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  1. Appeal for information on missing 74-year-old womanpublished at 09:01 BST 24 June 2019

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  2. Swindon sign ex-Oldham full-back Huntpublished at 08:39 BST 24 June 2019

    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 Festivalpublished at 08:05 BST 24 June 2019

    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 murderpublished at 06:48 BST 24 June 2019

    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 placepublished at 06:36 BST 24 June 2019

    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 diespublished at 19:05 BST 23 June 2019

    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 80published at 18:27 BST 23 June 2019

    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 Glampublished at 17:56 BST 23 June 2019

    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 carpublished at 12:38 BST 23 June 2019

    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 deathpublished at 16:55 BST 22 June 2019

    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 dadspublished at 10:21 BST 22 June 2019

    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 townpublished at 00:10 BST 22 June 2019

    How the pier became the heart of Clevedon.

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  13. Murder arrest after man stabbedpublished at 20:35 BST 21 June 2019

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

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  14. Yeovil sign ex-Boro defender Wilkinsonpublished at 19:39 BST 21 June 2019

    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 graffitipublished at 19:27 BST 21 June 2019

    The alleged offences happened in 2017 and 2018.

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  16. VIP inquiry police 'acted in bad faith'published at 18:58 BST 21 June 2019

    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 administrationpublished at 18:08 BST 21 June 2019

    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 clearpublished at 18:07 BST 21 June 2019

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  19. So what is the summer solstice?published at 17:44 BST 21 June 2019

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    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 collisionpublished at 17:42 BST 21 June 2019

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