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Timeline: Melanie Hall disappearance
A timeline of events since the disappearance from a Bath nightclub of hospital worker Melanie Hall in 1996. |
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Kylie surprises Glastonbury crowd
Kylie Minogue appears with the Scissor Sisters as U2 guitarist The Edge plays with Muse at the Glastonbury Festival. |
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Today: Saturday 26th June
Germany's chancellor has insisted that Europe's leaders are making good progress in talks with the US about how to boost economic growth. And a temporary limit on the number of migrant workers from outside the EU allowed into the UK is to be introduced ahead of a planned permanent cap. |
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Glastonbury basks as party begins
The Glastonbury Festival kicks off as the main stages open and sunny weather adds to the party atmosphere. |
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How do you headline Glastonbury?
Gorillaz are preparing to headline at the festival on Friday after U2 pulled out. How can an act make the most of topping the bill at the biggest event in the UK music calendar? |
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Prince Charles visits Glastonbury
The Prince of Wales gives the Glastonbury Festival the royal seal of approval with a visit to mark its 40th anniversary. |
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In pictures: Glastonbury's 40 years
The changing face of Glastonbury Festival - 40 years of flower power, freak floods. and music |
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Do you drink more than you think?
After our recent feature on the difficulties in estimating alcohol consumption, we asked readers to estimate their weekly consumption and then keep a drinking diary to find the truth. Many were shocked by the results. |
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Union attacks hospital 'secrecy'
A healthcare union says it is shocked after learning that incidents of potential public concern were discussed behind closed doors by a hospital trust. |
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Pylon plans consultation extended
The public is given an extra eight weeks to comment on a controversial plan to run a new 37-mile long high-voltage power line across north-west Somerset. |
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Longest-serving fireman bows out
Britain's longest-serving firefighter retires from the service after 44 years of saving lives and property in Somerset. |
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Who's who: Cameron's government
A guide to who's doing what in David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. |
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Arrest over missing Bristol man
A 48-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of a Bristol man. |
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The mystery of the human regurgitator
Stevie Starr's "Regurgitator" performance on Britain's Got Talent has horrified and fascinated the nation. But how does he do it? |
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Investment to clean town's beach
Wessex Water is to invest £26m in sewage works to ensure Weston does not fail stricter EU rules on water quality. |
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Two sustain serious head injuries
Two men are taken to hospital with serious head injuries suffered in separate incidents in Somerset. |
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Police assess budget cut impacts
Gloucestershire Constabulary says it is confident it can cope with an "unprecedented" budget cut. |
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Epic march for wounded servicemen
Servicemen and civilians march through Somerset and Wiltshire to raise funds for wounded personnel and bereaved families. |
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Suspect arrested after shooting
A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in the Easton area of Bristol, police say. |
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Minister apologises over expenses
Treasury minister David Laws apologises as it emerges he claimed MPs' expenses to pay rent to his partner. |