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• Knowle stabbing update: Two men remain in hospital as police praise members of public who 'bravely intervened'

  25-02-2020 23:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are keeping an 'open mind' over incident
  
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• Solo 45 trial: Police 'labelled grime artist a rapist'

  25-02-2020 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Anokye denies 31 charges, including 22 of rape and five of false imprisonment.
  
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• Huddersfield Town 2-1 Bristol City: Chris Willock & Karlan Grant give Terriers win

  25-02-2020 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Huddersfield Town boost their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Championship with victory over Bristol City.
  
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• Bristol rollerblade stabbings: Three hurt in Knowle

  25-02-2020 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s is arrested after a string of stabbings in a street in Bristol.
  
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• Investigation into South Bristol assaults continues

  25-02-2020 22:34 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Investigations into an incident in which three people were assaulted in South Bristol today are continuing this evening (Tuesday, 25 February). Officers were dispatched to the Wells Road area at 3.10pm after we received multiple calls about a man on roller skates attacking people. On arrival at the scene, two officers were threatened by a man with a knife. One of the officers deployed their Taser...
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• Bristol residents to pay an extra 3.99 per cent in council tax as Labour's budget is approved

  25-02-2020 22:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Council tax will rise £67.46 for an average band D property
  
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• Jury urged to be 'fair and balanced' in trial of musician charged with multiple rape

  25-02-2020 22:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sally O'Neill QC says Andy Anokye is in the charge of the jury - not police
  
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• Video shows two Bristol men pull off amazing Valentine's Day surprise for girlfriends in Colombia

  25-02-2020 22:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It was the most shocked I've ever been in my entire life"
  
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• Organisers confirm route for Greta Thunberg climate march

  25-02-2020 22:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It will begin from College Green
  
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• Greta Thunberg meets Malala Yousafzai at Oxford University

  25-02-2020 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The campaigners posed for a photo together at Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford.
  
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• Watch: Police chief promises extra patrols after three people injured in Knowle stabbing

  25-02-2020 21:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Generally speaking this is a safe place'
  
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• LIVE EuroMillions results: Winning numbers for Tuesday, February 25, 2020

  25-02-2020 21:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Heroic residents chased roller skater attacker after witnessing stabbings

  25-02-2020 20:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Three people are recovering in hospital
  
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• Man arrested following assaults in South Bristol

  25-02-2020 20:02 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  At 3.10pm today (Tuesday, 25 February) we began receiving reports a number of people had been assaulted in the south Bristol area. Officers attended and subsequently arrested a man in his 30s on Redcatch Road. He remains in custody. Three people have been taken to hospital with injuries which aren’t believed to be life threatening. A full investigation is already under way. While we’re keeping an...
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• Bristol's Somali men open up about mental health

  25-02-2020 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Men from the Somali community gathered at Charlotte Keel Medical Practice to "eradicate the taboo around mental health".
  
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• Mum describes horrifying moment she saw attacker on roller skates stab man in Knowle

  25-02-2020 19:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wells Road in Knowle has been cordoned off near Broad Walk
  
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• Labour deputy leadership hopeful Richard Burgon wants to honour 'hero' Tony Benn with university in his memory

  25-02-2020 18:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Leftwing candidate says he wants to create a 'living monument' to the late former Bristol MP
  
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• In pictures: Police cordon around Wells Road, Broad Walk

  25-02-2020 18:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s has been arrested
  
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• B&M branch at Avonmeads Retail Park in Bristol to close

  25-02-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We want to thank customers for shopping with us over the years"
  
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• Three taken to hospital after incident in Wells Road, Knowle - full police statement

  25-02-2020 17:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested
  
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• Person hit by train at Swindon - GWR services disrupted as all lines blocked

  25-02-2020 17:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  All lines are blocked
  
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• Latest updates as Wells Road closed to traffic by 'police incident' near Broad Walk - First buses diverted

  25-02-2020 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic near Broadwalk Shopping Centre is affected
  
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• Latest updates as Wells Road closed to traffic after stabbing near Broad Walk - First buses diverted

  25-02-2020 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic near Broadwalk Shopping Centre is affected
  
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• Couple's left in ATOL limbo after dream trip to Graceland turns into nightmare

  25-02-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'ATOL protection isn't worth the paper it's written on'
  
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• What police said ahead of Greta Thunberg visit to Bristol for climate change protest

  25-02-2020 16:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The world renowned climate change activist will be at College Green on Friday
  
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• New cocktail bar and café to open in historical building at Finzels Reach

  25-02-2020 16:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It will join the likes of Bocabar, Le Vignoble, Left Handed Giant and Spicer+Cole
  
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• Children are happy to eat insect bolognese to save the plant, UWE researchers discover

  25-02-2020 16:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Researchers from UWE made the 'surprising' discovery
  
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• Children are happy to eat insect bolognese to save the planet, UWE researchers discover

  25-02-2020 16:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Researchers from UWE made the 'surprising' discovery
  
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• Bristol landlord used threat of immigration to force tenant to pay more money

  25-02-2020 16:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines
  
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• Inside Maya Jama's trip

  25-02-2020 15:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Inside Maya Jama's trip
  
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• Inside Maya Jama's luxurious trip to The Maldives - as she 'crashes' someone's honeymoon

  25-02-2020 15:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristol star has been feeding sharks and going on idyllic boat trips
  
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• HSBC closing 27 UK banks - find out if your branch is on the list

  25-02-2020 15:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Around 50 jobs are at risk after the bank announced it will close 27 branches this year
  
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• Passengers with coronavirus symptoms 'should stay indoors immediately', Bristol Airport warns

  25-02-2020 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A warning has been issued to tourists returning from 'infected areas'
  
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• St Paul's Carnival working towards being UK's first green Caribbean Carnival - Bristol Post

  25-02-2020 15:00
  
  St Paul's Carnival working towards being UK's first green Caribbean Carnival  Bristol Post
  
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• St Paul's Carnival working towards being UK's first green Caribbean Carnival

  25-02-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We need to start thinking consciously about how to make carnival a sustainable art”
  
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• Bristol firm to lead Government project testing 5G benefits in manufacturing

  25-02-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The project will also be based at the National Composites Centre (NCC) at the Bristol & Bath Science Park in Emersons Green
  
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• Yellow weather warning issued for Bristol - what the Met Office has said

  25-02-2020 14:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK snow warning stops just across the Severn Estuary
  
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• Met Office issues ice weather warning for Bristol - as snow forecast nearby

  25-02-2020 14:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK snow warning stops just across the Severn Estuary
  
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• Bristol start-up Graphcore Ltd now worth nearly $2bn

  25-02-2020 14:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The company hopes to expand it's current position as one of the leading AI intelligence companies
  
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• Woman who performed at Glastonbury falsely claimed £13k in disability benefit

  25-02-2020 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She said she was virtually unable to walk
  
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• Woman told DWP she was virtually unable to walk then performed on stage

  25-02-2020 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The musician, who had performed at Glastonbury Festival, falsely claimed £13,000 in benefits
  
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• Inside stunning three-bed home Ant and Dec gifted to heartbroken family

  25-02-2020 13:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  On ITV's Saturday Night Takeaway Petra and Simon Williams - whose daughter died at nine weeks old - were surprised with the property
  
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• 'It’s very difficult to make any money': Family firm Eric Vick to shut after almost 70 years

  25-02-2020 13:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It’s so quiet it actually feels as if we are in the middle of a recession"
  
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• A mega metrobus expansion and bypass - how new climate action plan is set to transform roads and Bristol Airport

  25-02-2020 13:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Connectivity on roads, rail and pedestrian areas in North Somerset will be completely different
  
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• South Gloucestershire has just been handed £2m for this reason - but it's causing problems

  25-02-2020 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The need for this type of support is rapidly growing but some think it's 'bad news'
  
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• South Gloucestershire has just been handed £2m for this reason - but it's 'bad news' for some

  25-02-2020 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The need for this type of support is rapidly growing
  
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• South Gloucestershire Council to spend £2m on supporting children in school with special educational needs

  25-02-2020 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The need for this type of support is rapidly growing
  
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• This is what's replacing former Squeezed restaurant unit at Cargo

  25-02-2020 12:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Its cabinet fronts and worktops are designed to work with IKEA cabinets
  
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• Pensioner fined thousands after leaving rusting cars on patch of land in Montpelier

  25-02-2020 12:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  For six years...
  
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• Man fined after leaving piece of Montpelier land in this state for six years

  25-02-2020 12:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was full of rusting scrap cars and dumped rubbish
  
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