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  • News, sport, travel and weather updates from across the West of England on 8-11 May

  1. Weather: Fine, dry and sunny todaypublished at 06:49 British Summer Time 10 May 2018

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    Weather: Alex Osborne has the forecast for Thursday

    A cool but pleasant day is in store with highs of 15 degrees.

  2. Bid to tackle city's 'racial divide'published at 00:38 British Summer Time 10 May 2018

    Bristol has been described as "the most segregated core city in the UK".

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  3. The weather with Sara Thorntonpublished at 21:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Quite a bit fresher in the West tonight and into tomorrow.

    Rain towards the weekend:

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    The west weather with Sara Thornton

  4. More than 100 attend Bristol racial inequality debatepublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    The first of four debates about racial divide in Bristol took place this evening.

    More than 100 people attended the meeting, set up in response to a Runnymede Trust report that showed Bristol is the seventh worst district in England and Wales for inequality.

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  5. 'They were laughing at me because I spoke Polish'published at 21:22 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Fewer people are being charged with racially and religiously-aggravated hate crimes in England and Wales, despite the reports of offences having more than doubled, the BBC has found.

    Marta, 45, was attacked by a gang of youths on her way home in Swindon.

    "They hit me, they laughed at me, and they had no respect for me," she said.

    "They were laughing at me because I spoke Polish.

    "They think that they don't have to respect me because I'm Polish, I'm below-human to them."

    Marta's 25-year-old son, Tomasz, said the incident left him feeling "devastated and angry".

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    Marta, 45, suffered racist abuse in Swindon

  6. Everton Ladies 3-1 Yeovil Town Ladiespublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Everton beat Yeovil Town in Women's Super League One, despite the part-time Somerset side's first league goal of 2017-18.

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  7. Your local weekly newspapers: tomorrow's news tonightpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

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  8. 'Vulnerable' Somerset children sent awaypublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

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    Vulnerable children are having to live far away from their schools and friends because there are not enough foster families in Somerset.

    North Somerset Council is having to allocated big sums of funding for private care outside of the area due to a lack of host families.

    The authority is asking for people to provide a "safe, loving home to a child or young person" in a new campaign to recruit foster carers.

    Councillor Jan Barber, who is responsible for children and young people's services, said: [The shortage] "means vulnerable children and young people who cannot live at home, through no fault of their own, have to live away from their schools, friends and other familiar sources of support."

    "By coming forward you could help us increase the number of foster carers in North Somerset, meaning we could place children and young people local to their home community. We'd love to hear from you."

  9. Wanted manpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

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  10. First of four #CityConversations calls for positive actionpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    A new initiative, organised by the Bristol Old Vic, Ujima Radio and Bristol Post, in conjunction with City Academy school, has heard from a wide range of voices.

    The Runnymede Trust report showed one in five people living in Bristol identify with an ethnic group other than white British.

    But the city was the seventh worst out of 348 districts in England and Wales for inequality.

    Here's how tonight's meeting is being reported on social media now:

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  11. 'You can hear people muttering, talking, discriminating...'published at 19:44 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Pupils at City Academy in Bristol helped launch tonight's #CityConversations about racial divide in the city.

    It's the first of four meetings to discuss what can be done about Bristol being identified as the most segregated core city in the UK.

    Here's what young people have to say about their experiences:

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    Students at the City Academy talk about racial divide in Bristol

  12. 'It's time for white people to step up' #CityConversations hearspublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    A new initiative has begun to make Bristol a less divided place.

    In January 2017 the Runnymede Trust published a report stating that Bristol was the most segregated core city in the UK.

    It's prompted leading figures from education, media and the arts to join forces, starting with a public meeting this evening, asking 'How can we make racial segregation a thing of the past in Bristol?'

    It's the first of four 'City Conversations' organised by the Bristol Old Vic, Bristol Post and Ujima Radio.

    Here's how it's being reported on social media:

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  13. How can we make racial segregation a thing of the past in Bristol?published at 19:11 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    A new initiative has begun to make Bristol a less divided place.

    In January 2017 the Runnymede Trust published a report stating that Bristol was the most segregated core city in the UK.

    It's prompted leading figures from education, media and the arts to join forces, starting with a public meeting this evening, asking 'How can we make racial segregation a thing of the past in Bristol?'

    It's the first of four 'City Conversations' organised by the Bristol Old Vic, Bristol Post and Ujima Radio.

    Here's how it's being reported on social media:

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  14. Parachute wife 'was in good spirits'published at 19:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Victoria Cilliers "fist-bumped" a fellow skydiver moments before her parachute failed, a jury hears.

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  15. Radical air quality measures proposed for Gloucestershire townspublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

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    Drivers in Gloucestershire could see increased pressure to change to electric vehicles, drive or walk following a task force report.

    The group were asked to crack down on areas where air pollution is most concentrated.

    It wants Gloucestershire County Council to put air pollution at the centre of its construction, planning and transport policy decisions, as well as reducing congestion in key areas.

    The authority was ordered to do more work in encouraging drivers to switch to electric vehicles, on top of their £470,000 investment to install more on-street charging points.

    More access to cycle routes and footpaths could also be prioritised.

    Cheltenham and Tewkesbury, just off the M5 junctions, have the most concentrated poor air quality levels - exceeding regional averages; Cheltenham's levels are amongst just 33 towns and cities, nationally, where illegal levels of pollution were revealed in a High Court ruling in February.

  16. System failure 'lost NHS trust £10m'published at 18:20 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS trust said £10m was lost due to an IT system failing to keep records.

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  17. Bath prop Obano signs three-year dealpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Bath prop Beno Obano signs a new three-year contract with Todd Blackadder's Premiership side.

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  18. Trescothick heads for surgerypublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

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    Somerset cricketer, Marcus Trescothick, is to have surgery on his broken foot.

    Somerset CC announced on their club website that the 42-year-old former England batsman will have an operation after breaking a metatarsal during the County Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford.

    Trescothick, who sustained the injury on his way to scoring a century, said: "I'll be having an operation on Monday, and then we'll just have to take it from there."

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  19. 'World's first knitted garden' to go on showpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    A full-size knitted show garden is due to be unveiled at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival, tomorrow.

    The 4m by 4m 'Work of Heart' garden has been created by Clare Young, from Gloucester, in memory of her husband who died of cancer at Leckhampton Court Hospice.

    The garden - said to be the world's first knitted garden display - includes a hospice bedroom overgrown with knitted plants known for their healing properties.

    In March, the 50-year old was sent more than 25,000 hand-crafted hearts by knitters from all over the world after putting out a plea for 10,000 on social media.

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    The world's first life-sized knitted garden is exhibited at the Malvern Show

  20. Bristol scientists discover latest leaning tower of Pisa mysterypublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

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    Bristol University scientists say they have an explanation as to why the world-famous leaning tower of Pisa is still upright despite being struck by a series of earthquakes.

    They say the soft soil that caused it to lean at a five degree angle for more than 800 years also helps to it stop resonating with tremors which could put the tower at risk of collapse.

    It's down to a phenomenon known as dynamic soil-structure interaction (DSSI).

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    Ironically, the very same soil that caused the leaning instability and brought the tower to the verge of collapse, can be credited for helping it survive these seismic events.

    Professor George Mylonakis, Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol