Willow Man and the Angel of the North in Gateshead gives them "a sense of location and how you're making progress on your journey".

A man is alleged to have assaulted a woman in front of her children.

Police have arrested a man in connection with a series of sex attacks and indecent exposures within 24 hours.

The police cordon has been removed from the scene of a light aircraft crash in Worcestershire.

Two men, aged 52 and 24, died near Overbury on Monday afternoon.

The two victims have yet to be formally identified, but the wreckage has been removed so it can be checked by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

A lorry fire is causing delays on the M4 between Bath and Chippenham.

It's on the eastbound side if you're heading that way.

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Bristol City Council has published its first report on women's health - one of the findings highlights the inequalities of people living in the north and south of the city.

Kelly Parsons, 34, from Hartcliffe, in south Bristol, told BBC reporter Fiona Lamdin she could not afford to eat healthily.

Earlier we told you about a project the University of Gloucestershire is involved with - how farmers can use their land to stop flooding in nearby towns and villages.

Chris Short, from the university, said farmers will still choose what crop they plant, how they are cultivated, where trees are planted, and what farming system are used.

"We need to include those discussions in our modelling and our remote sensing so that we can make sure the evidence we have can be replicated and we have the best advice, the best guidance as to what works where, for the best benefits," Mr Short added.

Farmers in the West are taking part in a research project to see what measures they can take on their land to prevent flooding in towns and cities downstream.

The University of Gloucestershire has won a share of £1.2m to evaluate what kind of land management, crop choices and tree planting can slow the flow of water, keeping it locked up in the soil.

One of the hundred farms involved belongs to Robert Jackson. His land, near Cirencester, rarely floods as it is some 600 ft above sea level but water can flow down from his land, to towns and villages below.