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• Gardeners' World's Monty Don issues warning after pet 'spears her throat'

  13-08-2020 22:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Please DON'T THROW STICKS FOR DOGS'
  
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• Bristol has the worst broadband in the UK

  13-08-2020 21:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Millions of people experience an outage every year
  
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• Amazing jobs that don't require a degree

  13-08-2020 21:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Plenty of work to apply for
  
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• A-Level results: Mounting anger as students 'robbed' of good grades

  13-08-2020 21:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One Bristol principal says teachers should have been trusted to award grades fairly
  
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• 'A level results are a total shambles'

  13-08-2020 20:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It has left so many pupils feeling disenfranchised and let down by a system that benefits a select few and just doesn’t seem fair
  
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• Listen: The ridiculous 999 calls wasting valuable time

  13-08-2020 20:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Someone called 999 to ask for a pharmacy number
  
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• UK National Lottery results: Set for Life winning numbers on Thursday, August 13

  13-08-2020 20:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are tonight's Set for Life winning numbers?
  
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• Top musician to play live gig in Bristol this weekend

  13-08-2020 19:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It will be one of the first ticketed live music events in the city post-lockdown
  
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• 'Bold' plans to close 16 busy roads across Bristol revealed

  13-08-2020 19:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  St Mark's Road, Dean Lane and Clifton Village have all been earmarked for closure to general traffic
  
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• All the Bristol drink and drug drivers in July 2020

  13-08-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  These people found to be driving over the permitted limits all appeared before the city's magistrates
  
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• Carer prosecuted after claiming payments for looking after person who had died

  13-08-2020 17:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The case - and a number of others - were investigated by the council's counterfraud and investigations team
  
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• St Pauls residents 'concerned' over new 5G mast

  13-08-2020 17:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People living nearby claim that they weren't properly consulted about the plans
  
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• Crash on M4 - carriageway blocked by overturned caravan

  13-08-2020 17:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Queues are building
  
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• Mum pens hilarious sweary rant about husband's shopping fail

  13-08-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The expletive-filled diatribe had other parents in stitches
  
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• Opinion split on Russell Howard's abrupt stage exit

  13-08-2020 16:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Do you think the comedian should have headed for the exit?
  
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• Equine hospital near Bristol to close its doors for the final time

  13-08-2020 16:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bosses warned earlier this year closure was being considered
  
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• Man's wrist slashed in fight outside kebab shop

  13-08-2020 16:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Several men involved in altercation
  
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• Special constable sacked for Islamophobic remarks

  13-08-2020 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two Islamophobic remarks were made by the man, who has been named only as Special Constable J.
  
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• Police hunt for witnesses to Chinese takeaway burglary

  13-08-2020 16:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A substantial amount of cash plus jewellery and electrical items were stolen
  
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• Why police descended on residential road in Bristol

  13-08-2020 15:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit made an arrest
  
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• Shopper told to 'pull T-shirt down' over her shorts after complaint

  13-08-2020 15:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I am so angry right now"
  
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• Traveller camp returns weeks after group evicted from same spot

  13-08-2020 15:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson from North Somerset Council confirmed health and welfare checks would be carried out today (August 13)
  
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• Pensioner conned out of cash in Tesco car park scam

  13-08-2020 15:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A masked man said he had received a parking ticket
  
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• Why the police helicopter was circling near Bristol

  13-08-2020 15:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The police helicopter was scrambled after a break in at a local shop
  
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• Lightning pictures: Spectacular storms light up England skies

  13-08-2020 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Photos from across England show a remarkable lightning show on a stormy Wednesday night.
  
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• Appeal to trace two key witnesses following Hutton burglary

  13-08-2020 14:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are attempting to trace two people who we believe may be key witnesses to a burglary in North Somerset last week. Between about 3.15pm and 4.30pm on Wednesday 5 August, a substantial amount of cash, plus jewellery and electrical items were taken from a Chinese takeaway and the adjoining flat on Main Road, Hutton. Police have conducted house to house enquiries and have obtained dash cam footage...
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• Tempers flare as car gets stuck in the sand at beach

  13-08-2020 14:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The people were trying to retrieve a jet ski, but ended up getting a 4x4 stuck
  
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• All the places lightning hit in and around Bristol last night

  13-08-2020 14:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes as the Met Office has issued a yellow Met Office warning for thunderstorms in many parts of England
  
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• Appeal to identify man in connection with hate crime in Martock

  13-08-2020 13:50 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for help from the public to identify a man we’d like to speak to in connection with a hate crime that took place in Martock, Somerset on Monday, 10 August. The victim, a man in his 50s, was walking his dog in the Martock Recreational Ground at around 6pm when he received homophobic abuse from a younger man. The offender is not thought to be known to the victim. We’re releasing an...
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• Party on the M5 – people trapped dance on carriageway during storm

  13-08-2020 13:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One traveller even gave an impressive rendition of the Weathergirls classic 'It's Raining Men'
  
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• Commenting on Bristol Live is changing - here's what's new

  13-08-2020 13:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We've revamped our commenting function to encourage real discussion and conversation - you just need to abide by the rules
  
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• Russell Howard storms out of Bristol gig after five minutes

  13-08-2020 13:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The comedian cut his performance short after noticing a phone being pointed at him
  
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• Major Portishead rail scheme faces another delay due to coronavirus pandemic

  13-08-2020 13:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Impacts of the Covid 19 outbreak on the multi million pound scheme are currently being assessed by council bosses
  
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• CCTV appeal over bank card fraud investigation – Eastville

  13-08-2020 13:26 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re releasing a CCTV image of a man we wish to speak to in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation. An unknown man approached a vulnerable pensioner in Eastville on Sunday 2 August. The victim, who is in his 80s, was told by the man he had received a parking ticket at Tesco and the man directed him to a cash machine in Muller Road where he said he could resolve the issue for him.
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• Warning to cyclists after series of bike thefts in Barton Hill

  13-08-2020 13:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Cyclists that live and work in the Barton Hill and St Phillips area of Bristol are being warned to take extra caution after a series of bike thefts. Over the past couple of weeks there have been nine incidents in the St Phillips and the Dings, where thieves have targeted bike storage facilities at housing blocks in the area. They have either managed to get the code or force the lock...
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• Police warn cyclists to keep bikes safe after spate of thefts

  13-08-2020 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rise in cycle use over lockdown has been followed by a rise in thefts of unsecured bikes
  
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• Burglars break in through roof to steal expensive machinery

  13-08-2020 12:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the burglary from Liberty Industrial Park in Bedminster
  
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• Bristol pool closure will hit 'heart of the community'

  13-08-2020 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jubilee Pool in Knowle, Bristol, is threatened with closure for the third time in eight years.
  
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• Man charged after woman hit by vehicle in car park

  13-08-2020 12:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Anil Dawett is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court charged with four offences
  
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• M5 driver hits out at 'most dangerous driving ever seen'

  13-08-2020 12:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Oh my god they were racing each other, on the hard shoulder as well."
  
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• Stacey Solomon shares heatwave hacks to get kids to sleep

  13-08-2020 12:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Loose Women panelist has shared her tips to get children to sleep in the hot weather
  
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• Mum's horror after coffee table explodes during heatwave

  13-08-2020 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was about 25 degrees in Natalie Nairn's garden when her rattan glass-topped table exploded
  
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• Why there was huge emergency service presence by river in Bristol

  13-08-2020 11:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Three people got stuck in the mud by Clarence Road and firefighters had to rescue two of them
  
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• Police officer sacked for "derogatory and offensive” Islamophobic comments

  13-08-2020 11:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The special constable had served with Avon and Somerset Constabulary since 2008
  
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• Appeal for information following burglary at Bristol industrial unit

  13-08-2020 10:46 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information after high value machinery was taken during a burglary at an industrial unit in Bristol. At least five ‘OTC’ welding machines – like the ones pictured below – were taken after offenders gained access through the roof to a building at Liberty Industrial Park in Bedminster. The burglary is believed to have happened overnight between 5pm on Tuesday, 4 August and 8am on...
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• How have my exam results been decided this year?

  13-08-2020 10:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With exams in the UK cancelled this year, students' grades have been 'calculated' instead.
  
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• Concerns growing for missing girl

  13-08-2020 10:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Asli Fergar has not been seen since Monday
  
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• Tell us what you think about how A Levels have been marked this year

  13-08-2020 10:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Do you think exam results have been determined fairly? Let us know your opinion in our survey
  
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• Everything you need to know about UWE and Bristol University clearing

  13-08-2020 10:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The process can be daunting for pupils getting their A-Level results
  
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• Neal Hatley: Bath appoint forwards coach as new head coach

  13-08-2020 09:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premiership rugby club Bath appoint Neal Hatley as their new head coach before the restart of the season.
  
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