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Engineering teams use the world's largest crane - Big Carl - to lift a 245-tonne steel dome onto Hinkley Point C's first reactor building, at the nuclear power station construction site in Bridgwater, Somerset. The scene is reflected in water below it, including a construction worker in high-vis standing at the front of the buildings.

Government urged to block 'crazy' EDF saltmarsh plans

The company wants to flood farmland to compensate for killing tonnes of fish at Hinkley Point C.

John Crockford-Hawley holding the trowel which his cousin used to lay the pier's foundation stone

Mayor uncovers unknown family connection to pier

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is providing £10m towards reopening the Victorian landmark.

Birnbeck Pier's bridge to the island where the pier is based

Pier 'on brink of loss' receives £10m package

Birnbeck Pier has been in disrepair for 20 years after being privately owned.

The empty site of Dolphin Square, behind a fence with the road in the foreground

Seaside town homes to be built after £1.7m grant

The council was told that without extra funding it would not be able to build on the site.

A rainbow shines over Birnbeck Island

Pier lifeboat station to be brought 'back to life'

Councillor Mark Canniford said each milestone is a step forward to "benefit the local area".

A large display of vapes at the end of a Halloween sweets aisle in Morrisons in Worle. It is a large display with colourful vape boxes and electronic screens.

Vapes placed near children's sweets sparks concern

The supermarket chain said it would be contacting the store to ask them to move the display.

A Google Street View image of Alexandra Parade. To the left is a long green space with trees, running down the middle of the road, while a parade of shops and businesses is on the right. The road ahead is one-way, with a pedestrian crossing directly in front.

Man fined £400 for public urination

The council, which brought the prosecution, said it would be cracking down on similar behaviour.

A large ice rink in Weston with bright lights and snowflakes hanging down from the ceiling.

Ice rink will return to Weston's Tropicana

The attraction will be open to the public from November until early January.

Birnbeck Pier

Work to restore crumbling historic pier under way

The first phase of work to improve the Grade II listed Birnbeck Pier has started.