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• Person hit by train - GWR services disrupted between London and Bristol

  29-09-2020 23:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Major disruption' is expected until the end of the day
  
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• Meghan Markle insists she's 'not controversial'

  29-09-2020 23:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "There are always going to be nay-sayers"
  
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• Rise in local covid cases as UK records highest daily increase

  29-09-2020 20:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More than 7,000 UK cases were reported today
  
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• Another steep rise in Bristol coronavirus cases as UK records highest ever daily increase - Bristol Live

  29-09-2020 20:27
  
  Another steep rise in Bristol coronavirus cases as UK records highest ever daily increase  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol's top news stories Tuesday September 29

  29-09-2020 20:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol's coronavirus 'clusters', dog walking rules are changing and Downton Abbey star filming in Bristol
  
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• Bristol's dog walking rules could be changing

  29-09-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We continue to receive complaints about dog related anti-social behaviour"
  
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• EuroMillions results Tuesday, September 29: The winning lottery numbers

  29-09-2020 19:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Results checker for tonight's EuroMillions
  
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• Police car in collision with vehicle while on 999 call

  29-09-2020 19:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  No one was injured during the collision
  
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• Popular Bristol music venue and nightclub to reopen

  29-09-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It has been closed for six months
  
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• Man in tears over response to improve 'hellhole' mouldy flat

  29-09-2020 18:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He is sleeping on a mattress in his living room to avoid damp in the bedroom
  
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• Cyclist attacked by driver in road rage incident

  29-09-2020 18:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Man attacked by group of men armed with weapons

  29-09-2020 18:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have seized a knife and a BB gun
  
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• Israel president condemns swastika graffiti

  29-09-2020 17:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have urged witnessed to come forward
  
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• Council threatens to seize dilapidated caravan 'abandoned' near park

  29-09-2020 17:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Strange messages have been scrawled all over the vehicle
  
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• Easton murder: Man set to appear in crown court

  29-09-2020 17:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thirteen other people have been arrested in relation to the death
  
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• Disabled man left with fractured jaw by robbers

  29-09-2020 17:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ian Bradley was on his way back home when he was attacked by two men
  
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• Bristol's pop-up Nightingale coronavirus hospital finds new use

  29-09-2020 17:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pop-up field hospital has been dormant since opening in April at the height of the pandemic
  
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• Police investigating racially-aggravated incident on bus

  29-09-2020 17:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers are urging witnesses to come forward
  
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• Fraudster who tried to flee to Canada jailed

  29-09-2020 17:25 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man who defrauded a Bristol-based company of nearly half a million pounds and later tried to flee to Canada has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation at Bristol Crown Court last Friday (25 September). Bolaji Ogunsola, 34, of no fixed abode, was arrested by officers from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SW ROCU)...
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• What has happened to the 'forgotten metrobus link'?

  29-09-2020 17:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I was surprised to see no mention of the South Bristol link"
  
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• Dashcam appeal after altercation between driver and cyclist

  29-09-2020 16:50 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re asking witnesses or motorists with dashcam footage showing an altercation between a cyclist and a driver in Bristol earlier this month to come forward. The incident happened at about 1.50pm on Monday 7 September in Fishponds Road, near Royate Hill. The altercation was between a cyclist and the male driver of a dark vehicle, believed to be a Volkswagen Golf. The driver approached the cyclist...
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• Boris Johnson apologises for 'rule of 6' blunder during speech

  29-09-2020 16:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The PM has been speaking at Exeter College today
  
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• Arrests made following robbery in Hengrove, Bristol

  29-09-2020 16:12 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re investigating a robbery that happened overnight in Hengrove, Bristol, in which a man suffered injuries after being assaulted by a group of men armed with weapons. The victim, a man in his 30s from Bristol, was walking near the skate park at Hengrove Leisure Centre, Hengrove Promenade shortly before 1am this morning (Tuesday 29 September) when he was approached by the men...
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• The inspiration behind new Wallace & Gromit hot air balloon

  29-09-2020 15:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The bright orange balloon made its first flight this morning, and we could be seeing a lot more of it
  
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• Competition watchdog sides with water firms in row over plan to cut household bills

  29-09-2020 15:41
  
  Ofwat vows to appeal against decision on its efficiency and savings driveBritain’s competition watchdog has sided with water suppliers in a row over the regulator’s plan to reduce industry revenues in order to cut an average of £50 a year from water bills.The first major industry rebellion against the water regulator ignited earlier this year after Ofwat told suppliers to bring in sharp cuts for water bills while continuing to invest more than £50bn in Britain’s wat
  
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• Appeal after woman verbally abused on bus – Bristol

  29-09-2020 15:24 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Were you on the No 17 bus between Fishponds and Southmead between 6.30 and 7am today, Tuesday 29 September? A woman has reported that two of the bus passengers were verbally abusive towards her. She said the two women objected to her sitting down, became aggressive and swore at her, leaving her feeling alarmed and distressed. The matter is being investigated as a racially-aggravated public order...
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• Investigation after gran left in horrific conditions before death

  29-09-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ex-Bristol Airport and First Bus driver Paula Davidson was deemed a "suitable person" to manage care - but abandoned her gran
  
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• Why Boris Johnson is in the South West today

  29-09-2020 14:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister spoke about education at Exeter College
  
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• The Bristol areas with recent coronavirus 'clusters'

  29-09-2020 14:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Public Health England statistics show where the highest positive test rates are
  
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• City centre restaurant allowed to deliver food until 4am

  29-09-2020 14:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Its earlier bid for a late-night licence failed
  
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• Massive traveller camp 'blocks Aldi' then pitches up by school

  29-09-2020 13:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wood chips have been dumped beside a Stoke Lodge Primary School car park, near the Jubilee Centre in Bradley Stoke
  
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• Update on armed police incident at south Bristol flats

  29-09-2020 13:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two people were arrested after armed officers reportedly surrounded a building on Hengrove Lane
  
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• Bristol expert's doubts aboutcurfew after closing time crowds

  29-09-2020 13:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Independent SAGE wants pubs and restaurants to be limited to outdoor service
  
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• Bristol expert's doubts about curfew after closing time crowds

  29-09-2020 13:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Independent SAGE wants pubs and restaurants to be limited to outdoor service
  
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• Pub closed after customer tests positive for Covid-19

  29-09-2020 12:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Swan in Winterbourne has shut temporarily
  
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• Murals painted to encourage people to take less polluted route

  29-09-2020 12:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The art work has begun to come to life
  
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• Premiership 2020-21: Harlequins host Exeter Chiefs on opening night

  29-09-2020 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Current Premiership leaders Exeter Chiefs will travel to Harlequins on the opening night of the 2020-21 season.
  
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• Best pictures from Wallace & Gromit balloon's first flight

  29-09-2020 11:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Moon Rocket balloon launched from the Lloyds Amphitheatre this morning
  
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• Award-winning Indian street food pop-up launches at Clifton bar

  29-09-2020 11:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Serving "slightly naughty Indian snacks and gourmet curry bowls"
  
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• Man charged with murder after Bristol stabbing

  29-09-2020 11:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jerome Lewis, from Croydon, will appear in court today
  
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• Downton Abbey and Killing Eve stars spotted filming in Bristol

  29-09-2020 11:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matthew Goode and Edward Bluemel could be seen in a Bentley on Queen Square
  
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• Bath gull population data 'out of date' say campaigners

  29-09-2020 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People living in Bath who are blighted by noisy birds said they disputed government data on numbers.
  
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• The Prince's Trust calls for action over lockdown 'lost generation'

  29-09-2020 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Princes Trust say 40% of 16-25-year-olds in Bristol are "losing hope" and need support.
  
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• Man charged with the murder of Andre Gayle in Bristol

  29-09-2020 11:01 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 24-year-old man from London is due to appear in court after being charged with the murder of Andre Gayle in Bristol. Jerome Lewis, of Kimberley Place in Croydon, was charged yesterday and will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court this morning. Andre, 29, died in hospital two days after suffering stab wounds during an incident in Easton in the early hours of Monday 31 August. 13 other people...
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• Witnesses sought after sexual offence in Frome

  29-09-2020 10:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re asking any witnesses to come forward and assist with our enquiries into a sexual offence last month. The incident happened in the public conveniences at Victoria Park, in Frome, at about 8.30pm on Tuesday 11 August. Patrols were increased in the area after it was reported. We have not received any calls about similar incidents since. The victim entered the toilet block where she was saw a...
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• Maya Jama hits back at trolls after picture sparks dating rumours

  29-09-2020 10:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristol-born Radio 1 DJ had been pictured with Love Island star Wes Nelson
  
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• When 13 hours of rain are due to hit Bristol

  29-09-2020 10:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Storm Aiden is on the way
  
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• Witness appeal after cars damaged overnight in Fishponds

  29-09-2020 09:44 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information after a number of vehicles were damaged in Fishponds, Bristol in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 29 September). Shortly before 4am police received a number of reports of a man walking along Manor Road and Honeyberry Road, smashing wing mirrors off vehicles. Officers attended and searched the area for the offender but were unable to find him.
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• Harmonie-Rose becomes first junior meningitis ambassador

  29-09-2020 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six-year-old Harmonie-Rose Allen lost her limbs as a baby after contracting meningococcal septicaemia.
  
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• Anger as early-hours school alarm 'could be heard a mile away'

  29-09-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One dog walker claimed they could hear the noise on Morgan's Hill
  
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