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• Why armed police stopped car on M5 today

  18-06-2020 22:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Witness says around 12 officers were at the scene
  
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• What it's like to care for a seriously-ill child in lockdown

  18-06-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Azaan has Joubert syndrome
  
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• Bristol coronavirus cases rise as hospitals record no new deaths

  18-06-2020 20:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK death toll now stands 42,288
  
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• List of people who will be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine

  18-06-2020 20:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Drug company AstraZeneca has started production of a vaccine, even though it has not yet been approved
  
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• Homes targeted by drug dealers 'cuckooing' vulnerable adults

  18-06-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have listed the signs to look out for when someone is being imprisoned in their own homes
  
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• UK Lottery: Set for Life winning numbers on Thursday, June 18

  18-06-2020 19:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Man charged with assaulting police officer during 15-day crime spree

  18-06-2020 19:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Malone will appear in Bristol Crown Court
  
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• Man on hunger strike for 105 days is critical in hospital

  18-06-2020 19:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "He feels he's lost his identity"
  
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• Timeline charts the spread of coronavirus in Bristol

  18-06-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Official ONS data has also charted the week-by-week death toll in the area
  
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• Calls for council action to avoid hospitality sector collapse

  18-06-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An open letter has been sent to Bristol City Council highlighting the critical situation faced by restaurants
  
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• Police go door-to-door investigating who smashed up enslaved teen's grave

  18-06-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Vicar still hopeful of plans to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the death of Scipio
  
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• Pet owner apologises for her 'cat burglar' who keeps stealing rubber gloves

  18-06-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cat owner Sarah Mumby believes her cat's habit of stealing rubber gloves stems from a love of finding rubbish
  
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• Heartbreak as family to leave pub after 20 years at helm

  18-06-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The O'Neill family will not be behind the bar when the pub reopens after lockdown
  
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• Appeal after headstone damaged

  18-06-2020 17:31 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are investigating a report of criminal damage to a monument at St Mary’s Church in Henbury. We believe the incident occurred between 12pm on Tuesday 16 June and 8am on Wednesday 17 June. Our investigation into what happened is at an early stage. Officers have been at the scene and have carried out house-to-house and CCTV enquiries. Inspector Chris Starr said:
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• Judge warns golf club thief 'he'll be dead' if he carries on using drugs

  18-06-2020 16:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lee Potter stole golf equipment from the back of a car
  
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• Apartment development at brewery mocked by graffiti artist

  18-06-2020 16:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The flats have been criticised for being "hipster" and being marketed as though they're in Southville
  
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• 'Emotional' milestone as last coronavirus patient leaves ICU

  18-06-2020 16:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The patient had been there for 50 days
  
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• What residents of street where two people were shot saw and heard

  18-06-2020 16:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman were shot in the early hours of this morning in Ringwood Crescent
  
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• Stop Adult Abuse Week – Cuckooing during COVID-19

  18-06-2020 16:01 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  County lines drug dealers are taking advantage of the global pandemic to target vulnerable adults in our communities. It’s happening right now in areas such as Yeovil, Weston-Super-Mare and Taunton – destinations that are popularly known for being ‘sleepy’ coastal towns. We need your help to stop them. Today is the fourth day of Stop Adult Abuse Week, dedicated towards highlighting the harm caused...
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• What's now planned on site once earmarked for hospital

  18-06-2020 15:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council is poised to purchase the Mill Cross site - and sell it straight on to a housing developer
  
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• Travellers set up camp but have not been asked to leave

  18-06-2020 15:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fields at Hutton Moor Sports Centre in Weston-super-Mare have seen many illegal traveller encampments over the years
  
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• Travellers set up camp but has not been asked to leave

  18-06-2020 15:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fields at Hutton Moor Sports Centre in Weston-super-Mare have seen many illegal traveller encampments over the years
  
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• Laura Ashley reopens for major closing down sale

  18-06-2020 15:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But you'll need to be quick if you want to take advantage on the bargains
  
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• Project to teach history of slavery in schools gets big Arts Council backing

  18-06-2020 15:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "There’s another narrative"
  
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• In pictures - Roads flooded after thunderstorms in Bristol

  18-06-2020 15:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning remains in place until 9pm this evening
  
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• Police appeal over damage to Bristol actor's statue

  18-06-2020 15:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Detectives want to see photos taken of the man responsible
  
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• Plans for dozens of new homes thrown out

  18-06-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “Residents are fighting for what’s left of their community”
  
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• Boy with cerebral palsy dribbles football for first time

  18-06-2020 14:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It took Jaye's speechless mum a few seconds to comprehend what he was doing
  
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• ‘Highly respected’ Bristol businessman dies

  18-06-2020 14:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I held him in the highest esteem and will miss his passion for life"
  
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• Investigation underway into shotgun incident – Southmead

  18-06-2020 14:29 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We were called to Ringwood Crescent, Southmead, at 12.50am on Thursday 18 June by a witness reporting that a man had been shot. Specialist firearms officers supported patrol officers and ambulance crew at the scene. Officers found a woman had also been injured in the incident, which involved a shotgun. Both the man and the woman were taken to hospital for treatment to shotgun wounds which are not...
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• Southmead shotgun attack: Man and woman wounded

  18-06-2020 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police think the attack in Southmead, Bristol, was targeted and involved people known to each other.
  
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• Update on new bar and restaurant which was due to open in April

  18-06-2020 14:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Red Church was due to open in April, but the launch was delayed by Covid-19
  
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• Update on new bar and restaurant due to open in April

  18-06-2020 14:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Red Church was due to open in April, but the launch was delayed by Covid-19
  
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• New bar and restaurant set to open in Bristol

  18-06-2020 14:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Red Church was due to open in April, but the launch was delayed by Covid-19
  
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• Airlines Ryanair, Easyjet, TUI and Jet2 announce exciting summer holiday plans

  18-06-2020 13:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers could find themselves in luck this summer
  
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• More 'frustrating' appeals to turn Hamilton House into flats to cost taxpayers

  18-06-2020 12:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 1970s office block could cost Bristol people a lot of money
  
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• Enslaved African man's headstone in Bristol vandalised

  18-06-2020 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is thought to be a "retaliation attack" for the toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol.
  
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• Police chief defends use of tasers

  18-06-2020 12:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chief constable Andy Marsh said tasers were fired only “rarely”
  
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• UPDATE: Man believed identified after CCTV appeal – Taunton

  18-06-2020 12:31 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We believe we’ve identified a man we wished to trace as part of an investigation into an attempt to steal a vulnerable woman’s bag in Taunton. We issued a CCTV image in an appeal to identify a man seen in East Reach at about the time of the incident, 1.30pm on Monday 4 May. Officers would like to thank everyone who got in touch with information or shared the appeal. The investigation continues and...
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• Man and woman shot in 'targeted incident'

  18-06-2020 11:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A road remains closed this morning
  
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• Coronavirus: Weston General Hospital reopens to new patients

  18-06-2020 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Weston General Hospital was closed to new patients in May to "maintain patient and staff safety".
  
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• Council accepts £97million for school and long-awaited Banwell bypass

  18-06-2020 11:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new road will support the development of future housing sites in the village
  
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• Two people shot - latest updates as cordon in place

  18-06-2020 11:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The cordon has been in place since 2am
  
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• Live updates - Police cordon off section of residential road

  18-06-2020 11:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have closed a road in Southmead due to an incident overnight.The cordon in Ringwood Crescent, put up at around 2am this morning (June 18), covers a stretch of around 10 houses.Want Bristol news straight to your inbox?Photographs this morning show officers still stationed in the area.Bristol Live has contacted Avon and Somerset Police and South Western Ambulance Service for comment.Scroll down for the latest updates on this ongoing incident.Today's top storiesFor the latest news in and aro
  
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• Weston General Hospital now fully open to new patients

  18-06-2020 11:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Weston General had temporarily closed after an outbreak of coronavirus in the hospital
  
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• Cafe reopening for diners with social distancing rules

  18-06-2020 10:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The business gearing up to reopen with social distancing measures in place
  
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• Headstone of enslaved African man vandalised in Bristol - Belfast Telegraph

  18-06-2020 10:25
  
  Headstone of enslaved African man vandalised in Bristol  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Black Lives Matter: Statues are falling but what should replace them?

  18-06-2020 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are calls to take down tributes to proponents of slavery across the UK. What should come next?
  
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• When thunderstorms will hit Bristol and when the rain is expected to stop

  18-06-2020 09:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is another unsettled day in our city
  
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• LIVE - Thunderstorms set to batter Bristol again today

  18-06-2020 08:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue across Bristol throughout the day
  
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