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• Woman seriously injured after block thrown through bus window

  21-10-2020 22:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police think the missile was thrown from Southmead Adventure Playground
  
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• Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough chat at Bristol festival

  21-10-2020 22:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The two environmental figureheads took part in a 30-minute virtual chat as part of Wildscreen Festival 2020
  
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• Officers fine students £40,000 for house party

  21-10-2020 21:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They said officers were essentially ‘spoiling their fun’ as 30 people hid in home
  
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• The Bristol neighbourhoods with the worst broadband connection

  21-10-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Almost 2,000 homes and businesses are affected
  
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• Drive in panto, car-oke and party nights coming to Bristol this Christmas

  21-10-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus does not mean there is no festive fun to be had
  
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• Bristol McDonald’s worker tests positive for coronavirus

  21-10-2020 20:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A number of colleagues are now self-isolating
  
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• Uni of Bristol student claims rubbish is not collected in halls for days

  21-10-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It is disgusting and it is not very hygienic. The smell is absolutely terrible."
  
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• Man caused girlfriend to crash car as he tried to grab her phone

  21-10-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stuart Southcott became angry and demanded to see the device, court told
  
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• More than 1,000 Bristol covid cases in less than a week

  21-10-2020 19:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Another coronavirus-related death in Bristol has been confirmed today
  
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• Actor Joe Sims plea as hospice struggles to survive

  21-10-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "The hospice allows people to live out their lives and their death with dignity."
  
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• Six Bristol restaurants in final of Deliveroo Restaurant Awards

  21-10-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They have beaten thousands of others from across the UK to reach the finals
  
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• Bristol University confirms death of student

  21-10-2020 17:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matthew Ward was working on placement in Swindon
  
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• Third Bristol coronavirus death confirmed in one week

  21-10-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cases, and now deaths are rising across Bristol
  
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• Man says he's Sky contestant's dad - after channel said he died

  21-10-2020 16:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sky has taken the show off air while it investigates Darren Lumsden's tattoos
  
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• Bristol University covid cases nearing 1,100 as more staff members test positive

  21-10-2020 16:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The University is publishing daily updates with their latest figures
  
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• Staff member at Bristol school tests positive for Covid-19

  21-10-2020 16:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The member of staff at Bristol Grammar School has been told to self-isolate
  
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• DWP form mistake PIP applicants often make may cost them hundreds

  21-10-2020 16:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is one mistake that PIP claimants often make on the DWP form and it could lead them to miss out on hundreds of pounds
  
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• Universal Credit loophole fixed - so thousands will get more money

  21-10-2020 16:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UC changes implemented by the DWP come into place on Monday, November 16
  
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• Shopping centre accused of 'callous' tactic to keep out homeless

  21-10-2020 15:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The manager says people had been taking drugs there and leaving human mess behind
  
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• School sends class home after Covid case confirmed

  21-10-2020 15:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Winterbourne Academy has informed parents of the positive test
  
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• The Chop: Sky pulls TV woodwork show over contestant's tattoos

  21-10-2020 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The channel says it will not air the programme until it has investigated their "nature and meaning".
  
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• Coronavirus: What do Covid rules mean for half-term holidays?

  21-10-2020 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Where can I go and what can I do on a holiday in the UK?
  
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• New freakshake café launches in Bristol city centre

  21-10-2020 14:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are milkshakes... and then there are freakshakes
  
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• 'Missing' Bristol Banksy gorilla appears at auction

  21-10-2020 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Banksy artwork mysteriously vanished from the wall of a Bristol community centre last month.
  
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• Nursery forced to close due to coronavirus

  21-10-2020 14:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The nursery school will remain closed for two weeks
  
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• Drone used as officers recover stolen farming equipment in Somerset

  21-10-2020 14:10 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Police working as part of Operation Remedy are investigating after stolen farm equipment was recovered overnight using a drone to conduct a search. Response officers were initially called to reports of a curtain sided lorry loading what was suspected to be a stolen tractor in a lane near Tintinhull, South Somerset at around 8.30pm yesterday (20 October). The lorry was located heading into...
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• Bristol café closes after employee tests positive for Covid-19

  21-10-2020 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The site will undergo a deep clean during the period of closure
  
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• 'Mercedes' collides with cars and fails to stop - one man injured

  21-10-2020 13:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A blue Nissan Micra and black Ford Focus were also involved
  
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• Coronavirus: Can I get a refund if I now can't go on holiday? And other questions

  21-10-2020 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We answer some of your questions about the rapidly changing rules and restrictions in the UK.
  
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• Heat map says thousands have Covid in Bristol amid huge rise

  21-10-2020 13:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  South Gloucestershire cases are believed to have more than doubled in a week
  
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• Bristol Uni staff member worried after colleagues test positive for covid-19

  21-10-2020 12:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The University has had more than a thousand cases so far
  
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• Witnesses sought after fail-to-stop collision – Bristol

  21-10-2020 12:45 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a three-car collision in Bristol on Monday 19 October. It happened at about 7.45pm at the traffic lights at the junction of Filton Avenue with Wessex Avenue and Lockleaze Road, Horfield. A white or silver vehicle, believed to be a Mercedes, was in collision with a blue Nissan Micra and a black Ford Focus which were stopped at the lights.
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• Premiership: Wasps cleared to play Exeter Chiefs in final despite Covid-19 cases

  21-10-2020 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wasps will play Saturday's Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham, despite 11 Covid-19 cases in the past week.
  
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• Smash and grab thieves steal 'worthless' Laurel and Hardy ornament

  21-10-2020 12:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But owner Paul Williams says he has had the last laugh
  
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• CCTV images released in criminal damage investigation

  21-10-2020 12:16 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers investigating a suspected criminal damage incident in Hatch Beauchamp are asking for anyone with information to come forward. A commercial premises in Station Road sustained damage in a fire on Sunday 11 October. The fire is believed to have started at some point between 3pm and 4.30pm. CCTV images of a man we wish to speak to in connection with our enquiries is being released and we hope...
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• Sir David Attenborough says Covid-19 is 'threat to environment'

  21-10-2020 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg speak to each other at a virtual wildlife film festival.
  
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• School closes and all pupils self-isolating after Covid case

  21-10-2020 11:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Oasis Academy New Oak has closed with immediate effect
  
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• Coronavirus: Bristol in 'more resilient' position than many UK cities, report finds - Business Live

  21-10-2020 11:19
  
  Coronavirus: Bristol in 'more resilient' position than many UK cities, report finds  Business Live
  
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• Car overturned on M5 amid spate of weather warning crashes

  21-10-2020 11:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes amid a yellow weather warning for rain in the area
  
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• Wanted Russell Pope detained

  21-10-2020 10:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers arrested a wanted man last night, Tuesday 20 October, following a public appeal for information. Russell Pope, wanted on recall to prison, was detained by officers in Bristol. We’d like to thank everyone who got in touch with information or shared the appeal.
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• Wanted man hands himself in

  21-10-2020 09:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man wanted for recall to prison has been arrested. Reece Walker-Brown handed himself in at a police station last night, Tuesday 20 October, following a public appeal to trace him. We’ like to thank everyone who got in touch with information or shared our appeal.
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• School sends home another year group after third Covid case

  21-10-2020 08:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Redmaids' High School, on Westbury Road, has issued a statement
  
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• Council statement after 'laughable' social distancing at pub

  21-10-2020 07:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after a teacher hit out at the Cat and Wheel on Cheltenham Road
  
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• New app will ‘save lives’ of suicidal army veterans

  21-10-2020 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former marine created the app after stopping a veteran from taking his own life.
  
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• Petrol station in south Bristol allowed to sell booze until 11pm

  21-10-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Neighbours say there area already problems with young people drinking, taking drugs and intimidating residents of a nearby housing estate
  
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• Bereaved woman was unwell when she produced blade and assaulted police officer

  21-10-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Kylie Isador admits having a knife and assault on an emergency worker
  
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• All the schools which have been hit by Covid-19

  21-10-2020 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thousands of parents are having to homeschool this week
  
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