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Friday 25th July

Safety charges after baby's death

7PM - BBC News

The former owner of a Gloucester nursery where a 16-month-old baby died faces two health and safety charges


Otis Ferry denies monitor attack

2PM - BBC News

Otis Ferry denies attacking a hunt monitor and will stand trial in September.


Flood design flowers win silver

8AM - BBC News

A flower bed design on a food theme wins silver at this year's RHS Tatton Park Show.


Thursday 24th July

Shed project for older men opens

5PM - BBC News

The Men in Sheds project encourages older men to meet up and refurbish unwanted tools for Africa.


Three are caught in alcohol sting

3PM - BBC News

Three of seven off-licences tested during an undercover operation, sell alcohol to a minor.


Second legionella case diagnosed

3PM - BBC News

A patient is being treated at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital for Legionnaires' disease.


Fatal collision pedestrian named

11AM - BBC News

A pedestrian who died when he was struck by a car near Cheltenham is named.


Tuesday 22nd July

Bank backs down over £800 charge

9PM - BBC News

A bank reverses a decision to charge £800 in interest charges after an A-level student went 8p overdrawn.


Former water bosses escape action

5PM - BBC News

Severn Trent Water say former bosses will not face action over its £2m fine for giving false information.


Rock drummers 'are top athletes'

12PM - BBC News

Playing the drums for a rock band requires the stamina of a Premiership footballer, research suggests.


HGV-free zone trial in Cotswolds

12PM - BBC News

A trial zone is set up around the Cotswolds which will re-route HGVs away from villages and narrow lanes.


Procession of death crash cars

9AM - BBC News

A procession of vehicles involved in fatal crashes is taking place in Gloucester to promote road safety.


Monday 21st July

Phone and purse taken in robbery

7PM - BBC News

A mobile phone and a purse are taken during a house burglary in Gloucester.


Film delays fox death prosecution

5PM - BBC News

A huntsman who was to face prosecution for killing a fox has his case adjourned.


Airshow profits West businesses

10AM - BBC News

Businesses in Gloucestershire benefit from multi-billion dollar orders to the European plane maker Airbus


Really Wild Show host breaks back

7AM - BBC News

BBC wildlife expert Steve Backshall recovers in hospital after breaking his back in a climbing accident.


Sunday 20th July

Service marks floods anniversary

2PM - BBC News

Hundreds of people attend a service at Tewkesbury Abbey to mark the first anniversary of devastating floods.


Air show profits West businesses

1PM - BBC News

Businesses in Gloucestershire benefit from multi-billion dollar orders to the European plane maker Airbus


Town joins hands to recall floods

5AM - BBC News

Hundreds of people are expected to join hands around Tewkesbury Abbey to mark the first anniversary of devastating floods.


Saturday 19th July

Historic Gold Cup sold at auction

6PM - BBC News

An historic Cheltenham Gold Cup trophy is sold at an auction in Newmarket for almost £7,000.


Patient diagnosed with legionella

4PM - BBC News

An investigation is under way after a patient at a hospital in Cheltenham is diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease.


One dead and one hurt in accident

2PM - BBC News

A teenager dies and a man is seriously injured when their car overturns on a road in the Forest of Dean,



  
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National News

Mother and baby in knife attack

A mother and her baby suffer slash wounds in an attack by a man with a knife on a street in Cheshire.

Armed robbers get jail sentences

Two armed robbers who stole jewellery worth up to £1.5m in raids across England are sentenced.

Boy jailed for peacemaker killing

A schoolboy who jointly killed a man who tried to break up a fight is sentenced to three years' youth custody.

Safety charges after baby's death

The former owner of a Gloucester nursery where a 16-month-old baby died faces two health and safety charges

Death driver had sleep disorder

A Coroner reserves his verdict after hearing a driver whose lorry crushed a car had a sleep disorder.

 
  
  
Business

Hope of deal in world trade talks

Global trade talks that earlier looked near collapse have made progress and a deal might now be possible.

Oil prices slip to seven-week low

Oil prices tumble to seven-week lows amid concern that the slowing US economy will weaken demand.

Financial compensation claims dip

The number of claims received by the Financial services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fell by 33% in the past year.

Rentokil falls on profit warning

Shares in Rentokil Initial have tumbled 31.5%, after it cut its profits forecast for 2008 by £35m to £115m

US home foreclosures on the rise

The number of homes in some stage of being repossessed more than doubled in the three months to June from the previous year, a report shows.

 
  
  
Entertainment

Carol Vorderman quits Countdown

Presenter Carol Vorderman has announced she is to step down from television game show Countdown.

Digital downloads

Hollywood's leap into online movies

Morton to make directorial debut

Actress Samantha Morton will make her directorial debut with a British TV drama about a girl growing up in care.

Cello players reach new heights

BBC reporter Huw Williams joins three cellists as they attempt to climb the highest peak in England and play at the summit.

Songwriter mentors teenagers

The writer behind some of the biggest pop songs helps youngsters in London's East End hone their musical skills.

 
  
  
Sport

Live score - Wigan v Huddersfield

Fifth-placed Wigan take on struggling Huddersfield in Friday night's Super League match.

Liverpool John Moores University gives Gerrard honorary fellowship

Steven Gerrard is awarded an honorary fellowship in a graduation ceremony at a Liverpool university.

Murray ready to take on Djokovic

Andy Murray will play defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals of the Toronto Masters on Saturday.

Live text - London Grand Prix

Asafa Powell and Phillips Idowu head a star-studded line-up on the first day of the final warm-up event before the Olympics.

Saints winger Dyer admits burglary

A Championship footballer is ordered to carry out community service after admitting stealing items from a Portsmouth nightclub.

 
  
  
Technology

Attacks begin on net address flaw

Net firms urged to patch address flaw as attacks that exploit it circulate online.

Scrabble's owners sue Scrabulous

Hasbro, the company that owns the North American rights to Scrabble, sues the founders of Scrabulous.

Mobile banking boosts Maldives

The Maldives has begun setting up a pioneering system which it hopes will make it one of the first countries whose citizens bank primarily using mobile phones.

Prisons to ban adult-rated games

Adult prisoners in England and Wales are to be banned from playing 18-rated computer games.

Boom times ahead for mobile web

Unprecedented demand will see mobile web-using devices proliferate over the next four years, predicts Intel.

 
  

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