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Labour politician who was a passionate British imperialist
Eugene Byrne looks at the career of James O'Grady, trade unionist and enthusiastic apostle of the British empire.
4 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Poultry firm close to Wye planning to renew sheds
SHEDS housing nearly 200,000 broiler chickens at a Herefordshire farm are to be demolished and rebuilt to a higher standard.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Stooges guilty over arsons at Sir Keir’s property
TWO stooges for a Russian-speaking taskmaster have been found guilty over a series of arson attacks on property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Sweden and Germany kick-off with big wins
BRIGHTON’S Yasin Ayari struck twice and Alexander Isak was also on target as Sweden proved too strong for Tunisia in sealing a 5-1 victory in their World Cup Group F opener.
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Monitoring systems could help young drivers
NEW drivers are around twice as likely to make a claim in their first year on the roads, compared with motorists who have driven for more than a year, analysis by a major insurer indicates.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Author's hit book gets TV adaption
THE Gruffalo author Dame Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler's children's book The Baddies is to be adapted into a BBC special.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
‘Fearless’ reporter Cook tirelessly exposed crime
INVESTIGATIVE journalist Roger Cook, best known for current affairs programme The Cook Report, has died aged 83 after a short illness.
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Leaky Longleat roof turret needs urgent repairs
A TURRET that forms part of the distinctive roofline of Longleat House is in urgent need of repair.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Venue renaming outcry is based on 'inaccuracy'
BOSSES at the charity running one of Bristol's main tourist attractions have described as \"inaccurate\" widespread criticism that they are renaming Brunel's great ship the SS Great Britain, and defended their decision to rebrand their venue as \"Bristol's Historic Dockyards\".
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Child abuse survivor in campaign to change law
A WOMAN who was beaten, burned with cigarettes and starved as a child by her birth mother is demanding an urgent law change after her abuser served just eight months in prison.
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Ukraine reels from yet another night of assaults
RUSSIA fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine's biggest cities in an overnight bombardment that killed at least 11 people and set fire to a renowned religious site, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Neighbours have built office in my garden, says dad
A FURIOUS dad is locked in a turf war with his neighbours, who he claims built a garden office pod - on his lawn.
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Arrest as M5 section shut for six hours
A MAN has been arrested after an incident on the M5 caused massive delays.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Prison service says it has improved health checks
THE Prison Service said it had tightened procedures in the wake of Georgie Smith's death.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Frasers in £166m takeover bid for shoe firm Accent
FRASERS Group has launched a £166m takeover bid of Australian shoe company Accent, in billionaire Mike Ashley's latest attempt to expand his fashion empire.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Farming minister: ‘privilege’ to get role
STEPHEN Morgan has been appointed as a farming minister following a government reshuffle triggered by a defence spending row.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Warning as solstice car park filled
ENGLISH Heritage said it is expecting a bumper crowd for the summer solstice at Stonehenge this weekend and that car parking has now sold out.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
‘A giant of the Labour movement’
ROY Hattersley, the former Labour Party deputy leader, has died at the age of 93, with Sir Keir Starmer leading tributes to his “decades of service”.
3 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
PM: Full ban is the right choice
A BAN on under-16s using social media will give youngsters back their childhood, Sir Keir Starmer said.
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Palestine Action terror ban lawful, rules court
THE decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Apprentice offer to staff facing a pay shake-up
RECYCLING workers - including those approaching retirement - could be offered apprenticeships in Bath and North East Somerset, in the final stage of the council's pay reforms.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Chimney at historic property 'unstable'
THE National Trust wants to repair an \"unstable\" chimney stack at the Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock - after \"dangerous\" pieces of render started falling from it.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Tories will ‘help pass cuts for defence’
KEMI Badenoch offered Sir Keir Starmer the votes of Tory MPs to pass welfare cuts through Parliament to pay for defence spending.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Families unite for rugby star's next MND mission
THE late Doddie Weir's wife and son joined former England rugby captain Lewis Moody as he set off on a 505-mile fundraising cycling challenge for research into motor neurone disease (MND).
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Parents ‘shed a tear’ at social media action
BEREAVED parents are “desperately trying” to make a difference for children in the UK when it comes to social media amid the “heart-breaking” reality that it is too late for their own, a mother has said.
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Boy claims Aria died of knife injury in 'playfight'
A TEENAGE boy Googled \"What happens if you kill\" minutes after stabbing a nine-year-old girl to death, a court heard.
2 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Council told to pay out over ‘poor care’ by firm
A WOMAN with complex health needs was left with out-of-date mouldy food and given vegetables only four times a month in a series of failures by her care provider, the Local Government Ombudsman has found.
3 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
Grandmother to sue MoJ after extended spell behind bars
A GRANDMOTHER from Bristol who was locked up for protesting on the M25 back in 2022 is suing the government, claiming she was falsely imprisoned.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
New claim of 'wrong Shakespeare'
WILLIAM Shakespeare may have come from Stratford in East London - not Stratford-upon-Avon, a new TV series claims.
1 min |
June 16, 2026
Western Daily Press
A fifth of police force's workload relates to domestic violence
AVON and Somerset Police has revealed 20 per cent of its work relates to domestic abuse.
1 min |