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  1. Lost snake spends three weeks under car bonnetpublished at 20:50 BST 28 June 2019

    Wilson, the 2.5ft-long corn snake, only suffered minor injuries and has been reunited with his owner.

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  2. Bogus barrister must hand over 'available assets'published at 20:05 BST 28 June 2019

    Charlotte Elvidge pretended to be a barrister to get a job then cheated her employer out of £14,000.

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  3. Skripal poisoning: Third man 'commanded attack'published at 19:31 BST 28 June 2019

    A Newsnight-Bellingcat investigation maps the movements of a man thought to have directed the attack.

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  4. Stop irresponsible activity, May tells Putinpublished at 19:12 BST 28 June 2019

    Theresa May says Salisbury poisoning is part of a pattern of unacceptable behaviour that must end.

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  5. Tranmere sign Payne and Potterpublished at 18:07 BST 28 June 2019

    Tranmere Rovers sign striker Stefan Payne after his contract with Bristol Rovers is cancelled by mutual consent and midfielder Darren Potter.

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  6. Man jailed for 'horrific' knife and hammer attackspublished at 17:18 BST 28 June 2019

    Paul Ashe is jailed for 24 years for hitting a man in the face with a hammer and stabbing two others.

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  7. Glastonbury recreated in playgroundpublished at 16:36 BST 28 June 2019

    On one of the hottest days of the year these children organised their own mini Glastonbury.

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  8. Time-lapse of music venue interior redesignpublished at 16:17 BST 28 June 2019

    Work continues apace on the redesign of Bristol's Colston Hall.

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  9. 'I wish I could've enjoyed it like everyone else'published at 16:08 BST 28 June 2019

    Ex-England opener Marcus Trescothick shares his cricket memories with BBC Points West after announcing he will retire.

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  10. Exeter City sign Warren and Maxtedpublished at 15:02 BST 28 June 2019

    Exeter City agree undisclosed-length deals for centre-back Gary Warren and goalkeeper Jonny Maxted.

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  11. Hinkley C reaches construction milestonepublished at 14:59 BST 28 June 2019

    Engineers working to build the Hinkley C nuclear power plant say they've finished the foundations for the first reactor.

    This means that constructions of the buildings above ground can now begin properly.

    So far, over 9,000 cubed metres of concrete have been poured into the site, and almost 4,000 people are now working to build the site.

    Workers at Hinkley PointImage source, PA Media
    Workers at Hinkley PointImage source, PA Media
    Workers at Hinkley PointImage source, PA Media
  12. Call for cull of Longleat woods wild boarpublished at 14:32 BST 28 June 2019

    A local farmer is concerned numbers of the animals will grow if left unchecked.

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  13. National League news - June 2019published at 14:30 BST 28 June 2019

    Follow the latest news stories from the National League, including transfers and selected contract announcements.

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  14. Trescothick reflects on mental strugglespublished at 14:20 BST 28 June 2019

    Ex-England opener Marcus Trescothick says his mental health struggles "could've been so different" had they happened later.

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  15. Clean air zones to be discussed by councilpublished at 13:51 BST 28 June 2019

    Bristol City Council will begin a six-week consultation on air quality improvement on Monday, as it looks to meet government-set targets for clean air.

    The proposed zones are still under consultation, but there are two main options on the table. Option one is a diesel car ban roughly covering the area below, between 7am and 3pm.

    Proposed diesel car ban zone

    The second is a clean air zone, which would include a scrappage scheme, improvements to buses and taxis, a diesel ban near the Bristol Royal Infirmary and a charging scheme for polluting buses and HGVs.

    Private cars would not be charged under this scheme.

    Proposed diesel car ban zone
  16. Plane crash site terrain delayed paramedicspublished at 13:41 BST 28 June 2019

    Two people were seriously injured when a plane crashed in "inaccessible" marshland, a report says.

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  17. River Severn swim nurse aims to finish challenge tomorrowpublished at 13:00 BST 28 June 2019

    BBC Shropshire

    A nurse forced to twice halt her attempt to swim the length of the River Severn is hoping to finish it tomorrow.

    Melissa Compton

    Earlier this month, Melissa Compton, an intensive care nurse at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, started the 220-mile challenge in Wales at the river's source.

    Since then, she's had to stop in Shropshire after the river burst its banks in heavy rain and then she was hospitalised this week after "swallowing sewage".

    Ms Compton was back in the water yesterday and reached Gloucester,, external not far from her finishing point at Severn Beach in the Bristol Channel.

  18. Private GP appointment firm to quit by Novemberpublished at 12:28 BST 28 June 2019

    Patients are warned it could take some time for telephone booking service to return to normal.

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  19. Air tattoo Saturday sells outpublished at 12:24 BST 28 June 2019

    Royal International Air TattooImage source, Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises

    Tickets for the Saturday of this year's Royal International Air Tattoo have sold out, organisers have said.

    The annual air show takes place at RAF Fairford over three days, from Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July.

    Head of marketing, Helen Webb, said the Saturday had sold out faster than last year, and she anticipated the Friday and Sunday would also sell out before the event.

    It will host aircraft displays from over 28 military air arms and more than 20 different nations.

    Last year 185,000 people attended the event, which is the world's largest military air show.

  20. Man denies Magna Carta theft bidpublished at 12:16 BST 28 June 2019

    Mark Royden is released on conditional bail and ordered not to enter the cathedral or Cathedral Close.

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