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  • News, sport, travel and weather updates for the West of England

  1. Scuffle at Rees-Mogg student eventpublished at 11:38 GMT 3 February 2018

    Protesters claim they disrupted university society event because of the Tory MPs 'homophobic and anti-abortion beliefs'.

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  2. England's Big Picturepublished at 01:05 GMT 3 February 2018

    Showcasing the best images sent to us from around England

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  3. Weather: Cloud, patchy rain and wind expected over the weekendpublished at 22:17 GMT 2 February 2018

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    Watch: Ian Fergusson with the weather forecast

    And that's it from the BBC live page for this week.

    Join us again on Monday, from 7am, for more live news, sport, weather and travel updates for the West of England.

  4. Archive video: Bristol accents exploredpublished at 22:15 GMT 2 February 2018

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    Watch: A clip from a Nationwide programme in 1977

    'Ark at 'ee!

    The Bristolian accent is known for its distinctive sound, as Nationwide explored in 1977.

    This archive film follows the reporter who ask Bristolians to pronounce a very specific phrase, with interesting results.

  5. Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Bristol Citypublished at 22:12 GMT 2 February 2018

    Sammy Ameobi's fine goal helps pull Bolton out of the Championship relegation zone with a win against Bristol City.

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  6. Torso discovery remembered, 80 years onpublished at 22:10 GMT 2 February 2018

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    Watch: "I remember the news coming round like wildfire," said Phyllis Creese

    This weekend marks the 80th anniversary of one of Gloucestershire's most notorious unsolved murders.

    On 3 February 1938, fishermen netted a headless torso in the River Severn at Haw Bridge.

    The victim has never been officially identified but it is widely believed to be Captain William Butt who lived in Cheltenham.

    Phyllis Creese, who was 14 years old at the time, remembers some of the rumours about what happened to the head.

  7. 'They weren't going to hit me,' says MPpublished at 22:02 GMT 2 February 2018

    Jacob Rees-Mogg MP speaks to BBC Somerset reporter James Craig.

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  8. Rugby: Bath beat Ospreys in the Anglo-Welsh Cuppublished at 21:17 GMT 2 February 2018
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  9. Police investigating scuffle involving Jacob Rees-Mogg MPpublished at 21:13 GMT 2 February 2018

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  10. 'A very aggressive and unexpected scene'published at 20:46 GMT 2 February 2018

    James Craig
    BBC Somerset reporter, at UWE

    It was due to be a fairly routine event - Jacob Rees-Mogg was booked to speak to a few hundred students at a ticketed event.

    He would've spoken for about half an hour and then was due to take questions.

    Just a few minutes after he started speaking a group of protestors came into the back of the lecture theatre and started shouting anti-Conservative rhetoric, very loudly, trying to shout him down.

    Rather than halting the event, or ignoring them, Mr Rees-Mogg walked up to the back of the theatre to try and talk them down.

    At that point various other members of the audience got involved and that's when this scuffle happened.

    It looked to me that Mr Rees-Mogg was actually pushed and shoved, although he insists he wasn't.

    But it was a very aggressive and unexpected scene.

  11. 'Too many questions' over dual carriageway planspublished at 19:53 GMT 2 February 2018

    Tree route options on a mapImage source, Highways England

    Somerset County Council says there are "still too many questions" surrounding proposed improvements to the A358 trunk road.

    Highways England is currently consulting on three new options for creating a dual carriageway between the M5 and the A303 in Somerset.

    The authority said it was supportive of the need for improvements but called on Highways England to undertake "technical analysis, amendments and mitigations" before deciding on its preferred route for the section between West Hatch and Taunton.

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    At the moment there are still too many questions and areas of uncertainty for us to identify a clear preferred option. However, we hope that by raising these issues at an early stage with Highways England they will be able to take measures to address these as the scheme progresses.

    Councillor David Hall, Somerset County Council

  12. Canal trip for Prince Charlespublished at 19:19 GMT 2 February 2018

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    Prince Charles visited Stroud today to officially open a restored section of canal.

    The waterway shut in 1934 but a six-mile stretch between Stonehouse and Brimscombe has been brought back to life with the help of hundreds of volunteers.

  13. Bomb hoax man faced eviction after setting fire to flatpublished at 18:56 GMT 2 February 2018

    Flats in Gas Ferry RoadImage source, Google

    A man who threatened to blow up a block of flats in Bristol had been threatened with eviction after setting fire to his apartment, a court has heard.

    James Francis, 21, has been jailed for two and a half years after threatening to blow up his block in Gas Ferry Road in August.

    Police were alerted after he told a key worker he had stolen propane canisters and had a gun made from an umbrella.

    During sentencing, Bristol Crown Court heard Francis had been in a drug-induced psychosis after taking a large amount of illegally-bought prescription medicines.

  14. First four star Severn Bore of the yearpublished at 18:31 GMT 2 February 2018

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    Watch: A four-star bore took place this morning

    The first big Severn Bore of 2018 happened this morning.

    The normally fast-flowing river experienced the four-star tidal surge from Newnham through to Gloucester and beyond.

    At its start in the county, we filmed some of the surfers out to enjoy the ride.

  15. Injured cyclist has died in hospitalpublished at 18:03 GMT 2 February 2018

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    A cyclist injured in a collision in Tredington this morning has died in hospital, according to police.

    The 50-year-old man from Tewkesbury suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a Ford KA at about 7.30am.

    He was airlifted to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, where he died earlier this afternoon.

    His next of kin have been informed, Gloucestershire Constabulary said.

    The driver of the car, a 22-year-old woman from Cheltenham, was not physically injured in the crash.

  16. Football: Bolton v Bristol City (8pm)published at 17:39 GMT 2 February 2018

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    Bolton host Bristol City in the Championship tonight.

    Striker Aaron Wilbraham is a doubt against his former club, and promotion-chasing Bristol City's centre-back Nathan Baker is suspended.

    Midfielder Gary O'Neil is back in training for the visitors but unlikely to feature, while striker Matty Taylor is out after a hernia operation.

    Tap here for live coverage this evening.

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    It was a difficult game when [we played Bolton] at home and they were reduced to 10 men. They were still catching up and evolving then. Now they're a really well-coached team. It is a tight pitch and it'll be a tough ask for us.

    Lee Johnson, Bristol City head coach

  17. Climber dies in gorge cliff plungepublished at 17:00 GMT 2 February 2018

    The man died at the scene in the Avon Gorge after falling from a cliff face.

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  18. Winter cricket helping disabled playerspublished at 16:56 GMT 2 February 2018

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    Watch: Nick Dean is training during the winter for the first time

    Nick Dean, who has familial spastic diplegia, is taking part in winter training sessions being offered for the first time by Somerset Disabled Cricket Club.

    His condition affects muscle growth in his legs and makes movement difficult, but he believes playing cricket really helps him because the sport "trains muscles that you don't even know that you are using".

    Somerset Cricket Board decided to run sessions across the county to give more people the chance to play cricket all year round.

  19. Avon Gorge climber dies after fallpublished at 16:31 GMT 2 February 2018
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    A climber has died following a fall at the Avon Gorge.

    They were pronounced dead at the scene after being rescued from the cliff face by the Coastguard helicopter.

    Emergency crews were called to The Portway shortly before midday, along with the ambulance, air ambulance and fire services.

    "We are taking steps to identify and notify next of kin," said an Avon and Somerset Police spokeswoman.

  20. Bath's Attwood joins Toulon on loanpublished at 15:54 GMT 2 February 2018

    Premiership club Bath loan second row Dave Attwood to French Top 14 side Toulon until the end of the season.

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