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• BBC apologises over racial slur used in news report

  09-08-2020 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Director general Tony Hall apologises a day after Radio 1Xtra DJ Sideman quit over use of the slur.
  
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• Bristol and all three surrounding areas record rise in Covid cases

  09-08-2020 20:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The South West's coronavirus growth rate recently rose higher than any other area of England
  
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• Bob Willis Trophy: Warwickshire claim slender first-innings lead over Gloucestershire

  09-08-2020 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matt Lamb top scores as Warwickshire are made to battle hard to take a first-innings lead over Gloucestershire in the Bob Willis Trophy.
  
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• Restaurants in Westonsigned up to the Eat Out to Help Out

  09-08-2020 20:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There's never been a better time to treat yourself to dinner out
  
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• Woman 'punched in face' during assault in Millennium Square

  09-08-2020 20:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police say there was witnesses who may have been threatened by the suspects
  
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• Bristol couple share their lockdown wedding experience

  09-08-2020 19:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They helped each other to get ready and had a socially-distanced photo shoot with friends
  
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• Police appeal after man escapes from HMP Leyhill

  09-08-2020 18:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Shannon Gray absconded from HMP Leyhill near Tortworth on Saturday
  
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• Witnesses and footage needed over assaults in Millennium Square, Bristol

  09-08-2020 18:17 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Were you out in Millennium Square, Bristol, at about 11pm on Saturday 8 August? We’re appealing for witnesses after a man was left with a slash wound to his hand and a woman was punched in the face. The victims, both in their 20s, needed hospital treatment and have yet to give a full account of the incident. The suspects are two men and all parties are described as being white.
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• Piers Corbyn holds anti-lockdown protest in Bristol city centre

  09-08-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's brother was seen rallying against coronavirus measures and referencing 5G conspiracy theories
  
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• First Ashton Rise resident moves in to new council built homes

  09-08-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jane Brown reserved a property on the new development before the first hole had even been dug
  
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• BBC apologises for N-word in television broadcast after DJ Sideman quits

  09-08-2020 17:19
  
  Director general admits mistake following 18,000 complaints The BBC’s director general, Tony Hall, has apologised after the N-word was used in a TV news broadcast, following mass complaints and the resignation of one of the corporation’s radio DJs.“Every organisation should be able to acknowledge when it has made a mistake. We made one here,” Hall said in an email to all BBC staff.Welp! It only took 19,000 complaints, serious Twitter backlash and a member of BBC staff qui
  
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• BBC apologises for N-word in news broadcast after DJ Sideman quits

  09-08-2020 17:19
  
  Director general admits mistake following complaints and Radio 1Xtra presenter’s resignationThe BBC’s director general, Tony Hall, has apologised after the N-word was used in a TV news broadcast, following mass complaints and the resignation of one of the corporation’s radio DJs.“Every organisation should be able to acknowledge when it has made a mistake. We made one here,” Hall said in an email to all BBC staff. Continue reading...
  
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• Results from Bristol Magistrates' Court, July 27 to August 1, 2020

  09-08-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Here is this week's list of people we reported on who were dealt with by justices after being convicted of a variety of crimes
  
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• Appeal to trace absconder from open prison Shannon Gray

  09-08-2020 16:42 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for help to find a man who has absconded from HMP Leyhill near Tortworth in South Gloucestershire. Shannon Gray, pictured, was last seen at the open prison at about 6pm on Saturday 8 August. He is a white man aged 38, about 5ft 11ins tall and of slight build. He’s believed to be wearing navy blue jogging bottoms, a grey T-shirt and grey trainers. Shannon is currently serving an...
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• UK Government pledges £20m to Beirut explosion aid effort - Bristol Live

  09-08-2020 16:35
  
  UK Government pledges £20m to Beirut explosion aid effort  Bristol Live
  
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• Best pictures from Balloon Fiesta's nightglow

  09-08-2020 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The spectacle was broadcasted in full on Saturday evening
  
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• The Clevedon restaurants taking part in 50% off scheme

  09-08-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Why not treat yourself?
  
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• Holly Willoughby 'splits from agency shared with Phillip Schofield'

  09-08-2020 15:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The This Morning star reportedly wants to take more control over her own management
  
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• South Bristol man spends three hours a day looking after 900 plants

  09-08-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He fills hundreds of hanging baskets and plants every year
  
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• Wetherspoon pubs in tracking failure despite coronavirus fears

  09-08-2020 12:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  JD Wetherspoon asked for details in just two out of the seven branches visited
  
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• 'Very unhappy people' turned away as police shut roads near beach

  09-08-2020 11:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were more than 1.5 miles of queuing traffic in the area
  
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• 17 photos show what life was like in Clifton during the 1980s

  09-08-2020 11:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We took a dive into the archives and put together a collection of snaps
  
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• UK could 'head back into lockdown next month' - ex chief scientist

  09-08-2020 10:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sir David King says schools reopening will send virus cases rocketing again unless firm action is taken
  
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• Eat Out To Help Out: The best Bristol steakhouses signed up

  09-08-2020 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  You can enjoy 50% off steaks at these restaurants throughout August
  
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• Sideman: Radio 1Xtra presenter quits after BBC defends use of N-word in report

  09-08-2020 09:04
  
  Presenter says he can no longer work for broadcaster after ‘slap in the face’A BBC radio presenter has quit his job after the corporation defended its decision to broadcast the N-word in a television news broadcast.Radio 1Xtra presenter Sideman said he no longer felt comfortable working for the national broadcaster after it stuck by the decision to broadcast the language in a report on a racially motivated hit-and-run attack. Continue reading...
  
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• The area of Bristol with the worst child obesity levels

  09-08-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “We get given stuff, but no money to maintain it”
  
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• The £2.85m property that comes with its own swimming pool and gym

  09-08-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The house is located on a private lane in North Somerset
  
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• The stories of the people who visited Horfield job centre one morning

  09-08-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We spoke to the people who need help from the DWP to get by
  
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• The best playgrounds in and around Bristol

  09-08-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We've rounded up the area's best parks to help you decide where to visit during the holidays
  
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• 'Demand skyrocketed': Job Centre manager talks about lockdown

  09-08-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "In Bristol, we have seen a 145% increase in the number of claimants"
  
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• Latest product recalls as customers urged not to eat these food items

  09-08-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Products have been recalled from major supermarkets
  
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• Weather forecast: Heatwave to make way for thundery showers

  09-08-2020 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This weekend has been an absolute scorcher
  
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• Gandhi's glasses left in Bristol auctioneer's letterbox

  09-08-2020 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Auctioneers say the spectacles' owner had no idea they could be sold for more than £15,000.
  
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