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• Two year groups at Whitehall Primary School self-isolating

  13-10-2020 22:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  At least 48 schools across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have been hit with coronavirus
  
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• New Apple iPhone unveiled and it's faster than ever

  13-10-2020 21:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 5G phone is described as a "step change" in what we can do with our phones
  
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• Bristol festival 'guaranteed' to take take place in 2021

  13-10-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were question marks over whether it would be able to go ahead next year
  
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• Shocking video shows lorry smash into BMW on Avonmouth corner

  13-10-2020 20:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'He's that busy cutting across the approaching lorry, he hasn't seen the car at the junction"
  
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• Lorry driver smashes HGV into BMW as they turn corner

  13-10-2020 20:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'He's that busy cutting across the approaching lorry, he hasn't seen the car at the junction"
  
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• Why UWE has only had a handful of cases while Bristol University has hundreds

  13-10-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The difference between the two is so big
  
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• DWP could monitor your social media and bank account

  13-10-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The DWP are able to launch investigations into anyone who is claiming benefits such as Universal Credit (UC) if they feel someone is trying to defraud the system
  
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• The winning EuroMillions numbers for Tuesday, October 13

  13-10-2020 19:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer demands 'circuit breaker' lockdown

  13-10-2020 19:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer wants the national lockdown to run over half term
  
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• Trial date set for two men charged with murder of Mikhail Hanid

  13-10-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Curtis and Samuel Ford charged with killing Mikhail Hanid in June
  
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• Woman allowed back in garden after pulling up neighbour's plants

  13-10-2020 18:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Another satisfied customer," said the usher
  
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• Bristol records biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases

  13-10-2020 18:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A total of 143 UK deaths have been recorded today
  
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• Drug addict took gran's car without permission caught during police chase

  13-10-2020 18:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officer borrowed push bike in determined pursuit of Ricky Cousins
  
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• £2.7m boost for Bottle Yard Studios expansion plans

  13-10-2020 18:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "There are patches in south Bristol which are prospering but as a whole it is part of our regional economy that has been left behind"
  
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• Three-quarters of new coronavirus cases in Bristol are students

  13-10-2020 18:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The numbers are taken from people in the city who have tested positive in the past six days
  
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• Bournemouth, City of London and Bristol among UK regions to go from green to red | ITV News - ITV News

  13-10-2020 17:54
  
  Bournemouth, City of London and Bristol among UK regions to go from green to red | ITV News  ITV News
  
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• New Covid case at Bristol school puts 220 pupils in isolation

  13-10-2020 16:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's believed thousands of pupils have been forced to self-isolate across the Bristol region since term started back last month
  
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• Motorbike stolen from Winford

  13-10-2020 16:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for help in tracing a motorbike that was stolen in Winford. Between 9.30pm on Sunday (11/10) and 8am yesterday (12/10) the motorbike was stolen from an outbuilding of a property on Kingdown Road. The motorbike is a blue and white Yamaha YZF 250. It is an off-road bike, so doesn’t have a registration plate, but it does have the frame number engraved. Investigating officer...
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• Bristol University coronavirus cases reach more than 500

  13-10-2020 16:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The University is now providing daily updates on the number of known cases
  
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• Burglars caught on CCTV stealing breakfast cereals

  13-10-2020 16:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have released images of the trio, who have been raiding homes and garages
  
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• Operation Remedy officers charge woman with burglary and fraud

  13-10-2020 15:28 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Operation Remedy officers investigating a series of burglary and fraud offences have charged a woman from the London area. Emma Blackman, 27, of no fixed abode, has been charged with seven counts of fraud by false representation and two dwelling burglaries relating to offences committed in various pubs and bed and breakfasts in Somerset between 19 September and 7 October 2020.
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• Covid: 'Pants on face' question prompts explainer book

  13-10-2020 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pants On My Face? has been written to explain Covid-19 and face masks to children.
  
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• Househusband punches his son in the face

  13-10-2020 15:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wayne Barker attacked the 24-year-old after a night at the pub
  
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• Birdgirl takes her climate campaign to the Arctic

  13-10-2020 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mya-Rose Craig from Somerset has travelled to the Arctic for the world's most northerly climate protest.
  
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• CCTV appeal after garage burglaries in North Somerset

  13-10-2020 14:30 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re releasing footage as part of our investigation into a garage break-in in North Somerset. Entry was forced to a locked garage door in the early hours of Sunday 4 October in Dundry. The garage door and lock was damaged. Several other similar incidents were reported in the Dundry Lane, Ham Lane and Hill Road areas overnight on 3-4 October. House-to-house and CCTV enquiries have taken place and...
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• Mayor Marvin Rees wants coronavirus lockdown powers in Bristol

  13-10-2020 14:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “It is no way to run a crisis like this"
  
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• Appeal after woman reports assault in Yeovil

  13-10-2020 14:08 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re asking for witnesses and information after a woman reported being assaulted in a Yeovil street. The woman said she was punched in the face at about 10.20am on Wednesday 7 October near the FJ Chalke Nissan/Kia garage in Seaton Road. We want to hear from you if you saw an altercation between a woman in her 40s who was wearing a high-vis top and ear defenders and a man. He’s described as aged...
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• Coronavirus cases seee more Bristol University flats locked down

  13-10-2020 13:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The university has asked 40 students living in a block of flats to self-isolate due to Covid-19
  
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• Pub voted best in Bristol set to reopen

  13-10-2020 13:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was named Best Pub in Bristol at the inaugural Bristol Loves Awards last year
  
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• Dog sniffs out wanted man 'hiding in a cave' at Bristol beauty spot

  13-10-2020 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers also found a cassette tape - fittingly, from the band The Police
  
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• PM's 'last chance' to stop people in England visiting Wales

  13-10-2020 12:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has previously appealed to the UK Government to put travel restrictions in place during the coronavirus crisis
  
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• Plans for Bristol pub to undergo 'major refurbishment'

  13-10-2020 12:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But a new manager must take on the lease to oversee the renovation
  
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• Appeal following attempted break in at property in Yeovil

  13-10-2020 12:39 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information following an attempted burglary at an address in Monks Dale, Yeovil on Tuesday 6 October at about 7.45pm. An unknown offender climbed onto a lower level roof of a residential property and attempted to gain entry through a partially open bathroom window. They were interrupted by the occupant and fled the scene. The offender is described as wearing a black top with...
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• Building work on controversial Temple Island site set to start

  13-10-2020 12:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The land formerly earmarked for an arena will be turned into a huge construction site over the coming months
  
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• Bristol Airport support 'incompatible' with Weca plan

  13-10-2020 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West of England Combined Authority is being urged to drop support for Bristol Airport's expansion.
  
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• Bristol's events sector 'on brink of collapse'

  13-10-2020 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners held a light display to support the sector which employs about 40,000 people in Bristol.
  
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• Tributes to 'loving' dad who was killed in A403 crash

  13-10-2020 12:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 37-year-old died following the collision on October 1
  
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• Event industry workers in city centre protest

  13-10-2020 12:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The protest was part of a nationwide campaign to raise awareness for the sector
  
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• 'No jobs, no homes, nobody wanted us'

  13-10-2020 12:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'There were times when me and other Black people I knew wouldn't even be let through the front door of some businesses because we were Black'
  
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• Covid-19 has depleted hospice's volunteer teams - what you can do to help

  13-10-2020 11:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Around 50 per cent of hospice's volunteer workforce have been able to return to duties due to pandemic
  
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• Family tribute to man who died in Severn Beach collision

  13-10-2020 11:40 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man who died in a collision in Severn Beach earlier this month has been identified as Austine Chiwendu Asuzu, of Lawrence Weston. His family have issued this tribute: “We are devastated to announce the sudden passing of our much loved and cherished Austine Chiwendu Asuzu, aged 37, on 1 October 2020. “Austine was a hardworking, loving man who was devoted to his family and friends.
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• 'Ambitious' plan for West of England to recover from coronavirus

  13-10-2020 11:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Weca launches "ambitious" strategy to rebuild our economy and protect jobs, but two council leaders say it doesn't go far enough
  
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• How to stop becoming a victim of romance fraud

  13-10-2020 10:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  People in the South West are being warned of the dangers posed by online scammers as part of a nationwide campaign against romance fraud. Between August 2019 and August 2020, 198 reports of such crimes were reported in Avon and Somerset, worth £2.4million, but it is believed the true figure of people being tricked into giving over money to fraudsters is likely to be much higher.
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• Huge delays after crash near Lidl - live updates

  13-10-2020 10:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic has built up on three separate roads as a result of the collision
  
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• Bristol traffic latest after crash near Lidl

  13-10-2020 10:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hold-ups on three separate roads as a result of the collision
  
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• Calls for Weca to abandon support for Bristol Airport expansion

  13-10-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Council cabinet member says the stance is "incompatible" with climate emergency declaration
  
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• Bristol escapes tougher lockdown but cases spike again - LIVE

  13-10-2020 07:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The city has been placed at 'medium' risk after the new three-tier lockdown system was introduced
  
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• Exactly what the new Covid rules mean across the UK - Bristol Live

  13-10-2020 07:25
  
  Exactly what the new Covid rules mean across the UK  Bristol Live
  
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• The Bristol neighbourhoods with sharp coronavirus case rises

  13-10-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol city centre, Stoke Bishop and Frenchay and Great Stoke are among the worst-hit areas, says the latest Public Health England update
  
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• Over £30,000 raised for homeless through contactless donation scheme

  13-10-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  TAP for Bristol aims to help make Bristol the city that solves homelessness.
  
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