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Three more MPs are to quit their roles at the University of Bath in protest over the vice-chancellor's "unjustifiable" pay.

Prof Dame Glynis Breakwell earns £451,000 a year and is the highest paid vice-chancellor in the country.

Labour's Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy, Bristol North West MP Darren Jones and Stroud MP David Drew all confirmed they are standing down.

Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire, resigned two weeks ago.

All four were ex-officio members of the Court of Bath University, a statutory body representing the interests of the university's internal and external stakeholders.

Darren Jones, the Labour MP for Bristol North West, has tonight become the fourth MP to resign from his role at the University of Bath in protest at the high salary paid to the Vice Chancellor.

This is his statement in full:

“Students in my constituency are paying increasingly high tuition fees, with many families helping their children out with the costs associated with going to university.

"Vice Chancellors pay needs to be set within the context of value for money. And students take on excessive debt to get a good education, not to pay bloated executive pay.

"The decision to pay the Vice Chancellor [of Bath University] over £400,000 per year is excessive. And I agree with Lord Adonis that Government should undertake an inquiry into public sector executive pay.

"I have therefore resigned from my ex officio position on the Court of Bath University as a sign of my support for such a review.”

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Two more West MPs have resigned from their roles at the University of Bath - in protest at the high salary paid to the Vice Chancellor.

Labour's Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy and MP for Stroud David Drew both confirmed they are standing down.

Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire, resigned two weeks ago over what he called the "eye-watering" salary.

Dame Glynis Breakwell is the UK's top earner amongst Vice Chancellors. Her salary is in excess of 450 thousand pounds a year.

Some organisations in Bath say the salary is justified - but students have told us they feel like they're bankrolling the vice chancellor.

A new sensory garden for people with dementia has opened in Swindon.

The garden of Downs View Care Centre was a blank canvas of concrete but has been transformed over three months.

Residents can water the plants, look after the budgies, the tortoises and the rabbits as well as have their senses stimulated by the lavender.

The whole garden is accessible by wheelchair and was unveiled by the Mayor of Swindon at a ceremony today.

A project which creates homes for rough sleepers in the West has become a blueprint for others across the country.

Volunteers have transformed 30 ft shipping containers into living accommodation.

It's part of the charity Help Bristol's Homeless and aims to support people to create a new start in life.

Seven players from Bristol Ladies are in the starting line-up for England's rugby world cup semi-final tonight.

Amongst them are Danielle Waterman and Sarah Hunter who were part of the team that won the competition in 2014.

A victory in tonight's match against France will see England into Saturday's final against either New Zealand or the USA.

Tonight's match kicks off at 7.45 in Belfast.

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When it comes to exercise there can be few fitter than the Rogers family from Burnham on Sea.

Father, two daughters and son have all been chosen to represent Great Britain in the World Triathlon Championships taking place in Rotterdam next month.

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Five people have been questioned as police investigate historical allegations of abuse at three boarding schools in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

The men, who worked at Badgeworth Court and Dowdeswell Court near Cheltenham, and Clouds House near Salisbury, have been interviewed under caution.

Five other former school workers, including teachers, have already been arrested and bailed during the inquiry.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has confirmed that it has been made aware of this morning's fatal stabbing in St Paul's, Bristol.

A spokeswoman said: “We are assessing a referral from Avon and Somerset Police about an incident in the St Paul’s area of Bristol this morning, and will make a decision on whether IPCC involvement is appropriate.”

The IPCC is contacted as a matter of course when there has been some previous police contact. It is not known what that contact was at this stage.

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A Welsh coach firm which was involved in a crash in France last year will lose its licence over an unrelated issue.

Two pupils from Bournside School in Cheltenham were seriously injured and more than a dozen others were hurt in the crash.

Penygroes-based Express Motors will have its licence revoked on 31 December after an investigation found maintenance records had been falsified.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency launched the probe after drivers' hours were compared with maintenance records.

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A tiny red titi monkey is thriving after zoo keepers intervened when his mum Bella died after giving birth.

His survival has been down to a team of keepers providing round the clock care and feeds three times a day.

Pichiku, meaning little monkey, is living with his dad and is one of the only titi monkeys sucessfully hand reared to this age.

Quote Message: We are absolutely delighted with how well Pichiku is doing. He has survived against the odds, he’s definitely a fighter, a determined little one and the whole experience has been amazing and immensely rewarding. from Emily Lewis Bristol Zoo Team Leader

We are absolutely delighted with how well Pichiku is doing. He has survived against the odds, he’s definitely a fighter, a determined little one and the whole experience has been amazing and immensely rewarding.

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Four protesters who were barricading the entrance to a £500m incinerator being built near Gloucester have been arrested.

Gloucestershire Police said they had been arrested at about 1pm for obstructing the highway, and are currently in police custody.

A further two protesters left the area following the arrests.

The group say the incinerator, off the M5 at junction 12 near Stroud, which is due to operational in 2019, will be incredibly expensive and discourage recycling.

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Two further MPs are to quit their roles at the University of Bath in protest over the vice-chancellor's "unjustifiable" pay.

It follows criticism of the £451,000 salary of Prof Dame Glynis Breakwell.

Labour's Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy and MP for Stroud David Drew both confirmed they are standing down.

Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire, resigned two weeks ago over what he called the "eye-watering" salary.