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Claire Hayhurst

Claire Hayhurst is a regional reporter at PA Media, covering the West of England and Wales. She started this role in April 2013 and specialises in general news and crime.

The incident took place at Derriford Hospital (Devon County Council/PA)
UK

Death of pensioner blown over by helicopter was accident, inquest jury finds

The girl died after fleeing a police vehicle (Joe Giddens/PA)
UK

Teenage girl dies in fatal crash on motorway after fleeing police vehicle

Jean Langan, 87, was walking towards Derriford Hospital’s car park when the incident happened (Alamy/PA)
UK

Pensioner died after being blown over by helicopter at hospital, inquest told

Antony Snook (right) sitting beside Riley Tolliver, 18, and teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons at Bristol Crown Court, during their trial (Elizabath Cook/PA)
Crime

Driver accused of murdering two teenage boys denies his defence is ‘a nonsense’

The Mantis Muse is being loaned to Beauchamp College (David Shrigley/PA)
UK

David Shrigley installs giant praying mantis sculpture at former school

Artist Dan Llywelyn Hall with relatives of those connected to the Bramley tree (Dan Llywelyn Hall/PA)
UK

Campaign launched to support original Bramley apple tree

Darrian died in Bristol in February (Family handout/PA)
Crime

Teenage defendant tells jury he stabbed at boy, 16, but did not mean to kill him

Mr Wheeler had not been heard from since August (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
Crime

Trial date set for five men accused over murder of Yeovil man

Mason Rist and Max Dixon both died in hospital in the early hours of January 28 (Family handouts/PA)
Crime

Two teenage boys attacked in Bristol sustained fatal stab wounds – pathologist

Brian Howlett, 88, first bought the house in Devon in 1977 (Carolyn Mendelsohn/PA)
UK

Navy veteran, 88, tells of love for home he has bought twice

A woman and one-year-old child have died following a crash between a car and a double decker school bus (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Woman and one-year-old boy die following school bus crash

Antony Snook appeared in court beside beside Riley Tolliver, 18, and teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons at Bristol Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Teenager seen on CCTV with McDonald’s hours after boys were killed, jury told

Darrian Williams (Family handout)
Crime

Teenage boy fatally stabbed at Bristol park in gang-related attack, court told

Crime

Teenage boy fatally stabbed at Bristol park in gang-related attack, court told

Darrian Williams (Family handout)
Antony Snook, right, and Riley Tolliver, second right, and three teenagers who cannot be named are on trial charged with murder (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

CCTV images showing fatal attack on two teenage boys played to court

Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of Antony Snook (right) sitting beside Riley Tolliver, 18, and teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons at Bristol Crown Court, during their trial accused of the murders of two teenage boys (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Two teenage boys stabbed to death in case of mistaken identity, jury told

Flowers left by the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest where the incident happened (Bronwen Weatherby/PA)
UK

Woman charged with manslaughter following deaths of four paddleboarders

NHS worker Katungua Tjitendero, a musician known as KDogg KT, was attacked as he walked to a bus stop after finishing work at Southmead Hospital in Bristol in July 2020 (Claire Hayhurst/PA)
Crime

Two men jailed over car attack on NHS worker during Covid lockdown

NHS worker Katungua Tjitendero, a musician known as KDogg KT, was attacked as he walked to a bus stop after finishing work at Southmead Hospital in Bristol in July 2020 (Claire Hayhurst/PA)
Crime

Two men jailed over car attack on NHS worker during Covid lockdown

Mr Wheeler has been missing for more than one month (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
UK

Four men charged with murdering missing man in Yeovil

Kunta Cessay died on Friday (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
UK

Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Bristol

Mabli Cariad Hall died after the incident in June 2023 (Dyfed-Powys Police/PA)
Crime

Woman admits causing death by dangerous driving of baby outside hospital

Sheba will celebrate with a fish-shaped cake (Cornish Seal Sanctuary/PA)
UK

Rescued seal celebrates 50th birthday at sanctuary

The case is being heard at Bristol Crown Court (Alamy/PA)
Crime

Man denies trying to kill fellow teacher with knife after rejection

James Kirby was one of the World Central Kitchen seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza (World Central Kitchen/PA)
UK

Family of British aid worker killed in Gaza call for independent inquiry

Karolina Zurawska is to face trial next February, accused of murdering her six-year-old son, Alexander Zurawski and attempting to murder her 67-year-old father, Krzysztof Siwi (South Wales Police/PA)
Crime

Trial date set for mother accused of murdering six-year-old boy

Scarlett Hale will now go to Australia (Millfield/PA)
UK

Youngest international cricket umpire celebrates BTec double distinction

James Kirby was one of the World Central Kitchen seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza (World Central Kitchen/PA)
UK

Family of British aid worker killed in Gaza call for independent inquiry

Karolina Zurawska is to face trial next February, accused of murdering her six-year-old son, Alexander Zurawski and attempting to murder her 67-year-old father, Krzysztof Siwi (South Wales Police/PA)
Crime

Trial date set for mother accused of murdering six-year-old boy

Scarlett Hale will now go to Australia (Millfield/PA)
UK

Youngest international cricket umpire celebrates BTec double distinction

Cotton-top tamarin monkey Maxi and her newborn baby at (Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire (Longleat Safari and Adventure Park/PA)
UK

Birth of critically endangered monkey at safari park caught on camera

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Birth of critically endangered monkey at safari park caught on camera

Cotton-top tamarin monkey Maxi and her newborn baby at (Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire (Longleat Safari and Adventure Park/PA)
Mark Bowen was jailed at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
Crime

Man who told protest police ‘I hope your kids are next’ jailed for 25 months

The four cubs were born in May (Longleat Safari and Adventure Park/PA)
UK

Four rare tiger cubs explore outdoors for first time

Guy Sullivan apologised to the officer (Devon and Cornwall Police/PA)
Crime

Man who stole police officer’s baton during disorder jailed for three years

Former Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford with newly sworn first minister Eluned Morgan (Welsh Government/PA)
UK

Former Welsh FM Mark Drakeford returns to Government as health secretary

Former Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford with newly sworn first minister Eluned Morgan (Welsh Government/PA)
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Former Welsh FM Mark Drakeford returns to Government as health secretary

Thelma Huse and Tony Mist were travelling for a glamping holiday (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
Crime

Driver who killed couple in head-on crash jailed for more than three years

David Eggleton moved more than £600,000 into his bank account (Wiltshire Police/PA)
Crime

Nephew who stole £600k from elderly aunt in power of attorney fraud jailed

Haxworth appeared at Bristol Crown Court (Ben Birchall/PA)
Crime

Man, 87, appears in court charged with murdering his wife

Xander Van der Poll said he was balancing working as a doctor with training for the Paralympics in 2028 (University of Bristol/PA)
UK

Student paralysed from waist down after falling from tree graduates as doctor

The vapes were tested by Professor Chris Pudney from the University of Bath (University of Bath/PA)
UK

School children unwittingly smoking spice-spiked vapes, study finds

Hot air balloons lift off beside Bristol Cathedral (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Hot air balloons take to city skies to launch annual fiesta

Vaughan Gething announced his resignation four months into the post (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Vaughan Gething ‘much, much better person’ than portrayed, former FM says

Juan Cifuentes and Farooq Abdulrazak had been on a business trip to the Swedish city of Malmo (Alamy/PA)
UK

Met Police investigate if bodies found in Sweden are missing Londoners

Cameron Jones handed himself in to police three weeks after the crash (South Wales Police/PA)
Crime

‘Callous’ driver who left dying girlfriend after crash jailed for 10 years

Avon and Somerset Police have said people should call 999 if they see this man (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
UK

Police searching for man after human remains found in suitcases

Lorna England was described as a beloved mother, wife and grandmother (Devon and Cornwall Police/PA)
Crime

Man who murdered stranger in park jailed for minimum of 28 years

Crime

Man who murdered stranger in park jailed for minimum of 28 years

Lorna England was described as a beloved mother, wife and grandmother (Devon and Cornwall Police/PA)
The incident happened in December 2020 (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

‘Insufficient evidence’ for manslaughter prosecution after explosion deaths

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg pictured in February 2024 (Victoria Jones/PA)
UK

Conservative Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg defeated by Labour’s Dan Norris

Carla Denyer was speaking while canvassing in the Bristol Central constituency she is targeting (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
UK

Green MPs would push Labour government to be ‘braver and bolder’, says co-leader

A Victoria Cross awarded to Captain Henry Peel Ritchie, of the Royal Navy, in the First World War could fetch up to £260,000 when it goes under the hammer later this month (Noonans/PA)
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First naval Victoria Cross of First World War could fetch £260,000 at auction

A Victoria Cross awarded to Captain Henry Peel Ritchie, of the Royal Navy, in the First World War could fetch up to £260,000 when it goes under the hammer later this month (Noonans/PA)
UK

First naval Victoria Cross of First World War could fetch £260,000 at auction

British explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams (left) and American balloon manufacturer Bert Padelt (right), working on preparations for the Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer (Johnny Green/PA)
UK

Transatlantic balloon crossing attempt thwarted by weather conditions

The incident took place on June 19 (Just Stop Oil/PA)
UK

Third person arrested after orange paint powder sprayed at Stonehenge

Chris Green, 32, of Nursery Close, Peterborough, who has been sentenced after he impersonated a police officer to pull over a member of the public (Wiltshire Police/PA)
UK

Man who stopped female driver sentenced for impersonating police officer

The property is in Clifton, Bristol (Haighs/PA)
UK

Former tea shop said to be where Winnie-the-Pooh first sketched goes on market

Artist Dan Llywelyn Hall has unveiled a series of new works, including pieces depicting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as historic royals (Dan Llywelyn Hall/PA)
Royal Family

Youngest ever artist to paint late Queen now takes on Harry and Meghan

Baby Olive was born safely last month (Cornwall Council/PA)
UK

Firefighters tackling blaze praised for helping to deliver baby in nearby car

British explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams working on preparations for the Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer (Johnny Green/PA)
UK

Explorer hopes transatlantic balloon attempt proves ‘age is just a number’

Kimberley Hawkins (Gloucestershire Police/PA)
Crime

Woman who took man’s mobility scooter and left him to die admits manslaughter

Police have appealed for information (Joe Giddens/PA)
Crime

Man, 87, charged with murdering 85-year-old woman in Bath

Kimberley Hawkins (Gloucestershire Police/PA)
Crime

Woman admits manslaughter of mobility scooter user in Stroud

Lorna England lived in Exeter (Devon and Cornwall Police/PA)
Crime

Man stabbed woman to death after warning he would kill a stranger, court told

Crime

Man stabbed woman to death after warning he would kill a stranger, court told

Lorna England lived in Exeter (Devon and Cornwall Police/PA)
The activists sprayed paint on the stones on Wednesday (Just Stop Oil/PA)
UK

Prime Minister slams spray paint incident at Stonehenge as ‘disgraceful act’

Just Stop Oil protesters
UK

Just Stop Oil activists spray orange paint over Stonehenge

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth with his party’s manifesto (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Plaid Cymru’s General Election manifesto at a glance

Four rare tiger cubs born at Longleat (Ian Turner/PA)
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Four rare tiger cubs born at Longleat a month ago doing well, keepers say

Four rare tiger cubs born at Longleat (Ian Turner/PA)
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Four rare tiger cubs born at Longleat a month ago doing well, keepers say

Junior doctors on the picket line at Cardiff’s University Hospital in January (Ben Birchall/PA)
Business

Union urges junior doctors to accept pay offer from Welsh Government

Sam Trask told The Mirror he had decided to withdraw as a candidate for the Bridgend seat (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Tory candidate withdraws from election after ‘wholly inappropriate’ comments

Alison Bowen was a mother-of-four (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
Crime

Family of mother-of-four killed by husband describe their devastation

Ann and Bernard McDonagh arriving at Swansea Crown Court (Claire Hayhurst/PA)
Crime

Married couple jailed for ‘dine and dash’ offences in south Wales

The boy is on trial at Exeter Crown Court (David Wilcock/PA)
Crime

Boy accused over public school hammer attack tells court he was sleepwalking

Vaughan Gething expressed his ‘gratitude’ to Hannah Blythyn for work she had undertaken as minister for social partnership (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

First Minister of Wales sacks minister for phone message leak to media

Aid worker James Kirby was killed on April 1 (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Hundreds pack church to pay tribute to ‘hero’ aid worker killed in Gaza

Archie Wills-Johnson (University of Bristol/PA)
UK

Student returns to American football team as coach after spinal cord injury

<p>The family eating at Bella Ciao restaurant in Port Talbot</p>
Crime

Dine and dash couple rack up more than £1,000 in unpaid bills

Ann McDonagh admitted 10 offences at court (River House/PA)
Crime

Restaurant delighted after couple brought to justice for ‘dine-and-dash’ runners

Finn is now 15 years old (The Kennel Club/PA)
UK

Cat reunited with owner 12 years after going missing was two miles from home

Mason Rist and Max Dixon died following the incident in Bristol (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
UK

Nine in court charged in connection with teenagers’ fatal stabbing

Police are appealing for witnesses after a five-year-old was killed (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Police investigating after boy, five, dies following road traffic collision

The trial will take place at Bristol Crown Court (Ben Birchall/PA)
Crime

Four men deny attacking NHS worker who was hit by car

The school went into lockdown following the incident (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Teenage girl arrested after teachers and pupil stabbed at Welsh school

Police are investigating (Joe Giddens/PA)
UK

One arrest and three injured in ‘serious incident’ at Welsh school

The trial will take place at Bristol Crown Court (Ben Birchall/PA)
Crime

Four men deny attacking NHS worker who was hit by car

The school went into lockdown following the incident (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Teenage girl arrested after teachers and pupil stabbed at Welsh school

Police are investigating (Joe Giddens/PA)
UK

One arrest and three injured in ‘serious incident’ at Welsh school

Alicia Hempleman-Adams pictured after achieving her records (Handout/PA)
UK

British adventurer sets three female airship records in the US

Vaughan Gething was speaking at his first press conference since becoming First Minister (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

First Minister of Wales defends cuts that could lead to national museum closure

The moment before the incident (South Wales Police)
UK

CCTV footage shows moment speeding car hits girl before driving off

Jake Hill attacked people with a hunting knife he had hidden in a hedge (Devon and Cornwall Police/PA)
Crime

Man who murdered rugby player outside nightclub jailed for life

Richard Scatchard was wanted over the death of Kelly Faiers at his home in Somerset (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
UK

Police find body in search for sex offender wanted after woman’s murder

A Stop Lime Down sign near the proposed Lime Down solar farm site, in the Wiltshire countryside near Malmesbury (Ben Birchall/PA)
News

Thousands sign petition against 2,000-acre solar farm in Wiltshire

<p>Owain Hammett-George has been jailed for six years </p>
Crime

Judge criticises parents of teenager who killed two in car crash

Christine Rawle who has been convicted of murdering her husband (Devon and Cornwall Police/PA)
Crime

Horse expert jailed for life after murdering husband at their home

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