Man, 44, admits threatening armed police with crossbow in Bath

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        August 29, 2026

Man, 44, admits threatening armed police with crossbow in Bath

Good Morning Bath — Saturday, 29 August 2026

Harrison admitted threatening police officers with a crossbow and threatening a neighbour with a sword.
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Man, 44, admits threatening armed police with crossbow in Bath
• Harrison admitted threatening police officers with a crossbow and threatening a neighbour with a sword.
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On 13 March 1781, Bath musician-turned-astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the back garden of his home at 19 New King Street, now the Herschel Museum of Astronomy.
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