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• Man 'lost everything in a heartbeat through one person's stupidity'

  06-08-2020 22:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Don’t be the reason someone else suffers as we have'
  
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• Dad suffers brain injury after driver veered on wrong side of road

  06-08-2020 22:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Don’t be the reason someone else suffers as we have'
  
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• All areas in West of England see rise in Covid cases

  06-08-2020 21:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Almost 1,000 new cases were recorded across the UK today
  
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• Wanted man arrested outside Redfield's Aldi

  06-08-2020 21:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old was previously charged with assault and is now in custody
  
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• Wanted man arrested outside Bristol Aldi

  06-08-2020 21:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old was previously charged with assault and is now in custody
  
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• UK National Lottery results: Set for Life winning numbers on Thursday, August 6

  06-08-2020 20:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tonight's National Lottery Set For Life results on Thursday August 6
  
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• Martin Lewis tells UK homeowners how they can claim £5,000

  06-08-2020 19:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  You can get cash for draught proofing, double or triple glazing and energy efficient doors
  
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• Mum's horror as new friend turns out to be attempted child abductor

  06-08-2020 19:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hussein approached a 10-year-old girl in Eastville's Tesco and asked her to leave with him
  
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• Motion's future secured with 'groundbreaking' planning conditions

  06-08-2020 19:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The award-winning venue has set a national precedent
  
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• BBC receives 18,000 complaints after repeating N-word allegedly used in attack

  06-08-2020 18:56
  
  Broadcaster also facing staff anger over news report containing racial slur on NHS workerThe BBC has received more than 18,000 complaints from the public after it broadcast a racial slur, amid growing internal staff discontent at the decision.A television news report on a racially aggravated hit-and-run attack on an NHS worker in Bristol featured a BBC journalist repeating the racist language allegedly shouted at the victim. Continue reading...
  
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• The best rural retreats to visit for a UK staycation - Bristol Live

  06-08-2020 17:39
  
  The best rural retreats to visit for a UK staycation  Bristol Live
  
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• Spain's surge in coronavirus cases puts Bristol holidays in jeopardy

  06-08-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) currently advises against all non-essential travel to the country
  
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• Anonymous note left at Bristol harbourside after litter complaints

  06-08-2020 16:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was stuck to a lifebuoy post
  
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• Bristol Airport to appeal against rejected expansion plans

  06-08-2020 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol Airport wants to expand to boost the number of travellers from 10 to 12m a year.
  
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• Food and drink festival one of first to return to Bristol

  06-08-2020 16:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More than 60 local producers are to set up around the marina
  
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• The next steps as Bristol Airport expansion plans appealed

  06-08-2020 15:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The final decision will be taken out of the council's hands
  
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• Stab wound was '2mm short' of nearly killing victim

  06-08-2020 14:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nicholas McClean was found guilty of plunging kitchen knife into man and has now received a hefty jail term
  
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• Police called to fight outside YMCA near Arnolfini

  06-08-2020 14:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two men aged 46 and 47 remain in police custody
  
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• Clive Ponting obituary

  06-08-2020 14:40
  
  Senior civil servant who became a whistleblower over the Falklands warClive Ponting, who has died aged 74, was a star civil servant who became a whistleblower over the Falklands war. In 1984 he leaked documents about the sinking of the Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano and the following year was sensationally acquitted by a British jury despite his breach of the UK’s then notorious Official Secrets Act.What has not been disclosed until now is that Ponting also went on to expose one of B
  
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• Three people seriously injured after M4 crash in Wales

  06-08-2020 14:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Investigations continue after part of the motorway was closed for hours this morning
  
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• Man who 'didn't understand' signs gets curfew after police chase

  06-08-2020 14:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wesley Nurse's cannabis has been destroyed and he must taken an extended test before driving again
  
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• 'Naive' woman sneaked £9,000 of drugs into jail for brother

  06-08-2020 14:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Reema Kaur took a parcel containing cannabis and Subutex to her brother, Manjeet Singh, who is serving five years for assault
  
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• Council refuse plans for 5G mast in St Pauls

  06-08-2020 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Why are we going to accept 5G transmitters in the area?"
  
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• Can you give McFluffster and his four furry friends their forever home?

  06-08-2020 13:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The family of cats were rescued from a large colony of felines living on agricultural land in Bristol
  
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• Calls for Cotham Hill to be pedestrianised to help businesses during pandemic

  06-08-2020 13:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Businesses and residents are working together to push for change
  
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• Appeal after damaged mobility scooters dumped in Nailsea

  06-08-2020 13:45 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information after thieves broke into a storage room at a Nailsea retirement home and damaged residents’ mobility scooters. The burglary happened overnight Wednesday 5 to Thursday 6 August in Silver Street. Three scooters were found in the store room with damage while two more were abandoned in Tesco car park. Neighbourhood Sergeant Mark Raby said:
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• Latest on caravan fires which caused 'explosions' by common

  06-08-2020 13:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset police have released an update on the Kellaway Avenue fires
  
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• Bristol school pupils excluded for sexual misconduct and drug abuse

  06-08-2020 13:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Persistent disruption was the main reason for children being kicked out of school
  
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• The big changes coming to council houses in Bristol

  06-08-2020 13:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The way they are managed is being completely overhauled, making life a lot easier for tenants
  
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• Coronavirus: 'I hated my flat during lockdown'

  06-08-2020 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Estate agents have seen a surge in interest in moving to the country from people living in cities.
  
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• Bristol Airport to appeal against refusal to expand

  06-08-2020 12:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Campaigners against the plan face another battle
  
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• Man dragged through Cabot Circus Sainsbury's in viral video

  06-08-2020 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's had millions of views on social media
  
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• Man dragged through Bristol Sainsbury's in viral video

  06-08-2020 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The incident in the Cabot Circus supermarket on the corner of Broadmead in Bristol city centre had millions of views on social media
  
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• New homes, school and 17-storey student accommodation block approved

  06-08-2020 12:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new school will provide places for 1,600 children
  
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• Car with incessant alarm towed away by Bristol City Council

  06-08-2020 12:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents reported it going off for FOUR days
  
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• Housing bosses will carry on with lockdown procedures

  06-08-2020 11:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They will not return to their pre-covid methods which included sending letters to notify people they were in arrears
  
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• Girl aged 6 chokes after blue face mask found in McDonald's nugget

  06-08-2020 10:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Parts of the blue face mask were found in at least 20 chicken nuggets, the child's mum has claimed
  
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• Bristol jobs: The careers centre you can just walk into

  06-08-2020 10:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Are you hunting for a job? This could be the perfect place for you
  
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• Live updates: Coronavirus cases increase across region

  06-08-2020 10:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nationally, 307,184 cases have been recorded
  
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• Students told to wear PE kit to class to reduce risk of Covid-19 transmission

  06-08-2020 10:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Backwell School pupils will wear their kit to lessons as part of plans to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus in changing rooms
  
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• Owner of new bar 'worrying from week to week' about having to close

  06-08-2020 10:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Greg Daane, who opened The Ill Repute on July 4, is calling for more clarity from the Government
  
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• £1m pledged to plans for first railway station in Bristol for 20 years

  06-08-2020 10:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An MP has raised doubts about the 'new' funding
  
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• Live updates: Queue outside new Aldi store on opening in Bristol

  06-08-2020 08:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's a BIG day for shoppers
  
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• Student sends anti-bullying message through song

  06-08-2020 08:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hannah Lou Reid wipes away the names she was called at school throughout her music video.
  
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• Coronavirus: City dwellers seek out country life

  06-08-2020 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Estate agents have seen a surge in interest in moving to the country from people living in cities.
  
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• Why Bristol has one of the best unis but so few Bristolians go

  06-08-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  University admits there is still "significant work to be done"
  
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• Plans for almost 100 homes near M5 spark fears of traffic 'chaos'

  06-08-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “The junction by Homebase is a disaster during rush hour as it is"
  
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• Plans for major development next to The Mall given green light

  06-08-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The scheme will have a focus on wellness and sustainability, according to the developers
  
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• Boss fights hard to keep employee out of jail

  06-08-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police caught trainee builder Levi Mcloughlin with Class A drugs and two knives
  
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