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M5 crash latest: Road closed after teenager and two adults killed and another child fights for life

Single-vehicle collision happened on motorway in south Gloucestershire on Friday evening, Avon and Somerset Police say

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Firefighters called to blaze at Bristol maternity hospital

St Michael’s hospital was reopened at 7pm after the fire was extinguished and its cause will be investigated

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Tim Wallis obituary

Other lives: Architect for Avon county and Bristol city councils who designed many schools and colleges

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Detective accused of weighing down laptop keys to pretend to work at home

DC Philippa Baskwill of Avon and Somerset police faces hearing over alleged gross misconduct

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Teenager killed in dog attack was bitten on face and neck, inquest opening told

An inquest into the death of Morgan Dorsett has been opened at Avon Coroners’ Court.

The Independent UK

Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan died from cocktail of drugs, coroner told

An inquest into Danan’s death has been opened and adjourned at Avon Coroner’s Court.

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Man who died on M4 had been arrested after ‘online paedophile sting’

Avon and Somerset Police arrested the man, who was aged in his 40s, on Friday evening

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Police shut parts of M4 motorway near Bristol after human remains discovered

Drivers had told Avon and Somerset officers that there was something on the road between junctions 20 and 21

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Teenager arrested after suspected ‘chilli spray’ attack at Costco

Avon and Somerset Police were called to the superstore in Avonmouth, Bristol

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Police appeal after Burton player suffers alleged racist abuse at Bristol Rovers

Avon and Somerset Police said officers were made aware of the incident at around 4.20pm on Saturday.

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Man who committed grievous bodily harm on baby jailed for 21 years

Judge Julian Lambert described the impact of Tom Kember’s actions as ‘utterly catastrophic’.

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‘We’re coming for you,’ English police chief tells domestic abusers

Exclusive: Sarah Crew of Avon and Somerset says early intervention is part of new national approach to rapists

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Driver admits causing serious injury to boy, four, by dangerous driving

Avon and Somerset Police said the defendant appeared before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Girl, 17, who died after being hit by car on M5 had fled police vehicle

Avon and Somerset police referred themselves to watchdog, who said girl was being transported to custody

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M5 crash: Girl, 17, dies in collision moments after getting out of police vehicle

Avon and Somerset Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct

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Historic items stolen from National Trust house in Somerset

The burglary of Montacute House in Somerset took place at around 11pm on Tuesday October 22, Avon and Somerset Police said.

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Michigan State football offers Avon (OH) athlete

MSU offers 2026 Avon (OH) athlete

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Police hunt Pharrell Williams, 20, wanted on recall to prison

Avon and Somerset Police have issued an appeal for his arrest on recall to prison

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Gloucestershire: Public told not to approach offender Gary Rootham as manhunt enters second day

He was serving sentences for driving, robbery and burglary, Avon and Somerset Police has said

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Human remains found in London house search after bodies discovered in Bristol

Crime scene in place in west London’s Shepherd’s Bush as hunt for another suspect continues

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UK police chief who declared her force ‘institutionally racist’ says culture is changing

Sarah Crew says some Avon and Somerset officers were hurt by her decision but it helped improve trust in community

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Mother of student missing for over 100 days found key CCTV clue herself after police errors

Avon and Somerset Police failed to add Jack O’Sullivan to the missing person database due to an ‘administrative error’

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For the record

Avon and Somerset police | National Citizen Service | Vic Paterson | Tom Morris/ Marianne Elliott | Rick Buckler

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‘Line of Duty’ documentary reveals if police are fit to bring corrupt officers to justice

A new fly-on-the-wall series is an eye-opening study on whether the police are capable of investigating their own

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‘Dangerous’ sex offender hunted over mother’s death could be dead, say police

Richard Scatchard is wanted for questioning over the death of mother Kelly Faiers - but has not been seen since 16 October

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