Headlines: 'Dense' murmuration and toy gun attempted robbery
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Plans in Bristol city centre around Broadmead have been altered due to concerns from disabled groups, leading to more disabled parking spaces and crossings being added, according to Bristol 24/7.
A cleaner who has been at the NHS for 35 years has been celebrated on her anniversary at Musgrove Park Hospital. Somerset Live says Sue Lee "broke down in tears" at the gesture.
And a long-standing restaurant in Gloucester - Cote Brasserie - will cease trading on Sunday, says Gloucestershire Live.
Army mishandled sex assault before death - coroner
Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann arrested
Hotel turns away Paralympian because of wheelchair
A man who tried to rob a shop in Devizes with a toy gun has been jailed. Timothy Cooper, 42, of Flax Mill Park was fended off by a shop worker - and you can see the video here.
It looks like closed nightclub Lava Lounge in Swindon is being knocked down – and pictures of this happening have been posted in the Swindon Community Notice board group on Facebook. Read about the future of the site here.
And an amazing murmuration has been captured at Ham Wall on the Somerset Levels, which shows the spectacle occurring very low on the ground.
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