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Camilla Hempleman-Adams said she "apologised unreservedly" for causing offence to indigenous communities

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A former alcoholic from Bridgwater has "turned his life around" and opened a fitness business in the town. He told the Bridgwater Mercury that it was a "dream come true".

Somerset Live says "nuclear rats" are a concern at Hinkley Point C, with a rodent outbreak causing safety worries among workers.

A man was left needing hospital treatment after he was attacked by a dog near a rugby club, according to Gloucestershire Live. The incident happened near Coney Hill RFC in Gloucester and police want to speak to two women.

A woman is going to celebrate her 90th birthday by walking the entire length of Hadrian's Wall. Mary Nicholson will take on the 84-mile challenge in aid of The Beacon Cancer Centre in Taunton, as reported by Burnham-on-Sea.com.

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Somerset Live reported on a story in which a couple said they were escorted off a Ryanair flight by police when they couldn't pay for crisps. Ann-Marie Murray said she offered to withdraw cash from an ATM when their card wouldn't work during a flight from Tenerife to Bristol.

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