Police said the rider received treatment at scene "but sadly died shortly afterwards".

The jury in the trial of science teacher Eleanor Wilson, who was accused of having sex with a student in the toilet of a plane, has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts.

Miss Wilson, of Dursley in Gloucestershire, had denied four counts of sexual activity with a child under 18 while in a position of trust.

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Cricket legend Shane Warne reminisces on a life in cricket.

A tiny Russian village has been revealed as Salisbury suspect's former home.

Teenagers welcome lessons setting out the risks associated with gambling

Bath winger Semesa Rokoduguni signs a new long-term contract with the Premiership club.

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Five Filipinos, who say they were sexually abused by a Briton convicted of child sex offences in England have begun giving evidence at a civil court trial.

The five - four men and a boy - say they were abused by Douglas Slade in the Philippines and are claiming damages.

Slade, 77, who comes from Bristol but is now in prison, was not convicted of any criminal offence in the Philippines and denies abusing any of the five claimants. He says their allegations are fabrications.

One man said he was "sexually abused and assaulted" between 2009 and 2013 after being enticed into Slade's house when he was in his early teens. Others say they were abused in 2013 and 2014.

Lawyers believe it is the first time that foreign nationals have made such a claim against a Briton in a British court.

Slade had lived in the Philippines for many years, but returned to England three years ago and was arrested on arrival at Heathrow by police investigating allegations of child sex abuse in England.

He was given a 24-year jail term by a judge in July 2016 at the end of a trial at Bristol Crown Court, after being convicted of abusing five boys in Britain between 1965 and 1980.

None of the five claimants can be identified for legal reasons.

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All 700 staff at Melksham's largest employer have been called to a mass staff meeting later.

Cooper Tires will be shut for the whole day, so employees can hear an announcement from the company's European General Manager.

The factory has been manufacturing in the town for 138 years.

In 2016 the company also opened a warehouse in Swindon.

A motorcyclist has died in a crash on the A46 at Swainswick near Bath.

The motorcyclist was involved in a crash with a car at about 06:30 BST.

Police said the rider was treated at the scene but died shortly afterwards.

The A46 has been closed between Box Road and Cold Ashton and is expected to remain closed "for some time" while crash scene investigators examine the scene.

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Radio Bristol: Angry investors who put hundreds of thousands of pounds into a Bristol development say they want their money back or they'll take legal action. They invested some £50,000 each in what should be student flats in the old Grosevnor Hotel in the city centre.

Radio Wiltshire: Melksham's largest employer, Cooper Tires, is closed today so all its workers can hear an announcement the company's European general manager. More than 700 staff were given a letter telling them to gather in the firm's car park this afternoon.

Radio Somerset: A Bridgwater mum who lost her baby at birth, nine years ago, says support for bereaved parents is getting better. The RUH in Bath, Yeovil District Hospital and Musgrove Park in Taunton all have specialist bereavement midwives and dedicated rooms for bereaved parents.

Radio Gloucestershire: Gloucestershire County Council will decide today whether to spend £500,000 to bid for £249m of government money. If successful, the money would be used to cope with additional traffic from a planned cyber park in Cheltenham.

Highways England has confirmed the A46 near Bath will be closed until the afternoon in both directions following an earlier accident.

Thousands of students have joined a scheme that allows university staff to tell parents or guardians if they are struggling with mental health problems.

The University of Bristol introduced the opt-in scheme as 11 students have taken their own lives there since 2016.

The university has also launched a "science of happiness" course in a bid to improve well-being.

It is hoped the optional 10-week course will give students a "greater understanding of what happiness is".

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Somerset leg-spinner Max Waller signs a new two-year deal to play white-ball cricket at Taunton.

In the past 18 months, 11 students have taken their own lives at the University of Bristol.

Two men have been seriously injured following two separate incidents in the Fishponds area of Bristol last night.

One man were taken to hospital following a serious assault on Gill Avenue at around 18:50 GMT while another man was seriously injured in an incident in Downend Road at around 20:40 GMT.

Avon and Somerset Police said they are not linking the two incidents.

Yeovil Town captain Omar Sowunmi is unlikely to play again this year after injuring ankle ligaments.