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Three men arrested as missing girl, 15, is found after more than two weeks

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after a teenage girl missing for over two weeks was found in Bristol. Police issued multiple appeals to find Madison, 15, when she vanished from her foster home, in the Southmead area, on ...

12 May 2022 at 16:25

Pair admit manslaughter of man in Somerset

Two men have admitted the manslaughter of a man in Somerset. Daniel Bond, 34, and Lee Conlon, 37, pleaded guilty to killing Jason Lock on May 19 2022 following an incident in Stockers Close, Wiveliscombe, two days earlier. The defendants, who ...

16 Jun 2022 at 12:30

Dangerous driving suspect detained by police dies in hospital

Police are investigating after a driver who was forcibly removed from his van in Bath due to alleged erratic behaviour died in hospital. Avon and Somerset Police received multiple calls about the van being driven dangerously on Wellsway in ...

18 Jun 2022 at 16:20

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EFL welcomes sanctions imposed by Avon and Somerset Police over fan misconduct

The EFL has welcomed sanctions imposed by Avon and Somerset Police over fan misconduct at matches, including a ban for a 16-year-old boy who admitted assaulting a Scunthorpe player during a pitch invasion at Bristol Rovers earlier this ...

24 May 2022 at 16:51

Five arrested after man dies during disorder

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following disorder in Bristol which left one man dead and several others injured, police said. Officers were called by a member of the public shortly before 10pm on Tuesday to reports ...

25 May 2022 at 08:32

New footage surfaces of incident where boy, 12, ‘hit by woman with paddle’

Police are examining new footage of an incident in which a white woman allegedly hit a 12-year-old black boy in the face with a canoe paddle. Avon and Somerset Police faced criticism for its initial decision not to prosecute the ...

12 May 2022 at 17:55

E-scooters damaged in New Year’s Day warehouse blaze

Hundreds of rental e-scooters have been damaged after a blaze broke out in a Bristol warehouse on New Year’s Day. Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS) was called to a “significant fire” at an industrial unit in the suburb of ...

02 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Public urged to travel only if ‘absolutely essential’ due to freezing weather

Police are advising people to only travel if “absolutely essential” after freezing weather conditions resulted in dozens of road accidents. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), a Government health agency, issued a level ...

17 Jan 2023 at 04:33

Four men accused of wounding NHS worker

Four men have been charged in relation to an attack on an NHS worker who was allegedly struck by a car as he walked to a bus stop. Phillip Adams, 25, Patrick James, 21, Jordan McCarthy, 21, and Daniel Whereatt, 49, are ...

18 May 2023 at 16:13

Gunman wanted armed police to ‘finish the job’, court hears

The first time a gunman obsessed with mass shootings had fired his own weapon was when he tried to kill himself, a court heard. Reed Wischhusen, 32, said that after failing to take his own life by shooting himself in ...

09 Oct 2023 at 17:38

Five men arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with missing man probe

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of a man who has been missing for a month. Michael Wheeler, 37, from Yeovil, has not been seen since August 24 and his car was ...

24 Sept 2024 at 21:15

Man, 92, in court charged with rape and murder after woman’s death 57 years ago

A 92-year-old man has been remanded into custody after appearing in court charged with the rape and murder of a woman who was found strangled to death in her home 57 years ago. Ryland Headley, of Ipswich, Suffolk, ...

20 Nov 2024 at 10:52

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