All news on the topic: Avon and Somerset Police

Christina Howell, 36, of Easton, has been charged with murder after a Black man was stabbed to death in Bristol in what is being treated by police as a 'race hate crime'

Organisers have been forced to end a competition to rename a police horse after a civil rights hero in Bristol after campaigners, who labelled the move "divisive", launched a petition against it

Melanie Hall disappeared in 1996 after a night out with friends. Her remains were found years later by the side of the motorway, but Avon and Somerset Police continue to search for answers in the unsolved murder

Supt James Riccio, of Avon and Somerset Police, believes someone in Bath knows what happened to Melanie Hall, who was last seen in an old nightclub in June 1996

Avon and Somerset Police continue to investigate the crash, which happened on A361 near Frome, Somerset, and involved two vehicles, including the sisters' Volkswagen Polo

PC Justin Robbie has been nominated for a bravery award after he raced into a blazing fire at a tower block in Bristol and helped rescue two men who were hanging from a ledge on the 16th floor

Josh James, who pounced with a knife after a Tesco worker bravely wrestled stolen goods of him at a supermarket in Bristol city centre, will now spend eight years in prison

'Ultra-talented' Jason Winder died at one of the Worthy Farm campsites over the weekend with tributes being paid to the 48-year-old radio DJ

Mikey Roynon, aged 16, died from a single stab wound at a property in Bath, Somerset, despite the paramedics' best efforts to save him - three teenagers have been arrested and remain in police custody

Timothy Schofield, younger brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield, was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Bristol Crown Court this morning, after being convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child at Exeter Crown Court last month

Timothy Schofield, younger brother of TV star Phillip Schofield, was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Bristol Crown Court earlier today, after being convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child at Exeter Crown Court last month

Paramedic Kirsty Livingstone, 43, saw her holiday to Rome, Italy, ruined after police phoned her to say her BMW had been pulled over doing 90mph after being stolen

Denise Jarvis, 44, was last seen last year, the day after a row with her parents at their home, and Avon and Somerset Police have been criticised for the investigation so far

Lucy Anne was on her way home near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, in the early hours of Tuesday when a latex-clad man wearing a mask leapt out in front of her car

Avon and Somerset Police say they are working with the fire department and council after homes were evacuated and people have said they are stuck in the floods in Somerset

Avon and Somerset Police have released CCTV of three men they would like to speak to in connection to a hate investigation in Bristol last October at about 3am

Police and the fire service attended the blast, which occurred in the early hours of this morning in the Fishponds area of Bristol, and officers are carrying out enquiries

Teen Ben Moncrieff was stabbed to death in a McDonald's in Bath city centre on Saturday morning. A teenager from South London has now been charged with his murder

Ben Moncrieff, 18, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene of the horrifying incident in Bath city centre in the early hours of Saturday morning, police have confirmed

Emergency services were called to reports of a man suffering serious injuries in the centre of Bath this morning as a witness claims to have seen someone stabbed to death in a fast food restaurant

The Mirror has identified 12 controversial candidates put forward by the Conservatives - including alleged racists, conspiracy theorists, a sacked surgeon and a convicted drug dealer

A woman has been arrested with medical support after a member of staff found the body of newborn baby girl at a recycling centre, as police say their enquiries are ongoing

A harrowing audio clip played in court shared the moment a devstated mum called 999 to tell them her 19-year-old son Joshua Delbono had stabbed a 16-year-old boy to death

Church warden Beryl Purdy, 86, died in an incident on Monday near Bridgwater, Somerset, after reports of a burglary as local police located man in his 30s who was arrested

This Morning's Alison Hammond is filling in for Phillip Schofield while his brother stands trial for sexual abuse charges involving a teenage boy