Newspapers & trending: MPs pay tribute to John Prescott

Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media.

Many of our local MPs have paid tribute to former Labour Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who has died aged 86. Carla Denyer has praised his "down to earth straight talking", while Claire Hazelgrove calls him "a true giant".

A man's been honoured for 50 years of volunteering for RNLI Portishead. The team has received Kings Coronation Medals, including Christopher Sweeting for his five decades of service.

Secret World Wildlife Rescue has posted a video of a fox caught up in a goal in someone's garden in Bristol – prompting an appeal to check netting in your garden for wildlife.

And a video of the red pandas in the snow at Bristol Zoo Project has been upvoted hundreds of times on Reddit.

Concerns over Dale Vince’s plans for 100 wind turbines in the Cotswolds have been aired by Gloucestershire Live this morning.

Somerset Live says a 23-year-old man has been jailed following a fatal crash on the Somerset and Wiltshire border. The paper says Louis Tavener, 23, lost control and crashed into a car being driven by 63-year-old Warwick Bayman, just weeks before his wedding.

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