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  1. Appeal for information on missing 74-year-old woman

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  2. Swindon sign ex-Oldham full-back Hunt

    Swindon Town sign full-back Rob Hunt following his departure from League Two rivals Oldham Athletic.

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  3. Number-crunching the Glastonbury Festival

    We take a look at the statistics behind the Eavis family's backyard festival at Worthy Farm.

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  4. Teenage boy charged over stab murder

    The 14-year-old will appear in court this morning accused of killing a man on Friday.

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  5. Temporary traffic lights to stay in place

    The signals on a busy road bridge have cost Bristol City Council nearly £40,000 so far.

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  6. Sex offender bishop Peter Ball dies

    The former Bishop of Lewes and Gloucester has died aged 87, the Church of England confirms.

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  7. Somerset bowl out Essex despite Cook's 80

    Somerset bowl out Essex for 216 on the opening day at Chelmsford, despite a fine 80 from ex-England captain Alastair Cook.

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  8. Dent leads Glos to strong position v Glam

    An unbeaten 82 from captain Chris Dent steers Gloucestershire to 168-1 against Glamorgan on a rain-hit first day in Bristol.

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  9. Murder probe over pedestrian hit by car

    A 63-year-old man was struck on the A303 near Amesbury on Friday and the vehicle failed to stop, police say.

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  10. Teenage boy arrested over stab death

    The 14-year-old boy is the second person to be arrested in connection with the incident.

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  11. Football support group for bereaved dads

    Sands Football Club brings together men who have all experienced stillbirth and neonatal deaths.

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  12. The 150-year-old 'soul' of a seaside town

    How the pier became the heart of Clevedon.

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  13. Murder arrest after man stabbed

    The victim was found with stab wounds in St Pauls earlier on Friday.

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  14. Yeovil sign ex-Boro defender Wilkinson

    Defender Luke Wilkinson is new Yeovil Town boss Darren Sarll's first signing, arriving on a free transfer following his release by Stevenage.

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  15. Teenager charged over far-right graffiti

    The alleged offences happened in 2017 and 2018.

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  16. VIP inquiry police 'acted in bad faith'

    An ex-MP tells the trial of a man accused of making up claims against him he is suing police for £1m.

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  17. Construction company in administration

    Chairman Rob Norman said after "a few difficult years in business, we are unable to continue trading."

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  18. M4 crash: carriageway is now clear

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  19. So what is the summer solstice?

    BBC Weather's Stav Danaos looks at the science behind the phenomenon

    The summer solstice is the longest day of the year. This year in the Northern Hemisphere it falls on Friday 21st June.

    DID YOU KNOW?

    • While it is the day that has the most sunlight, Britain's weather typically does not become hotter until later in the summer.
    • Around the time of the summer solstice areas of Norway, Finland, Greenland, Alaska and other polar regions experience 'midnight sun'.
    • In the Arctic Circle the sun does not set at all. This is down to a latitude 23 degrees from the pole, matching the angle of Earth's tilt.
    • While June 21 is the summer solstice in Britain, for Australia and countries in the southern hemisphere this date marks the winter solstice.
    • The solstice falls between June 20 and June 22 and during a leap year it always falls on June 20.

  20. M4 closed westbound after multi-vehicle collision

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