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• A Weston man has won Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's jackpot

  11-09-2020 22:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'It's very easy if you know the answers'
  
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• The 15 questions answered by Millionaire winner tonight

  11-09-2020 22:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson awarded teacher top prize on ITV tonight
  
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• Royal Mail sites in Bristol and Bath reopen after controlled explosion

  11-09-2020 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police and the bomb squad searched a Royal Mail sorting office after the alarm was raised.
  
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• Police patrols stepped up in Bristol park

  11-09-2020 21:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Anyone who doesn’t comply, could be arrested
  
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• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Winner to break show record

  11-09-2020 21:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Viewers will be blown away
  
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• Music festival organiser hits back at complaints over noise

  11-09-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Captives Campout took place near Bristol Airport on the August Bank Holiday weekend
  
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• Bristol woman who admitted cruelty to a child won't be jailed

  11-09-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Annmarie Austin's offence involves youngster drinking alcohol, court told
  
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• Euromillions results: Winning Lotto numbers for Friday, September 11

  11-09-2020 20:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are the winning EuroMillions' numbers?
  
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• Crowds line streets to say final farewell to a legend

  11-09-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Friends described him as a 'unique sporting superstar'
  
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• Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sophie Luff ton as Western Storm and Southern Vipers both win

  11-09-2020 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Centurion Sophie Luff (104*) and Georgia Hennessy (86) share a 162-run stand as Western Storm win, while Georgia Adams hits 89 as Southern Vipers maintain their 100 per cent record.
  
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• Bristol records biggest daily increase in 10 weeks

  11-09-2020 19:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nationally, 3,539 new cases have been confirmed - the highest rise for four months
  
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• Bomb squad at Royal Mail: Latest update from police

  11-09-2020 19:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A controlled explosion took place this afternoon
  
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• Searches conclude at Royal Mail sites

  11-09-2020 19:08 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Searches at two Royal Mail sites have concluded with no items of concern found. We received a call at 2.17am this morning (Friday, 11 September) about a possible suspicious package at the Filton sorting office. Officers attended and after speaking with staff, established the package was likely to have already left the site and taken to the delivery office in Bath.
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• 'No gang issue' in Easton - says police boss

  11-09-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Detective Superintendent James Raphael has moved to reassure the public
  
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• Police chase man with knife through school playground

  11-09-2020 18:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The incident happened at Holy Cross School in Southville
  
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• Dispersal zone renewed to tackle ASB in Bristol park

  11-09-2020 18:15 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  From 6pm this evening until 6pm on Sunday 13 September, a section 35 dispersal order will be in place in and around Owen Square Park, Bristol. Police patrols will also be stepped up in the area. This dispersal order does not affect ordinary people going about their business and using the park as intended, but it gives police powers to disperse groups of people in order to prevent anti-social...
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• Do you recognise these men? Police want to speak to them

  11-09-2020 18:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Call 101 if you have any information
  
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• Friend's disgust at how 'big-spending' bus driver neglected gran

  11-09-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Paula Davidson shopped and clubbed while her grandmother was left alone in a filthy Bedminster house
  
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• Royal Mail sites in Bristol and Bath reopen after suspicious package alert

  11-09-2020 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police and the bomb squad searched a Royal Mail sorting office after the alarm was raised.
  
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• Calls for litter police to patrol Clifton Downs

  11-09-2020 17:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Problems like litter and parking are going unchecked, claims one city councillor
  
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• Man who caused 'a lot of distress to community' jailed

  11-09-2020 17:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matthew Coombes pleaded guilty to the 12 offences
  
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• Pub's boss responds to 'spiteful' card as live music reinstated

  11-09-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I've got no hard feelings about the postcard. I just wish they came and talked to me"
  
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• Number of people fined for Covid-19 breaches in our area

  11-09-2020 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fresh 'rule of six' lockdown restrictions will come into force  next week
  
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• CCTV appeal following damage at student accommodation

  11-09-2020 16:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information after substantial damage was caused to student accommodation in Bristol. Two unknown offenders gained access to St Lawrence House student accommodation in Bristol on Friday, 17 July shortly before 7pm and threw red paint over the floor and walls, as well as spraying graffiti. We’re releasing CCTV images of two men we’d like to speak to in connection with the...
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• Yate man sentenced for burglary, theft and fraud offences

  11-09-2020 16:21 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man from Yate has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for burglaries, breaking into vehicles and committing fraud offences in Yate and South Gloucestershire. Matthew Coombes, 31, of Orchard Close in Yate, appeared before Bristol Crown Court where he was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for 12 offences. This included six cases of fraud, three cases of theft...
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• Another primary school sends year group home due to Covid-19 case

  11-09-2020 16:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I want to thank staff, parents and children for their calm and measured response to this news"
  
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• Bristol parents divided over coronavirus cases at schools

  11-09-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There has been heated debate on our Facebook page
  
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• Coronavirus: Saliva test study will track school cases

  11-09-2020 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists are investigating the role played by schoolchildren in spreading the virus.
  
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• R number believed to be above one as South West growth rate rises

  11-09-2020 15:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Government has released the latest R number for the UK and individual regions
  
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• Bristol's Nightingale Hospital to remain on stand by

  11-09-2020 15:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The hospital was put into stand by in June
  
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• Premiership: Wasps v Bristol Bears (Sun)

  11-09-2020 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Wasps host Bristol in Sunday's Premiership fixture at the Ricoh Arena (12:30 BST).
  
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• Owner of former hotel fined thousands for letting it deteriorate

  11-09-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The external appearance of Linden Hotel in Kingswood was 'having a detrimental impact on the local area'
  
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• Major Bristol development misses out on government cash

  11-09-2020 14:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “It’s a bit of a shame this has had to come here"
  
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• Bristol Beer Festival bears 'great' safety responsibility

  11-09-2020 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Organisers of the Bristol Craft Beer festival say they have made every effort to keep the festival safe.
  
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• Police statement on how rule of six will be enforced in our area

  11-09-2020 14:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The rule of six will be introduced on Monday
  
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• Chief Constable and PCC on new COVID-19 law

  11-09-2020 13:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  New laws come into force from Monday banning social gatherings of more than six people across England. The new rules will apply to all ages, to gatherings indoors and outdoors, in private homes, public outdoor spaces and venues such as pubs and restaurants. Legal exemptions to the six person rule apply. These will permit certain gatherings in any number, for example where your household or support...
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• In pictures - police search Royal Mail depot amid 'bomb threat'

  11-09-2020 13:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the Filton depot and Bath delivery office
  
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• Coronavirus contact-tracing app release date for England

  11-09-2020 13:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock described the launch as "a defining moment"
  
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• Hundreds sign petition to demand Bristol Bridge remains closed

  11-09-2020 13:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Bristol has too many cars in the centre, it is too easy to drive"
  
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• Hundreds demand Bristol Bridge remains closed to private vehicles

  11-09-2020 13:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Bristol has too many cars in the centre, it is too easy to drive"
  
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• MP's 'horror' at 'militant' school uniform rules

  11-09-2020 12:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I suspect Jacob Rees Mogg thinks that every child ought to turn out every day as if they were on their way to Eton"
  
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• Man taken to hospital and teen injured in M5 crash

  11-09-2020 12:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash happened on the northbound carriageway, near the M49 exit
  
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• Bleach attack on statue was "well-intentioned act gone wrong"

  11-09-2020 12:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was attacked with a corrosive substance in June
  
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• Attack on statue was "well-intentioned act gone wrong"

  11-09-2020 12:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was attacked with a corrosive substance in June
  
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• Man, 18, left with multiple injuries in 'unprovoked attack'

  11-09-2020 11:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was assaulted in Old Market Street
  
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• Checks to be carried out on pier to assess structure's safety

  11-09-2020 11:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised about the structural safety of Birnbeck Pier's legs
  
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• Video shows Royal Mail staff being evacuated amid 'bomb threat'

  11-09-2020 11:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Searches for a suspicious package are being carried out in Bristol and Bath
  
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• Witness appeal following two vehicle collision on M5 at Avonmouth

  11-09-2020 10:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Police are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed a collision which happened on the northbound carriageway of the M5 yesterday evening (Thursday 10 September) involving two vehicles. At about 7.37pm a burgundy Ford Fiesta approaching the Junction 18a Avonmouth offslip for the M49 crossed a number of lanes and collided with a Ford Transit campervan before hitting the hard shoulder bridge barrier.
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• Searches at Royal Mail depots amid 'bomb threat' reports

  11-09-2020 10:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People are being advised to avoid the areas around both depots
  
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• UK tech workers in Bristol see biggest salary bump in 2019 - Business Insider

  11-09-2020 09:00
  
  UK tech workers in Bristol see biggest salary bump in 2019  Business Insider
  
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