As it happened: West of England

Gloucester was hit by heavy rain this evening, which caused flash flooding on the streets of the city.

This footage was captured by a car dashcam, showing cars driving through large pools of surface water.

More rain is expected to hit the West Country on Wednesday morning.

Player of the match, Anya Shrubsole joined Alex Lovell and David Garmston on BBC Points West this evening.

She took six wickets - the highest number of wickets in a women's world cup final.

Read more about Anya's rankings here.

The government's announced that helicopter manufacturing will continue in Yeovil, with a new deal between Leonardo Helicopters and the Ministry of Defence.

The firm is keeping the contract to make frames for the military Wildcat Helicopter - the AW159 - and it says much of the work will be done at the Somerset site.

There had been fears that the work could move to Poland, along with 40 jobs, following a review by the Ministry of Defence.

But a deal has been struck for Leonardo Helicopters to keep the assembly work of military helicopter airframes in Yeovil rather than move it overseas.

You can read more about the story here.

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More on the damning Chief Inspector of Prisons report into HMP Bristol, which found:

• 50% of prisoners were locked in their cell during the day, and nighttime lock-ins began at 1730
• crowded, poorly equipped cells
• violence towards staff and between prisoners was very high
• a third of prisoners were being released homeless at the end of their sentence
• many prisoners said they felt unsafe

"Chronic" staff shortages have been blamed for many of the poor outcomes at the prison.

Andrew Nielson from the Howard League for Penal Reform told the BBC that staff are at threat as well as prisoners and they prison is "almost lost in chaos."

The Chief Inspector of Prisons has said conditions at HMP Bristol are "unacceptable".

A surprise inspection in March this year found:

• a "deluge of illicit drugs... has fuelled violence, debt and self-harm”
• more than half (53%) of prisoners said it was easy to get illicit drugs in the jail
• significant finds of weapons, drugs and mobile phones during the inspection
• one in seven prisoners said that they had developed a drug problem while at the prison
• an "exceptionally high" rate of positive drugs tests

More follows...

Quote Message: Performance at Bristol isn’t at an acceptable level and the Governor is taking robust action to tackle the problems. Funding has been increased and more staff, including an additional 29 prison officers, are being recruited. Work to improve safety, reduce violence and improve first night arrangements is being prioritised. from Michael Spurr, Chief Executive Her Majesty's Prisons

Performance at Bristol isn’t at an acceptable level and the Governor is taking robust action to tackle the problems. Funding has been increased and more staff, including an additional 29 prison officers, are being recruited. Work to improve safety, reduce violence and improve first night arrangements is being prioritised.

Adam Mustoe has only been freediving since 2016, but he hopes to enter the top 100 ranking of freedivers in the world.

Freediving is a sport where participants try to dive as deep as they can on a single breath of air.

Adam will travel to Honduras in August for the Freediving World Championships and freedive without fins up to depths of around 40 metres.

This should not be tried without proper supervision or instruction.

Parts of Gloucester have seen flash flooding this evening with a sudden downpour of torrential rain, creating treacherous conditions on the M5.

Here was the view at BBC Radio Gloucestershire:

For many years Bristol has enjoyed a reputation as the UK's number one city for graffiti and street art.

But along with that reputation comes an ongoing debate about creativity and criminality.

On BBC One on Friday, the eve of street art festival Upfest, presenter Miquita Oliver will be assessing the debate and asking why Banksy’s work is protected when other graffiti artists are being prosecuted and sometimes imprisoned for their work.

In three special online-only videos, Bristol photographer Beezer takes us back to three key locations in the city’s early graffiti story. Part one is below, and parts two and three will follow tomorrow and Thursday.

'Vandals and Visionaries' is on BBC One at 7.30pm on Friday, 28th July.

The flooding of 2007 remains strong in the memories of those who lived through it.

Now, they've raised concerns over a new development of houses being built in areas which were submerged a decade ago.

Over 600 homes have been built at Longford, and more are planned. The developers say that new estates are being built with better drainage, so shouldn't be affected.

Scott Ellis found out more...

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These were the scene on the M5 near Cheltenham a few moments ago.

Heavy rain is making driving treacherous during the rush hour.

The storms are very localised so watch out if you're about to set off home as one minute it might be bright sunshine, the next raining cats and dogs.

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A surprise inspection of Bristol Prison has revealed an environment of violence, debt and increasing self-harm, all fuelled by staff shortages and a "deluge" of drugs, according to a report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons.

The visit took place in March, and inspectors found that standards had declined and the prison was now less safe than two years before.

BBC Points West's Andrew Plant has more...

BBC Points West have been looking back through their archives as part of celebrations marking 60 years of broadcasting to the West Country.

In 1970, Brunel's famous ship, the ss Great Britain returned back to Bristol after a final trip across the ocean from her resting place on the Falkland Islands.

Thousands of people, and the film cameras, turned out to watch.

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Sean Conway, the Cheltenham extreme adventurer, is aiming for the current world record to cross Europe, which stands at 29 days, 18 hours and 25 minutes.

He hopes to knock four days off the record by cycling about 180 miles each day, beginning on August 5.

Sean says he hopes there'll also be time to chat to people he meets along the way!

Quote Message: I'm looking to not only break the world record for the fastest cycle across Europe but also to have the opportunity to meet some incredible people along the way. It's an uncertain time across Europe at the moment and we rarely hear reports of how nice people can be, only the bad stuff. from Sean Conway

I'm looking to not only break the world record for the fastest cycle across Europe but also to have the opportunity to meet some incredible people along the way. It's an uncertain time across Europe at the moment and we rarely hear reports of how nice people can be, only the bad stuff.

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A deal has been struck for Leonardo Helicopters to keep the assembly work of military helicopter airframes in Yeovil rather than move it overseas.

There were fears the equipment and 40 jobs would go to Poland after a review by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Yeovil Conservative MP Marcus Fysh said: "It is good news. It was a bit of a concern that the assemblies of the Wildcat airframes might move."

The AW159 is a military helicopter used in the UK and also exported overseas.

You can read more about the story here.

Doesn't it look cute?

Perhaps not. This little chick is an extremely rare Philippine cockatoo, and it's the first one to hatch in Bristol.

In the wild, the species is critically endangered. It's estimated there are between just 560 and 1,150 left in the Philippines.

We think a new Disney character is born.

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