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Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media.
Key road out of Bristol city centre to shut for railway bridge inspection (Bristol Live)
Somerset police force denies 'sanctioning sexual offences' against staff (Bristol Live and Somerset Live)
Met Office updates UK snow verdict as wintry conditions could return to West Country and Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Live)
Police chase smashed Insignia into Swindon underpass (Swindon Advertiser)
Freed Israeli hostage was unaware wife and daughters killed, British family says
Mystery of 100-year-old photographs 'solved'
Thousands of homes without water due to burst pipes
Wheelchair user asks for people to donate Lego so he can get onto a bridge… only for a local councillor to see, and escalate problem to council (Weston-super-Mare in the Spotlight)
Another Starlink "train" leads to questions about what is flying in the sky (Open Tewkesbury Noticeboard)
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