A motocyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash with a car in Gloucestershire this morning.

The accident happened around 7.35am on the A38 Coombe Hill South, Longford.

Police say road closures are in place from the Odessa pub, Gloucester Road, Coombe Hill to the traffic lights at Apperley/Deerhurst crossroads.

There has been a further closure put in place at the A38 roundabout.

A veteran of the Korean War, who fought at the Battle of Imjin River, is to feature in a documentary on South Korean TV.

Tommy Clough from Staverton in Gloucestershire is being followed by a film crew this week, ahead of the programme which will be broadcast next year.

The veteran helped to hold off tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers for three days during the famous battle in April 1951, and was held as a prisoner of war for two years.

He said he did not feel like a hero but "the men who died in Korea are the heroes".

JeongHoon Jang, who is making the documentary, said the programme will remember the British Korean War veterans.

"They are dying day by day because they are getting older. There's not much time left to remember them and to record them.

"We can't leave the war as the forgotten war."

He added that Mr Clough had a "very fresh brain and remembers everything".

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A Swindon man has been charged in connection with a stabbing in GWR Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Royden Robinson, 41, from Harding Street, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.

He appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court yesterday.

A 38-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on conditional bail.

A naval D-Day veteran who didn't know many people will have hundreds attend his funeral service in Yeovil later.

After a Facebook post detailing Sydney Walsh's distinguished naval career, there were dozens of responses from people who wanted to show their respects.

Four standard bearers, a bugler and a Royal Navy helicopter flypast will take part in the service.

It is due to take place at 1pm in the Somerset town.

The papers of Stephen Moulton and his descendent Dr Alex Moulton will be catalogued.

The notorious Bearpit roundabout in the centre of Bristol has reopened to pedestrians this morning.

The underpass route was closed by Bristol City Council a month ago.

It has been a focus for anti-social behaviour in the past.

Since the closure has been in place, pedestrians have had to take a longer diversion on the surface crossings.

The site opened just after 10.30am.

Carl Beech, who made false claims about VIPs, was among those to make allegations against Sir Edward Heath.

England's Tom Curran takes a hat-trick for Surrey, while Lancashire beat Roses rivals Yorkshire in the T20 Blast.

Avon & Somerset Police have issued a statement about a stabbing that took place on Stapleton Road this evening.

One man has been taken to hospital for stab injuries but his condition isn't life-threatening.

Wiltshire Police have been handed an AK-47 as part of their ongoing firearms amnesty.

For the next two weeks, people surrendering firearms to the police will not face prosecution and can remain anonymous if they want.

We're getting reports of a stabbing on Stapleton Road in Bristol.

Photos from the scene show a large police presence - more when we get it.

Avon Fire and Rescue has recruited 200 knitted teddy bears, to help support traumatised children.

The "trauma teddies" will ride on trucks alongside firefighters, and be handed out to children involved in upsetting incidents who are distressed or in need of reassurance and emotional support.

The teddies were the idea of the Knowle Townswomen's Guild in Bristol, who had help from several other Guilds around the city to knit the bears.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Bristol City Council is set to deploy new, crack teams to clean up the city’s neighbourhoods after an official admitted it was “losing the fight” against tagging and graffiti.

The four teams, which should be in place by September, will be funded by an extra £1m ploughed into the local authority’s clean streets campaign earlier this year.

Launching the campaign in 2016, Bristol mayor Marvin Rees promised that the city would be measurably cleaner by 2020, with less litter, fly tipping, fly posting, graffiti, dog fouling, gum and fewer weeds.

But it was branded a “major failure” by an opposition councillor at a committee meeting on July 23, where a council officer admitted that “we are losing the fight”.

Liberal Democrat representative for Hotwells and Harbourside, Mark Wright, told fellow members of the growth and regeneration scrutiny committee that “between a fifth and a quarter” of his case work as a councillor was “people complaining about rubbish, mess, bins, trash on the streets”.

More scenes form Millennium Square in Bristol where these children have been enjoying the sunshine.

With record-breaking temperatures the fountains are the perfect place to cool down.

The council are just reminding children and parents to check the waters for sharp objects before they splash about.

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Bottled water was being delivered to vulnerable people and bowsers were being put in place.

These animals are keeping themselves cool during the heatwave.

Bristol Water say everyone's water should now be back on, after thousands of people across Bristol were left without it this morning following a burst water main.

The company says some water may still be discoloured, and have advised residents to run their taps for 30 minutes to clear the system.

The pipe which caused the problem has been fixed but Royate Hill in Eastville will be closed for a few days while repairs take place.