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• Easton murder: Ninth arrest made in connection with death of Andre Gayle

  08-09-2020 23:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "R.I.P my little boy, you always gonna be loved, I miss you already"
  
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• Bristol weather: When experts say scorcher 27C will arrive

  08-09-2020 22:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One last blast on summer is expected next week
  
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• Bristol crush sorry Saints to return to second spot - Belfast Telegraph

  08-09-2020 21:53
  
  Bristol crush sorry Saints to return to second spot  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Man charged after allegedly walking down Whiteladies Road with blade

  08-09-2020 21:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He will appear before magistrates in November
  
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• Latest figures show rise in Covid cases in all four areas across Bristol region

  08-09-2020 20:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There have now been 1,006 people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the district
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning Lotto numbers for Tuesday, September 8

  08-09-2020 20:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are the winning EuroMillions numbers tonight?
  
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• Rubbish collections could be disrupted after three lorries destroyed in blaze

  08-09-2020 19:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental
  
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• Man brands easyJet seating a 'joke' after flying from Bristol

  08-09-2020 19:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jack Scrivener was alarmed at some points during the flight from Bristol to Edinburgh
  
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• Man accused of carrying gun in Bristol after reports of shot fired

  08-09-2020 19:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jamal McBean has been charged after an incident in Montreal Avenue
  
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• Coronavirus confirmed at school as 57 kids forced to self-isolate

  08-09-2020 19:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  57 students at Churchill Academy and Sixth Form will have to self-isolate
  
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• Why Bristol father-of-four sprayed 'mass murder' on Government building

  08-09-2020 18:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "If you see it coming, and scientists have told you it’s coming, and you don’t do anything to stop it, it’s mass murder"
  
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• Nine arrests made in Easton murder inquiry

  08-09-2020 18:34 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy and a 29-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the murder of Andre Gayle. Both have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are now in custody. This brings the total number of arrests to nine. A 23-year-old man arrested yesterday has been released on bail in connection with the murder inquiry, but he’s been recalled to prison. A 29-year-old man arrested over the...
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• Updates as huge blaze breaks out near Bristol

  08-09-2020 18:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have been called to Winterstoke Road
  
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• easyJet passenger on Bristol flight from Zante tests positive for Covid

  08-09-2020 18:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Six teenagers have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus following the flight from Zakynthos
  
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• New plans for Bristol's most run-down shopping centre

  08-09-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Developers are returning for a second attempt - but with no cinema this time
  
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• Council sells off Bristol Energy customer base for £14m

  08-09-2020 17:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It has been sold to Scotland-based Together Energy, which is 50 per cent owned by Warrington Borough Council
  
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• Coronavirus: ‘It’s unfair to blame young people for virus rise’

  08-09-2020 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to young people after the health secretary's "don't kill your gran" warning.
  
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• Man caught arranging to sexually abuse child, 10

  08-09-2020 17:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He thought he had been arranging the meet with the girl's mother - but it was the police
  
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• Emergency services called to M5 crash between lorry and car

  08-09-2020 17:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  No injuries were reported
  
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• Uniform 'too militant' parents say as ‘up to 70’ pupils in trouble

  08-09-2020 17:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "School uniforms are too militant, we're sending them there to be educated not to worry about 'polishable' shoes"
  
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• Female cyclist taken to hospital after south Bristol crash

  08-09-2020 16:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• CCTV images released after gang steal car in high value raid

  08-09-2020 16:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Family plea to trace missing Lawrence Kemp

  08-09-2020 16:31 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re renewing our appeal for information about Lawrence Kemp, missing from his Glastonbury home for more than a month without cash or bank cards. The 32-year-old was last in contact with his family late on Saturday 1 August. Now his family have issued a statement: “Lawrence’s disappearance is highly out of character. As a family we are beyond worried, and are desperate to know if he is safe and...
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• Katie Price apologises after backlash over wheelchair comments

  08-09-2020 16:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The former glamour model has left people in the disabled community angry after her recent remarks
  
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• Council to miss affordable housing target set by mayor during 2016 election

  08-09-2020 16:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A new report from Bristol City Council says the authority will realistically build fewer than 400 affordable homes in 2020/21
  
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• Man charged with racially aggravated assault – Yatton

  08-09-2020 15:46 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’ve charged a 48-year-old man with racially aggravated assault following an incident in Yatton yesterday morning. Richard Penny, of Mendip Road, Yatton, has also been charged with possessing a knife, threatening a person with a knife and using threatening/ abusive words likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. The charges relate to an incident in a café at approximately 8.
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• Appeal following burglary at commercial premises in Wincanton

  08-09-2020 15:25 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re seeking the public’s help following a burglary at a commercial premises in Wincanton which happened in the early hours of Tuesday 25 August. A Land Rover Discovery and a large number of high-value tools, computers and diagnostic equipment were taken after a group of unknown offenders forced entry to a car mechanic premises on Wessex Way, Wincanton Business Park between 2am and 4am.
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• Flats on stilts installed above Bristol car park

  08-09-2020 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council says it is working with YMCA Bristol to seek tenants for the affordable housing.
  
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• Drunk woman threatens to shoot police in Aldi

  08-09-2020 15:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Samantha Beck tried to bite and headbutt an officer in a homophobic attack at Aldi in Church Road
  
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• Bolton under curfew as parts of UK go into lockdown - Bristol Live

  08-09-2020 15:00
  
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• Man fined over dumped bags filled with used nappies

  08-09-2020 14:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A witness saw a man throwing bags of waste from the boot of a parked car into the hedgerow
  
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• Earthquake recorded in Bristol

  08-09-2020 14:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It measured 1 on the Richter magnitude scale
  
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• Travellers set up illegal camp at North Somerset beauty spot

  08-09-2020 13:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Portishead Lake Grounds is described as the 'jewel in North Somerset's crown'
  
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• Premiership: Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints

  08-09-2020 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Bristol host Northampton in Tuesday's Premiership fixture at Ashton Gate Stadium (19:45 BST).
  
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• Council agrees plan to house homeless in converted offices despite concerns

  08-09-2020 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council is to house hundreds of people who are homeless or in temporary accommodation at a former council office block in south Bristol owned by Caridon Property
  
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• BLM protests inspire Bristol artist to sell 29-year-old works

  08-09-2020 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joanne Howell says she was inspired to finally sell her work after seeing her community "suffer".
  
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• Cyclist taken to hospital after attack by gang of teens

  08-09-2020 12:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was robbed on the Bristol to Bath cycle path
  
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• NHS staff to march again through Bristol to demand fair pay

  08-09-2020 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Organisers are appealing for people with stories of NHS staff who went above and beyond their duty to share them at the rally
  
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• Streets being littered with metal tacks to damage cars

  08-09-2020 12:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents have dubbed the culprit the 'Nailsea Nailer'
  
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• Universal Credit: DWP could give claimants extra £150 a week

  08-09-2020 12:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What is the Personal Independence Payment scheme? Can I apply if I claim Universal Credit? All you need to know about PIP
  
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• Appeal for information following robbery near Chelsea Park, Bristol

  08-09-2020 11:18 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information following a robbery on the Bristol to Bath cycle path near Chelsea Park on the evening of Saturday, 8 August. The victim, a 49-year-old man from Bristol, was cycling along the path at about 8.10pm when he was approached by a group of six teenagers. One of them knocked him to the ground and assaulted him before stealing his bike, a Lapiere Sensium 400 (pictured).
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• UK hit by a 3.8 magnitude earthquake - Bristol Live

  08-09-2020 11:13
  
  UK hit by a 3.8 magnitude earthquake  Bristol Live
  
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• Concern for welfare incident closes main road in Yate

  08-09-2020 11:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police say it happened in Goose Green Way
  
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• Man, 20, charged in connection with Bristol shotgun incident

  08-09-2020 11:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jamal McBean has also been charged with affray and possession of a bladed article
  
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• Almost a thousand bikes stolen in Bristol in seven months

  08-09-2020 11:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Although that is a slight decrease from last year
  
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• Crash on Bath Road causing delays near Bristol Temple Meads - live

  08-09-2020 10:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is affecting traffic going in and out of Bristol
  
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• Rumpus at hostel was caused after man complained about being woken up

  08-09-2020 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Christopher Knight produced a blade and threatened to stab people
  
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• Calls to create 'Liveable Neighbourhoods' across Bristol with traffic filters

  08-09-2020 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The campaign group launched last month with calls to pedestrianise Cotham Hill
  
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• Man due in court charged with firearm offence

  08-09-2020 09:50 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’ve charged a 20-year-old man in connection with an incident in which a shotgun was discharged in Horfield, Bristol. Jamal McBean has been charged with possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following an incident on Montreal Avenue at about 8.30am on Thursday, 3 September. McBean has also been charged with affray and possession of a bladed article. He remains in custody and...
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• Woman rescued after jumping into water in Bristol city centre

  08-09-2020 08:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police respond to incident in Narrow Quay
  
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