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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
School documentary 'brings home' issues
Council leader says he has been pressing the case for South Gloucestershire children with government.
Cheltenham deaths review prompts safety changes in racing
A review into the deaths of horses at the Cheltenham Festival warns that welfare issues threaten the future of the sport.
Streets with UK's slowest and fastest broadband named
But uSwitch survey says homes in a Birmingham avenue have the fastest access.
Royal Cornwall Hospital on Opel 4 highest alert for 134 days
A woman's hysterectomy was postponed four times at a hospital experiencing extreme pressures.
Fake letters left on cars amid Stonehouse station parking row
Official-looking letters have been placed on cars parked near Stonehouse railway station.
Parents 'accused of exaggerating child illnesses'
Some parents of disabled children say they have been accused of fabricating illnesses.
Gunman's designer trainers up for auction
Money raised from the sale of Isaiah Hanson-Frost's fancy footwear will help in the fight against crime.
Gloucester stabbing: Boy arrested over teenager attack
A 17-year-old boy who was found with stab wounds on Friday evening remains in hospital, police say.
Man disembowelled in Gloucester drug knife attack
Aaron Huntley now uses a colostomy bag after the attack in a row over drug-running, a court hears.
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Attlee's foster child meets his grandchildren 80 years on
Paul Willer, a Jewish refugee who fled Nazism in 1939, met the granddaughter of his foster parent, Clement Attlee.
George Hankins: Gloucestershire batsman agrees contract extension
Gloucestershire extend batsman George Hankins' contract to the end of the 2021 season.
Ollie Thorley: Gloucester back's 'purple patch' delights boss Johan Ackermann
"Tremendous" young back Ollie Thorley's "purple patch" of form is pleasing Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann.
European Rugby Champions Cup: Exeter Chiefs 19-27 Gloucester
Gloucester all but end Exeter's hopes of progressing in the Champions Cup as they win a testing encounter at Sandy Park.
Cheltenham Town 2-1 Grimsby Town
Conor Thomas scores a stoppage time penalty to claim victory for Cheltenham against Grimsby.
Checkatrade Trophy third-round draw: Sunderland face Newcastle Under-21s
Sunderland have a home derby against Newcastle's Under-21 side in the third round of the Checkatrade Trophy.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Rochdale 4-1 Cheltenham
Ashley Grimes scores twice as Rochdale move to within a point of the play-offs with victory over Cheltenham.
Big Buck's likely to race again
Big Buck's could have several runs left in his career despite being out for the season, says trainer Paul Nicholls.
Gloucester's Brown forced to quit
Gloucester lock Alex Brown is forced to retire because of a shoulder injury he suffered at the start of the season.
Glos bring in Klinger as captain
Gloucestershire sign Australian batsman Michael Klinger as captain and overseas player for next season's campaign.
Hester hopes for UK Valegro sale
The owner of the "greatest dressage horse there's ever been" hopes to keep record-breaking gelding Valegro in the UK.
Dujardin wins World Cup freestyle
Double Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin ends the greatest year of her career with victory at the World Cup freestyle event in Olympia.
Braintree Town 3-1 Forest Green
Sean Marks scores his fourth goal in as many games as Braintree beat Forest Green and climb out of the relegation zone.
Big Buck's likely to miss season
Racehorses Big Buck's and Al Ferof likely to miss rest of season after "problem" discovered by trainer Paul Nicholls.
Dujardin sets dressage world best
Double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin sets a new dressage grand prix world record at the London International Horse Show.
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Death investigation 'botched by police'
Tracey Clayton says police missed chances to find out how her son Josh died on the Isles of Scilly.
Ambulance vandalism: Bins and scooters used in attacks
More than 200 acts of vandalism against ambulances have been recorded over the past three years.
Tyneside council 'saves Christmas' for nursery children
The council sprang into action when it emerged that all the children's outfits had been thrown out in error.
London violence: 'Concerns' over crime reduction plan
A committee challenges the details of the mayor's new unit to tackle violent crime in London.
Michael Barrymore: Police win damages appeal
TV presenter Michael Barrymore will receive a nominal payout after his unlawful arrest in 2007.
New inquest ordered for 1975 'Little Girl Blue' murder
High court judges quash the open verdict returned in 1976 over Helen Bailey's death.
Walkden fire: Mum of four killed children thanks firefighters
Michelle Pearson, whose four children died in a blaze, thanks firefighters from her hospital bed.
Girl starved of oxygen at birth gets £22m compensation from hospital
The child, who is severely disabled, can only be comforted by her mother singing, a court hears.
Colchester Zoo's orangutan Rajang dies aged 50
Paying tribute to one of its best-loved residents, Colchester Zoo said Rajang would never be forgotten.
Selly Oak stabbings: Boy charged over attack near school
Two boys aged 14 and 15 remain in hospital in a stable condition following the attack.
Banker 'texted partner after killing Christina Abbotts'
Sex worker Christina Abbotts was struck 13 times on the back of the head with a pestle, a court hears.
Mum spits in face of Christmas elf in Stockton shopping centre
The woman lost her temper when she was told she could not take her child into a Christmas grotto.
Source: BBC News
