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1 week ago | 
bristolpost.co.uk | Emma Slee |Claire Hayhurst PA
Her body was found on a pile of clothesA woman was heard screaming on the night a mother-of-two was allegedly raped and murdered in her Bristol home almost 60 years ago, a jury heard. Louisa Dunne, 75, who had been twice widowed and lived alone, was found dead in her front room in Britannia Road, Easton, by neighbours on the morning of June 28 in 1967. Police launched an investigation, including taking palm prints from thousands of local boys and men, but could not identify Mrs Dunne's killer.
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2 weeks ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey |George Thompson |Claire Hayhurst PA
An anti-Islam terrorist who attacked officers with Molotov cocktails and a hatchet outside a police station has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 22 years in prison. Alexander Dighton, 28, knocked one officer unconscious and stabbed another in the leg when he launched an attack on Talbot Green Police Station in Rhondda Cynon Taf on January 31.
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2 months ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Gary Stewart |Claire Hayhurst PA
A 68 year-old woman died from her injuriesThe parent company of Pontins holiday parks has been charged with corporate manslaughter after part of a ceiling at a Somerset resort collapsed on guests six years ago. Eighteen people were injured at the Brean Sands site in February 2019 when a 40-metre section of structural ducting and ceiling fell inside an entertainment area. Grandmother Wendy Jones, 68, was among six people taken to hospital following the incident. She died in August 2019.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Olivia Williams |Claire Hayhurst PA
An inquest opened into the death of Morgan Dorsett aged 19A teenage girl died after suffering severe injuries to her face and neck after being attacked by an XL bully. Morgan Dorsett, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, died following the dog attack which occurred inside a flat on Cobhorn Drive, Withywood, Bristol, on February 26. At the opening of an inquest at Avon Coroners’ Court, it was heard a post-mortem examination gave a provisional cause of death as dog bites to the 19-year-old's neck.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Emma Slee |Claire Hayhurst PA
A man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway having suffered multiple injuries, the opening of an inquest has been told. Adrian Smith, 48, from Chipping Sodbury, south Gloucestershire, featured in a livestream by self-proclaimed "child protection service" groups on the evening of February 21. He was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police that night and released from custody the following day.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
mylondon.news | Alya Zayed |Claire Hayhurst PA
A teenager who died in an XL bully dog attack sustained face and neck injuries, the opening of an inquest has heard. Morgan Dorsett, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, died following the incident inside a flat in Cobhorn Drive, Withywood, Bristol, on February 26. Avon Coroners' Court heard a post-mortem examination gave a provisional cause of death as dog bites to Miss Dorsett's neck. Coroner's officer Alexis Camp told the hearing that Miss Dorsett's death was confirmed at 7.29pm by a paramedic.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Phil Norris |Claire Hayhurst PA
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc OBE has spoken fondly of his time braving the British weather alongside King Charles, likening themselves to "brothers in arms". During a visit to His Majesty's Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire, Blanc prepared a two-course luncheon consisting of his signature vegetable pistou soup with a side of baguette and a delightful lemon cake for charity attendees.
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Phil Norris |Claire Hayhurst PA
The Princess Royal was left "shocked" by the devastation caused to homes by Storm Bert in Gloucestershire, residents said. Anne visited the town of Lydney which saw around 50 properties flooded in November 2024. She was welcomed to the high street, where a number of shops and businesses are still boarded up due to damage. After meeting business owners, emergency services and council workers, Anne braved heavy rain to walk half a mile to meet residents in Lakeside Avenue.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Claire Hayhurst PA |Wayne Thompson |Wayne Ankers |George Thompson
A senior army officer has apologised for how a teenage soldier was treated, telling an inquest "we should have done more". Brigadier Melissa Emmett was speaking at the hearing into the death of Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, who was found dead at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 2021. Brigadier Emmett, head of the army personnel services group, said the force formally accepts failures were made at Salisbury Coroner's Court on Monday.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
bristolpost.co.uk | Pete Gavan |Claire Hayhurst PA
A retired headmistress has been presented with a Naval cap to mark her 100th birthday, after saying that she had always wanted to join the Royal Navy. Margaret Grey had a successful career in education, but told staff at St Monica Trust’s Charterhouse Care Home in Keynsham, Bristol, that it had always been her dream to follow in her father’s footsteps.
