Darren Edginton was stabbed in the St Pauls area of Bristol last month.

Carl Beech tells a court he was "ashamed" and "in denial" about possessing indecent images of children.

The increase in STIs in the over 65s is partly blamed on a rise in older people using dating apps.

A nurse who is attempting to swim the length of the River Severn is appealing for an experienced kayaker, to help guide her through the final stage.

Melissa Compton, who began her 220-mile attempt in June, says the stretch between Sharpness and Oldbury-on-Severn is "quite a dangerous estuary" and the kayaker would need to help plan a safe route, while passing her food and water.

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Ms Compton, who works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, is attempting the swim to raise money for the Versus Arthritis charity and aims to finish on Monday.

She had to postpone swimming the final stretch because of low tides in the estuary and earlier in her bid she was hospitalised after "swallowing sewage".

A third man was also injured in the accident which happened on the Costa Blanca.

They are formed when a fast-rising column of warm air begins to rotate.

Tomasz Samel, 45, was burned and later died from his injuries, West Midlands Police said.

A Bristol charity has started running a buddy scheme for lonely older people.

St Monica Trust pairs up people who feel isolated with volunteer visitors as part of their "ACE Neighbours" project.

They're currently running the project in the east of Bristol and in the Filwood/Knowle area.

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Dozens of parents of children with special needs are being forced to take legal action to get help from Gloucestershire County Council.

Figures from a Freedom of Information request show 149 families have taken the council to tribunal in the past five years.

The majority of cases were conceded or lost by the authority - meaning those families eventually got the support they needed. Parents say the process has a huge financial and emotional impact.

Gloucestershire County Council said tribunals were always considered as a last resort and it preferred to work with parents to discuss difference of opinion without the need for legal involvement.

Forest Green Rovers, named the greenest football club in the world in 2018, launch what they say is the world's first football kit made from bamboo.

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There will be “no noise, no trouble, no vomiting” when a new kebab van pitches up outside the Guildhall on weeknights, the owner has promised.

Mehmet Yilmaz’s new licence means – together with an established burger van – food will be available into the early hours every day of the week in Orange Grove.

Three residents objected to his application but councillors were satisfied with the conditions he suggested to prevent any issues.

Mr Yilmaz told Bath and North East Somerset Council’s licensing sub committee: “I don’t think it will be damaging to the licensing objectives.

Final preparations are being made for this year's St Pauls Carnival - Bristol's annual celebration of African Caribbean culture is taking place tomorrow.

This year's procession will feature 19 troupes, including children from 16 schools across Bristol.

Nia Bimkubwa has been working with children at Whitehall Primary school.

She said: "For the last five weeks, we've been learning a new dance for the carnival. I had to learn it myself to be able to teach the children.

"We are a community and the more schools that are involved, then the more of a community we are.

"We get to learn about each other and understand each other and life can be a lot happier for us, if we know a bit more about what people do."

Teenagers Amal and Aahan sell the plastic alternatives to shops, bars and restaurants.

The body's World Heritage Committee is urging the government to prevent the upgrade in its current form.

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Bristol City Council is coming under increasing pressure to stop travellers camping on public land in the city.

Conservative councillor Peter Abraham is among those calling on the council to seek a “blanket” injunction making it illegal to camp on certain areas such as The Downs.

Such an injunction, imposed by the High Court, would mean anyone pulling up on an affected site could be fined, arrested or jailed.

At present, the council must seek a court injunction each time it wants to evict people from an unauthorised campsite, and the process can take up to two weeks.

The call for a “blanket” injunction comes amid growing community frustration about traveller incursions on Clifton Down and Durdham Down and “semi permanent” encampments by van dwellers on roads around the Downs.

Jon Craton from Respect the Downs called for “a legal instrument” such as a High Court injunction “to avoid the need for a court hearing for each and every incursion” and to extend the five-hour parking limit to include all roads that pass through or alongside the Downs.

Robert Westlake from Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge said the group supported the proposals.

Women's Super League side Everton Ladies sign midfielders Lucy Graham and Molly Pike on two-year contracts.

A Bristol Airport boss says a survey showed 73% of residents backed plans to grow.

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Congresbury Cricket Club is celebrating its 175th anniversary.

The club is playing Lords based team Marylebone and need 275 to win.

The North Somerset club's 175th birthday celebrations are taking place all week.

Local author and club vice-president Clive Burlton has published a book looking at the history of the club.

He said: "Among the many nuggets we've found is a photograph and an account of a 1907 men v women's cricket match in the village with men batting left-handed with broomsticks."

Carl Beech tells jurors the boy was deliberately run over and he never saw him again.

A council hires more staff to replace ones deemed surplus under its "Transformation Programme".