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M5 gridlock at Wellington after Bank Holiday crash - updates

Southbound traffic is queueing

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Arrest made by police after woman punched and raped in Wellington

The man was arrested in Sussex

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£2,000 fine for motorist caught drink-driving and speeding

He was nearly double the alcohol limit

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RAC issues urgent 'check the level' car alert to all UK drivers

According to the motoring experts, drivers should make the checks before starting a journey

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Inside Bath's hidden village up on the hill where life seems (almost) perfect

There are only a few small clouds in Larkhall's sky

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Long M5 South West delays as bank holidaymakers flock to region

There were long delays

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NHS advises 'call 111' for 'bullseye' rash as over 1,000 Lyme disease cases confirmed

Lyme disease is usually transmitted through tick bites and the NHS warns a bullseye-shaped rash on the skin could be an early sign

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Woman 'punched then raped' in Somerset as police launch investigation

Suspect is believed to have left area in a white Volkswagen Golf

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Pretty South West market town hit by awful smell again

The Environment Agency said the smell has been affected by weather conditions

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Weston's marine lake reopens in time for Bank Holiday heatwave

'The people of Weston deserve good things and we have got a very good thing here.'

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Policeman repeatedly pushed and dragged boy by his clothing in police station car park

He also swore at him

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When M5 could be busiest this bank holiday as '45-minute queue' expected

It's already looking busy out there but the worst could be yet to come

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Hundreds more B&NES children's services staff could strike over pay

28 social workers are already on strike at the council in a separate dispute

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DVSA driving test rule change that applies to all learners in England

People are being urged to take action now

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Striking social workers hold pickets in Keynsham

28 social workers are on strike over pay gradings — but a separate dispute could see hundreds take strike action

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Visitor 'flabbergasted' to find alcohol being sold in Bath church

'I did a double take. I thought I was seeing things'

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Agricultural machinery firm SFM Technology falls into administration

It won a royal warrant in 2012

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Mum fears all her children could die before 35 after test results missed

Sarah says she 'probably would not have had' more children if she had been given the results

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Road safety fears delay decision on 60 homes in small Somerset village

'The proposed 20mph limit on its own does not give pedestrians enough time'

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Residents celebrate as solar farm near Somerset-Dorset border scrapped

People living nearby are overjoyed