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Crime

Celia Marsh: Family criticise yoghurt company for failing to flag allergen risk

Mrs Marsh, who had an acute dairy allergy, died after eating a Pret a Manger sandwich containing a vegan yoghurt contaminated with milk protein.
22 Sept 2022
UK

Westminster funding for cost-of-living crisis leaves Wales ‘£9 million worse off’

Welsh Finance Minister Rebecca Evans accused Treasury of ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’.
15 Feb 2022
UK

Seven teenagers bailed over attack on homeless man

Video showing the man being dragged out of his makeshift bed in a multi-storey car park and assaulted was widely shared on social media.
15 Feb 2022
UK

Munich air disaster: Items belonging to Man Utd star to be auctioned

Duncan Edwards was just 21 when the plane carrying the Manchester United team crashed on February 6 1958.
15 Feb 2022
UK

One of UK’s oldest zoos to shut after 186 years

Bristol Zoo Gardens will close for good on September 3 this year, with a new site set to open in south Gloucestershire.
15 Feb 2022
UK

Four-day week in Wales could boost mental health and cut carbon, research finds

More than 62% of people in Wales would support a shorter working week if there was no cut to pay, according to a recent study.
14 Feb 2022
UK

More arrests in teenager murder probe

Six people have already been charged over the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Ramarni Crosby in Gloucester last December.
8 Feb 2022
UK

Anglers ‘heartbroken’ after stretch of river stripped of trees

The work was conducted by the Environment Agency on the River Tone in Taunton as part of flood management measures.
6 Feb 2022
UK

UK Government has ignored proposals to tackle soaring bills, Welsh minister says

Jane Hutt, Welsh Minister for Social Justice, said there was ‘little hope’ coming from Whitehall as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.
1 Feb 2022
UK

Bristol protester was ‘leader and instigator’ as violence unfolded, court hears

Jasmine York was allegedly instrumental in turning a peaceful protest into a night of rioting.
31 Jan 2022
UK

Livestock can help reforestation process if managed carefully – research

Grazing animals are often seen as the enemy of tree-planting programmes, but can help in some circumstances, a study has found.
31 Jan 2022
UK

Lighthouse lantern worth £1 million stolen in Devon

The two-tonne lamp, which dates back to the 19th century, was taken from a storage facility in Ilfracombe.
28 Jan 2022
UK

Appeal to establish circumstances surrounding teenagers’ deaths in Dorset

The bodies of an 18-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl were found at Bothenhampton Reservoir outside of Bridport on Tuesday morning.
28 Jan 2022
UK

National Trust reveals first of 20 planned ‘green corridors’

The three-mile route will run from central Bath to countryside to the east of the city.
28 Jan 2022
UK

Force refers itself to police watchdog after teen deaths

Dorset Police made the referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a boy and a girl were found dead at a Bridport beauty spot.
27 Jan 2022
UK

Carer who suffocated thief during citizen’s arrest cleared of manslaughter

Nathan Smith knelt on Craig Wiltshire’s back for nine minutes but claimed he thought the victim was lying when he said he couldn’t breathe.
26 Jan 2022
UK

Jury in citizen’s arrest case told public ‘must not take law into own hands’

Nathan Smith is accused of killing Craig Wiltshire, who suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest when he was being pinned down in the street.
24 Jan 2022
UK

Carer who suffocated thief during citizen’s arrest ‘did not intend to harm him’

Nathan Smith, 38, allegedly knelt on 43-year-old Craig Wiltshire’s back for nine minutes during the incident in Bristol on November 20 2019.
21 Jan 2022
UK

Rockpool species will struggle to migrate to UK waters as sea temperatures rise

Ecologists fear there will be nothing to replace native creatures pushed to extinction by climate change.
20 Jan 2022
UK

Water quality standards met at 99% of English bathing spots – Environment Agency

Some 70.7% of popular swimming locations were rated ‘excellent’ but environmental campaigners said they were sceptical real progress was being made.
19 Jan 2022
UK

Carer who suffocated suspected thief ‘thought he was faking unconsciousness’

Nathan Smith knelt on Craig Wiltshire’s back for nine minutes while performing a citizen’s arrest.
18 Jan 2022