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• Police targeted drivers on M5 to catch people flouting lockdown

  14-04-2020 23:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gloucestershire police have confirmed Michaelwood Services was one of the locations they were stopping motorists
  
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• Updates: Fire crews tackling blaze in Bedminster

  14-04-2020 21:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fire is in a flat believed to be near or on West Street
  
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• Updates: Fire crews at 'flat on fire' in Bedminster

  14-04-2020 21:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fire is in a flat believed to be near or on West Street
  
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• Fire crews called to 'flat on fire' in Bedminster

  14-04-2020 21:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fire is in a flat believed to be near or on West Street
  
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• Cause of fire involving two cars 'thought to be deliberate'

  14-04-2020 21:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fire broke out in the early hours of this morning
  
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• Burglar jailed after raid on offices at SS Great Britain

  14-04-2020 20:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Paul David Hunter, 34, was found with a key in one of his back pockets
  
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• Coronavirus: What do all the terms mean?

  14-04-2020 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Use our tool to check the meaning of key words and phrases associated with the Covid-19 outbreak
  
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• Anger as First Bus drivers get 'shower curtain' protection

  14-04-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The RMT union branded the First Bus measures "inept"
  
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• Bristol hospital worker dies after contracting coronavirus

  14-04-2020 18:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'She will be greatly missed and forever in our hearts'
  
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• Coronavirus latest: Number of confirmed cases in Bristol rises again as UK death toll passes 12,000 - Bristol Post

  14-04-2020 18:28
  
  Coronavirus latest: Number of confirmed cases in Bristol rises again as UK death toll passes 12,000  Bristol Post
  
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• Coronavirus latest: Number of Bristol cases rises again

  14-04-2020 18:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New figures have been published by Public Health England this afternoon (April 14)
  
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• Burglar caught targeting SS Great Britain jailed

  14-04-2020 18:17 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for 18 weeks after breaking into the offices of the SS Great Britain. Paul David Hunter, 34, of no fixed address, was arrested at the popular attraction in the early hours of Sunday (12 April) after a member of the public reported hearing suspicious activity. Officers arrived at the scene eight minutes after the call came in to find a first-floor office window had been...
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• Man delivers pizzas to NHS staff hours after losing relative to Covid-19

  14-04-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  John Mills said the loss only made him want to help out more
  
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• Gruffalo illustrator's free book teaches children about coronavirus

  14-04-2020 17:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The book is available to download for free and is aimed at primary school children
  
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• KFC re-opens 11 stores for deliveries

  14-04-2020 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'There’s still a need for affordable, accessible food at this time - so we want to do our part'
  
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• The home workout you can do using just a staircase

  14-04-2020 15:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  When you can't access the gym, people start coming up with very creative ways to look fit
  
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• Airbus furloughs workers at Filton site

  14-04-2020 15:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Production teams are currently on an Easter break
  
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• Months or weeks? How long the UK's coronavirus lockdown will last - Bristol Live

  14-04-2020 15:38
  
  Months or weeks? How long the UK's coronavirus lockdown will last  Bristol Live
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder in Knowle faces trial

  14-04-2020 15:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Bridgeman is charged with attacking three men in February
  
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• Burglar admits breaking into off-licence

  14-04-2020 15:35 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man from Bath has pleaded guilty to breaking into an off-licence last week. Craig Starkey, 37, admitted breaking into the premises in Green Street in the early hours of Friday 10 April and stole stock from the business. Starkey was arrested by officers within 10 hours of the offence and appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court on Saturday 11 April. Starkey, of Upper Bristol Road...
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• Former Bristol University lecturer dies of coronavirus

  14-04-2020 15:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He messaged a friend from hospital just days earlier saying he was staying 'positive'
  
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• UWE student using 3D printers to make masks for NHS workers

  14-04-2020 15:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mike hopes to produce 1,000 masks a month
  
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• 'I've never seen anything like it' - two arrested outside Sainsbury's

  14-04-2020 15:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I've never seen anything like it"
  
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• UK Government to make decision on people wearing face masks outdoors - Bristol Post

  14-04-2020 14:47
  
  UK Government to make decision on people wearing face masks outdoors  Bristol Post
  
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• Best Bristol Instagrammers to follow during lockdown

  14-04-2020 14:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  With lockdown blues starting to set in, why not check out what some of your local influencers are doing?
  
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• Man left with broken leg and kneecap outside Bristol pub

  14-04-2020 14:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Anyone with information should call police on 101
  
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• Government to make decision on people wearing face masks outdoors

  14-04-2020 14:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are fears it could give people a "false sense of security"
  
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• Review: The restaurant-quality steaks you can order to your door

  14-04-2020 14:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Catering company Dine At Home and The Ashville steakhouse have teamed up to launch the service
  
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• Amazing true crime shows to binge-watch on Netflix during lockdown

  14-04-2020 13:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There's a load of disturbing and gripping shows to watch - all based on real events
  
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• Update on progress of huge development in light of coronavirus outbreak

  14-04-2020 13:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Construction work on the first cluster of the 2,675 homes in the new Brabazon neighbourhood began in January
  
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• Wizz Air to make 1,000 employees redundant

  14-04-2020 13:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The carrier flies to Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia from Bristol Airport
  
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• Bristol cases to continue rising for at least two weeks

  14-04-2020 12:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She said the South West should “treasure” the fact it had experienced fewer cases than elsewhere in the country but that no immediate let up was expected.
  
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• Witness appeal after incident outside pub

  14-04-2020 12:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are seeking witnesses to an incident outside a pub in Staple Hill. A man, in his 50s, visited The Portcullis, in High Street, on Friday 7 February. At approximately 11.30pm, he went outside to have a cigarette where he suffered a broken kneecap plus leg and hand injuries, requiring hospital treatment. He has since been discharged. We are investigating how he sustained those injuries...
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• Plans for new Aldi, Premier Inn and drive-through Costa

  14-04-2020 12:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The application will be considered by South Gloucestershire Council
  
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• The view from lockdown in New Zealand - from a Bristol reporter

  14-04-2020 11:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Reporter Amanda Cameron, who was raised in Auckland and moved to Bristol in 2014,is locked down in New Zealand
  
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• Football league celebrates fans working on the NHS frontline

  14-04-2020 10:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'It's a small gesture that just means so much'
  
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• Bristol police officers 'closely monitoring' domestic abuse reports

  14-04-2020 10:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We are responding, we’re responding quickly, and we are making arrests where necessary"
  
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• Latest on when UK lockdown will be lifted - Bristol Live

  14-04-2020 10:00
  Latest on when UK lockdown will be lifted  Bristol Live
  
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• Man broke rules to travel 170 miles for 'break from wife and kids'

  14-04-2020 09:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Taking your BMW out for a spin is not an essential journey"
  
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• Work to restore the Colston Hall 'is essential' and will continue

  14-04-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Willmott Dixon is following the Government's advice"
  
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• Bristol cancer patients now being treated at dental hospital

  14-04-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Treatments have been relocated and patients have been told to attend alone if they can
  
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• 'Valued and much-loved' hospital worker dies with coronavirus

  14-04-2020 08:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We are deeply saddened at losing Amarante Dias"
  
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• 'Valued and much-loved' hospital worker dies

  14-04-2020 08:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We are deeply saddened at losing Amarante Dias"
  
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• Huge old office building by the Bearpit to be transformed

  14-04-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Planning permission has been granted by Bristol City Council
  
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• Arena Island would have been cancelled due to coronavirus

  14-04-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  According to Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees
  
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• Man assaulted his partner before torching a car

  14-04-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Robert Matthews admitted common assault and arson but was cleared of a more serious offence at a trial
  
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• Bristol Airport plan could see summer night flights increased

  14-04-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport has agreed to extend a consultation on the plans
  
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• UK weather: Temperatures to nosedive as Britain wakes to frost - Bristol Post

  14-04-2020 06:05
  
  UK weather: Temperatures to nosedive as Britain wakes to frost  Bristol Post
  
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• UK weather: Temperatures to nosedive as Britain wakes to frost

  14-04-2020 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Don't pack away your winter coat just yet
  
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