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Bristol Live's story of a mum-of-four who died in a skydiving accident on the Somerset and Devon border has had a big response. Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes, and Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth, died in the accident at Dunkeswell Aerodrome at about 13:00 BST on Friday.A 26-year-old cyclist died in a collision in Ringwood, the Salisbury Journal reports.WH Mitford and Son in Westbury-on-Trym is due to close in September. The hardware shop has been there for 160 years, writes Bristol World.Swindon Advertiser followed a trans solidarity march in the town over the weekend.And the Rainbow Bridge connecting Montpelier and St Andrew's in Bristol has been restored to its former colourful state by a team of volunteers, Bristol 24/7 reports.
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There were celebrations over the weekend following Bath's Premiership Rugby win.Congratulations are in order for Pier Pritchard who was awarded an MBE in The King's Birthday Honours List for her work in Wiltshire Council's children's safeguarding team.Swindon Borough Council will start work on a £55,000 project to refresh the Greenbridge roundabout next week.Phlebotomists are striking again, so there will be blood test disruption in Gloucestershire this week.
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‘I accidentally printed thousands of photos of my colleagues': The most embarrassing office stories
We all have a bad day at the office from time to time, whether it's accidentally cc-ing your boss into an email you really didn't want them to see, or a printer that can smell fear. But some people's workplace mistakes are a little harder to bounce back from. We're talking potentially career-ending fiascos – from evacuating the entire office to throwing thousands of pounds' worth of jewellery in the bin. So if you've really messed up at work today, at least you can take comfort in the fact you're not alone… One man's trash… I had just started working at a top fashion PR company and one of our clients was a very high-end jewellery brand. They had sent us some really fine gold and diamond chain necklaces – worth around £3,000 – to be worn by a celebrity on a shoot. The jewellery was delivered to the showroom and had been signed for by an intern, but then we lost track of it. It was getting closer and closer to the shoot date and we still couldn't find the necklaces, so I thought I'd tidy up the showroom in the hope they would turn up. I remember finding a little jiffy bag-type envelope, giving it a feel and thinking there was nothing inside, so I chucked it in the bin. We ransacked the whole office and it was only when we checked CCTV days later that I realised what had happened – I'd accidentally thrown the jewellery away. I was so embarrassed I quit the job soon after. I still think about those necklaces lying in a landfill site somewhere because of me. – Adrian, 31, London Size matters I was working as an assistant to a wedding planner and we had spent months planning a client's wedding at a big stately home in the middle of nowhere. She had requested 100 white, double-handled vases, filled with white lilies, to be placed throughout the venue, and I had finally managed to source these within the budget which was no mean feat. On the day before the wedding, everything got unloaded and the boxes from the website which I'd ordered the vases from arrived and were checked off the list. It was only on the morning of the Big Day that my boss suddenly asked me where the vases were. 'In those two boxes over there,' I replied. As I spoke, I realised that the boxes did seem extremely small to contain 100 vases. I opened them up with dread and dug through mountains of bubble wrap before realising my mistake. Yes, I'd ordered 100 white, double-handled vases. They just happened to each be 3cm high. I laugh about it now but at the time I actually cried about it. – Alycia, 37, Leeds Snack attack I was working on a big summer campaign at a tech company where they had lots of perks, including a room where you could help yourself to free snacks. Or so I thought. One Friday night my family was driving to Cornwall and I thought 'Oh great, I'll stock up on snacks for our road trip'. I went to the snack facility and grabbed loads of chocolate bars, crisps, fruit, drinks – I really went for it. People even had to open the doors for me because I had so much food in my arms that I couldn't open the doors myself. Smiling happily to myself, I stuck it all in my bag and thought nothing of it. But on Monday morning I had a mortifying email from a very senior boss at my company – the global head of marketing – saying people had 'observed' me 'taking an unreasonable amount of snacks'. I was totally snack-shamed! I felt like I could barely show my face there again and never really recovered from the embarrassment. I now know that when people say 'Help yourself!' they don't always mean literally. – Lotte, 43, London Face off I had been trying for years to get into the music industry and had just landed a job as a PA to a big exec at a massive record label. I would often entertain my housemates with stories about some of the eccentric people that worked in my office, and they begged me to show them what they looked like. This was before the days when everyone had a social media profile to stalk, so one day I logged on to the company intranet, and tried to print a couple of headshots of my colleagues. But I must have pressed the wrong button because I ended up printing out the pictures of everyone in the entire company. Thousands of people's faces were flying out of the printer in the middle of the office, with no way of stopping it. I was madly panicking, trying to get rid of them all, but the printing job was linked to my email. My boss came over to my desk and said 'Why are you printing out everyone's photos?' I couldn't think of a single reason why someone would do this, so I very meekly said 'To show my friends?' 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We'd rather go to Wanky Balls Festival' read the headline in NME, #wankyballs was trending on Twitter, and the poor photographer had to issue a statement that the caption was nothing to do with him. I was mortified. But I later heard that a north London pub had plans to put on a real Wanky Balls Festival. I'm not sure if it ever happened. – Simon, 43, London Hold the line As a web designer I've had a few major clangers over the years. The worst was probably when I was still a junior and I was dealing with the senior manager of one of our clients. She was being extremely aggressive and rude on the call and midway through discussing a design brief she said 'Give me a second' and appeared to put us on hold. I turned to the colleagues who were sitting next to me and told them both what a massive pain she was being, and it was only when I eventually paused for breath that I heard a cough on the other end of the line. My blood ran cold – she'd heard everything. 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Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
Princess of Wales is radiant in a white Self Portrait dress as she arrives at St George's Chapel for the Order of the Garter ceremony
The Princess of Wales has made a glamorous re-appearance at the annual Order of the Garter service at Windsor as Kate picked a white Self Portrait dress for today's ceremony. Catherine, 43, sadly missed last year's event - one of the highlights of the royal calendar - after being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing preventative chemotherapy. But she returned this afternoon to watch her husband, Prince William, parade alongside his father, King Charles, Queen Camilla and other senior royals at the historic occasion, dressed in blue velvet cloaks and hats with plumes of ostrich feathers. The Order of the Garter is Britain's oldest order of chivalry. It was set up in 1348 by King Edward III who, inspired by tales of King Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table, created his own group of honourable knights. The Knights, now both male and female, used to be limited to aristocracy, but today - 700 years later - they are chosen from a variety of backgrounds, in recognition for their public service and include former Prime Minister and senior military figures, as well as members of the Royal Family. There are a maximum of 24 members at any one time, demonstrating the exclusivity of the Order. Following a private lunch at Windsor Castle, The King, who is Sovereign of the Garter, leads a dazzling parade down to St George's Chapel. The Princess of Wales and Duchess of Edinburgh watched from the chapel's Galilee Porch as the procession - which also included Prince Edward, Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, walked past for the order's annual church service. Afterwards the royal party, accompanied by all the other Knights and Ladies of the Garter, will take open-top landaus back up to the royal residence to the delight of the crowds. The one notable absentee again was the Duke of York, who while forced to step back from all public royal duties over the Epstein scandal remains a member of the Order. He is no longer permitted to join the procession but is not barred from attending the private lunch, should he so wish. Knights of the Garter are chosen personally by the Sovereign to honour those who have held public office, who have contributed in a particular way to national life or who have served the Sovereign personally - such as former Prime Ministers and senior military figures. The patron saint of the Order is St George, its motto is 'Shame on him who thinks this evil', and its spiritual home is the chapel here at Windsor. Every knight is required to display a banner of his arms in the chapel, together with a helmet, crest and sword and an enamelled stallplate. These 'achievements' are taken down on the knight's death and the insignia are returned to the Sovereign. The stallplates remain as a memorial and these now form one of the finest collections of heraldry in the world. The appearance comes just a day after the Princess of Wales joined her husband Prince William and their three children at Trooping of the Colour in London. William and Kate were joined by Princes Louis and George and Princess Charlotte as they celebrated the King's official birthday. Kate, 43, looked resplendent in an aquamarine coat dress from her late mother-in-law Princess Diana's favourite designer Catherine Walker - complete with a wide-brimmed hat by Juliette Botterill. The mother-of-three accessorised with the Irish Guards regimental brooch as well as the Bahrain Pearl Drop earrings in a sweet tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. They were crafted from pearls gifted to the Queen and Philip from the ruler of Bahrain at the time of their wedding in 1947. Her mini-me daughter Charlotte also paid tribute to the late monarch by rewearing the Diamond Horseshoe brooch she wore to her great-grandmother's funeral. The brooch, which has been in the Royal Family for generations, had been a gift from her 'Gan-Gan' the Queen, and was a fitting nod to Her Majesty's love of horses. Meanwhile, the boys, George and Louis, wore matching suits with striking red ties to match their father's scarlet military tunic. The King, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, led the royal appearances on Saturday as they watched a flypast involving aircraft including the Red Arrows, Chinook helicopters and a Lancaster bomber, a model that was used during World War II. But it was the Wales Family - particularly little Prince Louis - who stole the show on the Buckingham Palace balcony where they were joined by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, as well as the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence. The late Queen's cousin the Duke of Gloucester and his wife also watched the flypast, alongside Prince Michael of Kent. Cheeky Prince Louis captured the hearts of the nation once again as he waved to the gathered crowds with a large beaming smile. Earlier, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were seen bowing their heads in respect as the royal family led a minute's silence to remember the 270 people so far known to have been killed in the Air India disaster. Prince William and Catherine's children watched on from a nearby balcony after taking part in the Trooping the Colour parade from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guard's Parade while their parents carried out official roles during the ceremony. Led by a regal Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, the youngsters joined the rest of the royals in a quiet moment of reflection to remember the lives lost in the disaster. Fans gathered early on the Mall on Saturday and braved the rain while hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal family. A small group of protesters carrying placards reading 'Not my King' was also in attendance. The procession was led by a carriage carrying the Duchess of Edinburgh and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, ahead of a second in which the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will travel. The Prince of Wales, Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh followed behind on horseback. It is the first time Princess Anne has ridden in public since she suffered a head injury, thought to be caused by a horse, at her home last year. What is the Order of the Garter? How King Edward III was so inspired by tales of King Arthur he set up his own group of knights almost 700 years ago In medieval times, King Edward III was so inspired by tales of King Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table that he set up his own group of honourable knights, called the Order of the Garter. Nearly 700 years later, the Order is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. The Knights, now both male and female, used to be limited to aristocracy, but today they are chosen from a variety of backgrounds, in recognition for their public service. The patron saint of the Order is St George (patron saint of soldiers and also of England) and if there are vacancies in the Order, appointments are announced on St George's Day (23 April). The spiritual home of the Order is St George's Chapel, Windsor. Every knight is required to display a banner of his arms in the Chapel, together with a helmet, crest and sword and an enamelled stallplate. These 'achievements' are taken down on the knight's death and the insignia are returned to the Sovereign. The stallplates remain as a memorial and these now form one of the finest collections of heraldry in the world. Knights of the Garter are chosen personally by the Sovereign to honour those who have held public office, who have contributed in a particular way to national life or who have served the Sovereign personally. As sovereign and heir, The Queen and Prince Charles are automatically given membership of the Order and are considered 'ex officio knights'. The Prince of Wales is known as a Royal Knight Companion of the Garter. The sovereign, known as the Sovereign of the Garter, is the only one with the power to admit new members. The Garter is open to British and Commonwealth citizens. Notable former members include Sir Winston Churchill, Stanley Baldwin and Sir Edmund Hillary. Field Marshall, the Lord Bramall, a former Chief of the Defence Staff, the Duke of Abercorn, the Duke of Westminster and Baroness Manningham-Buller, the former Director-General of MI5, are among the current Knights and Ladies of the Garter. There are also two orders of 'extra' knights. Members of the Royal Knights and Ladies include Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince Charles, the Princess Royal and Prince William. A second order, the Stranger Knights and Ladies, is bestowed on foreign rulers such as Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Harald V of Norway. Although new additions are named on St. George's Day, the 23 April, the initiation ceremony takes place in Junmantle during the traditional Garter Procession, which sees members parade through Windsor. The annual iconic Garter Day procession, where The Queen and the Knights process in grand velvet robes, glistening insignia and plumed hats, is one of the most traditional ceremonies in the Queen's calendar. Every June, a grand procession of the knights takes place at Windsor Castle, accompanied by a marching band and Officers of the Order, all in grand ceremonial dress. The day begins with The Queen formally investing any new Companions with the Order's insignia in the Throne Room of the Castle. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh entertain the members and officers at a lunch, and then all process on foot to a service in St. George's Chapel. There is a short service where any new Companions are installed. The Sovereign and other members of the Order then return to the Upper Ward of the castle in carriages and cars.
BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
Calls for people in Somerset to record wildlife sightings
People are being encouraged to take part in a survey which aims to provide a snapshot of the state of Somerset's Wildlife Trust has said The Big Count 2025 needs as many volunteers as possible to record animals in gardens, parks and community green spaces. The environmental charity said the survey provided "vital" information about 150 species and monitored changes in wildlife throughout the county."We want to know what's going on with the more common species - the hares, rabbits and foxes - and want people to record what they see as they go about their daily lives," said Becky Fisher, head of engagement at the trust. Over the past three years, nearly 2,500 records have been collected through the trust's yearly Big Count information was used to track declines in species and contributed to Somerset's state of nature report. The Big Count is a partnership between the wildlife trust and Somerset Environmental Records Centre, which is the main reference centre for biological and geological information in the centre holds more than three million records, the wildlife trust said there were still "gaps" in data - particularly around common species such as snails, slow worms, and certain species of butterfly. People are now being asked to share sightings of as many of those common species as they can. No specialist knowledge is required to take part and observations can be submitted from anywhere in Somerset."Just taking some time out to spot [wildlife] is really good for us, too," Ms Fisher added."It provides a break from a screen and gets us active outside."This year's Big Count started earlier and will run until 25 June.
