He posed as a private detective and charged thousands for fake probes into relatives' deaths abroad.

The convicted fraudster quoted sums of more than £60,000 for his "team" to investigate leads.

Wiltshire Police says a number of young children were among the injured at last night's event in Amesbury,

A spokesman said: "We have referred the investigation on to the Health and Safety Executive and Wiltshire Council’s Licensing Department.

"No arrests have been made."

As West businesses continue to seek to diversify for a post-Brexit market, a Somerset cheese maker says new markets like India are a massive opportunity.

Wyke Farms, near Bruton, has told the BBC that contingency plans are being made , looking at how to sell and transport their cheese over surprising distances..

Exports make up nearly a third of business for local firms, with the biggest overseas market the European Union.

But cheesemaker Richard Clothier says the weaker currency at the moment is good for them and they're using that money to invest for the future.

Hotel in Amesbury apologises after display goes wrong and fireworks shoot into a crowd.

Swindon make light work of National League South side Dartford with a thumping FA Cup first round win.

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Longleat’s Festival of Light will be brightening up even the darkest of Autumn days as it returns to the West this weekend.

Drawing inspiration from tales new and old, this year’s festival will see visitors transported into a world of fairy tales.

Visitors will be able to wander through magical settings depicting famous scenes from stories such as Snow White, Rapunzel and Cinderella.

Longleat Festival of Light runs until 3 January. For more information visit the official festival website, external.

Drug gangs are moving in and taking over the homes of vulnerable people across the west to sell drugs, according to police.

Cuckooing, as it is known, is on the increase with urban dealers targeting small, rural and coastal towns where there is little or no competition.

Max, a former addict, was targeted by a group of dealers a year ago when his home in Wiltshire was taken over for two days.

Inside Out West is on BBC One on Monday 6 November at 19:30 GMT and on the iPlayer for 30 days thereafter.

A woman is in a critical condition in Southmead Hospital, having been airlifted from the scene of a car-crash in the South Cotswolds last night.

She was walking along the Spine Road East in Ashton Keynes at 7pm when two cars collided at the junction of Wickwater Lane and Broadway Lane.

Her husband, who was with her at the time, also suffered some injuries during the incident.

Wiltshire Council says it will be looking into what happened at the fireworks display at the Antrobus Arms in Amesbury last night.

A spokesperson said: "We will be working with our partner agencies and the hotel as we investigate this matter further."

The Health and Safety Executive said it would only investigate if asked to after the council's own investigation.

A display box malfunctioned sending projectiles towards the crowd at the event in Wiltshire.

Two brothers who vanished from a house in Mangotsfield, South Gloucestershire, last night have been found safe and well.

Police say a man has died in a crash on the A37.

The road will be closed at Chelwood for several hours as collision investigators survey the scene.

Motorists are being advised to avoid the area.

Two brothers have gone missing from their South Gloucestershire home overnight.

Jake, 13, and Dillon Beckett, nine, left their home in Mangotsfield, sometime overnight.

Police say they are concerned for their welfare and are urging anyone who sees them to get in touch.

Both boys are white, of small build and have dark blonde/ light brown hair and brown eyes.

Dillon is believed to be wearing a blue tracksuit, while Jake is thought to be wearing a grey tracksuit.

Emergency services are at the scene of a two car crash on Somerset.

The incident is affecting the A37 Chelvey roundabout on the Shepton Mallet side

Local diversions are in place and disruption is expected to last around five hours.

Here's the full statement from the Antrobus Hotel in Amesbury where 14 people received minor injuries at a fireworks event last night:

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Many of those who attended a pub fireworks event where 14 people were injured have taken to social media to voice their concerns.

They complained that the Antrobus Arms had deleted videos of the moment the stray fireworks went into the crowd.

One user, Tiphanie Wright, said: "My son got burnt - five burns to his face. The bar staff instead of helping injured people carried on serving drinks - the whole thing is a joke."

Soph Gonyou referred to the event as a "shambles".

Natalie Morris said: "The hotel have a lot to answer for.

"What happened to my family and others is a disgrace, completely overcrowded, they moved us closer so we were stood right beside an open fire in a metal drum.

"After things went bad (about 10 seconds in) there was no shelter and no safety exits so we were sitting ducks, fireworks coming over the top of us and exploding at our feet, sheltering kids with ourselves.

"When we finally got in to the hotel, staff were stood by reception where a woman reported her lost grandson."

The hotel has been asked to comment further.

A fireworks event had to be cancelled after 14 people were injured at a display in Wiltshire on Saturday night.

A display box malfunctioned during the event at the Antrobus Hotel in Amesbury, sending some projectiles into the crowd.

It's not thought anyone was seriously injured but ambulance crews attended.

The hotel said all those injured had been treated at the scene and it called an end to the display as soon as it happened.

Campaigners against a new 350 home development for Portishead have staged a protest.

They say a developer's plans for Old Mill Road will push the commuter town 's fragile infrastructure to "breaking point".

Standard Life Investment wants to build new apartments, as well as shops, restaurants, and a cinema and says it'll create a thriving new area, and hundreds of jobs.

The road is currently an industrial estate with dozens of local businesses and traders.

Those opposed to the scheme say big corporations are driving out local people and that while Portishead has tripled in size over the past decade, its services haven't.

National League side Maidstone pull off a shock in the FA Cup with a convincing victory at League Two Cheltenham.