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BBC News
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Headlines: 'Ryanair luggage issues' and 'dog stuck down well'
Here is our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories A Ryanair flight from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria took off without anyone's luggage on board on Friday, Bristol Live reports. Passengers said the captain informed them no bags had made it onto the flight following a security issue. Ryanair apologised for the issue, blaming "an error" by a third-party handling Live reported on the rescue of 11-year-old labrador Jackson, who got stuck down a five metre (18ft) well in Middlezoy, has confirmed it is trying to get out of its lease at Regents Circus, the Swindon Advertiser reports. The site closed in 2019 but the million-pound-a-year contract runs until finally, the Stroud News and Journal posted an unusual picture gallery on Sunday of five pigs which got loose in the town. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Minehead Fire Station has thanked people for support after a coach carrying schoolchildren crashed on Exmoor on Thursday. An off-duty firefighter helped at the scene before the emergency services arrived. The station said it had been "blown away and humbled" by messages of is departure day for Royal International Air Tattoo 2025, so people can expect to see lots of planes flying in all directions throughout the has been an outpouring of love for well-known Taunton woman Pauline Richards who has died. She was known as Miss KFC, having worked at the town's East Street branch since 1978. You can read more about her life and passion for fried chicken in the BBC's article Great Western Hospital in Swindon has highlighted its antenatal team for developing a way for pregnant people to safely monitor their own blood pressure.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘Major' Internet outage reported in area near Stroud
A 'MAJOR' Internet outage has been reported in an area near Stroud. Householders in the Bussage area have been reporting problems connecting to WiFi today, Sunday, June 8. In a customer service call to BT Group, an operator told the Stroud News and Journal there has been a 'major service outage' in the area. At the time of writing, Vodafone's Network status checker also said there was a 'broadband issue' when a Bussage postcode was inputted. 'We're currently fixing an outage in your area,' the checker said. 'Most outages are fixed the same day.' We are updating this story as more information comes in. If you would like to tell us about WiFi problems at your location in the Stroud area, email